The cardboard-cutout kids of a fictional Colorado mountain town are getting a real Colorado museum exhibition. South Park: Handmade in Colorado opens Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, at History Colorado's Colorado History Museum at 1200 Broadway in Denver, and runs through Oct. 3, 2027.

The exhibition follows the careers of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the two Colorado-raised creators of South Park, from the state to Hollywood and Broadway and then back home, where their work has included shows at Red Rocks and Casa Bonita in Lakewood. History Colorado developed it with access to the show's own archives.

What is in it

According to History Colorado, the galleries go behind the scenes of three projects: South Park, the puppet film Team America: World Police, and the stage musical The Book of Mormon. Visitors will see original artwork, scripts, props, costumes and puppets, along with items from the South Park archives that the museum says have never been shown to the public before.

The museum also frames the exhibition as a Colorado story. History Colorado points out that for many people around the world, the first picture of Colorado that comes to mind is the snowy little mountain town Parker and Stone invented, and the exhibition sets out to show where that picture came from.

Tickets and timed entry

The exhibition is included with general admission to the museum, but timed entry is required. When buying a ticket online, visitors pick the time they plan to enter the South Park galleries.

Tickets are on sale for dates through February 2027. History Colorado says tickets for later dates will be released in batches, and it announces each release in its Weekly Digest newsletter. History Colorado's own site notes that admission is free for kids.

Members get a preview: a member-only day on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, the day before the public opening.

Getting there

The Colorado History Museum, formerly called the History Colorado Center, sits at Broadway and 12th Avenue in Denver's Golden Triangle, near the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Public Library's Central Library. RTD's Civic Center Station, where most downtown bus routes and the free MallRide meet, is a few blocks north along Broadway.

The museum's phone number is (303) 447-8679. Hours, parking and dining details are on History Colorado's visit page.

Plan your visit

  • What: South Park: Handmade in Colorado
  • When: Dec. 6, 2026, through Oct. 3, 2027; member preview Dec. 5
  • Where: Colorado History Museum, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
  • Cost: Included with general museum admission; timed entry required
  • Tickets: Online at historycolorado.org, currently through February 2027

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