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Posted • Civic Center Park will be transformed over the next few years, starting with a complete shift of the park’s famous Greek Amphitheater and changes to the promenade that connects the amphitheater on the park’s south side to the northern end bordering downtown.

The city, along with the Civic Center Conservancy — a nonprofit dedicated to programming activities in the park — has been developing the Civic Center Next 100 plan since 2021. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025, and at the end of October, residents will get their first look at the designs for the park updates.

“We’re so excited about this project, and really believe that it’s going to be transformative for downtown Denver and have a very large economic impact on our city, bringing more residents to downtown, bringing more visitors to downtown and finding ways to keep people in downtown longer,” says Jenna Harris, downtown parks program manager for Denver Parks & Recreation.

The Civic Center Next 100 plan, released in 2022, is based on community feedback solicited by the city and the conservancy in 2021. As the Golden Triangle neighborhood grows and the 16th Street Mall renovations are completed over the next year, Civic Center Park will connect the two and continue to serve as a central gathering place for major Denver events and festivals, according to Harris.

The public weighed in on four key areas of the park: Bannock Street, which is wedged between the park and the City and County Building; the Greek Amphitheater; the central promenade; and a feature intended for central gatherings in the park that is part of the master plan but has yet to be developed.

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