5280: 13 of the Best Outdoor Music Venues Around Denver and Beyond (including the Arvada Center)

5280 | Barbara O'Neil, Jessica LaRusso, Karyna Balch | July 24, 2026

• Best for: High-quality, community-focused access to the arts

• Capacity: 1,500

• If you go: As part of the Arvada Center’s acknowledgement that its facilities are built upon the ancestral lands of the Tsétsėhéstaestse (Cheyenne), Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho), Nuche (Ute), and Oceti Sakowin (Lakota) nations, it offers complimentary tickets to Native individuals. Contact the box office at (720) 898-7200 for further information.

• Hot picks for summer 2026: Andy Grammer, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Yonder Mountain String Band

In pursuit of something a little more posh? This Arvada nonprofit regularly hosts some of the Denver area’s most essential ensembles, including the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony. Conveniently located a couple of miles up Wadsworth Boulevard from Olde Town Arvada, the center has an exciting lineup for each year’s Summer Concert Series in the Center’s outdoor amphitheater. Prefer show tunes to rock music? The venue’s (indoor) theater season includes Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada

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