Try This: F1 Arcade Denver, Racing Sims With Cocktails in RiNo

If your group chat can't agree on a plan this week, put everyone in a racing seat and let the lap times settle it. F1 Arcade Denver on Walnut Street in RiNo runs full size racing simulators, and it's built for exactly that kind of argument.

It sits at 4.5 stars on Google from 951 reviews (as of 2026-10-30), which is a solid number for a place where half the customers just lost a race to their coworker. Here's what our listing for F1 Arcade Denver covers.

Who it's for

Groups, mostly. The tags on the listing are date-night, group-activity, nightlife, cocktails and birthday-parties, and that tracks. If you've got a birthday to plan or a team outing nobody wants to organize, this handles the activity and the drinks in one stop.

It also works as a date if you two are competitive. Racing each other gives you something to talk about besides work.

What to try first

Book a racing slot with your group and go head to head on the actual F1 circuits. The listing calls out Monaco by name, so that's a fair place to start if you want bragging rights on a track people recognize.

Reserve ahead if you're going on a weekend. The listing says it fills up fast, and showing up with six friends and no booking is a rough way to start a birthday.

What to expect

The rigs are real racing seats with motion feedback, pedals and wraparound screens. The room is set up more like a lounge than a classic arcade, with a cocktail menu and shareable plates for the downtime between races. Expect noise. The listing is upfront that it's loud.

Hours from Google (they can change, so check before you go):

• Sunday through Thursday: 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM
• Friday and Saturday: 12:00 PM to 1:00 AM

The 1am close on weekends means you can stack it after dinner without rushing. Price level on Google is $$, and the listing doesn't post specific prices, so look at booking options on their end.

The neighborhood

It's at 2734 Walnut St in RiNo, so you've got plenty of options around it. Two from our directory are close enough to walk:

• Work & Class, 0.24 miles away, 4.7 stars from 1744 reviews as of 2026-05-02. Easy pick for a group dinner before your slot.
• Uchi Denver, 0.27 miles away, 4.6 stars from 2729 reviews as of 2026-05-02. Better fit for the date-night version of this plan.

Ready to book? Start at the F1 Arcade Denver page, and if you want more ideas for the week, the events calendar is right there too.