Love is in the air. Unfortunately, sometimes, it mixes with the smell of “The Winds of Greeley” and makes for quite an unpleasant experience. Jokes aside, it’s a month of romance, love and a slew of events, concerts, sporting events and plays have the short month of February bursting at the seams. With it being a short month, every day of the calendar is jam-packed with events to enjoy, whether with a significant other or solo. Dive into this lovely edition of Rad Things (to) Do.

Sports

There’s a lot to love about February. Romantic night walks in the city with the snow falling. Having a date in a warm and cozy steakhouse. Midday chats in a dimly lit coffee shop. Hearing the deafening roar of 12-ton, 11-foot-tall monster trucks doing backflips and the satisfying crunch of old rusty cars getting flattened. It’s such a lovely time of the year.

The month of love just means more for Denver sports fans. Kicking things off is the return of the best show on four wheels – Monster Jam at Ball Arena. Returning for two nights, the spectacle of crushing metal takes over Ball Arena. Featuring legends Grave Digger, Megalodon and Earthshaker, these behemoths of engineering and their pilots will perform unbelievable acts of adrenaline-fueled mechanical acrobatics as the season reaches its peak.

The feats of strength don’t end there, as just a few days later, Colorado’s best high school wrestlers take to the mats to prove who is the best wrestler in the state.

As far as traditional sports go, the Nuggets take the lion’s share of the sports calendar this month, continuing their fight at the top of the Western Conference as the season approaches the NBA All-Star Break. The Mika Rantanen-less Avs look to stay afloat in the top four of the Central Division later this month against the New Jersey Devils and Minnesota Wild in a two-game homestand that could prove pivotal in the divisional race. Don’t forget about the Mammoth, as they have a home game against Las Vegas on Feb. 21.

Ball Arena (accessible via the E and W lines at Ball Arena·Elitch Gardens Station, as well as Routes 1, 15L and 20 at Auraria Parkway and 9th Street)

• Special events:
  • Feb. 7-9: Monster Jam
  • Feb. 13-15: 2025 CHSAA State Wrestling Championships
• Denver Nuggets (NBA):
  • Feb. 3, 5: vs. New Orleans Pelicans
  • Feb. 6: vs. Orlando Magic
  • Feb. 10, 12: vs. Portland Trail Blazers
  • Feb. 20: vs. Charlotte Hornets
  • Feb. 22: vs. Los Angeles Lakers
• Colorado Avalanche (NHL):
  • Feb. 26: vs. New Jersey Devils
  • Feb. 28: vs. Minnesota Wild
• Colorado Mammoth (MLL):
  • Feb. 21: vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs

CU Events Center (accessible via routes 204 and 225/225D/225T at Broadway and Baseline Road)

• University of Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball (college basketball):
  • Feb. 8: vs. University of Houston
  • Feb. 15: vs. University of Central Florida
  • Feb. 22: vs. Baylor University
  • Feb. 24: vs. University of Kansas

• University of Colorado Buffaloes women’s basketball (college basketball):
  • Feb. 5: vs. University of Arizona
  • Feb. 15: vs. University of Houston
  • Feb. 19: vs. Baylor University
  • Feb. 26: vs. Arizona State University (Senior Day)

Joy Burns Arena (accessible via the E, H and W lines at University of Denver Station)

• University of Denver Pioneers men’s hockey (college hockey):
  • Feb. 14-15: vs. University of North Dakota
  • Feb. 28: vs. St. Cloud State University

Musicals, plays and live theatrical performances

When it comes to top-tier date night ideas, what could be better than going to a theatre and watching a play or a musical? Thankfully, Broadway is blessing Denverites this month with world-famous productions, including live theatrical renditions of cult classic movies Back to the Future and Mean Girls. Grab your tickets and catch the D or H lines to Theatre District•Convention Center Station and enjoy a romantic night at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts! Check out this month’s slate below.

Buell Theatre

• Ongoing through Feb. 9: Back to the Future: The Musical
• Feb. 25-March 2: Mean Girls

Garner Galleria Theatre

• Ongoing through May 4: Gutenberg! The Musical

Singleton Theatre

• Ongoing through March 9: The Reservoir

Kilstrom Theatre

• Ongoing through March 9: The Suffragette’s Murder

Concerts

A successful date involves many factors: location, timing, weather and what’s in store for the night. Yet, music is the glue that holds it all together. Concerts make for an excellent date night idea, and this month offers no shortage of options. Notable performances include Tyler, the Creator, Disturbed, Silverstein, Hippo Campus, Morgan Wade, Rodney Carrington, Foster the People, and Alan Walker, with the Queen of R&B herself, Mary J. Blige, being the star of this month’s lineup.

Check out this month’s calendar of concerts, and don’t forget to use RTD’s new event finder feature in Trip Planner to find the most optimal routes and lines to get to your favorite shows. Save the official Rad Things (to) Do Spotify playlist for February and get up to speed on featured artists and bands coming to Denver this month. Don’t have Spotify? Scroll down to the bottom to see music videos from select artists performing this month.

For events happening at venues along Colfax Avenue, post a photo using the hashtag #WeBackTheFax and you could with a $50 gift card. Learn more at: https://denvergov.org/webackthefax. Remember to visit Denver's project website to learn more about the improvements happening along the corridor and to sign up for notifications.

Ball Arena (accessible via the E and W lines at Ball Arena·Elitch Gardens Station, as well as Routes 1, 15L and 20 at Auraria Parkway and 9th Street)

• Feb. 11: Tyler, the Creator – “Chromakopia: The World Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Lil’ Yachty and Paris Texas
• Feb. 25: Mary J. Blige – “The ‘For My Fans’ Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Ne-Yo and Mario
• Feb. 27: Disturbed – “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Three Days Grace and Sevendust

Bellco Theater (accessible via the D and H lines at Theatre District·Convention Center Station)

• Feb. 5: Steve Wozniak – “Colorado Speaker Series”
• Feb. 6: Anderson Cooper – “Colorado Speaker Series”

Mission Ballroom (accessible via the A Line at 38th·Blake Station)

• Feb. 6: Silverstein – “25 Years of Noise Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Thursday, Arm’s Length and Split Chain
• Feb. 7: Andy Frasco & The U.N., and The Main Squeeze
  • Supporting act: Squeaky Feet
• Feb. 8: The Disco Biscuits – “An Evening With The Disco Biscuits”
• Feb. 11: Howard Jones and ABC
  • Supporting act: Richard Blade
• Feb. 14: Knock2 – “No Limit Tour”
• Feb. 16: Hippo Campus – “Flood Tour”
  • Supporting act: Mei Semones
• Feb. 20: San Holo – “10 Year Anniversary Tour”
• Feb. 21: Alan Walker – “Walker World North American Tour”
• Feb. 22: Ravenscoon
  • Supporting acts: Manic Focus, Youngsta, Criso, Crizzly and Fryar
• Feb. 23: Morgan Wade
  • Supporting act: The Lone Below
• Feb. 25: Molchat Doma
  • Supporting act: Sextile
• Feb. 28: Crankdat
  • Supporting acts: Blanke and Sharlitz Web

Paramount Theatre (accessible via the Free MallRide at 17th Street and Glenarm Place)

• Feb. 7: Guster – “We Also Have Eras Tour”
• Feb. 8: Stayin’ Alive
• Feb. 11: Theory of a Deadman – “Unplugged”
• Feb. 13-14: Adam Ray – “Adam Ray is Dr. Phil Live”
• Feb. 15: Jimmy O. Yang – “Big & Tall Tour”
• Feb. 21: Rodney Carrington
• Feb. 22: Aziz Ansari – “Hypothetical Tour”
• Feb. 25: Pink Sweat$ - “Welcome Home Tour”
  • Supporting act: Aqyila

Fillmore Auditorium (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Emerson Street or Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street)

• Feb. 8: Coin – “I’m Not Afraid of Tour Anymore”
  • Supporting acts: The Greeting Committee
• Feb. 12: Foster the People
  • Supporting act: Good Neighbours
• Feb. 13: Phantogram – “Running Through Colors Tour”
• Feb. 27: Gavin Adcock – “Actin’ Up Again, Again Tour”

Ogden Theatre (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Emerson Street or Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street)

• Feb. 6: Bryce Vine – “Motel California Tour”
  • Supporting act: Jayo
• Feb. 7: Jessica Audiffred
  • Supporting acts: Izzy Vadim, Thrasha and Pnthr
• Feb. 13: Michal Menert
  • Supporting acts: Poldoore, 3420 and Midicinal
• Feb. 14-15: Magic City Hippies – “Enemies Tour”
• Feb. 17: Kerry King
  • Supporting acts: Municipal Waste and Alien Weaponry
• Feb. 18: The Plot In You
  • Supporting acts: Holding Absence, Boundaries and Acres
• Feb. 19: Baynk – “Senescence USA/Canada Tour”
• Feb. 21: Good Kid – “Chaos Kid Tour”
  • Supporting act: Phoneboy
• Feb. 22: Railroad Earth
• Feb. 23: 070 Shake
  • Supporting acts: Bryant Barnes and Johan Lenox
• Feb. 27: Larry Fleet – “Hard Work + Holy Water Tour”
  • Supporting act: Everette
• Feb. 28: Max Styler – “In The Round”
  • Supporting act: Layla Benitez

Oriental Theater (accessible via Route 44 at West 44th Avenue and Tennyson Street)

• Feb. 4: Nile and Six Feet Under – “Revenge of the Underworld Tour 2025”
  • Supporting acts: Psycroptic and Embryonic Autopsy
• Feb. 11: Jamie French – “The ‘Just Okay’ Tour”
• Feb. 15: Crash Test Dummies
• Feb. 18: Decapitated – “Nihility Across North America Tour 2025”
• Feb. 19: Septicflesh – “Modern Primitive in North America Tour 2025”
  • Supporting acts: Vltimas and Ex Deo
• Feb. 24: Hed Pe
  • Supporting acts: Flaw, As We Rise and Remedy
• Feb. 25: The Exploited
  • Supporting acts: Total Chaos and Clusterf***

Boulder Theater (accessible via any Downtown Boulder Station route)

• Feb. 6: Jesse Cook
• Feb. 14: Big Richard
  • Supporting act: Silas Herman & The Tone Unit
• Feb. 15: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – “Nell Ora Blu”
  • Supporting act: Jonathan Hultén
• Feb. 20: Railroad Earth
• Feb. 21 Ott.
  • Supporting act: Bloomurian
• Feb. 22: Shakedown Street
• Feb. 27: Daniel Donato – “Cosmic Country”
• Feb. 28: Champagne Drip
  • Supporting acts: Ahee and Canvas

Fox Theatre (accessible via routes 204, 225/225D/225T, AB1, DASH, GS and SKIP at Broadway and Pleasant Street)

• Feb. 6: Riley J Band and Kaitlyn Williams
  • Supporting act: Something Slight
• Feb. 8: Donny Benét
• Feb. 13: Panic Stricken – “Sit ‘n Ski Tour”
• Feb. 14: Ballyhoo!
  • Supporting acts: Cydeways and The Harbor Boys
• Feb. 15: Fulton Lee – “Groove With Me Tour”
• Feb. 20: Franc Moody
• Feb. 21: Bluehouse
  • Supporting acts: Grove and Sketchwork
• Feb. 22: Mount Eerie
  • Supporting act: Ragana
• Feb. 27: MJ Lenderman & The Wind – “Manning Fireworks Tour”
  • Supporting act: Wild Pink
• Feb. 28: The Brothers Comatose
  • Supporting act: Two Runner

Bluebird Theater (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Cook Street)

• Feb. 4: Wunderhouse
  • Supporting act: Deux Visages
• Feb. 7: Eddie 9V
  • Supporting act: Cousin Curtiss
• Feb. 8: Haliene – “Into The Water Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Stryer and Celestial Void
• Feb. 12: Eivor
  • Supporting act: Sylvaine
• Feb. 13: Wallice
  • Supporting act: Maz
• Feb. 14: Jeremie Albino – “Out Time In The Sun Tour”
  • Supporting act: Benjamin Dakota Rogers
• Feb. 15: Hayla
• Feb. 16: Fulton Lee – “Groove With Me Tour”
• Feb. 18: Hazlett
• Feb. 20: Vincent Lima – “Versions of Uncertainty 2025 World Tour”
  • Supporting act: Keenan O’Meara
• Feb. 21: Cymande
  • Supporting act: Bathe
• Feb. 22: Denm
  • Supporting act: Tunnel Vision and Chad Tepper
• Feb. 23: Escape The Fate
  • Supporting act: Convictions
• Feb. 28: MJ Lenderman & The Wind
  • Supporting act: Wild Pink

HQ (accessible via Route 0 at South Broadway and West Bayaud Avenue)

• Feb. 3: The Meteors
  • Supporting acts: Vampire Rodeo and Lost Cause
• Feb. 5: VCTMS
  • Supporting acts: Heavy//Hitter, fallingwithscissors and Ransom Note
• Feb. 6: Soulherder
  • Supporting acts: Buried In Lies and Sightlyne
• Feb. 7: Gravedancer DOA
  • Supporting acts: Harvested and Epileptic Avulsions
• Feb. 14: Blood Of Lilith – “A Bloody Valentine’s”
  • Supporting acts: V&V, War Crown and Haven Effect
• Feb. 20: Leading Causes
  • Supporting acts: Everyone vs. Everyone and Dead Key
• Feb. 21: Last Ditch and Ignorant Bliss
  • Supporting acts: RV Bomb and Uppercut 970
• Feb. 22: S-Cages and Irah Nox
  • Supporting acts: Chew Thru and Talking Point
• Feb. 23: The Broken View – “The Ordinary Love Tour Part II”
  • Supporting act: Wake Me
• Feb. 25: Psyclon Nine
  • Supporting acts: Ventana and Antania
• Feb. 27: War Ends In Silence
  • Supporting acts: Awake In Ashes and Blood Across The Sky
• Feb. 28: Bldddlttr
  • Supporting acts: Cruel Morning, Shock Collar PDX and As In Heaven As In Hell

Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom (accessible via the L Line at 25th·Welton and 27th·Welton stations)

• Feb. 7: Saka
  • Supporting acts: The Caracal Project, Mindset, Acyan and Dev
• Feb. 8:Moon Hooch and Too Many Zooz
  • Supporting act: Honeycomb
• Feb. 14-15: Panick Stricken
  • Supporting acts:
    • Feb. 14: Dead Floyd
    • Feb. 15: Tunes 4 Barrett
• Feb. 20: Shift
  • Supporting acts: Bricksquash Mafia, Tsuruda, K.L.O., Brickwife, Pop Tha Trunk and Flyspec
• Feb. 21: Balthvs and Kitkin
• Feb. 27: Shift
  • Supporting acts: K+Lab, DJ Nu-Mark, Flintwick and Bluuher
• Feb. 28: 3OH!3

Larimer Lounge (accessible via the Route 44 at Larimer and 28th streets)

• Feb. 4: Alt Bloom
  • Supporting acts: Annika Wells and Buppy
• Feb. 7: Recipe 4 Disaster
  • Supporting acts: House On Ice and Shem Myung
• Feb. 7: Ezequiel Arias
  • Supporting acts: Discognition and Noontide
• Feb. 8: Dabylon
  • Supporting acts: White On Rice, Jvans, Kylie Tawney and Jordan Walters
• Feb. 9: Loomis
  • Supporting acts: The River, Isaac Sinclair Soul and Izzy Ellis
• Feb. 13: Control Freak – “Debut Headline Tour”
  • Supporting acts: They Invade, Odd Encounter and CD Project
• Feb. 14: How About No
  • Supporting acts: Tribonacci Trio and Onnika and the Obsession
• Feb. 14: Tedd Adam, Tuuna, Gerdi John Lord and Yul
• Feb. 15: Unskilled Labor – “The Big Money Show”
  • Supporting acts: The Dough Bois and Welo
• Feb. 15: Camoufly
• Feb. 16: Brother Dog
  • Supporting acts: C!trus and As Of Today
• Feb. 20: Mlrtyme
  • Supporting acts: Mythic Rogue, Augment and Hericane
• Feb. 21: Lando Burch, Fred Fancy, The Attorney and Asces
• Feb. 22: J. Carmone
  • Supporting acts: Pinetree Janitorial Service and Why Will
• Feb. 23: The Takes
  • Supporting act: Santa Ana Rodeo
• Feb. 25: The Backfires
  • Supporting acts: Mercury and Andy Tran
• Feb. 27: Grace Enger – “The ‘It’s So Fun’ Tour”
  • Supporting act: Jake Minch
• Feb. 28: The Crossfades
  • Supporting acts: Off The Rail and Talkbox
• Feb. 28: Pineo and Loeb

Gothic Theatre (accessible via Route 0 at South Broadway and Eastman Avenue, or South Broadway and West Floyd Avenue)

• Feb. 15-16: Moe – “Circle of Giants”
• Feb. 26: Hinder
  • Supporting acts: Saliva and Kingdom Collapse

Summit Music Hall (accessible via Routes 0, 9, 15 and 20 at 18th and Blake streets, or via Route 52 at 20th and Blake streets)

• Feb. 5: Travis – “Raze The Bar Tour”
  • Supporting act: Akira Galaxy
• Feb. 7: Watch What Crappens – “The Mounting Hysteria Tour”
• Feb. 12: Myles Kennedy – “The Art Of Letting Go Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Tim Montana and Sons of Silver
• Feb. 13: Small Town Dicks
• Feb. 14: Vampa + Jeanie – “Witching Hour”
• Feb. 21: Arizona – “Victory Lap Tour”
  • Supporting act: Moody Joody
• Feb. 22: Magic Beans
  • Supporting act: Dizgo

Marquis Theatre (accessible via Routes 52 and RX at 20th and Larimer streets, or via Route 38 at Larimer and 21st streets)

• Feb. 4: Lazer Dim 700 – “Liltwan Tour”
• Feb. 6: Your Arms Are My Cocoon
  • Supporting act: Fatalist
• Feb. 7: The Ocean Blue
  • Supporting act: Brian Tighe
• Feb. 8: Mat Kerekes
  • Supporting act: Equipment and Bike Routes
• Feb. 13: Benjamin Booker
• Feb. 15: Flowdan
• Feb. 22: Týr
  • Supporting acts: Aether Realm and Oak, Ash and Thorn
• Feb. 23: Missio – “I Am Cinco Tour”
  • Supporting act: Layto
• Feb. 24: Camping In Alaska
  • Supporting acts: Silver Fern and Lagrimas
• Feb. 26: Kelsy Karter & The Heroines
  • Supporting act: Ipecac
• Feb. 28: Lil Maru