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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.

Levitt Pavilion logo
Performing Arts

Levitt Pavilion Denver

Mission Statement

To build community through music.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Cherry Arts logo
Visual Arts

CherryArts

Mission Statement

To provide access to art experiences and support arts education in Colorado.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Su Teatro logo
Performing Arts

Su Teatro

Mission Statement

To promote, produce, develop and preserve the cultural arts, heritage and traditions of the Chicano/Latino community. To advance mutual respect for other cultures; and to establish avenues where all cultures may come together.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Rocky Mountain Brassworks logo
Performing Arts

Rocky Mountain Brassworks

Mission Statement

To educate and inspire young musicians, enrich the musical experience of the public, and provide a challenging as well as enjoyable environment for its members.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Hikers participating in an activity with Wild Bear Nature Center
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.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Highlands Ranch Concert Band logo
Performing Arts

Highlands Ranch Concert Band

Mission Statement

To provide a platform for area professional and amateur musicians to provide quality educational public concerts with a variety of musical literature. To promote an educational experience for both the musicians and the public attending the concerts. To provide band and ensemble musical arts and entertainment for this area.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Littleton Community Music Association logo
Performing Arts

Littleton Community Music Association

Mission Statement

To educate youth and adults in instrumental performance and appreciation and engage the community as an audience for amateur and professional musicians.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
VisionBox Studio Theatre Logo
Performing Arts

Visionbox Studio

Mission Statement

To help raise the overall quality of the Performing Arts in Denver by providing student and professional actors with graduate level training.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Littleton Town Hall Arts Center
Performing Arts

Littleton Town Hall Arts Center

Mission Statement

To enrich the cultural, social and educational life of the community through professionally produced live theatre, concerts, other cultural events and year-round educational programs for children and adults.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD
Longmont Chorale logo
Performing Arts

Longmont Chorale

Mission Statement

To provide and support an open, non-audition community choir, enriching the lives of singers and patrons through the study, creation, and performance of beautiful choral music.
1 of 339 organizations funded by SCFD

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SCFD funds over 300 organizations in the 7-county Denver metro area.

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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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Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street & Chatfield Farms
Mon Jan 20, 9AM-4PM
Denver, CO
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Museum of Boulder

MLK Free Day
Mon Jan 20, 9AM-5PM
Boulder, CO
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Free Day: Free Day tickets are only available online. Walk-ups will not be accepted on Free Days. You may book up to five tickets for each Free Day based on the number you need for your group. Limit one registration per person, per Free Day. Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY.
Sun Jan 26, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Colorado Hebrew Chorale

The Girl Who Sang - in Story and Song
Sun Jan 26, 2:30-3:30PM
Lakewood, CO
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Free Day
Sun Feb 02, 9AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

Free Admission Day at the Buffalo Bill Museum: Visitors enjoy free admission the first Wednesday of the month from November through April.
Wed Feb 05, 10AM-5PM
Golden, CO
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Longmont Museum

Free Second Saturday: The second Saturday of the month is free at the Longmont Museum from January 11 to April 12
Sat Feb 08, 9AM-5PM
Longmont, CO
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Free Day: Free Day tickets are only available online. Walk-ups will not be accepted on Free Days. You may book up to five tickets for each Free Day based on the number you need for your group. Limit one registration per person, per Free Day. Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY.
Sun Feb 09, 10AM-5PM
Denver, CO
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Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street & Chatfield Farms
Thu Feb 13, 9AM-4PM
Denver, CO
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There's so much culture to experience. Learn more about SCFD-funded organizations here.
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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.

Local naturalist and writer India Wood snaps a photo of a green landscape, an SCFD banner hanging on her backpack.

Going the Distance with India Wood

Over the course of 10 days in May, local naturalist and writer, India Wood, embarked on a diagonal hike across the Denver metro region. She had already hiked the first…

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A MahlerFest poster depicting Gustav Mahler standing next to Jimi Hendrix in front of the Flatirons.

Embracing Everything with Colorado MahlerFest

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Dr. Martin Lockley, the late co-founder of Dinosaur Ridge, examining trace fossils on a rocky slope.

Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Lockley at Dinosaur Ridge

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A rehearsal of Roshni's play, Yatra: A Journey to Truth, Light and Life

The Power of a Story

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