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Record Store Day returns to Colorado record stores, including Wax Trax in Denver, on April 12. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)

Arvada Kite Festival returns. Plus: more free and cheap things to do in April

April 1, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Rockies Game Day Giveaways kickoff with magnet schedule on Opening Day.

"The Goonies" is one of the discounted films showing at the Aurora Fox Arts Center. (Warner Bros.)

Daiso opens first two Colorado stores. Plus: more free and cheap things to do in March

March 1, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Blarney on Belmar celebrates St. Patrick's Day in Lakewood.

Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon in "Emilia Perez," about a transgender drug lord. The film and other Best Picture nominees can be seen for a reduced rate during a deal at Regal or AMC theaters. (Provided by Telluride Film Festival)

Valentine’s Day events, Goldens in Golden and more cheap and free deals in February

February 1, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Golden Retrievers are invited to wag their tails in -- where else? -- Golden on Feb. 8.

Smile at a crocodile at the Denver Zoo during one of its eight free days this year.

Free and cheap things to do in Denver in January

January 5, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Free days at the National Western Stock Show, the Denver Zoo and more

Reindeer will be visiting select Murdoch's stores in Colorado in December. (AP file)

Visits with Santa and more free and cheap deals for December

December 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Hundreds of tubas, euphoniums and other low-register brass instruments spread holiday cheer on Dec. 15 at the Denver Center Performing Arts Complex Sculpture Park.

A USO float carrying service members from several U.S. wars makes its way down Broadway on Saturday. After the parade, the Denver Veterans Day Festival moved to Civic Center on Nov. 8, 2014. (Photo by Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post)

Free and cheap things to do around Denver in November

November 3, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Free Santa photos, ice skating and Veteran's Day deals.

The third annual Choctoberfest returns Oct. 12 at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds.

Free and cheap things to do in Denver in October

October 4, 2024 at 9:04 a.m.

Free and cheap things to do in Denver in October.

Darius Charley from Albuquerque, N.M. sells Navajo cradleboards at the Denver American Indian Festival in Brighton on Sept. 25, 2021. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/The Denver Post)c

Free and cheap things to do in Denver in September

September 1, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Larimer Square is hosting a Bananasfest on Sept. 7.

Adventure seekers cool off in the Thunder Bay Wave Pool at Water World in Federal Heights, Colorado Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Free and cheap things to do in August in Denver: 50-cent oysters, local fairs and more

August 4, 2024 at 9:58 a.m.

Washington Park celebrates its 125th anniversary with a Jubilee.

McGregor Square boasts a 66-foot screen in the plaza that's great for its recurring movie nights and sports games. (Provided by Nathan Hindman/McGregor Square)

Cheap and free Colorado things to do in July

July 3, 2024 at 8:10 a.m.

Among cheap and free events happening in metro Denver in July are Movies at McGregor Square, VegFest Colorado, the Cherry Creek North Sidewalk Sale and the Arapahoe County Fair.

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