In addition to the many free concerts, festivals and events during the summer, our community facilities (supported by YOUR tax dollars) have free days as well! Plus, don’t forget to scroll all the way to the bottom to see the locations that are open on a monthly/daily/regular basis. Be sure to double-check with the venue because these dates are subject to change.
JUNE
Saturday, June 1-3 – Denver Chalk Festival
Saturday, June 1 – Denver Art Museum
Saturday, June 1 – Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Saturday, June 1 – Arvada Trails Day
Saturday, June 1 & Sunday, June 2 – Free Fishing Weekend (fish without a fishing license)
Sunday, June 2 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Tuesday, June 4 – Children’s Museum of Denver
Friday, June 7 – Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Friday, June 7 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, June 7 – Art Street Movie
Saturday, June 8 – Longmont Museum
Saturday, June 8 – Museum of Outdoor Arts
Saturday, June 8 – National Parks
Tuesday, June 11 (1p-3p) – Tour of Governor’s Residence (Repeated same time June 18 & 25)
Sunday, June 16 (7p-8p) – Boulder Ballet Free Performance (in Broomfield)
Saturday, June 22 (7:30-8:30p) – Boulder Ballet Free Performance (in Highlands Ranch)
Sunday, June 23 (7p.m. to 8 p.m.) – Boulder Ballet Free Performance (in Boulder)
JULY
Monday, July 1 – Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Monday, July 1 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.) – Boulder International Fringe Festival
Tuesday, July 2 (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) – Children’s Museum of Denver
July 4 – FIREWORKS!!! (We will post a separate round-up of fireworks celebrations)
Friday, July 5- Sunday, July 7 – Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Friday, July 5 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, July 5 – Museo de las Americas
Friday, July 5 – Art Street Free Movie
Saturday, July 6 – Denver Art Museum
Saturday, July 6 – Night Boating and Nature Exploring with Evergreen Audubon
Sunday, July 7 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Sunday, July 7 – Boulder History Museum
Tuesday, July 9 – Denver Botanic Gardens
Thursday, July 11 (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) – Fireside Chat at Bluff Lake
Sunday, July 14 – Summer Sundays in Broomfield
Sunday, July 21 – Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Thursday, July 25 – Fireside Chat at Bluff Lake
Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28 – Colorado Dragonboat Festival (at Sloan’s Lake)
AUGUST
Friday, August 2 – Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Friday, August 2 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, August 2 – Museo de las Americas
Friday, August 2 – Arts Street Movie
Saturday, August 3 – Denver Art Museum
Saturday, August 3 – Denver Firefighter’s Museum
Sunday, August 4 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Monday, August 5 – Colorado State Parks (Celebrating Colorado Day)
August 8-19 – Western Welcome week (downtown Littleton)
Sunday, August 11 – Broomfield Summer Sundays
Monday, August 19 – Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Sunday, August 25 – National Parks
Tuesday, August 27 – Denver Botanic Gardens
Wednesday, August 28 – Mizel Museum
Wednesday, August 28 – Molly Brown House
August 31 to September 2 – Taste of Colorado
SEPTEMBER
August 31 to September 2 – Taste of Colorado
Sunday, September 1 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Tuesday, September 3 (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) – Denver Children’s Museum
Friday, September 6 – Four Mile Historic Park
Saturday, September 7 – Denver Art Museum
Saturday, September 7 – Firefighter’s Museum
Saturday, September 21 – Highlands Ranch Oktoberfest
Sunday, September 22 – Buffalo Bill’s Museum
Saturday, September 28 – National Parks
OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 1 – Children’s Museum of Denver
Friday, October 4 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, October 4 – Arts Street Movie
Saturday, October 5 – Denver Art Museum
Saturday, October 5 & Sunday, October 5 – Pumpkin Festival at Four Mile Historic Park
Sunday, October 6 – Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Sunday, October 6 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Monday, October 7 – Denver Botanic Garden
Saturday, October 12 – Firefighter’s Museum, Longmont Museum and Museum of Outdoor Arts
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1 – Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Friday, November 1 – Arts Street Free Movie
Friday, November 1 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, November 1 – Museo de las Americas
Saturday, November 2 – Denver Botanic Gardens
Saturday, November 2 – Denver Art Museum
Sunday, November 3 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Monday, November 4 – Denver Zoo
Tuesday, November 5- Children’s Museum of Denver
Wednesday, November 6 – Molly Brown House
November 9-11 – National Parks (For Veteran’s Day Weekend)
Friday, November 15 – Denver Zoo
Thursday, November 21 – Denver Zoo
DECEMBER
Sunday, December 1 – Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Tuesday, December 3 – Children’s Museum of Denver
Friday, December 6 – Four Mile Historic Park
Friday, December 6 – Arts Street Free Movie
Saturday, December 7 – Denver Art Museum
MONTHLY/DAILY
Each Tuesday at 10 a.m., The Denver Center for the Performing Arts will release a limited number of $10 tickets. Ten seats for every Denver Center Theatre Company performance in the coming week will qualify (up to 25 shows per week). Use code SCFD.
Hudson Garden’s is open daily. NO ADMISSION Fees.
Aurora History Museum is also free daily.
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