

Originally called “The Municipal Auditorium,” the space was once the largest auditorium in America apart from Madison Square Garden in New York, completed in 1908 to host the Democratic National Convention. The Ellie, as it’s colloquially known to Denverites, provides an exceptional and unique platform for both attendees and speakers to experience the ideating, creating, connecting, and sharing that takes place at TEDxMileHigh. It is truly a world-class venue - both in its aesthetic characteristics and in its utility. That said, our event home, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, is just that: our home. After all, there are thriving TEDx communities started in slums which produce big ideas and thoughtful conversation. It could, however, exist without a physical space. Big ideas and deep communities do not require grand places to build, grow, transform, and accelerate. TEDxMileHigh would not exist without its partners, supporters, volunteers, and speakers.
