🧒 With kids
- Denver Christkindlmarket · Auraria Campus
- RiNo-Ful Life Holiday Market · RiNo
✨ Date night
- Cherry Creek Holiday Market · Cherry Creek North
- Firefly Handmade Holiday Market · Washington Park / South Broadway
🎉 With friends
- Jefferson Square Holiday Affair · Jefferson Park
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Auraria Campus
Denver Christkindlmarket
Run by the German American Chamber of Commerce: brats, pretzels, glühwein and handmade gifts in the old Tivoli brewery courtyard.
🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- German food and drink booths
- Carousel and Family Sundays
- Live music dance floor
What visitors sayGoogle 4.2 ★ · 1,519 reviews
Most enjoy the European feel and food since the move to Auraria Campus; complaints are wind and cold with little shelter, crowds and 25-minute entry lines at peak times, and fewer vendors some years.
A good evening out — dress for wind and go on a weekday.
- 2026
- Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2026
- Last season
- Nov 21 – Dec 23, 2025 (Mon–Thu 1–9 pm, Fri–Sun 11 am–9 pm)
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- RTD buses 6 and 43 stop in front on 9th St
- No dedicated lot: campus parking is $8.25 before 5 pm on weekdays, $10–35 evenings and weekends
Worth knowing
- Dogs welcome on a leash
- Wheelchair accessible with ADA restrooms
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Cherry Creek North
Cherry Creek Holiday Market
A smaller market among Cherry Creek's boutiques, with local makers and warm drinks.
✨ Date nightWhat's there
- About 20–40 local vendors among Cherry Creek's boutiques
- Lights and a charity 'light of the world' stand
What visitors sayGoogle 3.9 ★ · 73 reviews
Split: some love the local vendors and lights, others found it small — closer to a weekly craft market — with $19 parking.
A short stop while shopping in Cherry Creek, not a destination.
- 2026
- Nov 19 – Dec 24, 2026
- Last season
- Nov 20 – Dec 24, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Fillmore Plaza in Cherry Creek North
- Cherry Creek North street parking and garages
Worth knowing
- Dog- and family-friendly
- 50+ local artisans, live music and the Mistletoe Lounge
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Jefferson Park
Jefferson Square Holiday Affair
A neighborhood holiday market near the stadium — worth a stop if you are on the west side.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Neighborhood holiday market in Jefferson Park
- Near Empower Field
A small local stop if you're on the west side — not worth a special trip.
- Last season
- December 2025
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Check the date before going — it is a short December event
IllustrationWeekend market · Washington Park / South Broadway
Firefly Handmade Holiday Market
Denver's biggest handmade market: 80-plus artisans with live music, on Old South Gaylord in November and on South Broadway in December.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- 80+ artisans
- Live music
- Two locations: Old South Gaylord (Nov) and South Broadway (Dec)
Denver's best handmade-gift market — pick the weekend that suits you.
- 2026
- Nov 21–22, 2026 (Washington Park, 1004 S Gaylord St); Dec 12–13, 2026 (675 S Broadway)
- Last season
- Two weekends in Nov and Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Washington Park edition: street parking around S Gaylord St
- South Broadway edition: RTD bus 0 on Broadway
Worth knowing
- Two separate weekends at two addresses
- Illustration
Weekend market · RiNo
RiNo-Ful Life Holiday Market
Local vendors, art, lights, music and family activities, with the ArtPark tree lighting.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Local vendors and art
- ArtPark tree lighting
- Family activities and music
A fun neighborhood evening in RiNo — come for the tree lighting.
- 2026
- Dec 4–5, 2026
- Last season
- Early December 2025
- Cost
- Free
Worth knowing
- Two days only, early December