If you’re looking for what to do in Denver this week, you’re in luck, because the Mile High City is in full holiday mode with a little something for every kind of listener.

Start with the big, sparkly stuff. Colorado Public Radio highlights Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo, where 80 acres are covered in millions of lights and animated sculptures, perfect for an evening stroll with hot cocoa in hand. CPR also notes Christmas in Color, the drive‑through light spectacle at Water World and Red Rocks, if you’d rather stay cozy in the car and crank up the holiday playlist. And if you look west of downtown any night this week around 7 p.m., the Mile High Drone Show sends swarms of drones into the sky in choreographed holiday patterns, best viewed from the Tivoli Quad or Sculpture Park.

For listeners who love holiday markets, 5280 Magazine points to the Mistletoe Market at Dairy Block, running this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m., with 30‑plus local vendors, festive drinks, and a cozy alleyway vibe. Cherry Creek Holiday Market along Fillmore Plaza is also open all week, loaded with gift booths, live music, and plenty of food and drink to keep you lingering. Mile High on the Cheap spotlights the Denver Winter Market at the historic Sports Castle at 10th and Broadway, with more than 100 small businesses, three bars, and even free gift wrapping, open through the weekend.

If you’re in the mood for live performance, Visit Denver features Home for the Holiday, a classic variety‑style holiday show in town this weekend, packed with carols, tap‑dancing, and big-band style numbers that lean all the way into nostalgic cheer. Colorado Theatre Guild notes that Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol is on stage at the Pluss Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, twisting the Dickens story from the ghost’s point of view for something a little different. And over at the Denver Center, CPR reports that A Christmas Carol and Goodnight Moon are both running, making it easy to pair an adult night out with a kid‑friendly matinee later in the week.

Night owls, you’re covered too. The Church Nightclub is hosting The Glitch Mob tonight, according to the club’s own calendar, bringing big electronic energy to a converted cathedral right in Capitol Hill. Tracks Denver is going all‑out with its Nightmare Before Christmas party weekend, offering three rooms of music and a mini Christmas market that runs late into the night.

To wind things down, swing by the free Christkindlmarket at Auraria Campus, mentioned by CPR and 5280, for mulled wine, German sausages, and live music in a village of wooden huts that feels delightfully European in the middle of downtown Denver.

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