Theater

October 9, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Musical duo Domi and JD Beck play the Boulder Theater on Friday evening. (Courtesy photo)

Lafayette Music Fest, Built to Spill and 9 other upcoming things to do in Boulder County

October 2, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

“No Contract,” is an autobiographical tragicomedy by Motus Theater founder Kirsten Wilson about caring for her mother through dementia. The production runs through Oct. 4 at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. (Lan Vo Photography/Courtesy photo)

Mel Brooks comedy, Neil Simon play, a local tale of dementia hit Boulder County (theater guide)

October 2, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

The 13th Floor Haunted House complex in north Denver is teeming with elaborately detailed monsters and themed side offerings, such as “secret” bars. (Provided by Ellis Communications)

Denver’s 10 best haunted houses and Halloween attractions for 2026

October 12, 2026 at 11:55 a.m.

Spooky scares from Westminster's classic Frightmare Compound, Erie's outdoor Terror in the Corn and more

Rolling Harvest, the band made up of Colorado music scene veterans, plays the music of Bob Dylan and Neil Young at the Gold Hill Friday. (Courtesy photo)

Local musicians to crank out Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Jerry Garcia tunes this weekend; plus 8 more upcoming events

September 25, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Actor Terence Keane spits out a drink during rehearsal of "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Longmont Performing Arts Center on Sept. 16. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)

This murder mystery goes chaotic in Longmont, ‘Drag Queen Magic’ comes to Boulder (theater guide)

September 25, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Boulder Ballet will take the stage with an ethereal dance performance at this years' "Peek" fundraiser event at the Dairy Arts Center. (Amanda Tipton Photography / Courtesy photo)

Boulder Ballet pushes physical limits in season opener ‘[In]Human’

September 18, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Boulder Ballet opens its 2026-27 season with “[In]Human,” a three-work contemporary program exploring physical limits,...

The Longmont Theater Company stages the farce "The Play That Goes Wrong" through Oct. 4. (Thin Air Photography - Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

September 18, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

From Stephen King’s ‘Misery’ to a telenovela, here’s what’s on Front Range stages (theater guide)

September 18, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Actors Matthew Deets, left, and Robert Janacek rehearse a scene at the Longmont Performing Arts Center on Tuesday. Longmont Theatre Company opens its 70th season on Friday with "The Play That Goes Wrong," a comedy featuring physical stunts and practical effects. (Joel Solis/Staff Photographer)

Longmont Theatre Company revels in comedic chaos with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

By Dana Cadey

September 18, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The comedy opens Friday night at the Longmont Performing Arts Center and runs through Oct....

The acclaimed dramedy/road-movie “Hot Water” played at the Crested Butte Film Festival this year, and will also be shown at the Denver Film Fest. (Provided by CBFF)

From horror to Westerns, a guide to Colorado’s upcoming film festivals — including Sundance’s Boulder debut

September 23, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

Film festivals in Aspen, Ridgway, Greeley, Denver and Colorado Springs will lead up to the...

Bluegrass band High Lonesome celebrates the release of its new album with a concert Friday at the Chautauqua Community House. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

September 11, 2026 at 7:55 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

An Irish bar, mysterious forces and a theater flop headline Boulder County’s theater scene this week

September 11, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

CU Presents has released its new season lineup for 2026-2027. (CU Presents - Courtesy photo)

From John Malkovich to ‘Cannibal! The Musical,’ CU Presents unveils new season in Boulder

September 11, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Acclaimed actor John Malkovich will hit the CU Boulder stage as Ludwig van Beethoven when...

People leave The Fox Theatre after a concert in Boulder, Colorado on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Black Flag to punk rock the Fox in Boulder on Saturday, and other upcoming events

September 5, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Ben Johnson, Grace Richardson, Marion Schlundt and Brett Landis star in "Much Ado About Nothing." (Upstart Crow Theatre Company - Courtesy photo)

Boulder’s Upstart Crow stages Shakespeare, Longmont’s Jesters puts Mel Brooks comedy on stage (theater guide)

September 4, 2026 at 9:40 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

International Film Series director Jason Phelps, pictured in the projection booth at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Muenzinger Auditorium on Aug. 21, Phelps, 42, has a film-studies degree from CU Boulder and lives in Westminster. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

International Film Series kicks off at CU with free movie and other Boulder events for Monday

August 31, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Here's a roundup of upcoming things to do.

Boulder-based Gasoline Lollipops will perform at Tulagi Fest in Boulder on Sunday. (The Gasoline Lollipops - Courtesy photo)

Tulagi closes the music festival with Everclear, Gasoline Lollipops on Sunday; plus other Boulder events

August 30, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

A roundup of upcoming things to do in Boulder.

BOULDER-CO-September 27: Cyclists and runners pass by a mural of birds painted by Robert Martin located under the 9th Street bridge along Boulder Creek on September 27, 2022.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Boulder awards $30K for 8 art projects that will bring murals, birdhouses and more to neighborhoods

August 29, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

Coming soon to Boulder neighborhoods: eight resident-led arts projects, including murals, birdhouses, a seed shed,...

Cristina Vane plays the Gold Hill Inn on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)

10 things to do in Boulder County this weekend

August 28, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

A whodunit musical farce hits the stage and other Boulder County theater shows

August 28, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

A Lucha Libre match at the Boulder Taco Fest in 2019. (File photo)

Tacos, tequila and airborne wrestlers take on Boulder County, plus 9 other weekend events

August 21, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

3 new Colorado-penned one-acts and other stage plays (theater guide)

August 21, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Bluegrass outfit The Pickpockets play at the Gold Hill Inn Friday. (Courtesy photo)

Inside track: Live entertainment dominates Boulder, Longmont scene this week

August 14, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Theater guide: Front Range theater productions on stage

August 14, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Cast and participants from “13 Fires” gather onstage during a discussion connected to the production. After selling out three performances at the Dairy Arts Center in June, the play returns at 6:30 p.m. Saturday to Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Theater. (Curtis K. Rogers/Courtesy photo)

New play draws Boulder parallels from the rise and loss of an Indianapolis Black neighborhood

August 7, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

“This story is happening in communities all over the world, and that’s why I felt...

The Dirty Turkeys are a four-piece psych rock band that were formed in Boulder. and will perform at Louisville Street Faire this weekend. (Courtesy photo - The Dirty Turkeys)

Boulder’s The Dirty Turkeys bring acid cow punk to the streets and 9 other things to do around Boulder County

August 7, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Guide to current Boulder County theater productions

August 7, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Ester Van Zyl, playing the role of Puck, performs in a scene during rehearsal at Sandstone Park for Lyons Community Theater’s first Shakespeare in the Park production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” on Tuesday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Shakespeare gets full magic treatment in Lyons with bubbles, lasers and a cape that ‘takes 10 fairies to carry’

August 6, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

The show is designed to move from late-afternoon daylight into a glowing evening fantasy of...

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival closes its summertime season of plays with performances through Sunday, including the comedy "Friends/Romans/Countrymen" Friday and Saturday on the CU campus in Boulder. (Jennifer Koskinen - Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

July 31, 2026 at 7:45 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Guide to what’s on stage along the Front Range

July 31, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Cast members perform in Theatre Company of Lafayette’s “Shakespeare’s Baddies,” which uses scenes, monologues and audience interaction to introduce Shakespeare’s work in a more accessible format. (Hannah Richards/Courtesy photo)

The Bard’s villains take center stage in ‘Shakespeare’s Baddies’ production in Lafayette

July 24, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

This theater company has a mission to take some of the intimidation out of Shakespeare...

MarchFourth play the Louisville Street Faire on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

July 27, 2026 at 10:54 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Colorado Shakespeare Festival returns to Boulder this summer, opening with "Twelfth Night." (Jennifer Koskinen / Merritt Portrait Studio)

‘Shakespeare’s Baddies’ and other shows on stage around Boulder County (theater guide)

July 24, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) announced 12 recipients of the Community Revitalization Tax Credit (CRTC), and BMoCA and the Colorado Chautauqua Association were two of the 12 recipients, with $1.5 million awarded for BMoCA’s planned North Boulder museum and $850,000 for the preservation and winterization of Chautauqua’s historic 1898 Auditorium. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder’s arts future boosted by $2.35M state award, moving two giant projects closer to reality

July 20, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

BMoCA and the Colorado Chautauqua Association received a combined $2.35 million in state tax-credit awards,...

A film still from “burn, Scar,” Hillary Bachelder’s documentary about prescribed fire and the aftermath of a 2022 escaped burn in northern New Mexico, will play on Saturday at Gordon Gamm Theater as part of this year's Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival. (Boulder ENOFF/Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

July 17, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Sean Scrutchins, playing the role of Peter Quince, center, holding the flier, acts in a scene during a rehearsal for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder on June 16, 2021. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

A Boulder County guide to current plays on stage

July 17, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Chicken Wire Empire plucks out the songs of Jerry Garcia at eTown Hall on Saturday. (Courtesy photo)

11 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

July 10, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Chloe McLeod, playing the role of Helena, acts during a rehearsal for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder on June 16, 2021. After two years of needed upgrades, the festival returns under the stars to the Mary Rippon. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Here’s what’s on Boulder County stages in this theater guide

July 10, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

A roundup of area productions to check out across the Front Range

Brother and the Hayes are among the acts playing on Saturday at the Gold Hill Inn's Fourth of July Twang Fest and Barbecue. (Courtesy photo)

Honky-tonk Twangfest and 9 other things to do in Boulder County

July 3, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Colorado Shakespeare Festival actors rehearse for a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021. The festival has three plays on stage right now. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

The Bard takes over local stages this week (Boulder County theater guide)

July 3, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Nashville band The Woods play the Louisville Street Faire on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

June 26, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

Here's what's going on this weekend (and beyond).

Boulder playwright spotlights neglect of Black neighborhoods in ’13 Fires’ (theater guide)

June 26, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Lindsay Lou is among the musical performers during the Flatiron Sounds Music Festival at Chautauqua Park on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

June 19, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Robert Sicular plays the title role in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's production of "Julius Caeser" at the University of Colorado's Mary Rippon Theatre in 2018. Guests can catch a 2026 version of "Julius Caesar" on campus as part of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. (Courtesy photo)

Shakespeare is on the menu for Boulder County theater shows

June 19, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Boulder Concert Band will perform Pops in the Park on Monday. (Andy Schwartz - Courtesy photo)

Boulder Concert Band brings pops to the parks, and other Monday events in Boulder

June 15, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

A roundup of upcoming things to do.

Nick Forster puts a guitar back its case in the eTown Hall studio on March 8, 2021, in Boulder. Forster's Hippy Bluegrass Church is on Sunday. (Timothy Hurst/Staff Photographer)

Hippy Bluegrass Church at eTown and other Boulder events on Sunday

June 14, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

A roundup of things to do this weekend.

Colorado Bluegrass Band Jake Leg will celebrate its new album release with a Saturday show in Boulder. (Dylan McCarthy/Courtesy photo)

Boulder events on Saturday include bluegrass-tinged album release party with Jake Leg

June 13, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

A roundup of things to do this weekend

David Lawrence and the Spoonful play the Gold Hill Inn on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

By Christy Fantz

June 12, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Moors and McCumber will play a special show on Mapleton Hill on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

Friday events in Boulder include a Mapleton Hill concert with Moors & McCumber

June 12, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

A roundup of things to do this weekend

Many a Shakespeare fan has experienced a midsummer night at the scenic Mary Rippon Theatre. (Courtesy photo)

Boulder County theater shows include ‘Ordinary Guy, Extraordinary Why’ and more

June 12, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Students at Tara Performing Arts High School in Boulder rehearse a dance for the 2023 all-school musical. The performing arts school will present a production of "Hadestown" through Sunday. (File photo)

Things to do in Boulder on Thursday include a student production of ‘Hadestown’

June 11, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Here's a roundup of things going on today and tomorrow.

Kasandra Oscarson, left, and her sister, Stephanie Oscarson, buy greens from Luke Downey of Aspen Moon Farms at the Boulder Farmers market on April 6, 2024. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Grab a bite at the Farmers Market in Boulder on Wednesday, and more events

June 10, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Here's a roundup of things going on today and tomorrow.

Evan Manee goes low on the limbo at a skate pop-up event in Longmont in 2024. The Avalon Ballroom in Boulder turns into a skate pop-up on Tuesday night for adults. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Boulder events for Tuesday include adult roller skating, a Queer Country Cabaret

June 9, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Here's a roundup of things going on today and tomorrow.

Paige, from Jeff & Paige, sings and dances with a crowd of children at the Boulder Creek Festival in Boulder on May 23, 2026. The duo's annual Meadow Music series kicks off a new season this week. (Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Monday events in Boulder include music at Chautauqua with Jeff & Paige

June 8, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Boulder events for today.

Mandy Lahey, left, portrays Henrietta Leavitt, and Joel Parker, as Peter Shaw. VIVA Theater presents "Silent Sky," a production that follows Leavitt, a pioneering astronomer whose groundbreaking discoveries transformed our understanding of the universe. (Mike Lewis, Thin Air Photography - Courtesy photo)

On Sunday in Boulder there’s a Queer Circus, female trailblazer in ‘Silent Sky’ and more

June 7, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Boulder events for today.

Mumford & Sons will play a show at CU Boulder's Folsom Field on Saturday. (John Shearer - Courtesy photo)

Mumford and Sons in Boulder, 2 Pride celebrations and other events for Saturday

June 6, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Boulder events for today.

Rae blows bubbles during the Longmont Pride Festival at Roosevelt Park in Longmont in 2023. (Cliff Grassmick - Staff Photographer)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County include Longmont Pride

June 5, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Here are some events happening in the Boulder and Longmont areas.

Things to do in Boulder on Friday include Shakespeare Fest’s summer of (season) 69

June 5, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Boulder events for today include The Bard under the stars.

Boulder County theater shows include ‘Silent Sky,’ following a trailblazing female astronomer

June 8, 2026 at 8:16 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Join the Boulder Cruiser Ride on Thursday. (File photo)

Thursday events in Boulder include local bike cruisers rolling around in prom gear

June 4, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Things to do in Boulder on Thursday, June 4.

The Delta Sonics will play at Nissi's on Wednesday. (J. Mimna Photography / Courtesy photo)

Events on Wednesday in Boulder include free blues, rock climbing and 2 Sundance films

June 3, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Things to do in Boulder on Wednesday, June 3.

Kerry Pastine and The Crime Scene sings during Rock and Rails summer concert series in Whistle Stop Park in Niwot. The annual summer concert series kicks off this weekend. (Daily Camera file photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

May 29, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival starts up, and Longmont and Niwot outdoor summer concerts do, too.

Performers portray a band of renegade artists moving through Boulder’s former Macy’s parking garage in “Uncontainable." in Boulder. The show runs through June 14. (Michael Ensminger/Courtesy photo)

These Boulder troupes are taking crowds on a nostalgic trip through an unconventional venue

May 29, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Faced with a lack of affordable venue space in Boulder and tightening arts funding, these...

Maya Camille Boyd, playing the role of Hermia, acts during a rehearsal for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021. Shakespeare season has arrived in Boulder as "Twelfth Night" hits the outdoor stage this weekend for preview shows. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado Shakespeare Fest kicks off season at CU Boulder’s Mary Rippon (theater listings)

May 29, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

The national tour of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will visit Denver for the first time as part of DCPA’s 2025-2026 Broadway season. (Matthew Murphy, provided by DCPA)

Harry Potter blitzes Denver with Broadway tour, 1,000-plus drones

September 23, 2026 at 10:41 a.m.

Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast...

The Tonewood String Band is one of many musical acts playing at the Boulder Creek Festival this weekend. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

May 22, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Here’s what’s on stage this week in Boulder County

May 22, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Boulder Symphony members pose for a portrait at the Boulder Bandshell on June 28, 2021, in Boulder. The symphony will perform at Arts in the Park in Boulder this summer. (Timothy Hurst/Staff Photographer)

Boulder’s Arts in the Park returns with free, cheap arts events

May 20, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

Boulder's outlet for creative acts makes art accessible to the community.

Bryce Pinkham (The Arbiter) and the cast in “Chess” on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Our guide to all the current Broadway shows

By Chris Jones

May 18, 2026 at 9:19 a.m.

All 40 musicals and plays currently playing on New York's Great White Way.

A person looks on as they visit a display of prints from children’s books at the LINC Library during the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Greeley on Friday, April 3, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer)

Greeley’s arts and culture scene bubbles to the top after years fighting negative image

By Chris Bolin

May 18, 2026 at 11:25 a.m.

“There are so many cool things coming out of our city. Let’s feed off that...

The Cody Sisters, and bassist Will Pavilonis, pictured right, play the Chautauqua Community House on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

May 15, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Here are the new theater productions on Boulder County stages

May 15, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Taylor Calmus brings his Dude Dad’s Parents’ Night Out show to the Boulder Theater on Friday and Saturday. (Courtesy photo)

Dude Dad brings viral comedy to Boulder and 9 other area things to do

May 8, 2026 at 9:26 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Boulder County theater shows include ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ in Longmont

May 8, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

Bobby Magee creates a mural with spray paint on the exterior of the George Reynolds Branch Library at 3595 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on Sept. 2, 2025. (Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

10 upcoming things to do in Boulder County

May 1, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead includes a mural tour, Cinco de Mayo street party...

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company opens “Mary Jane” on Friday – a play about a young mother caring for her chronically ill child — and it runs through May 24 at the Dairy Arts Center. (Bekah Broas - Courtesy photo)

Theater guide for Front Range stage productions

May 1, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Here's what's on area stages.

“The Great Gatsby” touring Broadway musical will play the Buell Theatre at Denver Performing Arts Complex, April 6-18, 2027. (Provided by Denver Center)

Here’s when you can get tickets to Broadway’s ‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and more at Denver Center

September 23, 2026 at 11:29 a.m.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts will open sales to subscribers in May, and the...

Grammy-award winning Ben Harper performed at the 2023 Bluebird Music Festival.(Lauren Hartmann/Courtesy photo)

10 upcoming Boulder County things to do

April 24, 2026 at 8:20 a.m.

Entertainment wisdom for the week ahead.

Boulder County theater shows this week