Life is more colorful with SCFD
We fund culture
Seven counties. 300 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Performing Arts
The Upstart Crow Theatre Company
Mission Statement
To staging the finest works of classical theater and providing the community with affordable access to these works.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Colorado MahlerFest
Mission Statement
Celebrate the legacy of composer Gustav Mahler through an annual festival featuring all of Mahler's musical output as well as contextual cultural, educational, and social events.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Evergreen Jazz Festival
Mission Statement
To enjoy and preserve, through education and live performances, the musical heritage of traditional jazz, a unique American art form, to be performed by the finest Colorado, national and international musicians in distinctive venues in Evergreen, Colorado.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
T2 Dance Company
Mission Statement
The mission of T2 Dance Company is to enrich the dance scene. We achieve this by presenting high quality contemporary dance theatre on stage, on screen, and in non-traditional spaces, and through initiatives that provide unique choreographic opportunities and experiences to the community.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Englewood Arts
Mission Statement
To enrich the life of its community through arts education and performance in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras
Mission Statement
Provide access to musical understanding, fostering social growth, self-esteem, and lifelong love of music for all aspiring musicians.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Gamelan Tunas Mekar
Mission Statement
Tunas Mekar, Inc. is a State of Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer, community organization which has a mission to: learn, experience, and perform the cultural traditions and arts of Bali, Indonesia and offer community engagement through education.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
One World Singers
Mission Statement
To promote understanding of our common humanity. The organization realizes this goal by performing choral music from diverse cultures and traditions; nurturing the musical abilities of all who wish to sing; presenting free and paid admission concerts in the local community; and touring regionally, nationally and internationally.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Boulder Friends of Jazz
Mission Statement
To preserve, support, promote and encourage Traditional - Dixieland Jazz and cooperate with organizations and individuals to broaden the appreciation and understanding of traditional jazz in its various forms
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Grand Design
Mission Statement
To preserve and keep alive primarily the performing arts of African Americans yet inclusive of other cultural performing arts, community. To provide entertainment and raise the awareness and appreciation of the public through performances, concerts, presentations, visual art exhibits and cultural awareness training for the benefit of the residents of Aurora and the metropolitan area.
1 of 346 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.
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Free Day
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
SCFD Access Sale
Control Group Productions
neverhome geolocated soundwalk – an audio experience played from your digital device, site-specifically "installed" on a route along the Lakewood Gulch Trail from the 40 West Arts Nexus to Parque de la Amistad. The soundwalk stretches about 3 miles and plays through an app on your device, guided by your GPS location. It's available for free anytime you choose. You can go with friends or alone, listen on headphones or a portable speaker (respectful of other park users), and take as long as you want to explore the stories and sounds that comprise the experience.
Denver Architecture Foundation
Common Ground Design Project Reception - This free event falls within the Doors Open Denver 2026 roster of free and ticketed events Sept 24 -27!
Four Mile Historic Park
2026 SCFD Free Days (Daytime Admission 10am-4pm)
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Joy Park Free Night - In collaboration with Denver Parks and Recreation, Joy Park and Adventure Forest will be open for free on Friday July 17, August 21 and September 25 from 4:30 - 8 pm. Tips for a Great Visit: Reservations are not required for this event, just show up and enjoy! Prepare for climbing, digging, zip-lining, splashing, all-in play by bringing sunscreen, towels, a change of clothes and extra socks. Please note: Joy Park Free Nights are rain or shine. In the case of severe weather, Joy Park and Adventure Forest will close. Except for the restrooms, the inside of the Museum will be closed. Pets are not allowed in Joy Park. Service dogs are always welcome.
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Joy Park Free Night - one Friday a month, May - September. 9/25/26 is our last one for the year.
South Suburban Parks and Recreation – Nature Programs
Nature Center and Park Visitation - The Carson Nature Center is open for drop in visitation weekends from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Visit live animals, build city on our flood table, and explore exhibits. Over 6 miles of trails in the open space, and five fishing lakes are open sunrise to sunset daily.
Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association
Oktoberfest Celebration
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.
Meet Krystin Maloney, Lead Animal Ambassador Care Specialist at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
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Meet Heidi Echtenkamp, Wardrobe Supervisor at the DCPA with the SCFD Wonder-Cast
