Denver Trivia Nights, By Day of the Week (2026)

Trivia is the best cheap night out in Denver, full stop. You show up with a couple of friends, you drink good beer, you argue about whether that was a Fleetwood Mac song, and you walk out having spent maybe twenty bucks. Most of it is free to play. A lot of it happens at breweries. And once you learn the weekly pattern, you can find a game almost any night that isn't a weekend.

Here is the catch. Trivia nights shuffle around, and venues swap hosts or move days without much warning. So treat this as a map of who runs weekly trivia and roughly when, then check the venue's Instagram before you drive over. Below is the Denver trivia week, day by day.

How trivia works in Denver

Three companies run most of the good games in town. Geeks Who Drink actually started in Denver and hosts at something like 35 metro spots. Their rounds lean into audio, video, and pop culture, and teams cap at six if you want to be eligible for prizes. Denver Trivia League and Colorado Trivia League both use a phone-based setup where you scan a QR code and answer on your screen, which keeps things moving. A few smaller hosts like Brews 'N' Clues fill in the gaps.

The format barely changes from bar to bar. Free to play, teams of two to six, six to eight rounds, and prizes that are usually a bar tab or a gift card for the top few teams. Get there early. The good tables go fast, especially on Tuesdays. If this is your whole plan for the week, it pairs well with the rest of our free and low-cost social scene guide.

Tuesday: the biggest trivia night in Denver

If you only learn one trivia day, make it Tuesday. This is when the most venues run games and when the real regulars turn out. You can pretty much throw a dart at a map of RiNo and hit a game.

Ratio Beerworks (RiNo)

Ratio runs Geeks Who Drink on Tuesday nights, and it is a good one. Sign-ups start around 8, the game kicks off closer to 8:30, teams are five deep, and there is a fresh theme every month. It is free, it gets competitive, and the beer is genuinely worth the trip on its own. Find it at Ratio Beerworks on Larimer.

FlyteCo Tower (Central Park)

This is the one to bring people who say they hate trivia. FlyteCo Tower lives in Denver's old air traffic control tower, and between rounds you can play minigolf, pool, or darts. Denver Trivia League runs six rounds every Tuesday from 7 to 9, free to play, with prizes for the top three. Big, loud, easy to bring a group.

Comrade Brewing (southeast Denver)

Comrade is a beer-nerd favorite for a reason, and their Tuesday Geeks Who Drink game at 7 leans a little more serious. Around 70 questions, free pints for the winners, rotating food trucks out front. If your team actually wants to try, Comrade Brewing is the room for it.

Odell Five Points Brewhouse (RiNo)

Odell's Denver outpost hosts Tuesday trivia through Brews 'N' Clues, with two floors of seating, a patio, and fire pits when it is cold. It is a lower-key, casual version of the game, good if you want to talk as much as you play. Grab a team at Odell Brewing Five Points.

Historians Ale House (Baker)

Not a brewery, but worth listing because South Broadway needs a Tuesday option. Historians Ale House runs weekly trivia on Tuesdays at 7, and with 20-plus rotating taps upstairs it is an easy place to lose a couple of hours. Casual crowd, neighborhood energy.

Wednesday: still plenty of Denver trivia

Wednesday is the second-strongest night. A little calmer than Tuesday, which some people prefer, and the breweries hosting it are some of the best in the city.

Station 26 Brewing (Park Hill)

Station 26 is a converted firehouse, and their Wednesday Geeks Who Drink game at 7 is one of the most reliable in town. Free to play, teams up to six, first come first served, so show up early. They also drop themed nights every so often, from Taylor Swift to Friends, if you want to go all in. Home base is Station 26 Brewing.

Bruz Beers (northwest Denver)

If you like Belgian beer, this is your night. Bruz Beers runs a free trivia night every Wednesday from 7 to 9, seven rounds, chill and unhurried. Order a saison or a tripel and settle in. It is one of the more relaxed rooms on this list.

Cohesion Brewing (Clayton)

Cohesion is a Czech-style brewery pulling some of the best lagers in Denver, and they host weekly trivia on Wednesdays with prizes for the top two teams. It is small, so it feels intimate, and the beer alone justifies the visit. Check out Cohesion Brewing.

Thursday: trivia right before the weekend

Thursday trivia is the pre-weekend warmup. Slightly smaller field than midweek, but a couple of standout breweries run games worth planning around.

Denver Beer Co (Platte Street and South Downing)

Denver Beer Co runs Denver Trivia League games on Thursdays at both its Platte Street taproom and its South Downing spot, usually 6 to 8. Both have killer patios, both are free, and both are the kind of place where one beer quietly becomes three. Easy, no-stakes, good beer.

Spangalang Brewery (Five Points)

Spangalang is a jazz-named brewery in historic Five Points, and their Thursday Geeks Who Drink game runs 7 to 9, free, with audio and video rounds. It is a great-looking room with strong IPAs, and the neighborhood is loaded with spots to keep the night going afterward. Start at Spangalang Brewery.

Monday and the rest of the week

Monday trivia exists, but it is thin. Denver Beer Co runs a Geeks Who Drink game at its Littleton taproom on Mondays at 7 if you are south of town, and a few bars scattered around the metro run Monday nights too. It is the quietest trivia night of the week, which is either a downside or exactly the point.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are mostly dead for trivia. Bars are too busy on weekends to give up floor space for a hosted game, so if trivia is the goal, keep it to Tuesday through Thursday. The upside is that this lines up perfectly with cheap weeknight beer, and most of these rooms show up on our list of Denver breweries worth actually going to.

How to actually do well

A few things that separate the teams that win bar tabs from the teams that just drink. Build a team with range, not just your smartest friend. You want someone for 90s music, someone for sports, someone for history, and someone who somehow knows every cartoon. Keep the group at six or under so you stay eligible for prizes. Do not shout your answers. And arrive twenty minutes early, because at the busy spots the seats are gone by kickoff.

Most of all, do not overthink which night. Trivia in Denver is a Tuesday-through-Thursday habit, the beer is good, the games are free, and the whole thing runs you the price of a couple pints. Pick a brewery, text three friends, and go. Browse more spots by the breweries and bars and nightlife in our directory.