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Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl

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Colfax Bar Crawl on the news, Apr 12th, 2025.
Colfax Bar Crawl on the news, Apr 12th, 2025.

As seen on 9NEWS, Denver7 and in Westword, GDT proudly presents the Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl!

If you love public transit, walkable cities, and a vibrant nightlife scene, then you are excited about the Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project being built along Colfax Avenue. However, bars and restaurants along East Colfax Avenue need support as they deal with disruption due to construction.

Colfax bar crawlers board the 15L bus at Colfax & Sherman, Apr 12th, 2025.
Colfax bar crawlers board the 15L bus at Colfax & Sherman, Apr 12th, 2025.

To show some of the fine establishments along Colfax that BRT supporters care, GDT urges as many urbanists, transit lovers, and party animals as possible to complete the Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl by visiting 9 great bars / restaurants along the area currently most affected.

The First Organized Crawl – Apr 12th, 2025

Colfax Bar Crawl on the 15L, Apr 12th, 2025.
On the 15L.

Colfax Bar Crawl at Pete's Satire Lounge, Apr 12th, 2025. Credit: Gnurps
Pete’s Satire Lounge. Credit: Gnurps

Colfax Bar Crawl at sign, Apr 12th, 2025.
At the Colfax sign.

On a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon in April, approx. 90 bar crawlers, mostly clad in limited edition orange t-shirts, gathered to complete the inaugural Colfax Bar & Restaurant Transit Crawl. The day was a roaring success and the crawl proceeded (just about) on time. There are now plans to repeat it all again soon.

Want to do the crawl yourself?

Route 15 bus at a temporary bus stop at Colfax Ave & Race St, Denver.
Route 15 bus at a temporary bus stop at Colfax Ave & Race St, Denver.

Use of transit (RTD bus routes 15 and 15L) to get to the East Colfax area and between the individual bars themselves is strongly encouraged. There is no need to reach for that rideshare app.

This is a suggested route and we encourage you to take photos on the way. If posting on social media, please tag us at #ColfaxBarCrawl and #DenverLovesColfax. Remember to drink responsibly, tip your servers and have fun!

The Crawl Route

Buddies

1pm – Buddies
504 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203
15 Stop: Colfax & Washington (Temp)

Nob Hill Inn

2pm – Nob Hill Inn
420 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
15 / 15L Stop: Colfax & Grant

Squire Lounge

3pm – Squire Lounge
1800 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
15 Stop: Colfax & Williams (Temp)

Pete's Satire Lounge

4pm – Pete’s Satire Lounge
1920 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206
15 Stop: Colfax & High (Temp)

Tight End Bar

5pm – Tight End Bar
1501 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
15 Stop: Colfax & Lafayette (Temp)

Crazy Mountain Brewery

6pm – Crazy Mountain Brewery
1505 N Ogden St, Denver, CO 80218
15 / 15L Stop: Colfax & Ogden (Temp)

Velvet Banjo

7pm – Velvet Banjo
741 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203
15 Stop: Colfax & Washington (Temp)

Champagne Tiger

8pm – Champagne Tiger
601 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203
15 Stop: Colfax & Washington (Temp)

Satellite Bar

9pm – Satellite Bar
308 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
15 / 15L Stop: Colfax & Grant


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