The Top 100 Things to Do Near Water World
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A wristband taps to your credit card at check-in so you never fish out your wallet again, which is either clever hospitality or a mild threat depending on your willpower. Number Thirty Eight is a vast indoor-outdoor beer hall where stalls run by Colorado breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries line the walls, the patio is dog-friendly, and Split Lip handles the burgers. Westword named it the city's best free entertainment.
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- Westword 2023 · Best Drink Deals at a Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2025 · Best Stand Against Gentrification · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Historic Comedy Club · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Venue for Hip-Hop · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Piece of the Denver Pavilions · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Reason to Go to the 16th Street Mall · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Movie Theater — First Run · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Dino Discovery · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Hidden Gem: Chicky the Prairie Dog · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best New Playground: Nature Play · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Art Museum Collaboration · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Museum If You Only Have an Hour · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Supper Club · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Jazz Club · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Dinner and a Show · Best of Denver
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The vaulted ceiling, Victorian-era paintings, and sculpted details make the Bluebird feel more like a recovered ballroom than a live music venue, which somehow makes the indie rock louder. It holds around 550 people, putting touring acts close enough to feel like a secret and giving local bands a room that announces they've arrived. Westword has named it Denver's top stepping-stone venue, and Colfax gets a little better every time the marquee goes up.
- Westword 2026 · Best Marquee · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Stepping-Stone Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Neighborhood Options at a Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Place to Rub Elbows With Your Favorite Musicians · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Food at a Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Place to Paint Pottery You’ll Actually Use · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Pottery Classes · Best of Denver
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A historic tavern on Larimer that's been a dive, a cougar bar, and a live-music dance hall, sometimes all in one night. The drinks are stiff and cheap, a band usually occupies the small stage, and the whole place functions as a pressure valve for anyone who's had enough of the polished LoDo scene just outside. The occasional Phi Alpha Whatever will wander in, but the regulars absorb them without incident.
- Westword 2023 · Best Unpretentious Yet Legendary Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Bar in LoDo to Pretend You’re on Colfax · Best of Denver
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The restored neon sign out front has been pulling people off Broadway since this building has been a bar, which is basically forever. Bar 404 is an old-school neighborhood watering hole on North Broadway, the kind where the vibe is loose and the programming punches above its weight: free jazz nights, live music, and a food program that Westword keeps recognizing alongside the concerts.
- Westword 2024 · Best Concert Program at a Bar · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Free Jazz Night · Best of Denver
- Westword 2026 · Best Venue for Music, Community and Food · Best of Denver
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An old movie house in the Berkeley neighborhood that survived decades of disrepair to become one of Denver's more reliably eclectic live venues. Music, comedy, circus, and things harder to categorize all share the same stage, which makes checking the calendar a worthwhile habit. The room still carries the bones of its original life, and the scale keeps it intimate enough that there isn't really a bad spot in the house.
- Westword 2024 · Best Variety at a Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Venue for Music, Comedy, Circus and More · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Divey Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Independent Venue for Local and Traveling Acts · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Rock Club · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Weekly Karaoke · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Venue for Discovering New Bands · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Venue Layout · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Indoor Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Way to Golf Without Golfing · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Inexpensive Date Night · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Free Summer Concert Series · Best of Denver
- Westword 2026 · Best Concert Programming · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Outdoor Venue · Best of Denver
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