Mile High Tree Presented by Xcel Energy & Xfinity

The Mile High Tree opens at the Auraria Campus — Tivoli Quad on November 20 and runs through December 31. It's a 110-foot digital tree, wrapped in 60,000 LED lights, and it's billed as America's tallest digital tree — ten feet taller than the tallest Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in history. There's room for up to 140 people to stand underneath it.

It's not the only thing on the quad. The tree shares the space with the Denver Christkindlmarket, the city's only authentic German market, where you can walk through a European-village setting and sample Glühwein, German beers, hot chocolate and Bavarian-style foods. There's also the Western Carousel, a restored 42-foot Herschell vintage ride. If you're heading over for the tree, you'll find the market and the carousel right there with it.

Every night from 5 PM to 10 PM, the tree puts on a light and music show. At 7 PM, about 600 drones launch west of downtown, choreographed to depict holiday themes, Denver landmarks and the city's sports teams. The drone shows are weather-dependent, so keep that in mind if you're timing your visit around them.

The Mile High Tree is free, and it's located at the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus, 1000 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80204. The light and music shows run nightly from 5 PM to 10 PM, with the drone shows every evening at 7 PM.