Chicken N Pickle Brings Indoor Pickleball Courts to Colorado for the First Time

Colorado will get its first Chicken N Pickle this summer — the entertainment venue chain that pioneered the combination of indoor pickleball courts, outdoor courts, and a full-service restaurant is finally coming to the Denver metro area.

Chicken N Pickle has become one of the most recognized brands in the indoor pickleball venue space since launching in Kansas City, where its model of pairing competitive pickleball with food-and-beverage proved both popular and commercially durable. The Colorado opening marks the concept's expansion into the Mountain West, a region with a large, active population and strong appetite for the kind of social recreation Chicken N Pickle specializes in.

The Denver location is reported to be taking over a former Big Lots space — continuing the trend of indoor pickleball operators converting underperforming retail into thriving recreation venues. The large footprint of a former big-box store provides enough room for multiple indoor pickleball courts alongside dining and entertainment space, without the cost of ground-up construction.

For Colorado pickleball players, a Chicken N Pickle location fills a gap in the state's indoor pickleball court landscape. Denver has a large and growing pickleball community that has been underserved by dedicated indoor venues relative to the population's demand. A facility with the scale and programming depth of Chicken N Pickle — leagues, open play, clinics, tournaments — gives that community a home base.

Chicken N Pickle's first Colorado location is expected to open in summer 2026, making it the first dedicated indoor pickleball venue of its kind in the state.

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