Calendar of Events
No matter what time of year you're visiting Boulder, there are plenty of amazing events to make your trip unforgettable. Discover intimate community events such as art fairs, cultural festivals and markets in unique venues such as downtown Boulder and Twenty Ninth Street.
Curious about when your favorite event is taking place? Search our event calendar by the type of event for a complete listing. If you've already scheduled your Boulder getaway, see what events will be happening by searching our calendar by date.
With so many amazing events throughout the year, there's always something special happening in Boulder, Colorado!
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January 13 – May 8, 2012
Colorado has been the backdrop for over 500 movies since 1898. Whether it is the early silent films, cowboy Westerns, ski movies or Stan Brackhage's famous works of avant-garde art cinema, Hollywood has come to Colorado. The exhibit showcases Colorado's film history through original posters and footage from more than 100 years of moviemaking in places like Golden, Morrison and of course, Boulder. Museum visitors will enjoy seeing a rock-cam used to film The Cove, the winner of…
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February 03 – May 12, 2012
- Location: CU Art Museum
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Address: 1085 18th Street,
Boulder, CO 80309
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Venue:
CU Art Museum
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Time:
M-F--10:00-5:00, Tues 10:00-7:00, Saturday 12:00-4:00
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Phone:
303-492-1320
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This exhibition comments on the contemporary state of South Korean art by offering a unique and unprecedented opportunity to experience new art forms pioneered by emerging Korean artists working in Seoul, New York, and Europe. The artists in this exhibition lead us into a mysterious, ironic, and hybrid reality, a reality that completely challenges our perceptions of the world as we are conditioned to think about it. The works on view are a series of dialogues that illuminate…
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January 17 – August 8, 2012
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Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Location: CU Museum of Natural History
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Address: Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway,
Boulder, CO 80305
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Time:
9AM to 5PM
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Phone:
303-492-6892
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Join us in visiting our new exhibit: “The Invisible Connectedness of Things” by internationally recognized visual artist Kim Abeles and co-presented by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and EcoArts Connections. Combining art and science, the exhibit vividly explores lichens as bio-monitors and indicators of air quality, and their importance to the web of biodiversity including humans. The exhibit includes photographs, puzzles, a video wall, paintings, sculpture and…
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November 11, 2011 – February 18, 2012
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Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Location: Boulder Dinner Theater
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Address: 5501 Arapahoe Ave,
Boulder, CO 80302
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Time:
Mon & Tue 10:00-3:00, Wed-Sat10:00am-10:00pm, Sunday 9:00-10:00
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Phone:
303-449-6000
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This mesmerizing Phantom is traditional musical theatre in the finest sense. The Tony award winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux' original novel into a sensation that enraptures audiences and critics with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book. It is constructed around characters more richly developed than in any other version, including the original novel! Book by Arthur Kopit. Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston…
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Starting December 3, 2011
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Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
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Address: 1345 28th Street,
Boulder, CO 80302
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Venue:
Millennium Harvest House
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Time:
9:00-1:00am
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Phone:
303-998-3805
Salsa dancing every saturday night at The Millennium Harvest House Hotel. Lessons at 8:30, dancing at 9:00. $5 at the door, drink specials all night long.…
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January 21 – February 18, 2012
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Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
- Location: Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center
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Address: 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 107,
Nederland, CO 80466
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Time:
10am to 2pm
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Phone:
303-258-0495
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Join Big Foot and Wild Bear on an excursion on snowshoes! We will choose the trail each day depending on snow conditions. Need to rent snowshoes? Let us know! $10/adult, $5 kid's shoes. FREE, though donations are accepted. PREREGISTRATION is required! Please email registrar@wildbear.org to sign up! No tours on 1/28/12 or 2/11/12…
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September 8, 2011 – June 25, 2012
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Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Location: CU Art Museum
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Address: 1085 18th Street,
Boulder, CO 80309
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Venue:
CU Art Museum
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Drawing on Harold Bloom's seminal work of poetic criticism, "The Anxiety of Influence," to interpret the significant role that "influence" plays within the global history, culture, and tradition of ceramics, this exhibition will present Modern and Contemporary Ceramics as well as selected historic works from the CU Art Museum's permanent collection. The exhibition will feature major pieces by Scott Chamberlin, Rick Dillingham, Arthur Gonzalez, Wayne Higby, Anne Kraus,…
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