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City Cast Denver Presents The Denver-est Denver Awards

Posted on November 13, 2025   |   Updated on November 19, 2025
City Cast Denver staff

City Cast Denver staff

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You're Invited: A Superlative Evening of Celebration and Celebrity Guests ✨ 🪩

What: An end-of-the-year celebration! Join the City Cast Denver team (and our sponsor Denver Health) in honoring the Denver-est people, local businesses, places, and moments of the past year with a fancy holiday party and formal awards show! Think of it as our love letter to the city 💚 There will be locally beloved celebrity guests, not-to-be-missed photo ops, live entertainment, and a whole bunch of other off-the-wall surprises, too!

When: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.

Where: The Oriental Theater (4335 W. 44th Ave.)

Why: Because we love an excuse to dress up fancy and throw a big party to celebrate this city that we all love! 🥂

Who: You! Buy your tickets now!

✨ Neighbor Perks

City Cast Denver Neighbors get access to:

  • A members-only after party!
  • Exclusive City Cast Neighbors swag
  • A sweet discount on tickets

Join the program and unlock these goodies by signing up to become a City Cast Denver Neighbor now!

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Nominate Someone or Something!

We are celebrating the most Denver-y people, places, and moments of 2025. Here are the categories 👇 Know someone or something that fits the bill? Nominate them and tell us why they deserve to be a finalist!

Nominations close at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. We’ll reveal the shortlist of finalists in each category in early December, when we’ll open up a second round of voting to the public to determine the winners 🏆

The Categories

The Most Denver-est Denverite: A person who this year most embodied the best qualities of a true Denverite — courageous, gritty, and driven to make Denver a better place. They’re a diehard lover of and believer in the Mile High City no matter what.

Biggest Win: A moment from the past year that was defining, challenging, and history-making for Denver. An instance where someone(s) took a big swing and knocked it out of the park. A movement, a change, a flat-out win that all Denverites can be proud of!

Best Street/Neighborhood: A place with a strong sense of community and a unique identity that serves as a microcosm of what makes Denver great!

Best Artist: A visual artist, musician, photographer, performer, writer, or any other type of multimedia creative who this year contributed to Denver's culture and daily life through their art.

Best Bar/Restaurant: Good food, good service, good atmosphere — all the things that make you want to eat more, have another round, stay a little longer, and be a regular. Who had it all this year?

Best Store/Small Business: A place that has made a true impact on the people of Denver — both customers and employees! — by creating a sense of community and serving the Mile High City well.

Submit your nomination!

Questions?

Contact us at denver@citycast.fm

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