LowDown on LoDo: Dec. 16, 2025

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Concerts Under the Stars Inside the Rally Hotel

Friday, Dec. 19, 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM, and Monday, Dec. 22, at 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM
Baseline Ballroom, Rally Hotel | 1600 20th Street | $45 or $55

Sinatra Under the Stars

On Dec. 19, experience the joy of the season while one of Philadelphia’s best jazz vocalists sings a catalog of tunes and Christmas songs that begot the Motown era.

On Dec. 22, a St. Royals Band will perform a set that Frank Sinatra loved to sing during the holidays. Concerts Under the Stars will be hosting “A Very Sinatra Christmas Special” this season! Come to the beautiful Baseline Ballroom at the Rally Hotel and let us put you in the holiday spirit as we bring a set list Frank loved to sing during the Holiday Season!

These seated events cost $45 or $55 per ticket plus at least one drink. The VIP seating for both is sold out!


Mile High Tree and Christkindlmarket

Market through Tuesday, Dec. 23 | M, T, W, Th, 1:00 PM–9:00 PM | F, Sa, Su, 11:00 AM–9:00 PM | Free
Tree through Wednesday, Dec. 31 | 5:00 PM–10:00 PM | Tivoli Quad, 1000 Larimer St. | Free

MIle-High Tree

Stop by the Mile High Tree on the Tivoli Quad at the Auraria Campus to catch its free nightly light and music shows. This 110-foot conical structure is 10 feet taller than the tallest Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in history, contains 60,000 LED lights, and can accommodate up to 140 guests under the tree for an immersive viewing experience.

A light show will happen every night, every 15 minutes. On New Year’s Eve will be two countdowns at 9:00 PM and just before midnight.

And enjoy the Christkindlmarket while you’re there! It runs until December 23, Monday through Thursday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM and Friday through Sunday, 11:00 AM–9:00 PM. The Festival Hall is open till 10:00 PM.


Drag Queen Holiday Divas Brunch

Sundays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | Bingo, 11:00 AM 1:00 PM | 1800 Wazee Street

You know that on Sundays, the Denver Milk Market hosts a Drag Brunch, but on Dec. 21, that brunch is going to slay and sleigh with holiday divas. Denver Milk Market serves up brunch with delicious bites, bottomless mimosas, and weekend entertainment. Every Sunday, brunch offers for the fiercest Sunday plans. Don’t be reserved—make reservations.

 


Feast of the Seven Fishes Christmas Eve at Jax

Wednesday, Dec. 24 | Reservations 3:00 PM through 8:30 PM | Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, 1539 17th St. | $85

Feast of the Seven Fishes

🎵Seven Fresh Fishes,
Five Golden Courses
and an Unforgettable
Christmas Eve at Jax🎵

Enjoy a fritto misto of shrimp, squid, and olives stuff with anchovies, in a lemon Calabrian chile aioli; continue with a chopped salad of little gems and brioche-bottarga crumble in creamy anchovy dressing; savor spaghetti al scoglio (shrimp, mussels, and squid); relish branzino with polenta, marsala mushrooms, and crispy shallot gremolata; and finish with crostoli or chocolate mousse.


Celebrate a Decadent Christmas at Urban Farmer Denver

Brunch: Dec. 24, 10 AM–3 PM, and Dec. 25, 10 AM–3 PM | Urban Farmer
Dinner: Dec. 24, 4 PM–9 PM, and Dec. 25, 4 PM–8 PM  | 1659 Wazee Street

NYE at Urban Farmer

This LoDo steakhouse offers a chef-curated prix fixe brunch and dinner on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25.

The brunch starts with a spread of savory breads and a bountiful raw bar featuring shrimp, crab claws and oysters, followed by indulgent offerings such as lobster omelet, cinnamon apple French toast, bourbon glazed pork belly, chicken & waffles, and croque madame.

The dinner highlights comforting winter dishes, including short rib gnocchi, lobster bisque, roasted prime rib, spiral-cut ham, and Chilean sea bass, with a variety of traditional sides such as green beans with browned butter and almonds, horseradish creamed spinach, truffle-whipped Yukon gold potatoes and baked campanelle & cheese.   


Present the Gift of Restoration: Elixir’s Gift Card Offer

Elixir Mind Body Massage | 1518 Wazee Street, Suite A | 303.571.4455

Elevate the well-being of those you cherish this season. Elixir’s distinguished gift card offer provides a refined way to share the profound benefits of therapeutic bodywork, fostering balance and intrinsic vitality.

During this promotion, through December, a $100 purchase garners $125 in therapeutic value if you apply Code Love25 at checkout.

Why choose an Elixir Gift Card? An experience of personalized care and lasting well-being. It’s thoughtful and flexible, an ideal choice for individuals seeking refined therapeutic restoration. The enhanced value maximizes your gesture

Ready to bestow the elegance of restorative care? Secure your Elixir Gift Cards today.

New Year’s Eve at Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Wednesday, Dec. 31 | Reservations 3:00 PM through 8:30 PM | 1539 17th St. | $85

NYE at Jax

Make your last meal of 2025 one to remember. Join Jax for a four-course dinner of delicious decadence. The first course has four choices, the second two, and the third four, plus two options for dessert. Add one of Jax’s curated wine choices to each course!

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