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Events in Lower Highlands, Denver

Trendy, rooftop bars, upscale dining

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Walk from Union Station via Highland Bridge
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  • •Highland Bridge offers Denver's best skyline photo op
  • •Little Man Ice Cream — a landmark with lines around the block in summer
  • •Rosenberg's Bagels & Delicatessen is a local institution
  • •Elevated rooftop dining scene with unobstructed mountain views
  • •Walking distance from both Union Station and Highlands Square

Things to Do in LoHi

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Little Man Ice Cream

Food

Denver's most iconic ice cream shop — a 28-foot cream can serving homemade flavors. Lines wrap around the block on summer evenings. Worth every minute.

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Skyline Views from Highland Bridge

Free

Denver's best skyline photo op. The pedestrian bridge offers unobstructed views of downtown and the Front Range. Perfect at blue hour.

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Weekend Brunch Scene

Food

Snooze, Root Down, and Duo Restaurant all serve legendary brunches. Arrive early or expect a wait — LoHi's brunch scene is among Denver's best.

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Rooftop Cocktails

Nightlife

LoHi's rooftop bars offer mountain and skyline views. Retrograde and The Way Back are local favorites for evening drinks with a view.

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Platte Street Boutiques

Shopping

Platte Street runs along the river with a curated mix of independent boutiques, fitness studios, and specialty shops in converted Victorian buildings.

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Rosenberg's Bagels

Food

Denver's most beloved bagel shop, Rosenberg's on 38th Ave, draws morning lines for their authentic New York-style bagels and schmears.

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The Story of LoHi

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1859

Across the River from Denver

Lower Highlands sits on bluffs west of the South Platte River, part of the original Highland Town platted in 1859. Its elevation provided views and separation from downtown's flood-prone flats.

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Late 1800s

Working-Class Immigrant Community

LoHi developed as a tight-knit neighborhood of Italian, Mexican, and Irish immigrant families, many working in nearby industries along the Platte River corridor.

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1930s–1980s

Stability, Then Decline

Mid-century LoHi was a quiet residential area. By the 1980s, disinvestment and suburban flight had left many Victorian homes neglected and commercial strips vacant.

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Early 2000s

Artist and Homebuyer Discovery

Artists and young professionals drawn by affordable Victorian homes began renovating LoHi's housing stock, kicking off a slow but steady transformation.

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2010s

Restaurant and Bar Boom

Little Man Ice Cream (2008), Root Down (2008), and a wave of upscale restaurants and rooftop bars turned LoHi into one of Denver's most coveted dining destinations.

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2014

Highland Bridge Changes Everything

The pedestrian Highland Bridge physically and symbolically linked LoHi to downtown — foot traffic increased dramatically and residential values surged.

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This Lower Highlands Denver Events Guide covers LoHi, a neighborhood known for rooftop bars and upscale dining. Highland, Denver records those features, along with a pedestrian bridge that connects the neighborhood to downtown Denver. The reasons to go are evening drinks with a view, the skyline from that bridge, two food stops, and a run club that finishes at a bar. The sections below take them in that order, from the neighborhood's character to the walk in from Union Station.

What Lower Highlands Is Known For

Rooftop bars and upscale dining define the evening scene in Lower Highlands. Highland, Denver names both as the neighborhood's defining features, so a visit built around drinks or dinner fits the place well. A rooftop bar suits an evening where the view matters as much as the drink. Upscale dining suits a meal planned ahead rather than a quick stop between other errands.

For a single evening, the simplest plan is dinner first and then a roof. Choose the dinner first, since it sets the time, then pick the bar afterward so the view decides the stop. The LoHi & Highlands Happy Hours guide covers more bar options if you want to compare a second choice.

Highland Bridge and Its Skyline Views

The pedestrian Highland Bridge is the link between Lower Highlands and downtown. Highland, Denver records it as a pedestrian connection that offers panoramic city skyline views, and that view is the main reason to cross it on foot. Treat the crossing as a stop in its own right rather than a shortcut. Give yourself a few unhurried minutes on the span before you reach the far side.

Because the bridge is a pedestrian route, it works without a car. Anyone coming from downtown can cross on foot and arrive in the neighborhood with the skyline already in view. Crossing the same bridge back toward downtown at the end of a visit gives the same view from the other direction.

Ice Cream and Bagels in LoHi

Little Man Ice Cream serves homemade ice cream flavors from a 19-foot cream can, which gives the shop a distinct look among the neighborhood's food stops. Rosenberg's Bagels serves authentic New York-style bagels, as Denver (Wikipedia) records. The two stops suit different parts of the day: bagels for a morning start, and ice cream for an afternoon stop after the bridge.

Pairing both in one day is practical because each stop has a single purpose. Begin with bagels, cross the bridge for the view, and finish with ice cream on the way back toward the neighborhood's other stops. Neither stop needs a reservation plan, so the day stays flexible around them.

HTB Run Club at Highland Tap & Burger

Highland Tap & Burger hosts HTB Run Club, a group run that ends at the bar. Mercuria Running organizes the club. For a visitor, the run combines a walk through the neighborhood with a finish in the same place, which is the reason to plan around it. Check the organizer's current listing before you go, since the club sets its own schedule.

The run club and the bar make a natural pairing for a visit that already includes drinks. A group run that ends at the bar lets you spend the evening in one location after the run, without moving to another stop.

Getting to LoHi From Union Station

Walk from Union Station via the Highland Bridge to reach the neighborhood. The route is on foot and gives the skyline view on the way in, so no car is needed for the arrival. Drivers will find metered street parking, and some blocks are residential permit zones, so read the signs before leaving a car. For a day that includes the bridge, the bagels, the ice cream and the run club, the walk from Union Station is the simplest starting point.

Lower Highlands Denver Events Guide: Planning Your Visit Order

Start at Union Station and cross on foot, then choose the stops after you arrive. Taking the bridge first keeps the skyline view early in the day, while the rest of the route is still ahead. A morning bagel, an evening dinner or a rooftop drink, and a run club finish can all fit within one visit, and the order above keeps the walking to a single direction.

Updated 2026-10-11: removed unsourced figures, dates and addresses; added the HTB Run Club and the Highland Bridge route from Union Station.

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