This weekend celebrate Earth, the spring season, nature, animals and more, in and around Denver!
What to do with Kids in Denver this Weekend April 21st – 23rd, 2017
Earth Day Denver 2017
When: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Where: Wellington E. Webb Building, 201 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 10am – 2pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Earth Day Denver 2017 will highlight sustainability-related resources available to Denver residents with a focus on renewable energy.
$5 Day | Butterfly Pavilion
Photograph Credit: ©Dubi Calmy. Photograph courtesy of ©Butterfly Pavilion
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80020
Time: 9am – 5pm
Cost: $5 for Adults & Children 2 and up; Free for Members & Children 1 and under
Ages: All Ages
Experience the Butterfly Pavilion and all of its small wonders for only $5! Journey through the new and improved Crawl-a-See-Em, hold Rosie, touch a starfish and make your way through the Tropical Rainforest with 1,600 fluttering butterflies.
Earth Day Celebration | Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Photograph courtesy of ©Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Dr, Denver, CO 80211
Time: 10am – 5pm
Cost: Museum Admission
Ages: All Ages
Celebrate Earth Day with the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus! Activities abound that focus on our amazing planet including: Earth-themed StoryTimes, glittery henna tattoos and an Encana’s 3D sandbox where you can create geographical landscapes like mountains, rivers and plains.
Other awesome Earth Day activities include: Denver Water activity focused on water pollution, tastings in The Teaching Kitchen, make your own flower seed balls to throw in your yard to blossom throughout the summer, special guest appearance by Dave Johnson, a real zookeeper, plant your own veggie seeds to take home and harvest, Earth Day giveaways and more.
Wild Earth Day | The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Photograph by ©Wild Animal Sanctuary
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: The Wild Animal Sanctuary, 2999 Co Rd 53, Keenesburg, CO 80643
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Join The Wild Animal Sanctuary for Wild Earth Day, an event that is designed to not only help “Mother Earth”, but also the animals and humans that inhabit this wonderful planet. A general celebration with arts, crafts, vendors, and special food will add lots of fun to the mix, and more than 450 of the wildest friends you could ever have!
Psst… The Wild Animal Sanctuary is also featured in our article ‘9 Things to do in Colorado this Spring‘!
Bumblebee Jamboree: Rocky Mountain Aardvarks | Denver Botanic Gardens
Photograph courtesy of ©Denver Botanic Gardens
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Cost: $12 Adult / $10 Member; $7 Child / $5 Member; Free for Children 2 and under
Register Online
Ages: Recommended for Children Ages 12 and under
Denver Botanic Gardens‘ Bumblebee Jamboree is a unique indoor musical experience where children are invited to dress as a favorite pollinator such as a bee, butterfly or bird and dance and sing along with the musical guests. This concert features music by Rocky Mountain Aardvarks.
Family Tour | Clyfford Still Museum
Photograph by ©Clyfford Still Museum
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Cost: Museum Admission
Ages: Recommended for Children Ages 5-10
Enjoy an art adventure designed for the whole family at the Clyfford Still Museum! Family Tours are full of games, art making and close looking in the galleries, with their professional team of gallery teachers leading the tours.
Earth Day Celebration | Lakewood Heritage Center
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S Yarrow St, Lakewood, CO 80226
Time: 11am – 4pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Celebrate Earth Day with the City of Lakewood! Their Earth Day Celebration is a fun-filled family-friendly festival at Lakewood Heritage Center, and will feature live music, gardening demonstrations, fitness classes, food trucks and a beer garden.
Spring with the Children’s Chorale
Photograph courtesy of ©Colorado Children’s Chorale
When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Where: Boettcher Concert Hall at Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th St, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 1pm; Doors Open at 12:30pm
Cost: $19 – $75
Purchase Tickets Online
Ages: Recommended for Children Ages 4 and up
Come play with the Colorado Children’s Chorale this spring, as you laugh, dance and sing your way through life. This concert is filled to the brim with everything from childhood favorites to uplifting music performed by 400 of your favorite children, there is no doubt that this concert will be Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Cherry Creek Sneak
Photograph courtesy of ©Cherry Creek Sneak
When: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Where: E 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80206
Time: 8am – 12pm
Cost: Free Admission; Races $35 – $50
Register for Races Online
Ages: All Ages
Don’t miss the Cherry Creek Sneak 2017, the best arty party in Colorado with loads of free activities such as the Children Diaper Dash, Costume Contest, music, exhibitor samples, sponsor & vendor booths, a free beer in the Leinenkugel Beer Garden for participants age 21 and over, and races!
Colorado Girls Elevated: Reach Your Peak Expo
Photograph courtesy of ©The Aurora Sentinel
When: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Where: Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E Quincy Ave, Aurora, CO 80016
Time: 12pm – 4pm
Cost: Free
Register Online
Ages: Recommended for Teen Girls
Colorado Girls Elevated: Reach Your Peak Expo, Presented by The Aurora Sentinel, in partnership with Mix100 and 7News, is an uplifting, interactive and engaging event designed to empower and inspire teen girls to become strong, confident young women and ‘Reach their Peak’ in life!
Rumpus in the Park
Photograph courtesy of ©The Fantastic Hosts
When: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Where: City Park Pavilion, 1700 N. York St., Denver, CO 80202
Time: 12pm – 7pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
The Fantastic Hosts present a free afternoon of frolic in Denver’s City Park! This is a family friendly picnic event, where you are encouraged to bring your hula hoops, poi, stilts, games, etc. If you do not own a hula hoop, one shall be provided by the fine folks of Hoop It Forward.
The Colorado Home Grown Trunk Show will be in the covered Pavilion at the event, featuring amazing Colorado vendors of crafts and artisan products, and food and drink will be available to purchase by local food trucks.