Planning Your Stadium Visit

Empower Field at Mile High is one of Denver’s primary destinations for professional football and large-scale live events. The Denver Broncos are its major tenant, and the home schedule concentrates much of the football activity in fall and winter. Outside the NFL season, the stadium calendar can include concerts, festivals, trade shows, corporate gatherings and social events.

The venue’s scale shapes the experience. With room for 76,125 fans, a Broncos home game or major concert brings together visitors from across the region. Some trips revolve entirely around the event, while others pair a stadium date with time downtown, a visit to Ball Arena or activities around Auraria Campus and West Colfax.

Food and beverage are available inside the stadium, so guests attending a game, concert or festival have on-site options once they enter. Event catering is also available for applicable corporate and social gatherings. Specific offerings may differ with the event, but the presence of stadium dining gives visitors another option alongside restaurants in West Denver, Auraria and downtown.

The building is not limited to spectator events. Its calendar can also include tours, trade shows and private functions, making the purpose of a visit important when planning the day. A football crowd, concert audience and corporate gathering may each create different traffic, rideshare and parking conditions around the stadium.

On-site stadium parking is limited, and both availability and pricing vary by event. Off-site event parking may also be available. Light rail offers an established alternative to driving, with stations serving the stadium area. This can be particularly relevant for high-attendance dates when many guests are arriving and leaving within the same window.

Populus suits visitors who want their stadium plans to be one part of a downtown Denver stay. Guests can begin the day over coffee or a meal at the hotel, head to Empower Field at Mile High for the event, then return to a setting with its own restaurants and gathering spaces. Flexible room configurations also help when the guest list includes friends, family members or colleagues traveling together.

The result is a balanced itinerary: the energy of a major Denver venue, paired with a downtown hotel experience before and after it. Populus does not have an affiliation with the Denver Broncos and does not provide event tickets, but it offers a distinctive place to stay for the wider visit.