New Talent Night By ComedyWorks
📅 Aug 18, 2026, 7:30 PM
📍 1226 15th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA
Denver’s comedy scene is red hot, with Denver comics touring all over the country, hosting specials on Netflix and Comedy Central, and even creating their own network series. Those comics got their start on New Talent Night, which is truly the backbone of the flourishing Denver Comedy scene. Each New Talent Night features a mix of amateur Denver comics – including Comedy Works debuts – and Colorado’s own nationally touring professional comics.
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.
School of Badass Burlesque Spring Student Showcase
📅 Jun 6, 2027, 5:00 PM
📍 Creepatorium, Denver, CO
The School of Badass Burlesque brings its spring session students to Creepatorium, Denver's queer-owned alternative venue, for an evening of solos and group acts from Levels 1 and 2. The lineup includes performances by featured artists Emerald Champagne and Katya Peepin, the Queen of Badass Burlesque, alongside students who have spent weeks developing their stage presence, costuming, and burlesque technique. Creepatorium describes itself as an alt venue for weirdos, by weirdos, and it has become a regular home for Denver's burlesque scene. Doors open at 4:30pm with the show starting at 5pm.
Showcase in Colorado: what to expect
Showcases 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.
A curated bill stacking several acts back to back in one sitting. Organizers pick the lineup and set the order; you watch a sampler of different performers.
On the calendar now: "Denver's comedy scene is red hot, with Denver comics touring all over the country, hosting specials on Netflix and Comedy Central, and even creating their own network series". "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 Goldfinch, a cocktail bar and coffee house on South Broadway, opens its outdoor footprint to local artists every second Saturday from May through September".
Browse the events above for dates and details, then book directly with the host. Finding showcases in Colorado should feel like a tip from a local, because that is exactly where these listings come from.