For 96 years, Littleton residents have been holding a community celebration. This year’s Western Welcome Week is actually a 10-day fest, August 9 to 18, 2024. The event schedule is jam-packed spanning more than 40 events from a fishing derby to a hometown pig roast benefiting dozens of local nonprofits. Some highlights for true cheapskates: [Read more…] about Western Welcome Week in Littleton Is Jam-Packed With Free Things To Do
Mile High Summer Concerts Guide 2024
Summer is great for so many reasons: wearing shorts and flip-flops every day, going to the mountains, shopping farmers’ markets, free outdoor movies and lots of live music. Luckily, the Front Range is jam-packed with summer concerts — many of them FREE… our favorite kind!
To ensure you don’t miss out on any live music, we’ve created this Mile High Summer Concerts Guide. Concerts are sorted by day of the week. All are FREE unless noted with a $. [Read more…] about Mile High Summer Concerts Guide 2024
Maize In The City
Started in 2001, Maize in the City features fun fall attractions including a 20-acre corn maze, mini maze and so much more. Farmer-owned, the site also offers a variety of locally grown pumpkins, gourds and other fall decor for purchase. Located in Thornton, it is super easy to get to for those living in the Denver area. Maize in the City offers three distinct areas for you to visit — corn mazes, attractions and pumpkin field. [Read more…] about Maize In The City
Anderson Farms
At Anderson Farms, kids (and the young-at-heart) can explore the humongous 25-acre corn maze, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch, play with farm critters, whoosh down the combine slide, race Barnyard 500 Pedal Karts, climb a tire mountain, explore a rainbow maze and Fort A-Lot-A-Fun and more. [Read more…] about Anderson Farms
Fritzler Farm Park
Fritzler Farm Park in La Salle has tons of things to do, including a 15-acre corn maze — an attraction unto itself. This place will keep you and the family occupied for hours and hours.
Among the 22 attractions are an inflatable obstacle course, slide mountain, pillow jump, pumpkin patch, corn pit, spider web, pedal go-karts, corn flyer, ball zone and pumpkin cannon. [Read more…] about Fritzler Farm Park
Today! Back To School Bash: Free Backpacks, School Supplies, Haircuts & Food at Lighthouse Church
Does your child need a backpack and school supplies for the upcoming school year? Lighthouse Church in Denver is hosting a Back to School Bash, today, Saturday, August 10, 2024. From 9 a.m. to noon, you can pick up FREE backpacks and school supplies. There will also be FREE food, haircuts and fun activities. [Read more…] about Today! Back To School Bash: Free Backpacks, School Supplies, Haircuts & Food at Lighthouse Church
Today, Thursday! Denver Broncos Half-Price Tickets Go on Sale at 10 a.m.
Half-price tickets for Denver Broncos’ eight home games (and two preseason games) for the 2024-25 season go on sale Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 10 a.m. MT. Tickets may only be purchased online through Ticketmaster.com. Single game half-price tickets for the 2024 season start at $25. We suggest you bookmark the ticket page and get online before the sale begins. [Read more…] about Today, Thursday! Denver Broncos Half-Price Tickets Go on Sale at 10 a.m.
Nocturne Hosts Low-Cost Sunday Matinee Concert Series
Nocturne, the jazz and supper club in Denver’s RiNo Arts District, hosts a monthly Sunday Community Matinee series. The new series offers a more accessible, family-friendly entertainment option. Tickets to live jazz performances will cost $10 per person on one Sunday each month from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. [Read more…] about Nocturne Hosts Low-Cost Sunday Matinee Concert Series
40th Anniversary Loveland Sculpture in the Park Show & Sale This Weekend
Loveland is a true arts lover’s paradise the second weekend in August. The 40th annual Sculpture in the Park, the largest outdoor juried sculpture show in the United States, returns to Loveland Friday to Sunday, August 9 to 11, 2024. Considered a mecca of international talent, the annual show and sale transforms beloved Benson Sculpture Garden into an art lover’s dream come true with more than 2,000 sculptures created by 160 award winning artists from around the world for viewing and purchase. [Read more…] about 40th Anniversary Loveland Sculpture in the Park Show & Sale This Weekend
Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival – Fireworks, Music, Classic Cars, Spaghetti Dinners & More
Since 1970, the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival has attracted thousands of people from Wheat Ridge and surrounding communities. This year’s festival held Friday to Sunday, August 9 to 11, 2024, is no exception with a fireworks display on Friday and Saturday, as well as live music acts performing on multiple stages with entertainers such as Buckstein, That Eighties Band, Delta Sonics, Message in a Bottle, Stone Beat Invasion, Hazel Miller and Just a Girl. [Read more…] about Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival – Fireworks, Music, Classic Cars, Spaghetti Dinners & More
Colorado Ski Country’s 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Passports Let Kiddos Enjoy The Slopes For Almost Free
Colorado Ski Country USA’s popular Kids’ Ski Passport Grades 3-6 is again available for the 2024-25 ski season to introduce Colorado youngsters to skiing and snowboarding with super-cheap lift access at 20 Colorado ski areas. The 2024-25 Passport is good for four days of skiing at each of the resorts for $67 (subject to change through the season). [Read more…] about Colorado Ski Country’s 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Passports Let Kiddos Enjoy The Slopes For Almost Free
Celestial Seasonings’ Tea Factory Tour. Now $5 Admission
Ya gotta love a place whose address is on Sleepytime Drive. So no surprise Celestial Seasonings offers tours of its Boulder-based tea production plant. Tours take about 45 minutes and cost $5 per person. After a 13-minute video intro to the history of tea and close-up view of tea processing, you’ll get to walk through the largest, most modern tea factory in the United States. The highlight: a whiff of the Mint Room — guaranteed to clear the sinuses. [Read more…] about Celestial Seasonings’ Tea Factory Tour. Now $5 Admission
Free and Affordable Fun at Boulder County Fair
At 155 years of age, the Boulder County Fair is Colorado’s oldest. Rodeos, a colorful midway with all manner of entertainment, a slew of kid’s activities, animal barns, a traditional carnival, music, kid’s area, crafts, food and more fill the fair calendar from Wednesday to Sunday, August 7 to 11, 2024. With parking, gate admission and most activities FREE, you can visit more than once. [Read more…] about Free and Affordable Fun at Boulder County Fair
Shred Documents For Free In Northglenn and Help Metro Denver Crime Stoppers
Time to gather up your unwanted documents before the colder weather settles in. The Northglenn Police Department will host a FREE document shred event on Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon at Northglenn Marketplace at 104th Ave., one block west of I-25. The event is open to everyone regardless of zip code. [Read more…] about Shred Documents For Free In Northglenn and Help Metro Denver Crime Stoppers
Free Customer Appreciation Cookout at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s are hosting Customer Appreciation Cookouts on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy free hot dogs, prepared by the outfitters, and beverages, while supplies last. All three metro locations are participating including Bass Pro Shop at Northfield and Cabela’s in Lone Tree and Thornton. [Read more…] about Free Customer Appreciation Cookout at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s