Hip Hop Freestyle with Zhuldyz at Mi Chantli
📅 Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
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.
Sacred Voices LIVE! featuring Hakeem Furious
📅 Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Denver Community Media, 2101 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO
Sacred Voices LIVE! is the monthly open mic night run by Sacred Voices, a Denver-based BIPOC+ youth poetry and spoken word organization formerly known as Cafe Cultura. The June 12th edition features Hakeem Furious, a spoken word artist and performer who trained at Florida A&M University and now tours nationally as CEO of the Ultra Terrestrial Tour, weaving poetry and comedy into work rooted in Black cultural preservation. Opening the night is 2B NQ (Kyle Sutherland), a Denver-based poet, emcee, and Sufi whose writing draws on leftist critiques and global liberation movements. First-timers are encouraged to sign up and perform alongside the featured guests.
Beats & Brushes at Hooked on Colfax
📅 Jun 13, 2026, 3:00 PM
📍 Hooked on Colfax, 3213 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO
AQUI brings its sober creative pop-up format back to Hooked on Colfax, a coffee shop on East Colfax Ave that has hosted the series before. Twenty-plus artists and vendors fill the space while DJ Tall City spins live, giving the afternoon a rhythm that runs alongside the browsing, sketching, and coffee drinking. AQUI builds its events specifically around people who want a real cultural room without alcohol at the center of it, and Beats & Brushes is the version of that formula built around the coffee shop and the sketchbook crowd.
Open Level Hip Hop with Sara Swain at Mi Chantli
📅 Jun 15, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
Sara Swain, a Colorado-born dancer, zinester, and activist, teaches an open-level hip hop class rooted in the dance's history and artistry. She brings accessible hip hop history into the room to spotlight the women and storytellers who shaped the form, so you learn the moves and where they came from. All levels share the floor at Mi Chantli, Boulder's artist-run Art and Movement Sanctuary on 30th Street. Come for the choreography, stay for the culture.
Femme Hip Hop with Anna Sirkus at Mi Chantli
📅 Jun 17, 2026, 7:45 PM
📍 Mi Chantli, 1750 30th Street, Unit 22, Boulder, CO 80301
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.
Travie McCoy Live at ThriftCon Denver
📅 Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 PM
📍 National Western Center, Denver, CO
Travie McCoy, the vocalist behind Gym Class Heroes and the solo hit 'Billionaire,' takes the main stage at ThriftCon Denver on Sunday morning, playing a noon set at the National Western Center. ThriftCon bills itself as the largest vintage clothing and collectibles convention in the world, drawing thousands of vendors and shoppers across a two-day run at this new Denver venue. The performance sits at the intersection of the vintage streetwear world and the hip-hop and pop-punk scenes that shaped it, making this a natural pairing for the crowd that turns out for events like this.
My'StroE at Blucifer's First Rodeo (Illegal Pete's)
📅 Jul 24, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Illegal Pete's, Denver, CO
My'StroE brings a full live band to Illegal Pete's as part of Blucifer's First Rodeo, a four-day Denver music festival running July 23-26, 2026. The set pairs My'StroE's original material, rooted in hip-hop and soul, with a locked-in band featuring bass, lead guitar, keys, and drums, plus a special appearance from DylaNovus, a Denver artist whose recent 'Deja Vu' release featured My'StroE on saxophone. Illegal Pete's, the beloved Denver burrito-and-beer institution, hosts this July 24th set at 7PM as one of the festival's official artist showcase slots.
Hip-Hop Events in Colorado: what to expect
You'll find hip-hop events 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 "Hip Hop Freestyle with Zhuldyz at Mi Chantli" and "Sacred Voices LIVE! featuring Hakeem Furious", 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 hip-hop events in Colorado should feel like getting a tip from a local, because that's exactly where these listings come from.