Spring is … almost here?
Through Sunday. Spring is almost here and the Colorado Garden & Home Show has plenty of inspiration on tap. The event, which began Feb. 14 at Colorado Convention Center and closes on Sunday, Feb. 22, features 19,000 square feet of “lush landscapes, creative planting ideas, and innovative designs from local experts,” organizers wrote. “Learn from celebrity guest presenter and renowned UK garden designer Jo Thompson, sharing inspiration for gardens of every size.”
She’s among more than :500 exhibitors, hands-on workshops, interactive exhibits, local shopping, and a Kids Zone,” they added. The event runs noon-6 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at 700 14th St. in Denver. Admission: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and free for children under 12. Visit coloradogardenandhomeshow.com for more details.
The popular “Pete the Cat” children’s book series is coming to life on stage thanks to Denver Children’s Theatre. (Provided by Denver Children’s Theatre)
Denver Children’s Theatre
Opens Thursday. If you’ve had a child over the last 15 years, you probably know Pete the Cat. The sunglasses-wearing, musically-inclined feline is a favorite of young kids in books and on Amazon Prime. Now they can see his story come to life thanks to Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Denver Children’s Theatre. The singing, dancing show was created for the youngest kids, with a 45-minute production aimed at pre-K through third-graders.
“Pete the Cat: The Musical” opens Thursday, Feb. 26, and runs through March 22 with public and school performances. The Sunday, March 1, show is free as part of the SCFD Free Day and Accessibility Performance, and more public performances will take place on Sundays each week. Tickets: $15 for a single ticket or $12.50 per ticket for a family four-pack (four tickets for $50). Elaine Wolf Theatre at 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver. tickets.jccdenver.org/dct to buy and for more information.
Comedian Josh Blue tours nationally from Denver. (Provided by Josh Blue)
Golden’s Comfort & Comedy Fest
Starts Monday. Having settled into its shiny new home in Golden, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center is mounting its first annual Comfort and Comedy Festival, “a two-week celebration of comedy, theatre, music, magic and interactive performance,” organizers said online. The fest, running Monday, Feb. 23, through March 8, takes place at various venues in downtown Golden, including 20 performances, workshops, nationally touring comedians and Broadway performers, family programming, late-night shows, and hands-on classes.
That’s unusual for a comedy fest, and a sign that this one might be sticking around for awhile. See stand-up comedian Josh Blue, improv troupe Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, music-comedy duo Buckets N’ Boards, Broadway performers The Chalks, and magician Peter Juris by grabbing tickets — which range from $5 to $55, depending on the event, at minersalley.com/comfort-and-comedy-festival.
The documentary “Women of Carbon,” featuring University of Colorado Boulder associate professor Mija Hubler (second from right), will screen in Golden this weekend. (Provided by Collins Marketing)
Colo. Environmental Film Fest
Friday-Sunday. Even if political leaders can’t figure out how to acknowledge, let alone address, climate change, the rest of us have an opportunity to dive in with the Colorado Environmental Film Festival. The 20th annual event trades finger-wagging for diverse, entertaining, harrowing and groundbreaking explorations of the way our natural world is changing.
The 2026 festival highlights women climate leaders, starring a CU Boulder professor in “Women of Carbon” (the opening night film on Friday, Feb. 20) and closes with a special appearance and audience Q&A with Denver TV meteorologist Mike Nelson, following the documentary “Global Warming” on Sunday, Feb. 22. In between there are 13 Colorado-tied films, 50-plus documentaries from 13 countries, world premieres, filmmaker panels, and a vibrant Eco-Expo, organizers added.
Screenings take place at various times at the Green Center at Colorado School of Mines, 924 16th St. in Golden. Visit ceff2026.eventive.org for more information and to buy tickets. Day and full-fest passes are available; individual events run $15.
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