KRFC Open Mic Night at Magic Rat
📅 Aug 5, 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.
BIPOC Open Mic Night at Curios Nature
📅 Aug 13, 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.
The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare in the Wild
📅 Aug 14, 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.
Open Mic Night at City, O' City with Chase Cavanaugh
📅 Aug 20, 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.
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.
Theater Shows in Colorado: what to expect
You'll find theater shows 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 "KRFC Open Mic Night at Magic Rat" 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 theater shows in Colorado should feel like getting a tip from a local, because that's exactly where these listings come from.