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131 Free & Cheap Things To Do in Denver This Weekend

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Bored on a budget? You’ve come to the right place! Mile High On The Cheap is the answer for Coloradans wanting to live large for less. Luckily, Denver has much to do and see for frugal families, bargain hunters, savvy seniors and anyone who’s limited on funds — festivals, concerts, movies, workshops, tours, sporting events and more. And, for weekend planners, we’ve done all the work for you…

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Remember that a number of area attractions such as the Mines Museum of Earth Science, Aurora History Museum and Hammond’s Candy Factory Tour are free all the time. Other fee-based, year-round attractions include the MillerCoors Brewery Tour and the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys.

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Our team strives to keep the weekend round-up current. However, it’s possible some events may have changed or been canceled. Please double-check, before making your weekend plans.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Heather Gardens Fall Craft Fair

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Heather Gardens

Harvest Your Own Veggies At Miller Farms

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Miller Farms

Shop Bountiful Farmers' Markets

9:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory Tour

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Celestial Seasonings

AMC Theatres Offers Discounted Matinée Pricing

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Pick Your Own Fruits & Vegetables at Farms & Orchards

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Corn Maze at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $11.00-15.00 | Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

Cottonwood Farms Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Fall Market

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Cottonwood Farms

AMC Theatres: $5 Fan Faves

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Oktoberfest & Street Party

12:00 pm | FREE | Joyride Brewing Company

2023 Oktoberfest Day One

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Left Hand Brewing Company

Denver Oktoberfest

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Ballpark Neighborhood

Mario Kart Tournament

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old 21 Brewhouse

Live Music: FIAMORÉ

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Broadway Roxy

Jazz Jam with Gabe Gravangno Trio

6:00 pm to 9:15 pm | $5.00 | Mercury Cafe

Karaoke

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old 21 Brewhouse

Live Music: Stafford Hunter & Diamond Jubilee

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Spangalang Brewery

Levitt Pavilion Denver Free Concert Series -- Indie 102.3's Divinae Feminae featuring Lido Pimienta

6:00 pm | FREE | Levitt Pavilion Denver

Live Music: That Damn Sasquatch

6:00 pm | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

Open Mic Night

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Western Sky Bar and Taproom

Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Hudson Gardens

Pearl Street Stampede

7:00 pm | FREE | Pearl Street Mall

Live Music: Ken Walker Sextet

7:00 pm | FREE | Dazzle

Live Music: Sour Bridges w/ Sugar Britches & Good for Nothin' Thunder Mountain Boys

7:00 pm | $15.00 | The Black Buzzard

Save $15 Off Tickets To 'Beautiful - The Carole King Musical'

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Arvada Center For Arts & Humanities

Live Music: Son Tres

8:00 pm | FREE | Raices Brewing Company

Live Music: Tony G and the Koolerz

8:00 pm | FREE | Odde’s Music Grill

House Party Fridays

9:00 pm to 2:00 am | FREE | Mile High Spirits Distillery

Dance Party

9:00 pm to 2:00 am | FREE | Irish Rover Pub

Live Music: My Blue Sky/Cold Dog Soup

9:00 pm to 2:00 am | $15.00 | So Many Roads Brewery

Ike Spivak/Savory Little Snacks/Namebackwards

9:00 pm to 8:30 pm | $12.00 | Broadway Roxy

Live Music: René Moffatt

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Molecule Effect

Karaoke Night

9:00 pm | FREE | Western Sky Bar and Taproom

Poetry Open Mic

9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Mercury Cafe

Saturday, September 30, 2023

The Lumberjack Festival - Family Fun For All!

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $12.00-20.00 | Clement Park

Explore Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches

9:00 am | $0-22.00 | Various Locations

Free 'Learn to Compost' Workshop

9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Gove Community Garden

Heather Gardens Fall Craft Fair

9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Heather Gardens

Harvest Your Own Veggies At Miller Farms

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Miller Farms

Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch October Festival

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch

Explore Maize in the City

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $10.00-14.00 | Maize in the City

Shop Bountiful Farmers' Markets

9:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Anderson Farms Fall Festival

9:00 am | $28.00-38.00

Community Shred-A-Thon

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Community

CALF Harvest Day

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | CALF’s Lowell Ranch

Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory Tour

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Celestial Seasonings

AMC Theatres Offers Discounted Matinée Pricing

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Pick Your Own Fruits & Vegetables at Farms & Orchards

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Elk Fest in Estes Park

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bond Park in Estes Park

Corn Maze at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $11.00-15.00 | Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

Cottonwood Farms Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Fall Market

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Cottonwood Farms

Morrison Ciderfest

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bear Creek Care & Rehab

AMC Theatres: $5 Fan Faves

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Studio Tour

10:00 am | $12.00 | Denver Center For Performing Arts — Galleria

Free Day at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge

Bubbles & Beats Brunches

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Broadway Roxy

Yappy Hour at Terminal Bar

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Union Station

2023 Oktoberfest Day Two

11:00 am to 10:00 pm | $20.00 | Left Hand Brewing Company

Denver Oktoberfest

11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Ballpark Neighborhood

Fresh Hop Fest

11:00 am | FREE | Joyride Brewing Company

Denver Walls Street Fair

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | RiNo Art District

Sloan's Lake Fall Bazaar

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Sloan’s Lake Park

Oddtoberfest Day One

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Odd13 Brewing

Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old 21 Brewhouse

9th Anniversary Book Ball

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fiction Beer Company

Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | LUKI Brewery

Drag Bingo & Lunch

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $10.00 | Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse

Beach Club

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Mile High Spirits Distillery

Live Music: Teague Starbuck

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Woods Boss Brewing

Save $15 Off Tickets To 'Beautiful - The Carole King Musical'

2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Discounted | Arvada Center For Arts & Humanities

Mid-Autumn Festival at Far East Center

2:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Far East Center

Live Music: Sarah Adams

2:00 pm | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

Live Music: Lindsey Giffey

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Bruz Off-Fax

Live Music: Brass Hysteria

2:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | New Terrain Brewing Company

Live Music: Steve Clement

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Peak View Brewing Company

The Horrid Halloween night Market 

3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Grandma’s House

NCAA Watch Party: CSU vs Utah Tech

5:00 pm | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

NCAA Watch Party: CU vs USC

5:00 pm | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

Live Music: Coal Creek String Band

5:00 pm | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

Colorado AMP Fundraiser & Concert

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $8.00 | Ratio Beerworks – Overland Location

The Glow Show: The Inverness Balloon & Food Fest

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $5.00-20.00 | Hilton Denver Inverness

Live Music: Nick Critchlow

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Bruz Beers

Live Music: Pat Mead

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Oasis Brewing Company

Oktoberfest

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Improper City

Conundrums: An Immersive Mashup of Performance Art, Plays, Poetry & Art

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00 | Junkyard Social Club

Beers & Cheers Comedy Show

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Lone Tree Brewing Co.

Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Hudson Gardens

Live Music: The Unlikely Candidates, Neon the Bishop, & Bailey Elora

7:00 pm | $20.00 | The Black Buzzard

Save $15 Off Tickets To 'Beautiful - The Carole King Musical'

7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Arvada Center For Arts & Humanities

Next on Deck: DJ Showcase

8:00 pm to 12:00 am | FREE | Mile High Spirits Distillery

Live Music: Spiral Light/Chainsaw Rodeo

8:00 pm to 2:00 am | $10.00 | So Many Roads Brewery

Live Music Songs & Singers

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Western Sky Bar and Taproom

Live Music: Alyssa Medina & Ben Rafferty

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Bierstadt Lagerhaus

Stanley Marketplace's Film on the Field: 'Coco'

8:00 pm | FREE | Stanley Marketplace

Live Music: Rex Peoples & XFACTR

8:00 pm | $8.00 | Odde’s Music Grill

Warehouse Party Saturdays

9:00 pm to 2:00 am | FREE | Mile High Spirits Distillery

Late Night Comedy

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Grandma’s House

Sunday, October 1, 2023

The Lumberjack Festival - Family Fun For All!

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $12.00-20.00 | Clement Park

Explore Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches

9:00 am | $0-22.00 | Various Locations

Harvest Your Own Veggies At Miller Farms

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Miller Farms

Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch October Festival

9:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch

Explore Maize in the City

9:00 am to 7:00 pm | $10.00-14.00 | Maize in the City

Shop Bountiful Farmers' Markets

9:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Bank of America Cardholders Get Free Museum & Gardens Entry

9:00 am | FREE | Various Locations

Anderson Farms Fall Festival

9:00 am | $28.00-38.00

Autumn Fest 2021 in Golden

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Golden History Museum

AMC Theatres Offers Discounted Matinée Pricing

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Pick Your Own Fruits & Vegetables at Farms & Orchards

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Various Locations

Elk Fest in Estes Park

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Bond Park in Estes Park

Corn Maze at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $11.00-15.00 | Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

Cottonwood Farms Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Fall Market

10:00 am to 6:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Cottonwood Farms

AMC Theatres: $5 Fan Faves

10:00 am to 10:00 pm | $5.00 | AMC Theatres – Multiple Locations

Brewery Boot Camp

11:00 am to 12:00 pm | $15.00 | Copper Kettle Brewing

Bubbles & Beats Brunches

11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Broadway Roxy

Denver Oktoberfest

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Discounted | Ballpark Neighborhood

Watch Party: Buffalo Bills v Miami Dolphins

11:00 am | FREE | Sunroom Brewing

Broncos vs Bears Watch Party

11:00 am | FREE | Number Thirty Eight

Hobby Board Games

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | LUKI Brewery

Oddtoberfest Day Two

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Odd13 Brewing

Oktoberfest

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Old 21 Brewhouse

Oktoberfest

1:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Wonderland Brewing

Save $15 Off Tickets To 'Beautiful - The Carole King Musical'

2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Discounted | Arvada Center For Arts & Humanities

Fall Festival at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Free Comedy Show

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | River Bar and Gallery

Live Jazz

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Novel Strand Brewing Company

Jam B4 the Slam

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Mercury Cafe

Live Music: Johnny Rawls Blues Band

6:00 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Dazzle

Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Discounted | Hudson Gardens

Sunday Night Jitterbug Classes and Open Dance

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $12.00-15.00 | Mercury Cafe

After the Slam - Open Mic

10:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Mercury Cafe

Posted by MHOTC Staff on September 24, 2023 | Updated September 24, 2023 Filed Under: Things To Do

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