If you are seeking a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, then look no further than this guide! We’ve rounded up 18 unique ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2017 in Denver!
18 Unique Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2017 in Denver
Attend a Special Workshop
Valentine’s Day Scented Journey Workshop | Scented Studio
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When: Saturday, February 11th & Sunday, February 12th 2017
Where: Scented Studio, 215 Detroit St, Denver, CO 80206
Time: Feb. 11th 4pm; Feb. 12th 1pm
Cost: $80 per person / $150 per couple
Register at: bit.ly/ScentedJourneyWorkshop
Scented Studio is offering a Scented Journey Workshop, especially for Valentine’s Day. With the help of their fragrance specialists, you and your significant other will explore 22 designer blends to create a custom Perfume/Cologne.
Not only will you also find out what kind of scent you are through their scent personality quiz, you’ll also learn a brief history of the modern art of perfume making. Additionally, they will be showering couples with champagne (21 and over), chocolate truffles & strawberries, cake pops, roses, and more.
Valentine’s Day Floral Workshop | Lace and Lilies
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When: Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: Larimer Social, 1427 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Cost: $65
Register at: bit.ly/FloralWorkshop
Learn to make stunning Valentine’s Day inspired flower centerpieces at the Lace and Lilies Valentine’s Day Floral Workshop. Attendees will learn how to create beautiful, custom floral designs using in-season fresh blooms and foliage, get personalized design guidance, and more.
Couples Yoga Valentine’s Day Workshop + Thai Massage | Yoga Yuki
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When: Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: Colorado School of Yoga, 3033 Sterling Cir #201, Boulder, CO 80301
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Cost: $90 – $105
Register at: bit.ly/CouplesYogaWorkshop
Celebrate your union on this Valentine’s Day with Yoga Yuki at their playful and intimate workshop, sponsored by Cholaca. Build physical and emotional trust on a deeper level. Discover practices to support each other in a loving and safe space that will help you connect long beyond Valentine’s Day.
The class will be taught by Yuki Tsuji and Gillian Pierce and will focus on building a deeper level of emotional and physical trust with your loved one through partner yoga, Thai massage and communication exercises. A video by the Global Glue Project (“Real Tools for Real Couples”) will be screened, and Hot Cholaca drinks served.
Enjoy Live Concerts
Yesterday – A Tribute to The Beatles
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When: Friday, February 10th 2017
Where: The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80230
Time: 7pm
Cost: $20 – $25
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/YesterdayTheBeatlesTribute
Yesterday – A Tribute to The Beatles is arriving especially from Las Vegas to make your Valentine’s Day extra-special.
Sting
When: Tuesday, February 14th 2017
Where: Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N Clarkson St, Denver, CO 80218
Time: 7pm
Cost: Starting at $120
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/Sting57thand9thTour
A Valentine’s treat is in store as the incredibly talented, silky-voiced Sting performs at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Howie Day
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When: Friday, February 17th & Saturday, February 18th 2017
Where: The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80230
Time: 7pm
Cost: $25 – $30
Purchase Tickets to Friday at: bit.ly/HowieDayFriday & Saturday at: bit.ly/HowieDaySaturday
Let Howie Day make your Valentine’s Day a night full of emotions with his warm tenor voice that soars into fluttering, high registers.
Experience Live Shows
Cult Following: Secrets & Confessions
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When: Friday, February 10th & Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 8pm
Cost: $15
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/CultFollowingSecretsConfessions
Celebrate or shun Valentine’s Day by attending Cult Following: Secrets & Confessions, presented by Off-Center, the newest and most unconventional arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Share your deep, dark, embarrassing, and awkward tales in the 100% anonymous Off-Center confessional booth.
Host Chris Parente is back to see your sordid stories and others reimagined by the cast in a night of truth or dare. This show features cabaret-style seating with shared tables and rails.
An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
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When: Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 8pm
Cost: Starting at $75
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/AndersonCooperAndyCohen
Enjoy an intimate evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen at the Buell Theatre.
Motown The Musical
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When: Wednesday, February 15th through Sunday, February 19th 2017
Where: Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 2pm or 7:30pm *Date Dependent
Cost: Starting at $35
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/MotownTheMusicalDenver
Make this Valentine’s Day a “Motown one” with Mowtown: The Musical. The smash musical tells the true story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul. His American dream launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson.
Experience An Unconventional Event
Valentine’s Soirée | Stanley Marketplace
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When: Friday, February 10th & Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St, Aurora, CO 80010
Time: Feb. 10th 4pm – 9pm; Feb. 11th 12pm – 8pm
Cost: Free
Simple, stylistic shopping for your sweetheart. Come check out incredible new businesses at Stanley Marketplace and discover featured artisans in The Hangar at Stanley.
The Valentine’s Soirée will include a chocolatier, a floral shop, restaurants and StanleyBeer Hall as well as the Soirée in the Stanley Hangar featuring live music, 30+ local handcrafted vendors, a dance floor, a kissing booth, photo area, bar and more.
Valentine X | The Asylum Haunted House
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When: Friday, February 10th & Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: Asylum Haunted House, 6100 E 39th Ave, Denver, CO 80207
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Cost: $24.99 General Admission; $34.99 Fast Pass
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/ValentineXAsylum
Valentine X is a special, Valentines Day-themed horror event that takes place at Denver’s Asylum Haunted House. Get your date or friends and get scared at this candlelit night of horror.
A V Day Massacre
Photograph courtesy of ©Pandemic Collective
When: Fridays & Saturdays throughout February
Where: The Bakery, 2132 Market St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 8pm
Cost: $25
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/AVDayMassacre
A V Day Massacre, presented by Pandemic Collective, is an interactive and immersive cocktail party where the love-drunk guests drop like flies. You will be tasked with uncovering the murderer before they come for you. Be wary, keep your wits about you and try not to die. Libations will be served.
Psst… Pandemic Collective is a is a non-profit 501(c)(3) theatre company.
L’Electrique Dollhouse Circus
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When: Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 8pm – 2am
Cost: $20
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/LElectriqueDollhouseCircus
L’Electrique Dollhouse Circus, presented by MOTH Circus & Mahesh, is an interactive experience blurring the lines of dance music, theater, circus, art, and libation. Performances will be on stage, above your heads, and in the audience.
Attractions include live music, DJ’s, circus, dance, theater, ambient performances, visual arts, installations, face & body paint, libations and cocktails.
Attend a Festival
Denver Jewish Film Festival | Mizel Arts and Culture Center
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When: Wednesday, February 8th through Monday, February 20th 2017
Where: Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S Dahlia St, Denver, CO 80246
Time: Varies
Cost: $13 Adults; $11 Seniors; Passes Available
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/DenverJewishFilmFestival
The Mizel Arts and Culture Center (MACC) is hosting the 21st annual Denver Jewish Film Festival in the Elaine Wolf Theatre on the campus of The Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center.
The festival includes 32 films, many of which have never been viewed in Colorado or Denver before, focused on life in Israel or created by Israeli or Jewish producers or directors. The festival’s opening night film on February 8th is a tribute to Leonard Nimoy, created by his son Adam Nimoy, and is called “For the Love of Spock”.
Winter Wine Festival 2017
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When: Friday, February 10th 2017
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Cost: $50
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/WinterWineFestival2017
The second annual Winter Wine Festival, presented by Two Parts, will feature Colorado wineries, wine tastings, gourmet bites, local vendors, and music.
Psst… Check out our featured article for this event!
Beer, Bacon & Coffee Fest | Denver Beer Co.
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When: Saturday, February 11th & Sunday, February 12th 2017
Where: Denver Beer Co., 1695 Platte St, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 8:30am – 11am
Cost: $40
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/BeerBaconCoffeeFest
Denver Beer Co. is hosting its 6th annual Beer, Bacon & Coffee Fest. Come warm up and indulge all of your vices at this early morning blast.
Mile High Beer Festival
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When: Saturday, February 11th 2017
Where: EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 1pm – 4pm (VIP 12pm) Session 1; 7pm – 10pm (VIP 6pm) Session 2
Cost: $39 General Admission; $55 VIP
Purchase Tickets at: bit.ly/MileHighBeerFestival
The Mile High Beer Festival celebrates Colorado craft brews on a local scale that’s laid-back and easy-going.
Valentine’s Day Oyster and Stout Festival | Alpine Dog Brewing Company
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When: Tuesday, February 14th 2017
Where: Alpine Dog Brewing Company, 1505 N Ogden St, Denver, CO 80218
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Cost: Stout – $10 flight of 4, $3 single tasters, $6 – $7 pints; Oyster – $12 flight of 4, $3 for 1
Alpine Dog Brewing Company is hosting its 2nd annual Valentine’s Day Oyster and Stout Festival. This time around, in honor of Stout Month, a flight of four oysters will be paired with four specialty stouts. Chef Sandoval will be shucking oysters to be paired with variations of their Blind Sherpa Stout.