The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare in the Wild
📅 Aug 15, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 deKoevend Park at Goodson Rec Center, Centennial, CO
Shakespeare in the Wild brings its fifth season to deKoevend Park in Centennial, performing The Comedy of Errors across three weekends in August. The company stages professional Shakespeare outdoors and entirely free to the public, building a temporary stage under the trees each summer. This production is directed by Aaron Vega in a physical theatre style rooted in commedia, clowning, and mask work, with a cast of nine professional actors playing Shakespeare's cascading farce of mistaken identities. Bring a picnic blanket and a camp chair; sunsets are part of the show.
Sunset Live! at The Terrace at Avon Pavilion
📅 Aug 16, 2026, 6:00 PM
📍 The Terrace at Avon Pavilion, Nottingham Park, Avon, CO
Every Sunday evening from late May through Labor Day weekend, Sunset Live! brings live music to The Terrace at Avon Pavilion in Nottingham Park, Avon's central outdoor gathering space. The series runs 6:00 to 8:00 PM, timed to the long mountain evenings, and draws a relaxed crowd of locals and visitors settling in for the week's quieter end. Orchard Creek Band opens the 2025 season on May 24, with performers rotating through the summer. It's a series the Town of Avon produces as part of a broader calendar of free outdoor programming that has made the park a summertime anchor for the Eagle Valley.
Jazz in the Park at Festival Park
📅 Aug 19, 2026, 6:30 PM
📍 Festival Park, Downtown Castle Rock, CO
Every Wednesday evening this summer, live jazz fills Festival Park in Downtown Castle Rock from 6:30 to 8pm. Castle Rock Music, a family-owned instrument shop and music school that has been part of the Castle Rock community since 2006, curates the music for this free outdoor series. Bring a chair or blanket, and pick up dinner from one of the nearby downtown restaurants to settle in for a relaxed evening of music under the summer sky.
Rooster ArtFest 2026
📅 Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
📍 ReelWorks, Denver, CO
Rooster ArtFest returns to ReelWorks Denver for its third year on August 29th, presented by Rocky Road Aurora. The annual gathering brings together local visual artists, clothing designers, musicians, and food vendors under one roof for a free, 21+ evening that has grown into one of Denver's more distinctive independent art markets. Past editions have featured live art battles, immersive sponsor lounges, and a dense floor of independent makers, making this a regular touchstone for Denver's creative community.
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Shows in Colorado: what's coming up and the local performers behind it, all hosted by people rooted in the Colorado scene.
Live performing arts across Colorado, from Front Range cities to mountain towns: local music, comedy, dance, and theater hosted by the people who live and perform here.
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On the calendar now: "Shakespeare in the Wild brings its fifth season to deKoevend Park in Centennial, performing The Comedy of Errors across three weekends in August". "Every Sunday evening from late May through Labor Day weekend, Sunset Live". "Every Wednesday evening this summer, live jazz fills Festival Park in Downtown Castle Rock from 6:30 to 8pm".
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