Life is more colorful with SCFD
We fund culture
Seven counties. 320 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Performing Arts
Colorado Chamber Players
Mission Statement
To provide access to great music, thus bringing beauty into people's lives.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Visual Arts
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
Mission Statement
To strengthen the community through the arts with a primary focus on youth engagement. Every student that walks through our doors experiences the transformative power of high quality out-of-school programs that develop art, social, and life skills.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Mission Statement
To preserve the memories of America's military history and strengthen the bonds to the community by facilitating the stories of veterans as supported by displays and artifacts for the benefit and education of generations to come.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Forney Museum of Transportation
Mission Statement
The Forney Museum of Transportation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization which exists to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of artistic, historical and technological interest relating to transportation for the purposes of education and personal enrichment.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural History
Wild Bear Nature Center
Mission Statement
To provide year-round educational programs to people of all ages to foster a lifelong appreciation of the environment and to promote an environmentally aware, responsible and ecologically sound community.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Tango Colorado
Mission Statement
To provide a forum where people can meet regularly to learn, practice, perform and enjoy Argentine Tango dance, music and culture.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
Denver Botanic Gardens
Mission Statement
To connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
Ocean First Institute
Mission Statement
Our goal is ocean conservation through research and education. We educate and empower future generations to preserve our ocean and become future leaders in conservation. We do this by connecting youth with the wonders of the ocean and the importance of hands-on conservation through programming that highlights scientific exploration.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Visual Arts
Clyfford Still Museum
Mission Statement
To preserve, exhibit, study, and foster engagement with its unique collections. To generate outstanding exhibitions, scholarly research, educational and other cross-disciplinary programs that broaden the definition of a "single-artist" museum. Be a gathering place for the exploration of innovation and individual artistic endeavor.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
HawkQuest
Mission Statement
To provide an educational opportunity to understand and appreciate the interaction of wild living things in their natural environment, and the importance of preserving the world in which they live.Learn More
1 of 319 organizations funded by SCFD
Free Days Are Back
Enjoy in-person and virtual programming from the cultural community. Please always check with organizations prior to attending as dates and times are subject to change.
Discipline
Location
Date(s)
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo Community Free Days
Denver Art Museum
Free Day at the Denver Art Museum is made possible by Your 6 Front Range Toyota Stores and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2022 SCFD Free Day @ DMNS
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Rattlesnake Kate DCPAccess Tickets On Sale - AS LOW AS $10. DCPAccess Tickets for select dates will be based on best availability. Buy online only. Offer not available by phone nor in-person. Tickets cost $10.00 each (plus $1.50 service fee per ticket) for Theatre Company shows. Limit 4 tickets per show. All sales are final and refunds are not permitted. Exchanges are subject to availability and may incur additional ticket costs in addition to exchange fees. Read all DCPA ticketing terms and conditions.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
In the Upper Room DCPAccess Tickets On Sale - AS LOW AS $10. DCPAccess Tickets for select dates will be based on best availability. Buy online only. Offer not available by phone nor in-person. Tickets cost $10.00 each (plus $1.50 service fee per ticket) for Theatre Company shows. Limit 4 tickets per show. All sales are final and refunds are not permitted. Exchanges are subject to availability and may incur additional ticket costs in addition to exchange fees. Read all DCPA ticketing terms and conditions.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2022 Free Night @ DMNS
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Free English Paper Piecing Enthusiasts Group - Come share your current project or learn from others. Please wear a mask.
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Free Day at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo Community Free Days - We'll be giving away blocks of ticket vouchers for select dates, to be released one at a time. Vouchers will be available during a 3-day lottery period, starting 10 days prior to admission date. You can register to win up to 5 free tickets per transaction. At the end of the lottery period, winners will be randomly selected. If you are one of the lucky ones, simply use your vouchers to reserve timed tickets for that particular Share the Love Day! Limit one registration per person, per free day.
Wonder looks good on you
Culture creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively. It gives our kids a unique perspective and understanding of the world. It inspires all of us to get off the couch, discover the radical and the beautiful, and stretches our capacity to be transformed. Through our diverse, local culture, we come together, we come to new ideas, we come to our senses.
Columbusing and the art of modern Indigenous Living
Gregg Deal is an artist and member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Nation. His body of work, from performance art to murals and more, explores what it means to be indigenous in the 21st century. Deal has served as artist in residence at both the Denver Art Museum as well as the Art Students League of…
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