Denver Arts Events September 15-21, 2025

This week’s events span comedy at local haunts, the premiere of a horror comedy play, and an open mic poetry night hosted by a local Grammy-nominated spoken poet. Each of these events taps deeply into its genre to offer a special experience. The range of work available for Denver art lovers to consume never ceases to impress. If I could enjoy five performances, concerts, or exhibitions this week, this is what I’d do. Enjoy.

✺ Sept. 18-20 High Plains Comedy Festival Enjoy hours of comedy by both local and national artists each day of this long-running festival at venues like Skylark Lounge, HQ, and Hi-Dive. See the schedule and get tickets.

✺ Sept. 19 View the premiere of You’ll Be Made of Ashes Too at Flamboyán Theater. The show is described as a horror comedy about two Puerto Rican sisters and a house spirit. Sounds spooky. Get tickets.

✺ Sept. 19 Attend the opening reception for Marcus Fingerlin’s It’s Hard to Give a Shit These Days at Pirate Contemporary. 6 p.m. More info.

✺ Sept.20 Read your poetry to a room full of locals at Write About Now Poetry Live at The Pearl with Jozer Guerrero, vocalist of Los Mocochetes and Grammy-nominated spoken word poet. Doors at 5 p.m. Get tickets.

✺ Sept. 21 Visit the Creative Colorado Book Fair at Mint & Serif. The free, open-to-the-public event will feature local writers and indie presses. Learn more.

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