75 Things To Do At Home in Colorado in 2020

Every year, we compile a grand list of things to do in Colorado. Although we put one together for 2020, right now a lot of those items are not possible to complete, due to the closures, restrictions and suggestions put in place after the COVID-19 outbreak. So instead we designed a list of things to do at home to entertain, educate and uplift you, while also supporting local businesses and creatives so that everyone can weather this storm together.

*And also, please read our announcement about the stay-at-home order given by Mayor Hancock*

1. Watch a local live stream concert
2. Donate to a local charity
3. Make an at-home cocktail with recipes from local bartenders
4. Tip a Denver bartender while imbibing on cocktails at home
5. Take this virtual street art tour of Colorado
6. Buy a round of drinks for your friends from a local restaurant or bar via delivery
7. Take an online writing class with Lighthouse writers
8. Send a curated gift box to your friends or family from a Denver start-up
9. Do an escape room in a box designed by a Colorado escape room company
10. Relieve stress and print a new coloring page to do every day, designed by Boulder-based artist Debbie Clapper

    

    

    

    

11. Workout at home with a local online class 
12. Buy a box of organic wine from the Denver start-up Wander+Ivy with a social distancing discount
13. Check out online collections of local museums like the Denver Art Museum, Clyfford Still Museum or take an online tour of the Kirkland Museum 
14. Reach out to your favorite local artist and have an original piece of work commissioned for your home (here are some ideas, scroll towards the middle)
15. Buy a gift certificate from restaurants you would normally eat out at to use at a future time
16. Order take out or curbside pick-up from one of the 300+ restaurants that are still offering those services
17. Watch some digital art and support digital artists through Denver Digerati’s online streaming platform Supernova Video
18. Learn how to draw via online videos from an all-female owned tattoo shop in Colorado
19. Take a science lesson from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at home
20. Start a bird watching journal and learn more about Colorado’s birds

    

    

    

    

    

    

21. Plant seeds and start a garden, with helpful tips from this almanac
22. Take a virtual photo tour of Denver during COVID-19
23. Make (or buy) an ultra-cozy blanket and other goods from Denver’s Broadwick Fibers
24. Foster a dog or cat from your local animal shelter
25. Live stream a film at home that would have been shown at the Sie FilmCenter
26. Listen in on one of these essential Denver podcasts
27. Listen to one of these creepy true crime podcasts that take place in Colorado
28. Follow the Colorado Brewers Guild beer-to-go map
29. Submit an inspiring thought or image via the Dream Yurt Project on Instagram
30. Participate in a virtual happy hour with a local bar or cafe like Denver Beer Co. or Postino

    

    

    

    

31. Join a local group or collective
32. Take an online stand-up or improv class via Denver’s Voodoo Comedy
33.  Buy a paint and plant kit from Denver’s Green Lady Gardens.
34. Support a local bookstore with online delivery
35.  Read an e-book from the Denver Public library (bonus points if you read a book by a local author)
36. Join Denver Public Library’s online book club — Big Library Read.
37. Support local music and buy a copy of our 303 Music Vol. 3 — an all local vinyl that also supports Denver’s Youth on Record.
38. Take an online dance class with studios like Tease
39. Take a lesson in music, cooking or yoga from talented people like The Disco Biscuits or check Melissa Harrison on the new platform called Live Lesson Masters
40. Tune into virtual tarot reading sessions with local performance artist Amber Blais

    

    

    

41. Subscribe to Colorado’s Coffee Club and be your own barista
42. Rather than panic shopping for frozen food, join a CSA and purchase directly from farmers 
43. Send your loved ones a card from a local designer like Craft Boner
44. Spend a day at one of these secret Denver parks, as long as you don’t get too close to anyone else and follow the current stay-at-home rules
45. Contribute money, blood or volunteer your time through the Help Colorado Now program
46. Try an online coding workshop created by the Turing School
47. Compete in a virtual 5k or 10k run with Denver Parks & Recreation
48. Make your own macrame wall hanging with this virtual class taught by Denver-based Likewoah Handmade
49. Watch the Colorado Symphony’s video of 49 of their musicians playing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” virtually
50.  Pick-up hand sanitizer from a local distillery
51. Buy a mask from a local designer
52. Take an online cooking class with Uncorked Kitchen
53. Make a light display to show your support for Colorado first responders
54. Join a virtual choir 
55.  Get desserts delivered from Denver sweet shops, including a brand new doughnut company
56. Howl at the moon with other Denverites every night at 8 p.m.
57. Watch the new 24/7  online TV channel featuring only Colorado creatives
58. Watch a past Red Rocks concert online
59. Try your hand at a DIY kit and make everything from a clock to a candle

    

    

    

    

60. Discover a Colorado comedian and watch their standup here
61. Support a local boutique and shop online
62. Learn how to make your own sushi roll with Colorado Sake Co.
63. Stream a movie that has ties to Colorado
64. Discover new music and listen to our playlist of Denver’s best music by genre
65. Make someone (or yourself) smile and buy them something cute from a local Etsy store
66. Record a cover song and submit it to our Cover Challenge
67. Take a free online cheesemaking class 
68.  Take a tip from the pros and try out one of Denver food writers favorite take-out spots
69. Check out an online festival like SeriesFest or the Beer Bacon Coffee Fest To-Go
70. Join a virtual baking class with Denver’s Long I Pie
71. Meet a new Colorado creative with our series Hello Denver My Name is…
72. Make something, anything, and submit it to win $500 
73. Check out other virtual events with our master list
74. Wash your hands and stay healthy
75. Stay home