Women+Film fest
Friday-Sunday. Denver Film’s Women+Film Festival stands out even among the many, mini-fest highlights at the nonprofit movie organization, which also runs Film on the Rocks and puts on the annual Denver Film Festival. The Friday, April 24-Sunday, April 26, lineup features globe-spanning titles that make it easy to catch up on women’s issues and the best work by female filmmakers, organizers said, with screenings, filmmaker Q&As and community conversations.
That includes the delightful opening-night presentation “Cookie Queens,” which looks at Girl Scouts through the lens of cookie season, and the closing-night “Ask E. Jean,” which looks at writer and activist E. Jean Carroll’s life — including becoming the only woman to beat President Donald Trump twice in court.
All events take place at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. are $85 and individual tickets are $16 via .
Día del Niño 2026
Sunday. The annual celebration of children known as Día del Niño returns to the metro area this weekend, with the marquee event taking place at the Denver Art Museum. Admission is free all day on Sunday, April 26, as the museum joins nearby institutions in the Golden Triangle for activities and fun, including the Denver Public Library main branch, History Colorado Center, Clyfford Still Museum and the Center for Colorado Women’s History.
Expect live dance and music from a dozen-plus global performers, hands-on artmaking, access to exhibits and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 26 at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway in Denver. Call 720-865-5000 or visit for more details.
Read up!
Through Saturday. It’s a great week for readers, with National Library Week and Independent Bookstore Day overlapping on Saturday, April 25. Metro area libraries are hosting fun, free, literary-adjacent events, screenings, talks and performances such as Shakespeare in the Parking Lot (2 p.m. Saturday at Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway), while raising awareness about banned books and the importance of reading.
It’s a great time to sign up for a card and donate to a books nonprofit, but also to our brick-and-mortar booksellers for Colorado Indie Bookstore Day, such as The Shop at Matter (2114 Market St. in Denver). Like lots of others, they’ll have free, live readings, craft activities (printmaking, zines), a DJ set, specials and more. Check out the full list of Colorado locations, including Petals & Pages, Black and Read, Trident Book Sellers and others at .
FoCoMX returns
Friday-Saturday. The biggest indie music fest in Colorado returns this weekend with the FoCoMX, which packs a whopping 450-plus live performances onto 40 downtown Fort Collins stages on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. The smoothly run, generously booked event, now celebrating its 18th year, features all-ages performances from hip hop, R&B, folk, bluegrass, indie rock, pop, country, metal, jazz and many more artists.
Get your ticket online for $60 — or $75 for day-of, in-person purchases — and start building your schedule now. Visit for the full lineup and filters to search by venue, genre, and day. Venues include the Aggie Theatre, Avogadro’s Number, Sound Bar, The Neighbor, The Magic Rat, Washington’s, and Odell Brewing Co.
