Femme Hip Hop with Anna Sirkus at Mi Chantli
📅 Sep 9, 2026, 7:45 PM
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Anna Sirkus, a Boulder dancer who has taught at Mi Chantli for four years, leads an open-level femme hip hop class built around confidence and empowerment. She works to make the room feel supportive, uplifting, and full of encouragement, so dancers of every level can find their power. Expect real choreography in a space designed to lift you up at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come dance like yourself.
BIPOC Open Mic Night at Curios Nature
📅 Sep 10, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Curios Nature & Co, 773 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO
Bodies of Culture brings its monthly BIPOC Open Mic to a new home: Curios Nature & Co, a BIPOC and queer-centered creative space opening in Denver's Santa Fe Arts District. Melissa Ivey, described in her own words as a "Musical Doula" and future ancestor performance artist, hosts the evening, which runs the second Thursday of each month. Sign-up opens at 6:30pm, with the stage running 7:00-9:00pm. Bodies of Culture has built this open mic over more than 18 months as a recurring community institution; the move to the Santa Fe Arts District marks a new chapter for the series.
Hip Hop Freestyle with Zhuldyz at Mi Chantli
📅 Sep 11, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 1750 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Zhuldyz Tokbulatova, a freestyle dancer born in Kazakhstan, teaches the fundamentals of hip hop and street-style freestyle. Expect new concepts for exploring movement and the grooves that free you up to improvise, taught in the safe, fun space she is passionate about creating. All levels are welcome at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come freestyle and find your voice.
May Be Fern at Cervantes' Other Side with Fruta Brutal and Tart
📅 Sep 11, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Cervantes' Other Side, Denver, CO
May Be Fern, Denver's self-described neon funk rock band and winners of Westword's Best Funk Rock Album of 2025, headline an evening at Cervantes' Other Side alongside Fruta Brutal and Tart. The flyer teases the night as an 'extra special show' with more details still to come, signaling something beyond a standard club bill. Cervantes' Other Side is a smaller stage within the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom complex, a venue with deep roots in Denver's independent live music scene. The show is all-ages from 16 up, with advance tickets available through the venue website or directly from the band.
Broadway Art Market at The Goldfinch
📅 Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM
📍 The Goldfinch, 1842 S. Broadway, Denver, CO
The Goldfinch, a cocktail bar and coffee house on South Broadway, opens its outdoor footprint to local artists every second Saturday from May through September. The Broadway Art Market runs 10am to 4pm, bringing together vendors from the SoBo creative community alongside the venue's full brunch and coffee menu. That evening, Mile High Soul Club takes over at 9pm, spinning vinyl soul, funk, and dancefloor heaters through the night. The two halves of the day share a building block: rooted local culture, from handmade work to hand-selected records.
Open Mic Night at City, O' City with Chase Cavanaugh
📅 Sep 17, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 City, O' City, Denver, CO
Every third Thursday, City, O' City opens its stage to singers, poets, comedians, and anyone else who wants a few minutes in front of a crowd. Chase Cavanaugh, a guitarist and vocalist with deep roots in the venue's community, hosts the night and keeps the energy welcoming for first-timers and regulars alike. City, O' City is a vegetarian restaurant and bar anchored in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the kind of place that has long made space for local artists alongside its food and coffee programs. Signup opens at 6 pm and the stage runs from 6:30 to 8:30.
Denver PorchFest 2026
📅 Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 PM
📍 Baker Neighborhood, Denver, CO
Denver PorchFest turns the Baker neighborhood into a walkable, all-day music festival on October 3rd. Porches, yards, driveways, and stoops become stages; attendees wander block to block catching local bands, discovering new artists, and browsing a vendor fair featuring local makers and small businesses. The event is entirely nonprofit and volunteer-run, with proceeds supporting artist pay, operations, and East 7th Arts, a Denver nonprofit that provides art and music therapy to children with autism. With 50-plus acts across 15-plus neighborhood sites, this is the first PorchFest in Denver's history.
Adult Jam Session at the Muse Performance Space
📅 Oct 4, 2026, 3:00 PM
📍 Muse Performance Space, Lafayette, CO
On the first Sunday of each month, the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts opens the Muse Performance Space in Lafayette to adult musicians for a drop-in jam session led by a CCJA mentor. The session runs 90 minutes and is open to all players regardless of experience level. CCJA has built its reputation since 1999 around creating welcoming jazz community, and this monthly session is that ethic made practical: a low-barrier place for adults to play together in a dedicated performance space.
KRFC Open Mic Night at Magic Rat
📅 Oct 7, 2026, 6:00 PM
📍 Magic Rat Live Music at The Elizabeth Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
KRFC 88.9 FM hosts a monthly open mic at Magic Rat Live Music, a venue tucked inside The Elizabeth Hotel in Old Town Fort Collins. Magic Rat bills itself as a space for weekly jams and a variety of live acts, making it a natural home for a night where local voices step up without a set lineup. The first Wednesday of each month at 6 PM, the stage opens to anyone ready to share something new, raw, or half-finished.
Live Music in Colorado: what to expect
You'll find live music in Colorado hosted by the people who actually live and perform here. They're local artists and creators, not touring acts or tourist-trap packages. Every listing on this page is a real event you can show up to, run by someone rooted in the Colorado scene.
Upcoming listings include "Femme Hip Hop with Anna Sirkus at Mi Chantli" and "BIPOC Open Mic Night at Curios Nature", and the lineup refreshes as creators post new dates, so it's worth checking back for what's on this week and next.
Browse the events above for dates and details, then book directly with the host. Finding live music in Colorado should feel like getting a tip from a local, because that's exactly where these listings come from.