Denver and surrounding communities boast a number of festivals, parades and fun events celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo, is not Mexican Independence Day. Actually, it commemorates the victory of an outnumbered Mexican army over the French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. These days, May 5 has become a celebration of Latino culture. For 2025, most celebrations will be over the weekend, May 3 or 4. [Read more…] about 6 Best Ways To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Art Night Out in Lafayette Brings Community Together
Art Night Out focuses on art, original music, local bands and products, every second Friday of the month from May through September in downtown Lafayette. The FREE event features artist demos, street performers, stilt walkers, face painters, magicians, food trucks and beer and wine garden, serving local Lafayette brews. [Read more…] about Art Night Out in Lafayette Brings Community Together
Nocturne Hosts Low-Cost Sunday Youth/Community Matinee Concert Series In May
Nocturne, the jazz and supper club in Denver’s RiNo Arts District, hosts its Sunday Community Matinee series in May. The series offers a more accessible, family-friendly entertainment option. Tickets to live jazz performances cost $10 per person. Shows run from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 4, 18 & 25, 2025. [Read more…] about Nocturne Hosts Low-Cost Sunday Youth/Community Matinee Concert Series In May
Free First Friday Jazz Hop In Five Points Fills Music Venues Along Welton Street
Here’s a way to “jazz” up the first Friday of every month. Local jazz musicians will take to the stage at multiple venues along Welton Street in Denver’s historic jazz district during First Friday Jazz Hop in Five Points. The organizers hope to keep jazz and culture alive, by encouraging music fans to immerse themselves in the rhythm, culture, and energy of Five Points. [Read more…] about Free First Friday Jazz Hop In Five Points Fills Music Venues Along Welton Street
Cinco de Mayo Festival 2025 Fills Civic Center Park May 3 & 4
The annual Cinco de Mayo Festival takes over Denver’s Civic Center Park, Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. More than 200 exhibitors and food vendors will be serving up the best in Colorado Mexican cuisine. A variety of local, regional and international talents will appear on three stages. A parade gets the fiesta started at 11 a.m. on Saturday. [Read more…] about Cinco de Mayo Festival 2025 Fills Civic Center Park May 3 & 4
Shop Firefly Spring Market For Handmade Artisan Goods on May 3 & 4
Those who value unique hand-made items for themselves or as gifts head for the Firefly Handmade Spring Market and its 80 or so local artisans. It takes place Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 1000 block of South Gaylord Street. Firefly Handmade is the Front Range’s premier marketplace for exclusively handmade artisan goods. [Read more…] about Shop Firefly Spring Market For Handmade Artisan Goods on May 3 & 4
5 Earth Day Celebrations in and Around the Denver Area
Time to give Mother Nature her due. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, is the annual Earth Day. Here are some family-friendly festivals, fairs, recycling events, workshops and other celebrations we’ve heard about across the Front Range. Most events are on Saturday the 19th, with some the following Saturday.
If you know of any we’ve missed, send details to news@milehighonthecheap.com. All events are FREE, unless otherwise noted. [Read more…] about 5 Earth Day Celebrations in and Around the Denver Area
Denver Nuggets Playoffs Pre-Game Rally at Union Station. Giveaways, Mascots & More
The Denver Nuggets are headed to the playoffs and Denver Union Station will serve as the Mile High Playoffs HQ for the team begins their quest for another NBA championship title. A pre-game rally will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The FREE event features Nuggets t-shirt giveaways for the first 1,000 fans and the chance to win playoff tickets. [Read more…] about Denver Nuggets Playoffs Pre-Game Rally at Union Station. Giveaways, Mascots & More
Walgreens To Close Another Store In Lakewood
Walgreens has announced the closure of another store. This one is in Lakewood at Jewell and Wadsworth. If you fill your prescription at this location, you will receive a notice telling you where your prescriptions are being transferred. A going-out-of-business sale has started at this location which will permanently shutter on May 22, 2025. [Read more…] about Walgreens To Close Another Store In Lakewood
Hop To It! Book Your Bunny Photos at Denver Area Malls. Use Our Promo Code For Free Photo!
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Getting photos with the Easter Bunny at the mall is easy and fun, and the perfect way to celebrate spring. No lines, no fuss. Just friendly staff, a fun Bunny and the cutest photos to capture the moment! The Easter Bunny will hold court (with his professional photographers) at several Denver/Boulder area shopping centers in March and April. Here’s how to book your egg-cellent Bunny Photos in and around Denver. [Read more…] about Hop To It! Book Your Bunny Photos at Denver Area Malls. Use Our Promo Code For Free Photo!
National Center for Atmospheric Research Hosts Explorer Series Events
Boulder has a lot of cool scientific research facilities. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is just one of them. NCAR hosts a number of lectures and special events throughout the year that are open to the public. Some are in-person, others are virtual and others are hybrid. In-person events at the facility usually require reservations. Here’s what is coming up: [Read more…] about National Center for Atmospheric Research Hosts Explorer Series Events
Colorado Auto Show Drives Into Town April 17-20. Get Tickets For $10!
The Colorado Auto Show, a four-day extravaganza of everything automotive at the Colorado Convention Center, showcases the newest imported and domestic cars, vans, crossovers, hybrids, light trucks and sport utilities and accessories too. In addition to the new 2025 models, the show provides sneak peeks of selected intros, concepts and the latest in tricked-out cars. The show runs from April 17 to 20, 2025.
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Win Tickets To See Denver Museum of Nature & Science ‘Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep’
All winners have been contacted and responded. Congrats to Mary Beth, Mike, Laura, Laine, Eric, Robb and Arnold. Think of it as “Jurassic Park” meets “Jaws” and time travel. When dinosaurs ruled the land, the oceans teemed with equally fascinating and fearsome creatures. But you don’t have to go back in time to experience a prehistoric underwater world as you’ve never seen it before. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has a new special exhibit Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep from March 21 to September 7, 2025. [Read more…] about Win Tickets To See Denver Museum of Nature & Science ‘Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep’
Forever 21 Going Out Of Business
Fashion retailer Forever 21 announced on Sunday, March 16, it is filing for bankruptcy. The company said in a statement that its stores and website in the United States will remain open and continue serving customers for now, but it is implementing an “orderly wind-down” of its business. Forever 21 said that it will start liquidation sales at its US stores while also attempting to find a buyer. [Read more…] about Forever 21 Going Out Of Business
Another Chance! Win Denver Museum of Nature & Science Tickets To See ‘Angkor: The Los Empire of Cambodia’
We have more tickets to give away! Angkor Wat is on many a traveler’s bucket list of “must-see” places. But you don’t have to travel to Cambodia to immerse yourself in the former capital of the Khmer Empire, which all but vanished into the Southeast Asia jungle. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has a new temporary exhibit “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” from February 21 to August 24, 2025. [Read more…] about Another Chance! Win Denver Museum of Nature & Science Tickets To See ‘Angkor: The Los Empire of Cambodia’