Denver
With the Rocky Mountains providing a snow-capped backdrop, along with incredible Mile High Holidays hotel rates as low as $52.80*, Denver, Colorado, is a magical place to be during the holiday season.
Festive parades and lighting spectacles accompany traditional Christmas concerts. Santa arrives to the Rocky Mountains for a series of appearances, while numerous outdoor events, including a new free downtown ice-skating rink, carolers, horse-drawn carriage rides and even a tuba concert entertain throughout the season. The Mile High City then rings in the New Year with fireworks, countdown parties, concerts, and more.
Denver boasts some of North America’s most colourful holiday lighting shows, with more than one million twinkling lights along the 16th St. Mall, Denver’s mile-long pedestrian promenade, as well as new-fashioned LED bulbs that will illuminate the Denver City & County Building. Just down the street, 300,000 lights turn historic Larimer Square into a dazzling night time sight.
From the timelessness of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Stage Theatre to the wonder of floats and seasonal spirit in the Parade of Lights and from holiday classics such as The Nutcracker to the beautiful glowing luminarias lining Santa Fe Boulevard, the holidays in Denver enliven the spirit.
Special Holiday Events
Grand Illumination of Downtown
This year’s Grand Illumination of downtown Denver features beautiful lighting displays at the City & County Building, Larimer Square, Denver Pavilions, Union Station, Skyline Park, the 16th Street Mall and the historic D&F Tower. Downtown’s festive atmosphere is sure to get folks in the holiday spirit. Events at Denver Union Station begin at 5:30 p.m., with a countdown to “light the lights” live with 9NEWS at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Southwest Rink at Skyline Park
Opening November 26, 2010
A brand new addition to the Denver Christmas scene, the Southwest Rink at Skyline Park (Arapahoe and 16th streets, downtown Denver) will kick off the holiday season with ice skating and family fun. The rink is free and open to the public with the option to bring personal skates or rent a pair at a minimal cost.
Opening November 26, 2010
A brand new addition to the Denver Christmas scene, the Southwest Rink at Skyline Park (Arapahoe and 16th streets, downtown Denver) will kick off the holiday season with ice skating and family fun. The rink is free and open to the public with the option to bring personal skates or rent a pair at a minimal cost.
Cherry Creek Shopping Center: The Ice Palace
November 26 – December 19, 2010
Inspired by the magic of winter, Cherry Creek Shopping Center will unveil an immersive new holiday experience in 2010 – The Ice Palace. This one-of-a-kind experience includes a magical snow and light show inside a soaring 22-foot dome encircled with a series of arches and snow globes featuring content from the highly anticipated feature film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Throughout the holidays, enjoy strolling carolers and photo opportunities with Santa Claus.
Inspired by the magic of winter, Cherry Creek Shopping Center will unveil an immersive new holiday experience in 2010 – The Ice Palace. This one-of-a-kind experience includes a magical snow and light show inside a soaring 22-foot dome encircled with a series of arches and snow globes featuring content from the highly anticipated feature film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Throughout the holidays, enjoy strolling carolers and photo opportunities with Santa Claus.
Blossoms of Light
December 3, 2010 – January 2, 2011
Embrace the holiday season at “Blossoms of Light” at Denver Botanic Gardens (York St.). More than one million colourful lights draped in elegant designs highlight the gardens’ winter beauty. Romantic and popular kissing spots will return, as well as the always anticipated HoloSpex glasses, which magically transform the lights into shimmering 3-D shapes.
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