The Luminary Masquerade began in 2010 in Seoul, South Korea, where founder Felipe Mosqueda Yáñez was teaching English and building a new community, one social evening at a time. What started as a way to meet people soon became something more — an evening dressed up in beauty, in service of a cause: orphanages, cancer associations, and local charitable work.

The gatherings travelled with him — first through Mexico, then to a home base in Denver, Colorado, where the masquerade lent its evenings to Children’s Hospital Colorado and charity: water, and helped inspire Mile High Wine Tours along the way.

Now the masquerade returns once more, reimagined for Boulder’s Sundance-season energy — a cinematic evening of art, music, mystery, and performance, where guests, artists, sponsors, and community partners gather to celebrate beauty and meaningful impact.