Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? Check out Lafayette’s Art Night Out event, head to Valmont Bike Park for Take Your Kid Mountain Biking Day, swing next door to check out the Dog Park Expo, learn about ocean life at the Butterfly Pavilion, and wrap up the weekend at Summer Sundays on the Hill! All happening this weekend in and around Boulder.
Art Night Out in Lafayette
Photo Courtesy Art Night Out Lafayette Facebook Page
When: Friday, June 9, 2017
Where: Most events occur on Public Road between Cannon and Emma Streets
Time: 5PM – 9PM
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Art Night Out in Lafayette takes place every second Friday in the summer, featuring live music at Festival Plaza from 6:30 – 9PM, free activities for kids (from 5-7PM), a beer and wine garden for adults, an art market, as well as additional activities each week by various Lafayette businesses. Art Night Out visitors can also enjoy live demonstrations by artists, crafters, dancers, and others. Art Night Out is sponsored by the City of Lafayette, is a partnership with ARTSLafayette, Crafted Life and generous business sponsors MP Munding Realty, Confluence SBC, Anspach Jewelry, Lafayette Collectibles & Flea Market, By Krueger, Anne Larsen State Farm, and BlueBird Windows & Doors.For parking, click here for a map.
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
Photo Courtesy Valmont Bike Park
When: Saturday, June 10
Where: 3160 Airport Rd, Boulder, CO 80301
Time: 9 AM – 11 AM
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Boulder is celebrating Take Your Kid Mountain Biking Day at Valmont Bike Park! Activities include clinics from skilled coaches, kids ages 2-12 can compete in their first race on a short track course, bike decorating station, group rides around the park, rock wall, face painting, bike demos, lots of freebies including helmets, snacks, drinks, coloring books, stickers, etc. Presented by: Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance, SMBA and Bicycle Village. Sponsored by Avid4Adventure, Boulder Community Hospital, Clif Bars, Bobo’s Oat Bars, Nite Ize, The Fix.
Dog Park Expo
When: Saturday, June 10
Where: 3160 Airport Rd, Boulder, CO 80301
Time: 10AM – Noon
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Bring the family dog to this fun Dog Park Expo that is all about your best friend! There will be various dog-related organizations on hand, as well as a caricature artist to sketch your dog! Kids will enjoy the vendors as well as watching the dogs play. The dog park is right next to the bike park, during the bike park event.
World Oceans Day at the Butterfly Pavilion
When: Saturday, June 10, 2017
Where: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80020
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: All special activities included in general admission: Adults – $11.00; Westminster Resident – $9, Seniors (65+) – $9.00, Children (2 – 12) – $7.00, Children (under 2) – Free
Ages: All Ages
In honor of this World Oceans Day, Butterfly Pavilion will host an event highlighting the many amazing invertebrates that call the ocean their home and how we can make a difference in ensuring they’re protected. The day’s activities will feature interactive ocean learning, live mantis shrimp and octopus feedings, meet-and-greets with ocean protectors, a plastic bag exchange, and more! Bring 10 plastic bags to the event and receive a free re-usable bag from Butterfly Pavilion! Limit 2 per person. Available while supplies last.
The Hill Summer Sundays
When: Sunday, June 11
Where: The Hill, 1325 Broadway Suite 214, Boulder, Colorado 80302
Time: 8AM – 11AM
Cost: Free
In partnership with Daily Camera and City of Boulder Colorado Government, The Hill has announced a FREE new event series:
Summer Sundays on The Hill! Every Sunday in June and July from 8-11:00 AM, 13th Street will be closed to host free outdoor yoga and barre classes, as well as free just-for-kids-fun and community activities. Parking is FREE on Sundays, too! All activities are FREE.
Activities for June 11 include:
Boulder Philharmonic Percussion Ensemble interactive drumming performance
Zine making activity and collaborative poem by Boulder Writers Warehouse
Face painting by The Drake Parlor Entertainment and Ice Cream
Listening center with KGNU Community Radio
Flash mob performances by Band of Toughs: A theatre collaboratory
Plein Air Painting demonstration by Open Studios
Upside-down Drawing, an interactive art-making activity by artist Peg Hilliard
Performances and classes in front of The Fox Theatre:
Music throughout the morning by Michael Anthony Jones
8:30 a.m. Poetry reading and guided meditation by Boulder Writers Warehouse
9:00 a.m. Free CorePower Yoga class
10:00 a.m. Poetry hour curated by Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe
