All Turnverein Events Canceled Until Further Notice

At 7am on Wednesday, August 19, an electrical fire started at the Turn. No one was injured, and the worst of the damage was limited to the registration desk and the boardroom. Assessment and cleanup are underway.

The Turn is such an incredibly important part of Denver’s dance community. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful dance floor. A huge shoutout and thank you goes to the building manager, Tarasa Harlow, for working overtime while things get sorted out.

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💚 Welcome to the calendar! See something that should be here, but isn't? Check out the About page for information on how to add things. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of all data sources.

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📢 Venue Announcements

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The Denver Turnverein is still under restoration. Information will be shared to the calendar when it becomes available.

🦃 November Monthly Highlights

11/6 CU Swing Dance Community Dance with a performance from the Diamond Dolls

11/8 Sunday Night Dance at the Lakewood Elks Lodge, featuring Sweet B & The Twerks, hosted by Swing Nights

11/9 Vino & Vibes, a Balboa hang out with live music at Silver Vines Winery

11/10 Diamond Dolls performing at Cervantes, hosted by Swing Nights

11/18 SSB Dance Party & EP Release with Reckless and Blue, winners of the 2025 Colorado Blues Society's Road to Memphis Challenge.

11/21 Just the Dip: dips workshop with Miranda & Vartan, hosted by the Triple Step

11/21 Third Saturday Swing at Stanley Marketplace with DJ Que, hosted by Swing Nights

Swing Nights on Tour

Sunday Locations

11/1 Crescent Grange, featuring William and the Romantics

11/8 Lakewood Elks Lodge, featuring Max Moore with Sweet B

11/15 Forney Museum of Transportation, featuring Bianca and the Flyboys

11/22 Lakewood Elks Lodge, featuring Queen City Jazz Band

11/29 Lakewood Elks Lodge, featuring the Hot Tomatoes

Tuesday Locations

11/3 Crescent Grange

11/10 Cervantes Other Side

11/17 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom

11/24 Lakewood Elks Lodge

🎄December & Beyond

12/5 1940s Ball

12/11 - 12/13 Flying Solo Workshop with Jo Hoffberg, hosted by Boulder Swing Dance

12/18 Shimmy Shakin Blues Dance Party with the Randall Dubis Blues Band

1/9 - 1/10 Penguin Shuffle: a Winter Balboa Workshop with Sara-Sofia Rentas & Jonathan Ng, hosted by Balorado

1/11 Vino & Vibes, a Balboa hangout with live music and dancing

📅 Regular Weekly Shenanigans

Information not updated weekly, please check to ensure that there are no changes

Monday: Boulder Swing Lindy Hop lessons (progressive, no drop-ins) @ The Avalon, Mojo Mondays Blues lesson & social @ 11th Ave Hostel
- Live music at Silver Vines Winery every Monday. Second Mondays (sometimes changed if there is something going on, please check calendar) are dancer meetup Mondays.
Tuesday: Swing Nights Lindy Hop lessons & social dancing (check FB for DJ info) *CHECK INSTAGRAM FOR LOCATION DETAILS*
Wednesday: 3rd Wednesday Shimmy Shakin' Blues lesson & social dancing @ La Rumba
Saturday: 1st & 4th Saturday Boulder Lindy Hop lessons & social dancing @ The Avalon
Sunday: Swing Nights Jitterbug lessons & social dancing with live music *CHECK INSTAGRAM FOR LOCATION DETAILS*

ℹ️ How To Add Things To The Calendar

See something that isn't here, but should be? Here's how to add it:

A Google Calendar or ICS feed (best for organizations with lots of events)
A calendar invite (best for recurring events, ad-hoc events)
A Facebook event (invite Kay Wilcox and/or Denver Lindy Cal FB Page, best for ad-hoc events)

This process was developed in collaboration with community organizations. Denver Lindy Cal aims to ensure sustainability and accuracy by working with organizers' existing processes. There's no AI involved.

📊 Data Sources

All calendars were added with organizer permission and collaboration - they are amazing humans who have made this project possible!

Need assistance with color differentiation? Or want to add an event? Please email me for assistance: denverlindycal@gmail.com

Darker Purple: Boulder Swing Dance (maintained by Lorne at BSD)
Magenta: Swing Nights Calendar (maintained in collaboration with Bethany & Ceth at Swing Nights)
Blue: CO Blues Dance (this comes from CO Blues Dance, they have an amazing community-maintained calendar!)
Light Purple: Balorado (maintained by Teamorado)
Yellow: Facebook Events Feed (these are events that the Denver Lindy Cal FB page has RSVP'd to, and often where CMDance events can be found)
- Note: Sometimes there are sync issues with changes to recurring events. I try to make sure that these get corrected and am cautious about using this method for recurring events.
- Note #2: Please invite the Denver Lindy Calendar page or me (Kay Wilcox) if you want to add something or see something cool!
Pink: National Events (I add these manually, and it's not comprehensive)
Gray: Manually added events or events via calendar invite to denverlindycal@gmail.com
- Note: This is usually where Partiful events land.

🗓️ Monthly Highlights Sources

I aim for about 5-7 key events relevant to dancers each month. I pay special attention to live music events, local festivals, and anything exciting and out of the ordinary. I love getting recommendations for what to include! I generally try to get these posted towards the end of every month.