The Denver Art Museum opens its doors to the community during its annual Día del Niño (Day of the Child) celebration on Sunday, April 26, 2026, with FREE general admission for all, bilingual activities, hands-on artmaking, musical and artistic performances and more. Everyone is invited to bring their family and friends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission includes full access to all activities, exhibitions, performances and spaces within the museum.
Danza Matachina Guadalupana at a previous Día del Niño celebration. Photo courtesy Denver Art Museum.
April 26 is also a FREE Day at DAM (meaning free general admission for all).
This global celebration of all children at DAM will feature art experiences including live dance and music by international and local artists, and hands-on activities in the Creative Hub spaces in the Martin Building and the Cosmic Studio in the Hamilton Building.
In addition, the program will feature the Q2C3 Robotics Tean, a play by Girls Inc. and a selection of short films created by DAVA students.
With free general admission all day, visitors will have the opportunity to explore all museum galleries and spaces which currently feature exhibitions including The Stars We Do Not See, Eyes On: Susan Wick, Conversation Pieces: Stories from the Fashion Archives, Painting in the Andes, 1680–1780, Ink & Thread: Codices and the Art of Storytelling, The Tangled Self, Sustained! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art, Space Is the Place: Art & Design in the Atomic Age, Grass Scripts: Bamboo Art from the Abbey Collection, What We’ve Been Up To: People, Southwest Impressions: Prints from the Barbara J. Thompson Collection, A Century of Art in Latin America, ‘Round the Clock: 24 Hours of Colorado in Prints, Fuse Box: Sarah Sze, as well as DAM’s global art collections.
Qhaswa Peru USA/Photo courtesy Denver Art Museum
Additional activities featured at the DAM’s Día del Niño celebration will include:
- Denver Preschool Program (DPP) will invite two local celebrities to read the book What Will We Build Today? by Katherine Durgin-Bruce (in English and Spanish) and attendees will receive a free copy of the book to take home, while supplies last.
- Create Fuzzy Amigos, a pom pom activity, with Museo de las Américas.
- Enjoy a Shadow Puppet show with ARCINDA (Arts & Culture of Indonesia) at 2:30 p.m. in the Arts of Asia galleries of the Martin Building.
- See art demonstrations by artist Lilian Lara in the Cosmic Studio.
- Stop by the photo booth to get fun photos with family and friends.
- Join CSU Spur for science trivia games (and prizes).
Photo courtesy Denver Art Museum
Performances of live music and dance performances will take place in the Martin Building at the Creative Hub and Kemper Courtyard spaces by the following groups and performers from countries from around the world.
Arts & Culture of Indonesia (ARCINDA)
Colorado Mestizo Dancers
Colorado New Style (CNS)
Colorado Youth Mariachi Program
Comparsa Morelos en Denver (Chinelos)
DAM’s Friendship Powwow Dancers
Danza Matachina Guadalupana
DAVA Student’s film selection
Denver Children’s Choir
Denver Preschool Program Bilingual Reading What Will We Build Today? /¿Qué construiremos hoy?” by Katherine Durgin-Bruce
El Sistema Colorado
Fiesta Colorado y Danzantes de Colores
Girls Inc.
Grupo Folklórico Alma Mexicana
Latino Arts & Cultural Institute – Studio Colombia
Q²C³ Robotics Team
Qhaswa Peru USA
Panamá de mi Corazón
Sandoval Singers
Swallow Hill Music
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