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Getting ready for the Arvada Center.

Free art galleries, sensory kits at the Box Office, free parking by the door, and sensory-friendly shows with softer lights, lower sound and a safe room. The galleries are the easy first visit; the shows come later.

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Sensory supports. Sensory kits at the Box Office.

Hours

Box Office and Galleries: Monday to Friday 11 am to 7 pm, Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday noon to 4 pm. Galleries stay open until 7:30 pm on select theatre nights, Wednesday to Saturday.

6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada 80003

Pete the Cat, Sensory Friendly, 1:00 pm. “softened lighting effects, lowering sound levels and a reduction of sudden movements.” “Lights are kept higher in the theatre so audience members can see each other.” “Audience members are free to come and go if need be.” A “safe room” is open during the performance; ask at the Accessibility table where it is. $20 package that includes “Peek Into the Production,” a 15 to 20 minute program led by actors from the show, at 2:05 pm.

When it's quieter

“Sensory-friendly are relaxed performances designed to be welcoming and inclusive for families” “This includes softened lighting effects, lowering sound levels and a reduction of sudden movements.” “Lights are kept higher in the theatre so audience members can see each other.”

Sensory kits: “These kits are available for check-out at the Box Office at any time during business hours.” At theatre performances, “you can check out a sensory kit at the Accessibility table.”

  • Nothing sensory-friendly is on the calendar until February. The next one is Pete the Cat on Fri Feb 12 2027 at 1 pm; tickets are a $20 package that includes a short backstage program after the show.
  • The Center doesn't say when it's quieter. The galleries are free every day, so there's no free-day crowd to dodge. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Nov 20 to Jan 3) has ASL performances Dec 2 and Dec 12, but those aren't sensory-friendly. Joseph is billed as having “the style and energy of a rock concert”; to ask about strobe lights or theatrical fog, call the Box Office at 720-898-7200.

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Three things to know

  1. Sensory kits can be checked out at the Box Office any time it is open, and at the Accessibility table at shows. Each kit has noise-reducing headphones (child and adult), fidgets, rose-tinted glasses for light sensitivity, a child's textured sensory seat cushion, and a weighted lap blanket or shoulder pad. Call 720-898-7200 to ask about any deposit.
  2. The galleries are free. Reserve a free spot online or check in at the Box Office.
  3. Parking is free and close to the entrance; ADA spots are closest to the main entrance.

Visual schedule

Arvada Center Day

  • Drive to the Arvada Center
  • Park the car
  • Check in at the box office
  • Borrow a sensory kit
  • Walk through the art gallery
  • Find our seats
  • See the show
  • Go outside for a break
  • Bathroom
  • Return the sensory kit
  • Walk to the car
  • All done
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Ask before you go

  • any cost or deposit for the sensory kit
  • where the safe room is
  • a quiet space on regular days
  • a building re-entry or late seating rule
  • where first aid is
  • a stroller policy indoors (outdoor concerts ask for no strollers)
  • holiday closures
Call 720-898-7200
More about Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

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Quieter

Safe room during sensory-friendly performances; ask at the Accessibility table where it isquiet zone
  • Enter the lot from Wadsworth north of 68th Avenue and follow the drive to the west side of the building.
  • Theatre: arrive 30 minutes before showtime and be in your seat at least five minutes before it starts.
  • Joseph tickets start at $62 ($45 for previews), plus fees; kids 6 to 12 get 35% off. The show is for ages 6 and up only.
  • All ticket sales are final; exchange fees may apply.
  • Drinks are allowed in the theatres, food is not. Bags must fit on your lap or under your seat.
  • Phones off during shows, except for accessibility tools like closed captioning.
  • Audio description uses a receiver with different headphone options; ask the Box Office at 720-898-7200 for accessible performance requests.
  • Other kid shows this season: Animal Farm music for kids Nov 14; Pete the Cat public shows from Jan 26.

Source: arvadacenter.org