Denver's Hottest July Events: Space Films, Rodeos, Bluegrass and Pop Hits

A special movie night is happening in late July at the Infinity Theater inside the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The theater is showing "Project Hail Mary," the big space movie starring Ryan Gosling. A smart science expert named Kimberly Ennico-Smith, who studies stars and planets, will help explain how the movie's space stuff could really happen. Lisa Kennedy, who used to write about movies for the Denver Post, will host the night. The show starts on Wednesday, July 29. Regular tickets are already gone, but people can stand in line one hour before the movie starts to get a free standby number. Anyone who shows up has a real shot at getting in, even if it means sitting way in the front row.

Down in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the famous western festival Cheyenne Frontier Days is finishing up this Sunday. It's a huge outdoor party full of cowboys competing in rodeo events. Country music stars Hardy and Cameron Whitcomb perform on Friday night, July 24, while Zach Top and Joe Dee Messina take the stage Saturday, July 25. There's also a fun carnival with rides, yummy food, an Old West Museum, and a special village celebrating Native American culture. Tickets to get inside the gate start at just five dollars, and concert tickets start at $72.

Over in the small town of Lyons, the RockyGrass Festival is back for its 54th year. That's LIV in Roman numerals, which makes it sound extra fancy. This three-day bluegrass party runs from Friday to Sunday at Planet Bluegrass Ranch. Awesome bands such as I'm With Her, Punch Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens, and The Del McCoury Band will play their banjos and fiddles for happy crowds. Regular tickets sold out fast, but fans can grab three-day passes on a ticket resale website called Tixel for around $325.

Pop singer Benson Boone is bringing his high-energy show to Ball Arena on Thursday night. He first became famous on "American Idol" and now sells out huge arenas worldwide. Fans love his acrobatic moves on stage and hit songs like "Mystical Magical" and "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else." His tour has the perfect name too, since so many people want to see this rising star perform live.