Olde Town Arvada becomes entertainment district

City Council passes resolution to create Olde Town Entertainment District

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI LFUGLEI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada City Council passed a resolution to create an entertainment district in Olde Town Arvada. In a meeting on Aug. 7, council voted 6–0 to create the Olde Town Entertainment District. It is the rst entertainment district in Arvada. Lauren Simpson was absent from the meeting. is resolution comes just over a year after city council voted to allow entertainment districts. In June 2022, council passed an ordinance allowing for their creation. To be eligible, an area must be under 100 acres and have 20,000 square feet of businesses with liquor licenses.

Arvada’s Business Improvement District applied for the Olde Town Entertainment District, which is 41.5 acres and includes 28 businesses in Olde Town.

“We’re happy to facilitate Olde Town becoming an entertainment district in order to facilitate new opportunities for businesses in Olde Town,” said Joe Hengstler, director of the BID. is does not lift open consumption laws in Olde Town, but