Get Ready for the August 18, 2026: DCPAcess Sales and Discounted Tickets for DCPA (Denver Center for the Performing Arts)!
While not free, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) allows the DCPA (Denver Center for the Performing Arts) to offer discounted tickets tickets to spectacular DCPA shows for as little as $25 ($21.19 ticket (inclusive of a 10% city seat tax) plus 18% service fee)!
And the next DCPAccess Sale is happening August 18, 2026 at NOON MDT.
Be forewarned that tickets go FAST so get signed on and ready to BEFORE the sale starts!
What Shows Are Part of the August 2026 DCPAccess Sale
The Outsiders
- PRICING: $35 tickets* for select performances (*$30 ticket (inclusive of a 10% city seat tax) plus a $5 service fee )
- DATES: September 8 – 27, 2026
- THEATER: Buell Theatre
- TYPE: Broadway, Drama, Musical
- RUN TIME: 2 hours and 25 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission
- ADVISORIES: This production includes: flashing lights, loud noises, smoking on stage, haze
- AGE RECOMMENDATION: This production includes scenes involving suicide, domestic abuse and violence
- SHOW INFO from DCPA’s website:
- The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS.
- This classic coming-of-age story takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them.
- THE OUTSIDERS features Danya Taymor’s Tony Award winning direction that’s “refreshing, gritty, and endlessly effective.” (The New York Times). With “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), THE OUTSIDERS has been described as “more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway!” (Time Out New York).
Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music
- PRICING: $25 tickets* for select performances –*$21 ticket (inclusive of a 10% city seat tax) plus a $4 service fee
- DATES: September 11 – October 4, 2026
- THEATER: Wolf Theatre
- TYPE: Comedy, Play, Theatre Company
- RUN TIME: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
- ADVISORIES: Mature themes, including theatrical violence, language, and staged intimacy.
- POST-SHOW TALKBACKS: Sep 17, 22, and 30
- ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCE: ASL-Interpretation, Audio Description, & Open Captioning Sep 27 at 1:30pm
- SHOW INFO from DCPA’s website:
- A delightfully unapologetic homage to the classic telenovela – live onstage.
- On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two baby girls are born – one into outlandish wealth, and one into a life of poverty. When the newborns are swapped by a ruthless ex-beauty queen, the stage is set for two outrageous misfortunes to grow into an extraordinary destiny. Brimming with energy and live music, Karen Zacarías’ hilarious hit, Destiny of Desire, takes you on an emotional rollercoaster sprinkled with the melodrama and wild antics that make the telenovela the most popular form of storytelling in the world.
- “Fan of the genre or not, this is a love letter to the form of entertainment that is loved worldwide.”– BroadwayWorld
Hold On To Your Butts
- PRICING: $35 tickets* for select performances (*$30 ticket (inclusive of a 10% city seat tax) plus a $5 service fee )
- DATES: September 16 – October 4, 2026
- THEATER: Garner Galleria Theatre
- TYPE: Drama, Theatre Company, Classic, Play
- RUN TIME: Approximately 1 hour with no intermission
- ADVISORIES: Minimal audience interaction
- ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCE: ASL-Interpretation & Audio Description: September 26 at 2pm
- AGE RECOMMENDATION: Recommended for ages 8+. Children 4+ are welcome in our theatres; all patrons must have a ticket.
- SHOW INFO from DCPA’s website:
- 65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth…30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…This year, you are invited to…Hold On To Your Butts
- Following its critically acclaimed West End and Off-Broadway debuts, the smash hit show comes to Denver! Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live Foley.
The Tempest
- PRICING: $25 tickets* for select performances (*$21 ticket (inclusive of a 10% city seat tax) plus a $4 service fee )
- DATES: October 2 – November 1, 2026
- THEATER: Kilstrom Theatre
- TYPE: Drama, Theatre Company, Classic, Play
- RUN TIME: Approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
- ADVISORIES: Mature themes, including alcohol use and depictions and language of enslavement.
- AGE RECOMMENDATION: TBD
- SHOW INFO from DCPA’s website:
- Get swept away by Shakespeare’s fantastical tale of shipwreck, monsters, romance, and revenge.
- Exiled from their home, the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda have survived for years on a remote island. When a ship carrying Prospero’s enemies sails into his conjured storm, he finally has a chance to take revenge—and maybe, to weave a brighter future for his daughter. Ensnaring everyone in his labyrinth of sorcery and misdirection, Prospero summons all his power to set his world right.
- With its captivating blend of mystery and magic, The Tempest explores what it means to seek justice, reclaim identity, and choose forgiveness over fury. Lyrical and spellbinding, don’t miss Denver Center Theatre Company’s take on Shakespeare’s final masterpiece.
How to get your DCPAccess tickets
- Visit the DCPAccess sale web page.
- Select “BUY TICKETS” link for the show you’d like to see
- Select wheelchair-accessible seating, ASL sections, or Audio Description services, if needed
- Complete your transaction
- Receive your ticket(s) via email and enjoy the show!
Good to Know For DCPAccess Sale/tickets
- Available online or at the Bonfils box office for a limited time.
- Tickets and classes will go fast!
- To ensure a smooth buying experience, a digital waiting room may be implemented.
- Should you encounter this messaging when visiting our website, please be patient. You’ll be released onto the site to make your purchase as soon as possible.
- Best practice is to be signed on and ready to buy BEFORE the sale starts at 12 PM (noon) on July 7, 2026
- Seriously, get logged on way before noon to have get a place in the queue!
Terms and Conditions
- The price you see is the price you’ll pay including the base ticket cost, all fees and city seat tax.
- Prices for Broadway, Cabaret, Theatre Company and Off-Center shows vary. For example, with the 10/2025 DCPAccess sale, Lion King tickets were just $35
- Limit 4 tickets per show.
- DCPAccess ticket prices listed are only valid for select performances and within select Price Levels.
- Not valid on previous purchases and cannot be combined with other offers.
- Show tickets and classes cannot be purchased within the same order.
- All sales are final and refunds are not permitted.
- Exchanges are subject to availability and may incur additional ticket costs in addition to exchange fees.
- Read all DCPA ticketing terms and conditions: https://www.denvercenter.org/terms-and-conditions/
Is It Really Possible to Score Tickets From a DCPAccess Sale?
Yes! I was able to get a ticket to Lion King in January and tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on April 7 for $35 EACH (including fees!)
When is The Next DCPAccess Sale?
DCPA has not announced a date yet so stay tuned!
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