Denver Arts Events December 8-14, 2025

The holidays are here, but only if you want them to be. This week, you have the opportunity to see an inclusive holiday performance, or one celebrating International traditions, or you can just dig into some great literature, art, and film. If I could enjoy five performances, concerts, or exhibitions this week, this is what I’d do. Enjoy.

✺ December 9 Sensory-inclusive holiday themed cabaret with Phamaly Theatre Company and the Colorado Symphony. Lone Tree Arts Center. 7 p.m. Get tickets

✺ December 10 Attend a free talk by Tommy Orange, author of award-winning novel There There. History Colorado Center. 7 p.m. Register here. 

✺ December 11 Enjoy acclaimed films from around the world at Short Films from the 2025 Boulder International Film Festival. Longmont Museum.  7 p.m.  More info and tickets.

✺ December 12 Attend the opening reception for Becoming Whole: RedLine Core Artists featuring members of the community resident program. RedLine Contemporary Art Center. 6 p.m. Learn more. 

✺ Through Dec. 21  Join Cleo Parker Robinson dance for an International holiday celebration encompassing dance, music, and spoken word in Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre. More info and tickets.

❆ Get your gifts from local artists at one of Denver’s Holiday Art Markets.

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