🎄 Denver’s best holiday pop-up bars

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Nothing gets me into the holly jolly spirit like a holiday pop-up bar. I’m talking festively-themed beverages, way-over-the-top decor, and contagious Christmas cheer. Here are some of our annual faves back for the season, plus a few newbies we’re eager to check out ✨

Miracle Bar

Denver | Golden | CO Springs

The O.G. Christmas pop-up bar of international fame returns to Union Station this season, along with two other Front Range locations. Get ready for enough tinsel, lights, and punny Christmas cocktails to forget you’re not actually at the North Pole.

SNOWDIRFT at Adrift Tiki Bar

218 S. Broadway

Adrift’s tropical paradise interior transforms into a winter wonderland for the season with snow-covered palm trees and an igloo beach bar, plus a menu of classic tiki rum drinks turned holiday-themed with a warm, spiced, wintry twist.

Grinch-y Specials at Tí Cafe

30 N. Broadway

Looking for a festive non-alcoholic option? This drink boutique straddling Speer and Baker is serving up Grinch-themed treats, featuring delectably rich seasonal flavors mixed in matcha, milk tea, and coffee delights.

XXXmas at Los Chingones

2463 Larimer St.

Who says Christmas has to be family-friendly? Los Chingones in RiNo is promising all naughty, no nice this holiday season with something “wildly over-the-top and raunchy” — 21+ only.

The Krampus Room at The Electric Cure

5350 W. 25th Ave

Every holiday season, this edgy rum bar in Edgewater caters to those who prefer to keep Christmas creepy with its annual Krampus Room pop-up, where you’ll find an “unholy and wildly inappropriate holiday vibe.”

‘Home Alone’ at Honor Farm

1526 Blake St.

For stans of the Christmas film classic “Home Alone,” Honor Bar has something extra special for you — just watch out for Kevin’s booby traps.