The Mile High Tree is back on the Tivoli Quad at Auraria Campus from Friday, Nov. 20, through Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026. Visit Denver, which presents it, says the tree stands 110 feet, about 10 feet taller than the tallest Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on record, and is wrapped in roughly 60,000 LED lights with room for up to 140 people to stand underneath. It is open from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly, admission is free, and light-and-music shows start every 15 minutes while it is open.
New for the evening plan: a drone show at 7 p.m. every night of the run, with about 600 drones forming holiday animations, Denver landmarks and sports tributes. They launch just west of downtown, and Visit Denver names the Tivoli Quad, the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex and nearby rooftops as the best places to watch. Weather can change the schedule, so check before you go. The Denver Christkindlmarket shares the quad through Dec. 23, which makes the two an easy one-trip evening, and the tree hosts a 9 p.m. countdown on New Year’s Eve.
Know before you go
- When: Nov. 20 through Dec. 31, 2026, 5 to 10 p.m. nightly; drone show 7 p.m.
- Where: Tivoli Quad, Auraria Campus, Denver (street address not listed; parking not listed)
- Cost: Free
- Who: All ages
- Details: Visit Denver’s Mile High Tree page
- Same night, same quad: the Denver Christkindlmarket (Nov. 20-Dec. 23)
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