Posted April 16, 2026
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) will host its 24th annual Día del Niño (Day of the Child) celebration on Sunday, April 26, (10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.) with free general admission for all, bilingual activities, hands-on artmaking, musical and artistic performances and more.
The museum will join its Golden Triangle neighbors, including Clyfford Still Museum, Center for Colorado Women’s History, History Colorado Center and the Denver Public Central Library for a neighborhood-wide festival to honor children around the world.
This global celebration of all children at DAM will feature art experiences, including live dance and music by international and local artists, hands-on activities in the Creative Hub spaces in the Martin Building and the Cosmic Studio in the Hamilton Building. The program will also feature the Q²C³ Robotics Team, a play by Girls Inc. and a selection of short films created by DAVA students. April 26 is a Free Day at the DAM and general admission is free for all visitors.
With FREE general admission all day, visitors will have the opportunity to explore all museum galleries and spaces, which currently feature acclaimed exhibitions, including The Stars We Do Not See, Eyes On: Susan Wick, Conversation Pieces: Stories from the Fashion Archives, Painting in the Andes, 1680–1780, Ink & Thread: Codices and the Art of Storytelling, The Tangled Self, Sustained! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art, Space Is the Place: Art & Design in the Atomic Age, Grass Scripts: Bamboo Art from the Abbey Collection, What We’ve Been Up To: People, Southwest Impressions: Prints from the Barbara J. Thompson Collection, A Century of Art in Latin America, ‘Round the Clock: 24 Hours of Colorado in Prints, Fuse Box: Sarah Sze, as well as DAM’s global art collections.
Everyone is invited to bring their family and friends to the DAM to Día del Niño, with free admission all day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., which includes full access to all activities, exhibitions, performances and spaces within the museum.
Additional activities featured at the DAM’s Día del Niño celebration will include:
- Denver Preschool Program (DPP) will invite two local celebrities to read the book What Will We Build Today? by Katherine Durgin-Bruce (in English and Spanish) and attendees will receive a free copy of the book to take home, while supplies
-Create Fuzzy Amigos, a pom pom activity, with Museo de las Américas.
- Enjoy a Shadow Puppet show with ARCINDA (Arts & Culture of Indonesia) at 2:30 m. in the Arts of Asia galleries of the Martin Building.
- See art demonstrations by artist Lilian Lara in the Cosmic
- Stop by the photo booth to get fun photos with family and
- Join CSU Spur for science trivia games (and prizes).
Visitors are encouraged to explore additional Golden Triangle Creative District organizations participating in this celebration, including the Denver Public Library, Clyfford Still Museum, History Colorado and the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum.
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