Summer Events and Festivals Updated 6/11
Boulder Creek Festival
Join us over Memorial Day weekend 2010 for the 23rd Annual Boulder Creek Festival, the best event in Boulder! The Boulder Creek Festival is the quintessential event in Boulder County! For over twenty years, the Boulder Creek Festival has been the unofficial kickoff to summer in Boulder. Widely considered Boulder County’s favorite event, the Boulder Creek Festival includes three days of festivities featuring a large variety of events, activities, food and entertainment unique to the Boulder community.
The Festival is free to the public and features something for everyone: 10 seperate event areas with 500 vendors showcase everything from community arts and crafts to health alternatives and technology while five performance stages feature a spectrum of music and dance. The Festival also features carnival rides, food and beverage vendors and the signature event: the Great Rubber Duck Race!
To see a list of performers for this years Festival, click here. Here are directions to the Festival from the Broomfield Area (to see directions from other areas, click here):
From Denver and US Highway 36
Take I-25 North to US 36; stay on 36 into Boulder. Take the Baseline exit and turn left (west) onto Baseline at the light. Go approximately one half mile to Broadway and turn right (north). Take Broadway to downtown Boulder.
To find more information on hours, parking, the Great Rubber Duck Race, and more, click here.
Colorado Renaissance Festival
Date: Saturdays and Sundays
Place: 650 W. Perry Park Ave, Larkspur, CO 80118
Time: 10am - 6pm rain or shine
Cost: $18.95 adults, $8 kids 5 and up (kids under 5 are free)
We do this every year - our kids love it:
Come see why the Colorado Renaissance Festival has been voted the best family festival in the state! Hundreds of entertainers, exhibits, activities, crafts and great food. Discount tickets are available at King Soopers until August 1 ($15.95 for adults, $7 for kids). The Festival is conveniently located off Interstate 25, halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs. Use exit 172 when approaching north from Colorado Springs and exit 173 when coming from Denver. Travel time is 25 to 30 minutes from Denver or Colorado Springs.
Family Movie Nights at the Library
The Mamie Doud Eisenhower Children's Library presents 2011 Family Movie Nights. No one under 13 admitted unless accompanied by someone 13 or older. This is a free program. Held in the Broomfield auditorium. No registration required but space is limited. Call the Children's Library for movie dates and details 720-887-2315. Enjoy our summer movie nights and bring the whole family!
Family Festival at the Orchard
From Ferris wheels to funnel cakes, Wright’s Amusements is bringing it all to The Orchard Town Center. For 10 days in June, The Orchard’s north east parking lot will be turned into every child’s dream – featuring rides, food, games and other family-friendly attractions.
Dates and Hours of Operation:
June 17 – 18: Open at 4pm
June 19-20: Open at 11am
June 21-25: Open at 4pm
June 26-27: Open at 11am
For additional details, call Guest Services at 303-450-8600
Fourth of July
In Broomfield there is the “Great American Picnic” at Broomfield County Commons park. From their website: “This hometown family event allows you to enjoy the most spectacular fireworks, family entertainment, pony rides, face painting and inflatables for the kids. Bring your picnic dinner or enjoy a hot dog grilled to perfection for a minimal cost at the park. Enjoy $5 inflatables, a free petting zoo, concessions and $3 pony rides. Grills will be allowed in the park! (Propane only - NO charcoal) as space allows.” To see a map and list of events, visit the website. And make sure you know the fireworks lighting system just in case the show is cancelled due to rain!
As to what’s happening around the rest of the Metro area, check out this site. There’s a list of many of the festivals going on, music events, sporting events and some of the ongoing events at the museums in the area. For a list of more fairs and festivals, go here. Then there is this site that lists the locations of all of the firework displays in the area - Brighton, Thornton, Arvada, etc. You can find the location that best suits your family and find other events going on in the area.
Lastly, the Denver Post puts out a guide to July 4th every year. It includes most of the fun festivals, rodeo’s and celebrations throughout the Denver area. Check it out here.
The celebration in Thornton is at the Multipurpose Fields (Colorado Blvd. and 108th). This event incorporates a patriotic program along with some of the area’s best walk-around entertainment, color guards, skydivers, musical entertainment and much more! And of course, a wonderful fireworks display once the sun goes down.
Question: This is only our second July 4th in Broomfield and I was wondering if there are any “must see’s” or fun things to do for the celebration?
Response: This is probably what most people do for the 4th, but we always go over to the Broomfield Commons Park to watch the fireworks. There’s an area right off of Sheridan with a playground, swings and open field where our kids love to play. Then we settle down when it gets dark to watch the show!
June Concerts at the Orchard
Concerts on the Square are starting back up again this week at the Orchard. They are every Friday night (starting the 4th of June) from 6-8pm. Go here for more details: http://www.theorchardtowncenter.com/ (the link is on the bottom right hand side)
National Night Out
Plan now to bring your picnic to the park for this years National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. This years all city emphasis on safety and all-hazard preparedness is sponsored by the Broomfield Police Department at the Broomfield County Commons Park, 13th and Sheridan, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Interactive booths and activities will highlight the evening. You will see the landing of a Flight for Life helicopter, a K-9 demonstration, and a rescue extrication exercise by North Metro Fire Rescue with their portable smoke house. Returning this year are learning stations, Touch-a-Truck, Wildlife Masters, preparedness checklists and free refreshments.
This is the seventh year this summertime event has been held at Broomfield County Commons Park. Originally, the event was designed to bring crime prevention information into the neighborhoods, encourage neighborhood camaraderie and strengthen police and community relations as part of a fight for creating safer streets. Event organizers say that by being involved in your neighborhood and your community, you let others know that you care about what is occurring.
This years event is a community celebration, and representatives from the Police Department, North Metro Fire Rescue, Public Works, Health and Human Services, and the Parks Division and Recreation Services will be providing activities and information for all ages.
National Night Out Picnic in the Park will provide a fun way to learn a variety of all-hazard preparedness information for everyone in the community. Invite all of your friends and family to this fun filled evening.