Entertainment Districts in Denver

The Berkeley neighborhood near Tennyson Street presents an emerging arts and dining corridor in northwest Denver.

Capitol Hill is Denver's most eclectic and creative entertainment neighborhood — a Colfax Avenue corridor where the Fillmore, Bluebird Theater, and Ogden Theatre create the highest concentration of outstanding music venues in Colorado alongside a remarkable collection of independent bars. Denver's extraordinary music scene (Colorado has produced nationally significant artists from Chris Stapleton to Flobots to The Lumineers) and Capitol Hill's role as its creative center create an entertainment district of genuine cultural importance.

Central Park, a converted former airport site in northeast Denver, presents restaurants and bars serving one of the city's largest planned redevelopments.

Cherry Creek presents upscale shopping and restaurants in one of Denver's most affluent neighborhoods, anchored by the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

Cherry Creek is Denver's most affluent entertainment and retail district — a Southeast Denver neighborhood where outstanding restaurants, luxury retailers, and exceptional cocktail bars serve one of Colorado's wealthiest residential communities. Cherry Creek's extraordinary concentration of high-end dining and entertainment alongside its beautiful tree-lined streets creates a shopping and dining district that consistently ranks as one of the finest in the Mountain West.

East Colfax Avenue is Denver's most legendary entertainment street — a corridor that Playboy Magazine once called "the longest, wickedest street in America" that has since transformed into Denver's most vibrant independent entertainment corridor. The Bluebird Theater, Dazzle Jazz Club, and dozens of outstanding independent bars and restaurants create an entertainment street that captures Denver's transition from its frontier past to its contemporary creative present.

Colfax Avenue, once called the 'longest, wickedest street in America,' presents a dense corridor of music venues and dive bars across central Denver.

Denver Highlands (LoHi) is Denver's most rapidly gentrifying entertainment neighborhood — a hilltop community with spectacular downtown Denver views where outstanding restaurants, craft cocktail bars, and the city's most beautiful Victorian residential streets create an entertainment environment of unusual aesthetic quality. LoHi's extraordinary combination of old Denver architectural character and new Denver culinary and cocktail sophistication create a neighborhood entertainment experience of genuine Denver character.

Elitch Gardens Theme Park in downtown Denver presents rides and a water park, one of the largest urban amusement parks in the United States.

The area surrounding Empower Field at Mile High presents sports bars and restaurants serving Broncos game-day crowds west of downtown Denver.

Larimer Square is Denver's most historically significant entertainment block — the oldest block in Denver (dating from 1858, the year of Denver's founding) where beautifully preserved Victorian buildings house outstanding restaurants and cocktail bars. Its extraordinary historical preservation, its consistent concentration of Denver's finest dining and drinking establishments, and its role as the social center of Denver's most affluent professional community create an entertainment destination of genuine Denver historical significance.

Larimer Square, Denver's oldest and most historic block, presents restaurants and bars in restored Victorian-era buildings at the heart of downtown.

LoDo presents Coors Field-adjacent sports bars and restored warehouse restaurants, Denver's most concentrated downtown nightlife district.

LoDo (Lower Downtown Denver) is Colorado's most vibrant entertainment district — a historic warehouse neighbourhood adjacent to Coors Field with hundreds of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and live music venues. The starting point for Denver nightlife and the base for gaming visitors making day trips up I-70 to Black Hawk and Central City's mountain casino communities.

LoDo (Lower Downtown Denver) is the Rocky Mountain West's most vibrant entertainment district — a beautifully preserved 1880s warehouse district where Coors Field, outstanding craft breweries, outstanding cocktail bars, and world-class restaurants create the most complete urban entertainment experience in Colorado. Denver's extraordinary LoDo revitalization (considered a model for mid-size city downtown revitalization in America) and its consistent concentration of outstanding establishments create an entertainment district of genuine historical and contemporary significance.

RiNo (River North) Art District presents converted warehouses housing breweries, galleries, and music venues in one of Denver's fastest-transforming neighborhoods.

Sloan's Lake presents restaurants and bars around Denver's second-largest lake, a growing entertainment neighborhood west of downtown.

South Broadway (SoBo) presents vintage shops, dive bars, and music venues along one of Denver's most eclectic entertainment corridors.

South Broadway is Denver's most eclectic entertainment corridor — a diverse South Denver neighborhood where antique shops, excellent restaurants, craft cocktail bars, and independent music venues create a genuinely neighborhood-oriented entertainment experience. The area's extraordinary diversity (one of Denver's most economically and culturally mixed neighborhoods) and its consistent support for independent businesses create a district of authentic Denver community spirit.

The Highlands neighborhood northwest of downtown Denver presents restaurants and bars along 32nd and 38th Avenues, one of the city's trendiest dining districts.

Union Station in LoDo presents a restored 1914 railway terminal now housing restaurants, bars, and a boutique hotel at the transit hub of downtown Denver.

Washington Park presents restaurants and bars serving one of Denver's most popular urban parks and surrounding residential neighborhoods.