THE SEARCH LEDGER · DENVER, COLORADO · ENTERTAINMENT
Every month Denver types 480,580 entertainment searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAY and lowest in FEB.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Entertainment category in Denver — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 40 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “red rocks tickets denver” at $4.11.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuggets tickets | 90,500 | $1.49 | branded | |
| 2 | avalanche tickets | 90,500 | $3.50 | branded | |
| 3 | westminster butterfly pavilion | 40,500 | $0.70 | branded | |
| 4 | red rocks tickets denver | 40,500 | $4.11 | branded | |
| 5 | denver center for the performing arts | 22,200 | $0.80 | informational | |
| 6 | red rocks amphitheatre | 18,100 | $1.59 | branded | |
| 7 | rockies tickets | 18,100 | $3.41 | branded | |
| 8 | denver concerts | 14,800 | $0.34 | informational | |
| 9 | denver red rocks concerts | 14,800 | $0.98 | branded | |
| 10 | broncos tickets | 14,800 | $3.94 | branded | |
| 11 | denver pavilions | 12,100 | $0.14 | branded | |
| 12 | ogden theater denver | 12,100 | $3.19 | 9 | commercial |
| 13 | events in denver today | 9,900 | $0.84 | informational | |
| 14 | denver events this weekend | 8,100 | $0.95 | informational | |
| 15 | elitches denver tickets | 8,100 | $0.60 | informational | |
| 16 | denver events | 6,600 | $0.89 | informational | |
| 17 | boettcher concert hall at denver performing arts complex | 6,600 | $0.37 | branded | |
| 18 | denver museum of nature & science tickets | 6,600 | $0.80 | branded | |
| 19 | monster jam tickets denver | 4,400 | $1.39 | informational | |
| 20 | denver comedy club | 4,400 | $0.87 | informational |
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Aug 30, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Aug 30, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Denver Pavilions | 4.4 ★ | 9,207 | Event venue | YES |
| #2 | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake | 4.5 ★ | 6,082 | Restaurant | YES |
| #3 | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake | 4.5 ★ | 6,082 | Movie theater | YES |
| #4 | AMC Westminster Promenade 24 | 4.2 ★ | 5,841 | Movie theater | YES |
| #5 | EscapeWorks Denver - Convention Center | 4.9 ★ | 5,245 | Tourist attraction | YES |
| #6 | Denver Performing Arts Complex | 4.8 ★ | 4,917 | Performing arts theater | YES |
| #7 | Paramount Theatre | 4.5 ★ | 4,820 | Performing arts theater | YES |
| #8 | Cinemark Century Aurora and XD | 4.4 ★ | 4,765 | Movie theater | YES |
| #9 | Ogden Theatre | 4.5 ★ | 4,669 | Performing arts theater | YES |
| #10 | Fillmore Auditorium | 4.5 ★ | 4,567 | Performing arts theater | YES |
| #11 | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton | 4.5 ★ | 4,383 | Movie theater | YES |
| #12 | Harkins Theatres Northfield | 4.4 ★ | 3,929 | Movie theater | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Denver metro, Aug 30, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Denver metro, Aug 30, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Denver entertainment results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What artists are coming to Denver?
Who is coming to Denver in 2026?
What concerts are happening in Colorado in 2026?
What are the upcoming events in Denver?
What's the best way to get cheap Nuggets tickets?
How much do Nugget tickets cost?
Do Nuggets tickets get cheaper closer to the game?
Do Nuggets games sell out?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Denver metro, Aug 30, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
ENTERTAINMENT IN OTHER METROS
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Denver, Colorado · Entertainment · 40 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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