Denver Civic Ventures

A nonprofit organization

With each community event we organize, it is our single purpose to bring people to downtown for a community event and our mission to enhance the vitality of Downtown Denver and to celebrate, encourage, foster and promote cultural diversity, community pride and appreciation for the arts.

Mission

Denver Civic Ventures has been incorporated to provide a single entity whose sole purpose is to produce free public events in Downtown Denver in an effort to enhance the attractiveness of downtown and Denver as a vibrant destination for visitors, residents and employees.

Whether immersing oneself in a different environment, appreciating unique architecture, sampling different ethnic cuisines, listening to new music or watching performances by people from different backgrounds - community events in Downtown Denver offer many opportunities to experience arts and culture and learn something new.

With each community event we organize: A Taste of Colorado, the Parade of Lights and the multi-faceted Downtown Denver Mile High Holidays, it is our single purpose to bring people to downtown for a community event and our mission to enhance the vitality of Downtown Denver and to celebrate, encourage, foster and promote cultural diversity, community pride and appreciation for the visual and performing arts.

Denver Civic Ventures has been incorporated to produce free public events in Downtown Denver.

Background Statement

The Parade of Lights is produced by Denver Civic Ventures (DCV).

DCV is the Downtown Denver Partnership family's community events non-profit organization that organizes public parades, festivals, concerts, exhibits and other events to enhance the vitality of downtown Denver and to celebrate, encourage, foster and promote cultural diversity, community pride and appreciation for the visual and performing arts.

The Parade of Lights has been bringing smiles and holiday cheer to hundreds of thousands of families for more than three decades. People who attended the

Parade as a child now bring their own children to be a part of this cherished tradition. And, the Parade is a free event, making it possible for everyone in the community to attend.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Denver Civic Ventures

other names

Parade of Lights

Year Established

1955

Tax id (EIN)

74-2187538

Category

Public & Societal Benefit, Arts, Culture & Humanities

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

1515 Arapahoe St T3 Suite 100
DENVER, CO 80202

Service areas

Denver, CO, US