What"s Going on in Denver in January?

Free Day at the Four Mile Historic Park
Date: Friday, Jan. 2, 2015
Location: Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St.
Time: Noon - 4 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-0800
First Friday Art Walk
Date: Friday, Jan. 2, 2015
Location: Santa Fe Art District, 5th to 10th Ave. on Santa Fe Dr.
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
What: Free admission to art galleries along Santa Fe Dr.
Midnite Martini's Sexy Circus Sideshow
Dates: Every Friday in January
Location: Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
Time: 11 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $20. Must be 21 or older.
Contact: Buy tickets through Lannies.com.

Free Day at the Denver Art Museum
Date: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015
Location: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-5000
Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Date: Monday, Jan. 5, 2015
Location: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-322-7009
Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015
Location: Chatfield, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon, Littleton
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-973-3705
Free Evening at the Children's Museum of Denver
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015
Children's Museum of Denver 2121 Children’s Museum Dr.
Time: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-433-7444
National Western Stock Show Parade
Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
Location: The parade begins at Union Station and travels down 17th Street in downtown Denver.
Time: noon
What: Downtown Denver comes alive with the spirit of the Old West when livestock take over the streets.
Cost: Free.
Contact: 888-551-5004
More: Photos from the National Western Stock Show Parade

National Western Stock Show
Date: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 - Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
Location: National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St.
Time: Varies
What: Don't miss the biggest rodeo in town! The National Western gallops into town for three weeks in January.
Cost: Tickets for the Pro Rodeo range from $22 - $65. Other events are available as well.
Contact: 888-551-5004
More: Photos from the National Western Stock Show
Lannie Garret in Swing Sets - Bennie, Basie and Beyond
Dates: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015
Location: Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $35. Must be 21 or older.
Contact: Buy tickets through Lannies.com.
Free Days at the Denver Zoo
Dates: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015
Location: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-376-4800
Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts
Date: Sun. Jan. 11, 2015
Location: Sports Authority Field
Time: 2:40 p.m.
What: The playoff game will be broadcast on CBS.
Free Children's E-Book: "Good Day, Broncos"
Date: Sun. Jan. 11 - Mon. Jan. 12, 2015
What: Download a free Kindle edition of the book for young sports fans to commemorate the start of the NFL playoffs.
Cost: Free
"Appoggiatura" Opening Night
Date: Friday, Jan. 16, 2015
Location: The Ricketson Theatre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
What: The drama follows three Americans to Venice, where time proves as fluid as the city's famed canals.
Cost: Tickets are $41 - $51.
Contact: 303-893-4100
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Date: Monday, Jan. 19, 2015
What: State and city offices will be closed today to honor the slain civil rights leader.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade
Date: Monday, Jan. 19, 2015
Location: The 30th-annual marade begins beneath the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in City Park.
Time: 9 a.m.
What: The march/parade, or "marade," winds through City Park to end at Civic Center Park.
Cost: Free.
More: Photos from the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade
Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Date: Monday, Jan. 19, 2015
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St.
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-3500
Free Day at the Denver Zoo
Dates: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
Location: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-376-4800
Colorado Cowboy Gathering
Dates: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
Location: American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden
Time: Varies
What: Gather round the campfire for tales of cowboy life in the 26th anniversary of the poetry gathering.
Cost: Tickets are $10 - $75, depending on the performance. A weekend pass for all performances is $150.
Contact: 303-433-4949
Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Date: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
Location: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-322-7009
Eric Church Concert
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Location: Pepsi Center
Times: 7 p.m.
What: Dwight Yoakam opens for the country crooner.
Cost: Tickets are $29 - $69.
Contact: 866-461-6556
The Pump and Dump - A Parentally Incorrect Comedy Show
Date: Thursday, Jan. 28, 2015
Location: Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $15. Must be 18 or older.
Contact: Buy tickets through Lannies.com.

Ongoing Events:
- Zoo Lights
  Date: Through Jan. 4, 2015
  Location: Denver Zoo
  Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. nightly
  What: The zoo transforms into a wild haven for sparkling animal shapes.
  Cost: $13 for adults, $9 for children and $11 for seniors.
  Contact: 303-376-4800
- Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century
  Date: Through Feb. 9, 2014
  Location: Denver Art Museum
  Time: Timed tickets are required. The art museum is closed on Mondays.
  What: Sparkling jewelry from Cartier is on display.
  Cost: Tickets are $25 for adults, $24 for seniors, $22 for college students and $5 for youth ages 6 - 18.
  Contact: 720-865-5000