Christmassy family stuff to do in Denver

**Tech Tonics** · 12-06-2018, 10:11 PM

Specifically, next weekend 12/14-16.

My youngest daughter’s LEGO-league team is headed for the state championship in Denver next Saturday 12/15.

We are trying to embrace it and making a holiday trip up there for the shindig

We’d like to do something fun with them, we are staying at the Hyatt at the Colorado Convention Center.

What to do? Cinderella is $100/ticket. Elf is sold out?

Kids are 14 & 11 and aren’t looking for some Santa themed bullshit. More like music or dance. Or I’d like to see some kind of orchestra or classical performance?

Or something less...mainstream? Circus? Magic? Art?

Really, we are looking for recommendations for Friday 12/14 and Saturday 12/15.

Anyone?

**iceman** · 12-06-2018, 10:47 PM

There's a lot of music, I didn't look at other events but https://www.denver.org/events/music/...2018&sort=date

**SkiLyft** · 12-06-2018, 10:52 PM

There is a German Christmas festival downtown that is fun for a bratwurst, mulled wine, and 1 hour or so looking at the stands.

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**Soups** · 12-06-2018, 10:59 PM

Tix are probably sold out but the Zoo lights or Botanic Garden lights are awesome

**MakersTeleMark** · 12-06-2018, 11:17 PM

Buy a couple disposable cameras and just walk around.

Have a nice lunch.

Relax.

**irul&ublo** · 12-06-2018, 11:58 PM

You could hire a Reindeer to poopenhausen John Elway

**ski-wpk** · 12-07-2018, 12:10 AM

Zoo Lights is supposed to be cool.

**mooseknuckles** · 12-07-2018, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by Tech Tonics

like music or dance. Or I’d like to see some kind of orchestra or classical performance?

Or something less...mainstream? Circus? Magic?

Casa Bonita

**ski-wpk** · 12-07-2018, 12:18 AM

X2 for la Casa. Very holiday-y.

**adrenalated** · 12-07-2018, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Soups

Tix are probably sold out but the Zoo lights or Botanic Garden lights are awesome

This was gonna be my suggestion

**Tye 1on** · 12-07-2018, 10:43 AM

Avalanche are at home on the 15th...

**Tech Tonics** · 12-07-2018, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

Casa Bonita

http://www.casabonitadenver.com

This place? I don’t get it. What is?

**mooseknuckles** · 12-07-2018, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Tech Tonics

http://www.casabonitadenver.com

This place? I don’t get it. What is?

**Soups** · 12-07-2018, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Tech Tonics

http://www.casabonitadenver.com

This place? I don’t get it. What is?

Just watch the south park episode for answers to all your questions

**SkiBall** · 12-07-2018, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Soups

Tix are probably sold out but the Zoo lights or Botanic Garden lights are awesome

This is a sign that the D is getting too crowded.

**skaredshtles** · 12-07-2018, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

This is a sign that the D is getting too crowded.

Shit - weekend tickets for Zoo Lights used to sell out in the early to mid-00's. Although your point still stands - it was getting too crowded even then.

**Cruiser** · 12-07-2018, 08:14 PM

Zoo lights for sure. Christmas market was ok but it's loud in the tent with the music and beer and my kids couldn't wait to get out of there. Lots of snacks though. Denver botanic gardens at Chatfield have great lights as well and they're only about 15 minutes south of downtown. Casa Bonita is freaking terrible but it's entirely too much fun for the kids. You just have to treat it like the show is paramount and dinner is secondary. And yeah, go to voodoo and get a donut.

**Garth Bimble** · 12-07-2018, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Cruiser

Zoo lights for sure. Christmas market was ok but it's loud in the tent with the music and beer and my kids couldn't wait to get out of there. Lots of snacks though. Denver botanic gardens at Chatfield have great lights as well and they're only about 15 minutes south of downtown. Casa Bonita is freaking terrible but it's entirely too much fun for the kids. You just have to treat it like the show is paramount and dinner is secondary. And yeah, go to voodoo and get a donut.

Left Denver about 3 years ago but a trip to the Chatfield Botanic Gardens for the lights was a tradition for us. There's also something similar at Hudson Gardens...never went to that one but might be worth checking out.

**Cruiser** · 12-07-2018, 09:04 PM

^^^ Hudson Gardens is great too. Big fun for the little ones with a kind of old school vibe to the decorations.

**hawkgt** · 12-07-2018, 09:44 PM

If you have car and want to get out of town, Georgetown Loop RR. Kids love that shit. They use to do Christmas theamed loops

**~mikey b** · 12-08-2018, 12:56 AM

The zoo is good, as is the aquarium.

**Bobby Stainless** · 12-08-2018, 07:11 AM

La Loma downtown for good Mexican food.

**Name Redacted** · 12-08-2018, 09:23 AM

CO Heliops usually does helicopter tours of holiday lights and stuff I think it flys over the zoo and BG. $475 for three folks, 30 mins http://www.coloradoheliops.com/product/holiday-wonder/

**fastfred** · 12-08-2018, 09:33 AM

shotgun willies
bus tour of denver dispenseries
swing by the rescue mission, tell your kids "do good in school or you'll end up here"
east colfax, rent a room for an hour
stand on the pedestrian bridge between lowhi and lodo and watch traffic on I25
day drink and take a uber back to your motel room and pass out let the kids wander 16th st mall alone
watch hot 20 something girls run in city of cuernavaca park
drive around highlands ranch/centennial and ask your kids if this is how they would rather live?
hang out in front of the state capitol and count drug deals
buy your entire family pairs of skinny jeans
rent a scooter and play chicken with cars and pedestrians
ask a homeless person "change for a nickel"