Attend this annual event that includes a pumpkin patch, hayrides, spoooky stores, vendors, and food trucks.
Stroll the grounds and visit the buildings of the museum for free thanks to SCFD funding.
Enjoy the museum's art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions for free. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish.
Sit on the floor surrounded by an orchestra. Interact with the music and learn about the instruments.
Join in the museum's first Día del Niño (Day of the Child) celebration, including special stories, dances, and activities that honor the Mexican origins of the holiday.
Explore the dark side of nature, look at the stars, listen for the sounds of nocturnal animals, and learn about the exciting things that happen when the sun goes down.
Explore how trade routes inspired and influenced art over time and across the Asian continent. See approximately 150 sculptures, ceramics, textiles, scrolls, and other multi-dimensional works from 20 countries that span 2,000 years.
Learn about the history and cultures of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Navajo, and Pueblo peoples through hands-on exploration. Make a clay pot to take home. Ages 6-12.
Visit the museum, enjoy food, and entertainment followed by the movie, Cars 3. $25/per person($15 each for kids 12 and under).
Experience the sounds of jazz, blues, zydeco, and old-time country music across America. See how they have shaped the nation’s distinctive musical heritage in this IMAX movie.
Investigate new nano products and materials, make nano crafts to keep, and launch nano particles with an air cannon. Organized by NISE Network, NanoDays is an annual, nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and their impact on society.
See Cuba’s vibrant culture, distinctive colonial architecture, and unspoiled ecosystems all provide a vivid window into the past. This film is the perfect complement to the exhibition, ¡CUBA!.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, and greet farm animals.
Play for free on the first Tuesday of each month.
Explore the physics and motion of traveling in a car, riding and bike, and seeing a hot air balloon. Is it harder to pedal up a short steep hill or a long shallow hill? Does a bumpy road slow down a car? What makes hot air balloons go up in the sky anyway? Find out…
Play for free on the first Tuesday of each month.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities as well as free admission to Creatures of Light and discounted admission to Dead Sea Scrolls.
Explore and create history, art, and culture through hands-on and immersive activities.
See a significant pre-Angkor statue of Ganesha created in the 600s to 700s. The 29-inch tall cross-legged figure, featuring human arms and an elephant head, is one of the earliest Ganesha icons in mainland Southeast Asia. It will be on view along with sculptures, paintings, and textiles depicting Ganesha from the DAM’s Asian art collection.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited, first-come, first-served. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Enjoy a free art adventure designed for children ages 5-10 and their caregivers. Explore art in an interactive way with games and an art project to take home. A professional team of gallery teachers will introduce a different theme–such as color, line, shape, movement, music, or architecture–in every tour.
Surround yourself with exotic plants and beautiful butterflies, and meet other yoga enthusiasts in the community. Adults.
Build (and keep) your own Colorado-style LEGO set, then take a special guided museum tour based on your creation. Build the LEGO City Hot Dog Cart and Vendor Kit together. The set will take about 30 minutes to build and is best for ages 5-12. Register online.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features "Watch Out!" from the book Watch Out for Clever Woman by Joe Hayes. Farm chores will follow.
Enjoy storytime in the Destination Colorado exhibit and learn about farms, cowboys, and animals. Ages 2-5.
Get ready for Burn Awareness Week by visiting the Denver Firefighters Museum to learn more about firefighting.
Receive a program toolkit packed with fun games and activities, picture books, and parenting handbooks. A trained volunteer will introduce and model various activities in the toolkits for parents to try with their kids. Free tickets to the museum will be passed out for anyone who stops by. Parents and caregivers with children ages birth-3.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Build a scarecrow, pick the perfect pumpkin, tour the park in a horse-drawn wagon, play games, and enjoy food and drinks from the beer garden and local food trucks.
Explore the Ridge trail and find hidden Geocaches and Earthcaches. An optional $4 shuttle ride is available..
Enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions for free. Bilingual activities available include the Cuentos del Arte storytelling program and a tour of Stampede: Animal in Art in Spanish.
Held on the second Saturday of each month. Explore and create through hands-on activities like adobe brick-making, building log cabins, and role playing.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly story time. This month features "Over the River and Through the Wood - A Thanksgiving Poem" by Lydia Maria. Native American Games will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Enjoy your Museum favorites, special family-friendly activities and free admission to “Nature’s Amazing Machines” and “Ultimate Dinosaurs.”
Attend a monthly storytime featuring Old Crump by Laurie Lawlor, followed by butter making activities. Reservations not required.
See performances of the family-friendly museum theater-play Art Emergency: Stampede Edition, plus Create-n-Takes, A Walk in the Woods, and the 3-D Studio which are available every day during spring break.
Build (and keep) your own Colorado-style Lego set, then take a special guided museum tour. The set will take about 30 minutes to build and is best for ages 3-12. Then tour the Mesa Verde portion of the Living West exhibit before it opens to the public.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, and greet farm animals. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30pm and are first come, first served.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Fooling Ewe by Mike Demers. A leaf painting activity will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Marvel at one of nature’s most breathtaking shows while exploring molten worlds and exploding craters across the globe.
Join in for a fun, encouraging beginner level yoga class for kids of all ages (toddlers too). In this 30 minute session, kids will learn basic poses to create healthy energy, offer physical challenge, and inspire your imagination. No mat necessary, just bring a smile and wear comfortable shorts or pants. Parents are welcome to…
Explore age-appropriate, multi-sensory exhibits, activities, and programs that focus on science process skills as children explore basic concepts in physical science, life science, earth and space sciences, math, and human culture.
Explore the 1860s farm, pick out a Halloween pumpkin, and go on a hayride.
Discover the joy of climbing, digging, zip lining, and splashing, for free.
Build and keep your own Colorado-style LEGO set, then take a special guided museum tour based on your creation.
Bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box and follow the riddles into the galleries. Included with admission.
Visit the museum for free. Excludes ticketed exhibits.
Enjoy art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions for free. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte.
Learn about the Unsinkable Margaret Brown's love for Christmas. Tour the holiday decorations and enjoy delicious yuletide-themed treats. Age 6 and up.
Receive a free program toolkit packed with fun games and activities, picture books and parenting handbooks. A trained volunteer will introduce and model various activities in the toolkits for parents to try with their kids. Free tickets to the Children's Museum of Denver will be passed out for anyone who stops by. Parents and caregivers…
Discover free-flying butterflies in the tropical conservatory at dusk through a special tour and self-led exploration time.
Visit the exhibit developed with NASA's Langley Research Facility that is broken down into interactive parts. Explore basic concepts of the universe; reinvent the way users think about the science and technology needed to thrive in outer space; control a variety of spacecrafts, including a lander, a rover, and an interplanetary spaceship.
See Chevy Chase and company in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Don that festive sweater or dress up like Cousin Eddie and join this adults-only roller-coaster of a Christmas ride. Admission includes cocktails, wine, or beer, a Griswald Christmas dinner prepared by the in-house culinary team, and gourmet movie popcorn. Age 21 and up.
Grab your tents and sleeping bags and experience up-close animal encounters, a nighttime exhibit tour, crafts and games, and stargazing by the campfire with s’mores. Snooze breakfast included. Age 5 and up. Age 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Reservation required.
Step back into history admission-free.
Enjoy a night of ooey-gooey activities, spooky fun, and trick-or-treat trivia. See an IMAX film and sleep in the diorama halls. Includes pizza dinner, evening snack, hot breakfast, and candy. For kids in grades K-8.
Lasso up some fun with grandma and grandpa. Grandparents and grandkiddos will enjoy a full cowboy breakfast, private play throughout the Museum and wild west-inspired activities.
See the exhibition that features small nichos, an important element of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The handmade tin boxes are constructed and decorated by Denver-area K-12 students to tell a visual story of their cultural heritage and interests.
Enjoy a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment before public hours, with tours, hands-on activities, and art-making projects. Loud gallery sounds are turned down and attendance is limited. Reservations are free, but general museum admission rates apply. Reserve your spot in advance starting one month ahead, then purchase general admission at the door on day of event.
Delve into these connections through hands-on activities, multi-media displays, and specimens from the museum's collection. The exhibition highlights symbiosis in our bodies, backyards, and beyond.
Dive into the science of the ocean. After dinner, make your own deep-sea creature and immerse yourself in an after-hours screening of the IMAX film Oceans: Our Blue Planet 3D. For kids in grades K-12 with an adult.
Listen to music in the park, presented by Swallow Hill Music.
Enjoy a Santa reception with hot chocolate and cookies followed by festive holiday music and performances (4pm). Alcoholic beverages available for purchase. $17 adults, $12 students/seniors. Reservations required.
Learn about the importance of child eye care and receive a free vision screening.
Take over the museum at this uniquely teen night. Check out frightening creatures, partake in fun activities, and enjoy freaky food. Costumes welcome. Ages 13-19.
Visit Dinosaur Ridge for free.
Enjoy 2-4 children’s books with a dinosaur theme and do a 15-20 minute craft or activity. RSVP at education@dinoridge.org. Ages 2-5.
Escape into the jazzy era of the 40's with burlesque and the current exhibition on view, Pachuco y Sirenas. Entry fee includes 2 drinks tickets and a meal. RSVP at guestservices@museo.org
Relish a quiet hour of tripod photography before the doors open to the public. Adults. Reservations preferred. $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Learn about farms, cowboys, and animals through stories and playtime in the Destination Colorado exhibit before the museum opens. Ages 2-5.
Visit the aquarium early when ambient sounds are turned down for a calmer and quieter setting. Aquarium sounds will be turned on for the regular business day at 9:45am. Tickets can be purchased at the box office at regular price that morning.
Don your best '80s and '90s costume or gear and enjoy drinks and dancing plus food sample stations from Denver's top caterers (food included with admission). All proceeds benefit Wings Over the Rockies, a nonprofit organization. All ages welcome but valid ID for age 21 and up required for drinks.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos by remembering loved ones who have passed and celebrate the eternal journey of death. Special treats like pan de muerto, music, food and drinks will be served. Admission is free, $2-$3 for each sugar skull, $5 face painting.
Read 2-4 children’s books with a dinosaur theme and do a 15-minute craft or activity. Ages 2-5.
Experience a new inclusive exhibit that encourages play between children of all abilities. Children will be able to use their senses of sight and touch to explore a forest-like environment.
Take a close look at Rembrandt’s innovative approach to printmaking. Unforgettable images of biblical, portrait, allegory, still life, landscape, and genre artworks of the time demonstrate the mastery that cemented Rembrandt as one of the greatest artists in history.
Step back in time seeing Warbirds including the Sea Fury, Mustang, and an L-19 alongside WWII vehicles. Meet Colorado’s only living ace, WWII Spitfire, Tomahawk, and Mustang pilot, 99-year-old David Wilhelm.
Explore the world of science with experiments that support the key educational areas of STEM.
Learn Longmont's role in WWI through an exhibit featuring full infantry uniforms, artifacts relating to medical care, propaganda posters, and more. See website for a variety of special events related to the exhibit.
Visit the museum for free thanks to a sponsorship from Target.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities without paying admission.
See instructors from Alliance Française de Denver engage young ones with a French story, song, and activity.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Explore the amazing shapes, behaviors, and roles that micro-fossils have played on planet Earth.
Explore music, dance, and community. Produced with local creatives, Untitled Final Fridays is the museum's monthly late night program featuring workshops, performances and tours with a twist.
Explore the park's grounds and buildings for free.
Join other adults and children with sensory issues and disabilities for a special morning when the Aquarium opens early and turns down the ambient sounds for a calmer and quieter setting. Aquarium sounds will be turned on for the regular business day at 9:45am. Tickets can be purchased at the box office at regular price…
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum and explore the 12-acre grounds. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 and first come, first served.
Celebrate Día del Niño (Day of the Child) with free general admission and a variety of art-making activities and performances for the whole family.
Build (and keep) your own Lego set, then take a special guided tour of the Mesa Verde portion of the Living West exhibit before it opens to the public. The kit includes a snowmobile with detachable trailer and three mini figures. The set will take about 30 minutes to build and is best for ages…
Explore and create history, art, and culture through hands-on and immersive activities. Age 5 and up.
Drop in with your little ones for storytime, art making, and other activities. Ages 3-5.
Help stories unfold through mime and creative movement activities. Children will also learn about the story origins and the countries from which they came. This storytelling workshop is presented by Colorado Educational Theatre featuring Hugo Jon Sayles, Teaching Artist and is included with Museum admission.
Play for free, the first Tuesday of each month.
Participate in a kid-friendly and fun workout that will keep them moving and having fun with fitness. Then learn about what food items have too much sugar, healthy snack options, and how to stay healthy. Age 3 and up.
Enjoy a downtown tour that covers the main themes of Louisville history. The tour is geared toward new residents and visitors. Meet at Main St. and Elm St.
Get into the St. Patrick's Day spirit with a special dance performance by the McTeggart Irish Dancers of Boulder.
Participate in activities themed around Ute history, including performances from native dance groups, and a beadwork activity. Learn about the use of bison, travois craft, and paint with a yucca paint brush. Age 5 and up.
Enjoy a day of games and art in the museum's forecourt and galleries.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, sample a treat from the summer kitchen, and greet farm animals.
Relish a quiet hour of tripod photography before the doors open to the public. Adults. Reservations preferred. $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers.
Enjoy an art adventure designed for the whole family. Family tours are full of games, art making, and close looking in the galleries and are led by a professional team of gallery teachers. Ages 5-10. Registration is required and space is limited.
Enjoy free admission for all moms and grandmas in celebration of Mother's Day. Make mom a special suncatcher heart craft in the ArtSpace from 10am-noon. Craft activity is included with Museum admission.
Show your love for a favorite work of art by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of your artwork crush. Then snap a photo of your heart placed next to the artwork, and post it to your favorite social media site, tagged with #denverartmuseum and #heartsforart. Please note: Not everything at the…
Build and keep a Colorado-style Lego set, then take a special guided museum tour based on the creation. Ages 7-12.
Explore fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive experiences. Ages newborn-3 and their caregivers.
Bring kids with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders for a special event. The museum will limit admittance to 20 families, turn down sounds and lights, and provide adaptive equipment. Reservations required online.
Visit the museum during a special time for individuals and families who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment. Loud gallery sounds are turned down and attendance is limited. There are tours of the museums, numerous hands-on activities, and artmaking projects for individuals and families to enjoy. Included in general admission, but space is limited. Reservations…
Receive a free Golden Ticket to the museum, decorate a train conductor hat, and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while listening to the story, The Polar Express. Feel free to come in your favorite pajamas (optional).
Learn about farms, cowboys, and animals during this monthly storytime. Read stories and then have playtime in the Destination Colorado exhibit before the museum opens. Ages 2-5.
Play for free, the first Tuesday of each month.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds and greet farm animals. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30pm and are first come, first served.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features The Bee Man by Laurie Krebs. Pollinate Your Mind activities will follow.
Listen to children’s books with a dinosaur theme read aloud and do a 15-minute craft or activity. Ages 2-5. RSVP at education@dinoridge.org.
Play at the Museum for free the first Tuesday of every month.
See art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm. Free general admission tickets are available on-site starting at 10am.
Enjoy a morning for grandparents and their grandchildren including breakfast, crafts, songs, playtime in the museum, and an opportunity to take a commemorative portrait. Reservations required.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited, first-come, first-served. Sign up outside The Teaching Kitchen.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, and greet farm animals.
Held on the second Saturday of each month. Bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and follow the riddles into the galleries.
Enjoy storytime and a firefighting-themed craft. Ages 3-7.
See a 3D film and get museum admission thrown in for $3.03 for one day only, in honor of 303 Colorado Day.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities plus free admission to ¡CUBA! as part of this SCFD Community Free Day.
Experience Colorado’s pioneer history by packing a prairie schooner, making journey cake, learning in the 1876 Centennial School Room, and shopping in the 1895 Bear Creek Store. Ages 6-12. Registration required.
Channel Rembrandt’s eye for detail to design your own printing plate, or experiment with color and layering. On weekends, watch artist demonstrations.
Enjoy a story and a firefighting-themed craft. Ages 3-7.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Pequeña the Burro by Jami Parkinson. Corn husk doll activities will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Learn all about trees from the roots, trunk, branches, and leaves. Ages 4-12.
Make healthy treats with special guest Chef Ann Cooper, the Renegade Lunch Lady. Chef Ann has been a constant champion of school food reform as an important avenue through which to improve childhood nutrition. Chef Ann will teach visitors about making healthy food choices while making healthy snacks.
Celebrate the Year of the Dog with Chinese dragon puppet crafts and a traditional lion dance performance by the Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association.
Bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and follow the riddles into the galleries.
Close out summer with special activities, visits from Denver Firefighters, and the chance to tour the historic museum building.
Attend an interactive exhibition that explores flight. This traveling exhibition features immersive simulations, interactive design challenges, iconic historical touchstones, visionary concepts for the future, and inspiring stories from game-changing innovators, past and present.
Explore and create history, art, and culture through hands-on, immersive activities. This month's theme is Modern Homesteading and will include wool dyeing, frontier games, cabin building with pool noodles, doll making, and leather stamping. Age 5 and up.
See a showcase of a video by Japan-based artist Shimabuku titled "Do snow monkeys remember snow mountains?" which illustrates the adaptation of a group of Japanese snow monkeys living in a Texas desert sanctuary.
Compose your own Japanese-inspired garden on a large scale, use your creativity and patience to create balancing stone sculptures, make your mark and add to an ink-painted screen, design and wear a Samurai-inspired helmet, and experience the complicated process by which Samurai dressed. Included with museum admission; kids 18 and younger are free. Reservations are…
Learn about farms, cowboys, and animals in the Destination Colorado exhibit. Read stories and have playtime before the museum opens. Included with admission.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, sample a treat from the summer kitchen, and greet farm animals.
Visit the museum for free.
Explore the museum's exhibits and see IMAX films and planetarium shows. Available for kids in grades K-6. Limited early morning drop-off and late pickup options available.
See more than 100 works on paper that showcase Jim Howard’s four-decade fashion illustration career, starting with his early advertising campaigns for Neiman Marcus in the late 1950s, and through the ‘70s and ‘80s when the fashion illustration industry was at its height. The exhibition offers a nostalgic look at fashion trends set by top…
Participate in a French story, song, and activity from instructors from Alliance Française de Denver.
Enjoy kid-friendly activities throughout the Denver Firefighters Museum. Including trick or treat stations, Halloween-themed crafts, and a scavenger hunt.
Enjoy Colorado's largest community celebration of the Day of the Dead, including music, dancing, sugar skull decorating, community altars, paper flower making, face painting, and Lady Catrina. Visitors are encouraged to come dressed in “calaca” (skeleton) apparel.
Travel through time and around the world to unravel the 300-million-year story of how animal aviators have evolved into the 100 billion creatures flying through the air today.
Experiment with different popular beverages and see what these drinks can do to your teeth. Age 2 and up.
Check out the wonders of springtime in Colorado with a dino egg hunt through the museum, and make and take your own plant to grow at home. Then sleep among the animals in the diorama wildlife halls. Dinner, bedtime snack, and full breakfast are included. Ages 7-11 with parents.
Learn about the subzero science of super cold substances like liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen, and dry ice. See amazing science demonstrations from educator extraordinaire Brian Hostetler followed by hands-on activities in the atrium.
Engage in educational, hands-on art activities to develop motor, language, and social skills. Ages 2-6 with caregiver.
Explore the expansive and varied realm of 3D art. Use your design-thinking skills to build an abstract sculpture at the Purely Paper activity, or draw inspiration from Stampede: Animals in Art to create your own animal at Wound in Wire. May artist demonstrations: May 5-6: Rudi Monterroso, Metal Sculpture; May 12-13 and 19-20: Mason Taylor,…
Receive a program toolkit packed with fun games and activities, picture books, and parenting handbooks. A trained volunteer will introduce and model various activities in the toolkits for parents to try with their kids. Free tickets to the museum will be passed out for anyone who stops by. Parents and caregivers with children ages birth-3.
Enjoy a lecture by HOLA Lockheed engineers to learn more about Museo’s new exhibit, El Infinito.
Build (and keep) a LEGO vampire and bat set, then take a special guided museum tour based on that creation. Age 7 and up.
Visit the museum in a quiet, low sensory environment before it opens to the general public. Take a tour of the museum and enjoy hands-on activities and art-making projects. Space is limited. Reserve your spot in advance, then purchase general admission at the door on day of event. Contact access@denverartmuseum.org with questions.
See the exhibit that chronicles a pivotal moment in Gibson’s career when his contemporary artistic practice converged with his Native American heritage. About 65 objects created from 2011 to the present will be featured including figurative works, text-based wall hangings, a significant selection of beaded punching bags, painted works on rawhide and canvas, and video.
Explore the museum with its historic rail cars, for free.
Celebrate children around the world during Día del Niño (Day of the Child), in partnership with the Denver Art Museum and other cultural organizations in the Civic Center Cultural Complex. Participate in art-making activities and enjoy live performances in the museum’s forecourt and explore the galleries.
Climb aboard select aircrafts and get a pilot’s perspective of the instruments and controls including a F-111 Aardvark and a late 20th century DC-10.
See former DAM Creative-in-Residence Thomas “Detour” Evans close out the 2018 Untitled season with a night mixing music and painting. Known for his colorful murals and paintings that double as musical instruments, Detour comes to Untitled fresh off painting portraits of David Letterman and JAY-Z for Letterman’s Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction…
Visit the museum without paying admission fees.
Experience animals up close and get your questions answered. Afterward, stroll along the museum’s paths and try out the call phone audio and visual tour.
Please note. This event has been cancelled. Joy Park Free Nights will resume in 2019.
Stop in for art making in the galleries with create-n-takes and hands-on fun in the Print Studio.
See the first comprehensive American exhibition of critically acclaimed photographer Fazal Sheikh’s work. The more than two-decade-long career of the Kenyan-rooted and American-born artist has focused on raising awareness of international human rights issues through his documentary-based photography practice. Included with museum admission; kids 18 and younger are free.
Delve into the world of living things that blink, glow, flash, and flicker, from tiny fireflies to strange creatures in the ocean depths. Explore the mysterious world of bioluminescence and biofluorescence, visible light emitted by living things. See larger-than-life models, engaging immersive environments, fun activities, and real animals, fungi, and minerals that get their glow…
Explore the studio's new theme and fresh opportunities to get creative. Use design thinking skills to draw, create sculpture and see demonstrations on the weekends by various artists.
Observe and perform dissections to find out how the human body functions. Dissect sheep hearts and lungs, eyes, brains, and frogs. Junior Surgeons is for kids in grades 2-3. Cutting Edge is for grades 4-6.
First Saturday of every month. Enjoy art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm and a tour of Stampede: Animal in Art in Spanish at 1pm Free general admission tickets are available on-site starting at 10am.
Enjoy a program presented by the Butterfly Pavilion with puppets, music, and live bugs.
Enjoy a French story with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver who will engage young ones with the story, song, and activity.
Visit the museum for free.
March from one Treat House to the next and collect goodies, play carnival games, and create Halloween crafts.
Enjoy a storytime and a firefighting-themed craft for young visitors. Ages 3-7.
Hear two experts from Colorado State University explore facets of Kenya and Uganda. James DeMartini, Professor Emeritus, will relate the story of Moses, a Maasai in Kenya. Gregory Vogl, a CSU Middleware Developer, will highlight his experiences in Uganda.
See an exhibition that features small nichos, an important element of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). These handmade tin boxes constructed and decorated by Denver-area K-12 students tell stories of their cultural heritage and interests and will be on display for all to enjoy. The opening reception coincides with Cultural First Friday.…
Interact with current Broncos players at this annual latino fan fest, and get autographs and photos with Broncos’ cheerleaders, Miles, and the Super Bowl trophies.
Enjoy an SCFD admission-free day at the museum.
Step into the popular genre of “science fiction meets the 19th century Industrial Age” found in music, clothing, art, and lifestyle. Dress in your finest Steampunk attire and/or with a Steampunk gadget to enjoy a day full of entertainment, train rides, craft beer, and vendors.
Attend a class for infants and toddlers who will explore the world using their senses. Young children will have the opportunity to explore their touch, smell, visual, and auditory senses through carefully thought-out and planned sensory stations. For children birth to age 3.
Join DMNS scientist John Demboski as he debunks the myths and unburrows the mysteries of the groundhog. Afterward, head to the Denver Zoo to see even more animals. For kids in grades K-8 with an adult.
Visit the museum for free thanks to SCFD funding.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Ring in the New Year with noisemaker crafts, face painting, a musical performance, refreshments and a countdown. $11 per child, $6 members, $5 per adult. Reservations required online.
Receive a free program toolkit packed with fun games and activities, picture books, and parenting handbooks. A trained volunteer will introduce and model various activities in the toolkits for parents to try with their kids. Free tickets to Denver Museum of Nature and Science will be passed out for anyone who stops by. Parents and…
View new work by the Minnesota-based artist, who is a citizen of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. Buffalohead uses metaphors, iconography, and storytelling narratives in her artwork to describe emotional and subversive American Indian cultural experiences.
Explore the world of spiders, their contributions to our world, and learn how to conserve them. Activities include scientist chats and live animal encounters.
Visit the museum for free.
Ring in the new year before bedtime with noisemaker crafts, face painting, a magician, refreshments, and a countdown to 2019.
Listen to stories about space travel and make your own space vessels. Create constellations and learn about space.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features "Buffalo Music" by Tracey E. Fern. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Celebrate the vitality of American Indian cultures through American Indian dancers, drum groups, and hands-on art making.
Discover why this tiny piece of land is sacred to three major religions through the stories of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim families who call Jerusalem home. Follow the path of archaeologists revealing some of the mysteries of the Old City.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay. Gold panning activities will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Join a series of hands-on classes for infants and toddlers and their caregivers to explore fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive experiences, with occasional special guests from the community. Classes are offered monthly with a different theme each month. Ages 0-3.
Explore the History Colorado Center in a lower sensory museum environment. Reservations required.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Space is limited. Sign up outside The Teaching Kitchen. Please note: The date was accidentally listed in the print calendar as being on February 25. It is really on February 27. We're sorry for the error.
Enjoy crafts, treats, and spooky books inside of the museum, and a scavenger hunt in Heritage Grove.
Travel through time and around the world to unravel the 300-million-year story of how animal aviators have evolved into the 100 billion creatures flying through the air today. Explore nature’s ingenuity as you soar from a falcon’s point of view, see hummingbirds flutter in slow motion, accompany bats in the hunt, meet lizards that glide…
The foxes are ready to get back to work after summer break. Find the mailbox in the Hamilton lobby to get a letter directing you to the mystery in the galleries.
Attend training demos, ride in one of the flight simulators, and listen to presentations by trained instructors.
Let instructors from Alliance Française de Denver engage young ones with a French story, song, and activity.
Stroll the grounds for free thanks to SCFD funding.
Learn what plants need to grow while digging in the dirt and helping plant and harvest veggies in WOW!'s garden.
Second Sat. 10:30am and 11:30am. Help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and then follow the riddles into the galleries.
Visit the museum for free today and on every Cultural First Friday.
Venture through Museum exhibits, get hands-on with entertaining activities, jam to live music and win awesome giveaways.
Enjoy a free day at the museum.
Visit a STEM focused exhibit that explores the physics and motion of traveling in a car, riding a bike, and seeing a hot air balloon. Ages 2-8.
Speed through the big wheel racetrack, and saddle up for a bicycle rodeo to learn the skills to ride a bike safely.
Tour Dinosaur Ridge with your canine companion.
Get a head start on early learning and development for toddlers through history and nature-centered activities designed to engage young minds. Ages 2-5. Call to register.
Make a unique snowfolk out of clay to be fired in kilns and glazed by clay staff. Then, select a completed snowfolk created by another guest to take home that very day.
Get inspired and create art in the galleries at special Create-n-Take stations.
Make observations about how structures and processes in nature solve problems. Meet CU Boulder students and community partners who are weaving together science, technology, engineering, art, and math to find innovative and sustainable solutions.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, and greet farm animals. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30pm and are first come, first served.
See tractor pulls, antique motors, and more. Age 5 and up.
Play for free the first Tuesday of each month.
Enjoy museum time for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders. Museum staff will limit admission to 20 families, turn down sounds and lights, and provide adaptive equipment. Reservations required online.
Watch the launch of the TDRS-M Atlas V Rocket as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Florida. Learn all about the science behind the launch from a ULA rocket expert. All ages. Included with admission.
Visit the museum and enjoy family fun, music, art, and light food and drinks.
See the Butterfly Pavilion's newest interactive exhibit. The exhibit gives a fascinating, up-close look at the incredible ways some of the world’s smallest animals overcome the challenges of an invertebrate world. Learn about adaptations through interactive displays, technology and live animal encounters.
Wear a costume and enjoy a Halloween bash with ghostly crafts, spooky science experiments, games, and treats. Tickets available online.
Gather hidden clues and secret passwords scattered throughout thematic rooms and revealed as you identify patterns, think ahead, use logical reasoning, and look at the problems from different perspectives. Manipulate a tilt table, keep up with a conveyer belt, and try out disco hopscotch spelling.
Explore technologies and art created by American Indians who have made the Plains their home. Discover hands-on science, art, and cultural activities. All ages.
Celebrate with live music, old-time games, historic demonstrations, and horse-drawn wagon rides. Bring a blanket and stay to watch the Glendale fireworks show. Food trucks and a beer garden will be on-site.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Explore and create history, art, and culture through hands-on, immersive activities. October's theme is the Denver Broncos.
See exhibits, engage in hands-on activities, and play games. All ages.
Visit the museum for free, in the evening, thanks to the SCFD.
Take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends series. Meet Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy a day of Thomas-themed activities including crafts, photo ops, and storytelling.
Make French cuisine like crepes and pastries with Alliance Française de Denver. Space in the cooking classes is limited, first-come, first served. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Enjoy storytime and a firefighting-themed craft. Ages 3-7.
Celebrate Boulder artists at a variety of diverse events including public art exhibits, theater, performances, and more, in different venues around the city.
Visit the museum for free, starting at 10am. Ticketed exhibits are not included.
Taste beers from local breweries, snack on light bites, and enjoy an evening of play in the museum's exhibits. Age 21 and up.
Enjoy books, songs, and finger rhymes. Age 3 and under.
Learn how easy it is for kids as young as 3 to learn how to code. Using the patterns that your QuestBots need to move around, make decisions, and follow logic. Everyone will get a chance to learn how to use the debug tools to fix their code. Parents are encouraged to participate with their…
Explore the role that fashion plays in developing a cultural identity in major urban settings. This exhibit acknowledges the contributions of the Pachuco movement to the American experience.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Pack the day with Healthy Planet Hero Stations where you can learn all about our planet and ways to take care of it.
See art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions for free. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish at 1pm. Free general admission tickets are available onsite starting at 10am.
Bring kids with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders for a special event. The museum will limit admittance to 20 families, turn down sounds and lights, and provide adaptive equipment. Reservations required online.
Investigate the interactive natural world from the Nature Center with special crafts, games or activities. Register online.
Celebrate the closing of the winter/spring artist-in-residence, Jennifer Ghormley. Light refreshments will be provided. At 6:30, journey to the unveiling of Ghormley’s art installation, designed exclusively for the Museum.
Enjoy a French story with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver who will engage young ones with a story, song, and activity.
See the film that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.
Celebrate Thanksgiving with BMoCA by exploring the sounds, smells, and textures of the season through multi-media art workshops.
Receive a program toolkit packed with fun games and activities, picture books, and parenting handbooks. A trained volunteer will introduce and model various activities in the toolkits for parents to try with their kids. Parents and caregivers with children ages birth-3.
Show your love for a favorite work of art by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of your artwork crush. Snap a photo and post it to your favorite social media site, tagged with #denverartmuseum and #heartsforart.
Learn how amazing the human body is, with its many different functions that you can’t see, especially in your stomach. Join Gini, director of Early Childhood Education, and explore the way bile breaks down fat in this fun, kid-friendly activity.
See the exhibition together and learn more about daily life in the ancient Middle East in this interactive program. Registration required.
Enjoy a tour of the Day of the Dead exhibition with bilingual tour guide Laura Zavala. Learn about ancient Mayan and Aztec origins of the celebration, how it blended with Spanish Catholic traditions, and how it became a part of the local culture in Longmont.
Tour the Broomfield Depot, where the station agent lived onsite with his family.
See the authentic Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient manuscripts that include the oldest known Biblical documents dating back over 2,000 years. In addition, view more than 500 artifacts from the ancient Middle East including inscriptions and seals, weapons, stone carvings, terra cotta figurines, remains of religious symbols, coins, shoes, textiles, mosaics, ceramics, jewelry, and a three-ton…
Learn how to be scientists through various hands-on activities and interactions with professionals throughout the evening. This event is for young girls ages 2-11. Register online.
Meet Santa Cody, create crafts, meet historic figures, and tour the Museum.
Observe and perform dissections to find out how the human body functions. Dissect chicken wings, sheep lungs and hearts, and cow eyes. Examine real bones and listen to your own heartbeat. Junior surgeons is for second and third graders. Cutting Edge is for fourth to sixth graders.
Visit the 3D Studio, Create-n-Takes, and much more, available daily (except Dec. 25). Also, see special performances of the family-friendly play, Art Emergency: Stampede Edition at 11am weekdays during winter break. Included with admission.
Celebrate Rosie the tarantula's 23rd birthday with carnival games, giant bounce houses, and concert.
Enjoy storytime in the Destination Colorado exhibit and learn about farms, cowboys, and animals. Listen to stories and then have playtime in the exhibit before the museum opens. Ages 2-5.
Venture through museum exhibits, get hands-on with entertaining activities, and win giveaways. Chill with friends and eat free snacks after hours. Ages 13–18.
Experience all of the displays and activities of the Butterfly Pavilion for only $5 per person.
Learn about what it means to fly in Wings’ 1936 Boeing Stearman.
Pay homage to veterans with a special event that starts with a sponsor social at 9:30am, followed by a formal luncheon and program at 11:30am. Age 18 and up.
Kick off Denver Arts Week during Night at the Museums with free admission to the Children’s Museum. Swing by The Art Studio from 6-8pm to make your own prints with artist-in-residence alum, screenprinter Jennifer Ghormley.
Join in an after-hours event for the whole family, featuring a kid-friendly DJ, crafts, hula-hooping on the patio, and snacks. Reservations required online.
Watch Hollywood favorites at the Phipps IMAX Theater. DMNS is adding previously-released cinematic features to the IMAX lineup. Daytime and evening showings available. Visit the website for schedule and ticket information.
See the exhibit that showcases prolific French artist Edgar Degas’ works from 1855 to 1906. More than 100 works consisting of paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings, monotypes, and sculptures in bronze will be on view. A special exhibition ticket is required for Degas. Price varies depending on time and age.
Play for free the first Tue of each month.
Visit various museums for free, as part of Denver Arts Week. Free shuttles will be available to take visitors between the museums. Visit the website for participating museums.
Get inspired and create art throughout the galleries at special create-n-take stations.
See art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish at 1pm.
Sign up for a six-week firefighting and fire safety series designed for kids ages 3-7. Reservations required.
Join in these beginner level yoga classes for kids of all ages. Learn basic poses to create healthy energy, offer physical challenge, and inspire imagination. Parents are welcome to join.
Celebrate Cultural First Fridays on Santa Fe, a rain or shine event that highlights a authentic flair of Latinidad in Denver.
Enjoy museum time for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders. Museum staff will limit admission to 20 families, turn down sounds and lights, and provide adaptive equipment. Reservations required online.
Let a skilled museum educator be your guide in observing the dissections of a sheep brain, lung, and heart. Then try your hand with a scalpel as you learn about your amazing body systems. For kids in grades 2-9 and an adult.
Attend a talk with artists Josiah Lopez, Antonia Fernandez, Justin Favela, Daniel Salazar, Carlos Fresquez, and Jerry Vigil and learn about their connection to the Pachuco movement.
Enjoy a complimentary deluxe nacho bar from Cyclhops Mexican Cantina to celebrate the opening of the Día de los Muertos exhibit. Cash bar.
Enjoy pioneer activities and crafts including a Mountain Man demonstration, a spinning wheel demonstration, and a hands-on candle dipping activity. Age 5 and up with adult.
Enjoy art-making, circus performers, word play, waltzes, dream-reading, and drinks as you explore the museum’s summer exhibitions.
Get a head start in early learning and development for toddlers through history and nature-centered activities designed to engage young minds. Ages 2-5. Call to register.
Join in an interactive performance by the Elite Dance Academy community dance troupe, featuring a variety of routines including jungle, fairy, and under the sea themes.
Discover the joy of climbing, digging, zip lining, and splashing, for free. Joy Park Free Nights include access to Joy Park only and are weather-permitting. Except for the restrooms, the inside of the museum will be closed.
Pan for gold in the South Platte River, listen to Native American stories, make crafts, and take a silly photo at the Western photo booth.
Enjoy free admission thanks to SCFD funding.
Participate in a French story, song, and activity from instructors from Alliance Française de Denver.
Get inspired and create art in the galleries at special create-n-take stations.
Explore the museum for free, thanks to SCFD.
Enjoy a French story with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver who will engage young ones with the story, song, and activity.
Learn how science and art connect at a themed monthly program that encourages free exploration through multi-sensory science activities, dramatic role play, relevant math and reading opportunities, and craft projects. Included with admission.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Get a head start in early learning and development for toddlers through history and nature-centered activities designed to engage young minds. Call to register.
Visit the museum for free.
Enjoy a free community concert, kids activities, Routt Beer Floats, and free museum admission for all.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, sample a treat from the summer kitchen, and greet farm animals.
See instructors from Alliance Française de Denver engage young ones with a French story, song, and activity.
Enjoy festive holiday music and performances featuring a variety of musicians. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase. $17 adults, $12 students/seniors. Reservations required.
Be in attendance as Rebels and Imperials alike descend on Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum for a day of family-friendly activities.
Enjoy museum favorites and fun activities as well as discounted admission to Mindbender Mansion.
Relish a quiet hour of self-guided tripod photography in the tropical rain forest before the Pavilion's doors open to the public.
Relish a quiet hour of tripod photography before the doors open to the public. Adults. Reservations preferred. $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers.
Wear your spookiest (or silliest) costume for tricks and treats stopping at historic buildings in the 8-acre outdoor museum. Try your hand at Halloween carnival games, check out the not-so-scary haunted house, and participate in the costume contest. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Experience up-close animal encounters through a nighttime exhibit tour, followed by invertebrate-themed crafts and games and stargazing by the campfire with s’mores. Then wake to a special breakfast prepared by Snooze An A.M. Eatery. Reservation required.
Explore the aquarium in a low-sensory environment. Ambient sounds will be turned down to create a calmer setting.
Visit all of the special stops to fill your treat bags including the “not so spooky” Haunted Railcar and the Olde Railroaders Silly Graveyard. Admission includes unlimited rides on the Steam Engine.
11:30am and 1pm. Celebrate creativity and cultura with bilingual activities for toda la familia. Listen to cuentistas tell the tales of artworks during a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte.
Enjoy art collections and nonticketed exhibitions. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish.
On the first Saturday of every month, enjoy art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am. and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animal in Art in Spanish at 1pm. Free general admission tickets are available on-site starting at 10am.
Learn about physics and motion while celebrating the new Make It Go! exhibit. WOW!'s Discovery Days program encourages free exploration of different monthly themes through multi-sensory science activities, dramatic role play, relevant math and reading opportunities, and craft projects. Discovery Days activities are included with Museum admission.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities as part of this SCFD Community Free Day.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, sample a treat from the summer kitchen, and greet farm animals.
Meet NASA astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren who will describe his training and life as an astronaut, as well as his experiences onboard the International Space Station during the Expedition 44/45 mission in 2015. After the program, enjoy a meet-and-greet with Dr. Lindgren.
Attend an interactive night out for the whole family, enjoy dinner, and explore Mindbender Mansion. After dinner, decipher puzzles, crack codes, and work together to solve a mystery.
Enjoy music and dance performances by local community groups, special crafts, science and nature activities, free admission to Creatures of Light, and discounted admission to Dead Sea Scrolls.
Attend a series of courses that focus on building the important social-emotional, language, and cognitive skills needed for long term success in school and beyond.
Play and explore at the museum for free in the evening.
Experience fun and wonder, see IMAX films and planetarium shows, and explore the marvels of the temporary exhibitions. Early morning drop-of and late pickup options are available.
Build and keep a Colorado-style Lego set, then take a special guided museum tour based on the creation. Ages 7-12.
Practice yoga in a tropical conservatory filled with free-flying butterflies. Adults only, children age 13 and older may attend with an adult.
Meet women scientists and experience the many diverse opportunities a future in science, technology, engineering, art, and math can bring.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, and greet farm animals.
Get your glow on at this party in conjunction with Creatures of Light. After dinner, explore the exhibition, then create a glowing creature, draw with light, and make your own glow sticks.
Explore the aquarium early, with ambient sounds turned down so children can enjoy the exhibits in a calm and quiet setting. Aquarium sounds will be turned on for the regular business day at 9:45am. Tickets can be purchased at the box office.
Visit the home of one of Denver's most famous women, Molly Brown, for free.
Attend a morning of hands-on chemistry experiments from a kit compliments of the NISE Network.
Explore and climb the forest canopy indoors at the museum’s hands-on exhibition. Discover the many habitats that trees provide for animals and people, too.
Stay up late to explore the Colorado night sky. After a dinner at the museum, watch planetarium shows, see your favorite constellations through high power telescopes (weather permitting), warm up with a hot chocolate bar, and make your own star-studded crafts.
Attend museums around the country, including History Colorado Center and Denver Firefighters Museum, locally, for free. Visit the website and download a branded ticket for free entry. The theme of this year’s Museum Day is “Women Making History,” honoring women in society who are trailblazers in the arts, sciences, innovation and culture, and emboldening others…
Celebrate and learn about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos with crafts, games, and storytelling. Presented in partnership with the Museum of Boulder. Age 3 and up.
Help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, pick up a letter from the Fox Box on level 1 and follow the riddles into the galleries.
Learn about crazy Colorado weather through multi-sensory science activities, dramatic role play, relevant math and reading opportunities, and craft projects.
Learn to make a traditional Swedish summertime recipe with IKEA Centennial. Cooking class program space is limited. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Get a head start on early learning and development for toddlers through history and nature-centered activities designed to engage young minds. Call to register.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, and greet farm animals.
See the playful, larger-than-life insect nursery made from sewn inflatable sculptures and assembled forms by Denver artist Nicole Banowetz. Visitors can contribute to the life cycle of the exhibit by designing their own creatures.
Learn about the pioneers and settlers in Colorado’s history while making journey cake and packing a prairie schooner. Call to register. Space is limited.
Visit the Discovery Corner for a hands-on introduction to the world of science and nature. Examine museum specimens, make crafts, and hear a story.
Visit the museum and stroll the grounds in the afternoon, thanks to SCFD funding.
Join former Creative-in-Residence Thomas Evans, aka Detour, for the final Untitled of the 2018 season. Enjoy workshops, performances, and tours with a twist.
Attend the museum in a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment offered on select Saturday mornings, before public hours. Loud gallery sounds are turned down, attendance is limited, and tours, hands-on activities, and artmaking projects are available for individuals and families to enjoy. In February, explore the many animals found in Stampede: Animals in Art. Reservations open…
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, and greet farm animals.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the 12-acre grounds, and greet farm animals.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft. After reading the story, the group will then do a Footprints on the Trail activity, exploring the wild animals that live in the area, looking at their tracks, fur, and antlers. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Celebrate Colorado's 142nd birthday with free admission to the museum. Make adobe bricks, do make-and-take crafts, see historical reenactments, and watch dog tricks and performing pigs. Admission is also free to History Colorado's other museums. Visit the website for details and specific activities.
See Frankie create wild and whimsical fiber sculptures with fabrics, felts, and other materials. Guests will help Frankie create an ever-changing textile collage using a variety of different fibers and recycled fabrics.
Enjoy the longtime summer tradition of music in the Park presented by Swallow Hill Music.
Enjoy instructors from Alliance Française de Denver who will engage young ones with a French story, song, and activity.
Visit the museum and its exhibits for free, all day.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Enjoy the Denver Art Museum's art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish at 1pm. Free general admission tickets are available on-site starting at 10am.
Enjoy storytime in the Destination Colorado exhibit and learn about farms, cowboys, and animals.
See still-life paintings of books, videos, and installations that the artist based on banned and forbidden books in China. Xiaoze Xie has a lifelong passion for books. In his worldview, books are conveyers of prestige and signifiers of collective cultural knowledge: repositories of historical meaning, cultural conflict, and political strife.
Visit the museum for free thanks to SCFD funding.
Celebrate fall with hayrides, gem panning, yard games, and an apple cider press.
Explore the expansive and varied realm of 3D art. Use design thinking skills to build an abstract sculpture at the Purely Paper activity, create your own animal at Wound in Wire, and work together with family and friends to contribute to a collaborative sculpture. Visit the website for guest artist lineup and schedule.
Visit the farm, enjoy the rural setting, and learn about the rich agricultural history of Boulder County. Contact Jim Drew at 303-776-8688 or jdrew@bouldercounty.org for more information.
Get a head start in early learning and development for toddlers through history and nature-centered activities designed to engage young minds. Ages 2-5. Call to register.
Spend the night at Butterfly Pavilion and experience scientific discovery and live animals. Age 5 and up.
Relish a quiet hour of tripod photography before the doors open to the public. Adults. Reservations preferred. $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers.
Enjoy a special day for homeschoolers and the whole family to explore the invertebrate diversity of wetland environments.
Curl up and hear a story plus participate in an activity, craft, or song. Thursdays are Healthy Smiles Storytimes.
Celebrate with free general admission, family-friendly programming, live music and dances that celebrates children from around the world, and art-making activities for the whole family. For more information on the celebration, email cricciardi@denverartmuseum.org with DDN 2018 in the subject line, or call 720-913-0072.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum and explore the 12-acre grounds. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 and first come, first served.
See the exhibit that features images captured by satellites that Lockheed Martin has launched in the last 20 years in conjunction with cultural tie-ins to the Aztecs interpretation of the universe. The opening reception is free and open to the public.
Learn about music and sound. WOW!'s Discovery Days program encourages free exploration of different monthly themes through multi-sensory science activities, dramatic role play, relevant math and reading opportunities, and craft projects.
Channel Rembrandt’s eye for detail to design your own printing plate, or experiment with color and layering in the Print Studio. On weekends, watch artist demonstrations.
Take the family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and follow the riddles into the galleries.
Join friends from Boulder Bach Festival for a fun, educational, and interactive classical music performance for children and families.
Get a close up view of the Air Force Thunderbirds as they fly over the museum property. Enjoy the 27 acres and have a picnic or buy food on site.
Take your taste buds on a wild ride at the city of Aurora’s Food Truck Rodeo. Several different food trucks will be serving up tasty food and drink.
Bring the whole family to help Foxy and Shmoxy sniff out clues and unseen treasures in the museum. To find the foxes, visit the Family Activity Cart, pick up a letter from the Fox Box, and follow the riddles into the galleries.
Discover the joy of climbing, digging, zip lining, and splashing, for free. These free nights include access to Joy Park only and are weather-permitting. Except for the restrooms, the inside of the Museum will be closed.
Experience up-close animal encounters, a nighttime exhibit tour, and invertebrate-themed crafts and games at a family sleepover. Age 5 and up. Reservations required.
Enjoy milk, cookies, holiday activities, museum access, and watch the original Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Visit Santa and take a picture during one of four sessions. There will be a Happy Elf cash bar for ages 21 and up.
Take an up-close look at wings covered in feathers, scales, and fur and learn what structures help them fly. Includes hands-on experiments. Ages 3-12.
Take a walk in a new family space that’s all about animals in art. Pick up binoculars and spot birds in a colorful flock, mix-and-match animal costumes to create new creatures, work together to build freestanding horse sculptures inspired by artist Deborah Butterfield, and make and display your own shadowbox full of your favorite animals.
Make handmade valentines using vintage designs from the museum’s collection. All materials will be provided.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum and explore the 12-acre grounds. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 and first come, first served.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Hear tales of animals, both foolish and wise, aimed at early learners. Children will participate in bringing stories to life through creative movement, mime, and songs.
Celebrate the latest temporary exhibition “Ultimate Dinosaurs.” Check out some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed in recent years as you venture through the exhibition, find out how fossils form, and make your own family fossil to take home. $15-$25.
Play for free the first Tuesday of each month.
Attend a storytime and a craft. Age 3 and up.
Drop in with your little ones to make art based on monthly themes, read stories, and play art games in the galleries. Ages 3-5.
Explore history, science, art, and culture through hands-on activities like adobe brick making, building log cabins, and role-playing.
Join in this monthly club which engages families in hands-on exploration. This month, learn about the coral reef ecosystem, meet an aquarist, and see underwater creatures.
Experience the life of real superheroes at this weeklong mini camp. Fire safety lessons included, as well as visits from firefighters and other safety professionals. Registration required. First session: ages 5-7; second session: ages 8-12.
Enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions for free. Bilingual activities available include the Cuentos del Arte storytelling program and a tour of Stampede: Animal in Art in Spanish.
Explore the historic and sprawling property, for free.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly story time. This month features "Once There Was a Tree" by Natalia Romanova. A paper chain craft will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Enjoy your Museum favorites, special family-friendly activities, and admission to “Nature’s Amazing Machines.”
Attend a low sensory event for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders. Limited to 20 families, lights and sound are turned down. Adaptive equipment is also offered. Registration is required.
Experience wind using a wind tube from the Boulder Public Library’s Makerspace, test objects of different shapes and sizes to see where the wind takes them, and work with friends to create objects that soar. Age 2 and up.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited, first-come, and first-served. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Survey 70 years of the House of Dior’s enduring legacy and its global influence through a selection of more than 170 couture dresses, accessories, costume jewelry, photographs, drawings, runway videos, and other archival material.
Visit the museum for free thanks to SCFD funding.
Engage in a multisensory exploration of animal-inspired artworks found in the special exhibition, "Stampede: Animals in Art." Tactile Tables are regular opportunities to experience art in a hands-on way with facilitation by specially trained docents. These experiences are designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision, but open to all visitors who desire…
Learn about lowriders inspired by the Pachuco legacy.
Join Dr. Raelene of Camp Little Tooth Pediatric Dentistry for an interactive oral hygiene program featuring crafts, storytime, healthy snacks, and a special appearance by Dr. Raelene's therapy dog, Montana.
Visit the art studio to make your own clay bowl, or purchase a bowl created by expert clay staff. All proceeds from Empty Bowls support Food for Thought, a Denver nonprofit fighting childhood hunger.
Attend the opening of the 19,000 square foot facility that looks at the world of aviation. Open three days/week, guests can access interactive and educational exhibits. Try flight simulators and interact with the latest industry technology.
Learn about the history and cultures of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Navajo, and Pueblo peoples through hands-on exploration. Make a clay pot to take home. Call to register.
Get inspired and create art throughout the museum at special stations in the galleries.
Drop in with your little ones for storytime, art making, and other activities. Ages 3-5.
Read 2-4 children’s books with a dinosaur theme and do a 15-minute craft or activity. RSVP with Erin at Education@dinoridge.org.
Attend an event filled with engaging and hands-on STEAM activities dedicated to getting everyone involved in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
Practice culinary skills with Alliance Française de Denver, making French cuisine like crepes and pastries. Cooking class program space is limited, first-come, first-served. Sign up outside the Teaching Kitchen.
Enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish. Visit website for activity timing.
Take a global odyssey to explore the largest, most mysterious habitat on Earth.
Participate in a variety of highly interactive and entertaining activities involving a 30-foot parachute with Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Give kids the opportunity to explore and create their own history, science, art, and culture through hands-on activities like adobe brick making, building log cabins, and role playing in exhibits.
Celebrate with a special cake, music, and drinks for Three Kings Celebration.
Join Boulder County Parks and Open Space Volunteer Naturalists as they introduce children and their families to some of our flying neighbors. Using hands-on resources, learn “what is a bird?” and how different birds find the food, water, shelter, and space they need to live. See how you measure-up to life-size silhouettes of a great…
Enjoy a story, song, and activity with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver.
Experience the immersive installation by Denver artist Jaime Molina, born of imagination and the joy of discovery. Step into a different world where the paintings on the wall flow into 3D objects. Sit on boxes painted with faces and play in a garden of fabricated cacti.
Discover how invertebrates adapt to the nighttime environment with these special tours throughout the exhibits, followed by s'mores by the campfire.
Be introduced to wetland invertebrates and learn how they survive in their waterlogged habitats through this virtual program. All you need is a computer and high speed internet connection to tune in. For kids in grades K-5.
Join the zoo's animal ambassadors to learn about and visit with special animals.
Celebrate Plant Conservation Day with a pollinator plant sale, hands-on gardening activities, and family-friendly entertainment.
Enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish at 1pm.
Visit the Print Studio, Create-n-Takes, Gallery Games, A Walk in the Woods, and other areas and activities that are open every day. See special performances of the family-friendly play, Art Emergency, at 11am weekdays during winter break. Note: The exhibition Dior: From Paris to the World requires a separate ticket. Advance purchase is highly recommended.
Come dressed in costume for this safe, indoor trick-or-treating event featuring candy, prizes, and crafts throughout the exhibits.
Check out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum and explore the 12-acre grounds. Tours are at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 and first come, first served.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco. A quilt craft follows the story.
Relish a quiet hour of tripod photography in the tropical rainforest.
Enjoy storytime in the Destination Colorado exhibit. Read stories and then have playtime in the exhibit before the museum opens. Ages 2-5.
Enjoy your Museum favorites, special family-friendly activities and free admission to “Nature’s Amazing Machines” and “Ultimate Dinosaurs.”
Celebrate the closing of the Las (H)adas exhibit with a warm beverage and a tour up and down historic Santa Fe Drive with muralist, Josiah Lopez. Reservation required email guestservices@museo.org.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features The Great Race by Paul Goble. Native American games will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities during the SCFD Community Free Day.
On the first Saturday of every month, enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. A Collection Highlights tours in Spanish is offered at 2pm. Free general admission tickets are available on-site starting at 10am.
See brilliant images of Colorado butterflies and displays of specimens from the CU Entomology collection.
See how animals have captivated artists throughout history. This cross-departmental exhibition brings together more than 300 objects from the Denver Art Museum’s collection to explore the presence of animals in art.
Enjoy art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include a storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish.
Learn about drones, then build and fly your own. Send budding engineers to this interactive workshop and get a good introduction to the world of robotic flight. For kids in grades 3-6.
Participate in a family-friendly day of traditional Latino festivities, including art-making, live dance, and musical performances.
Experience the sights, sounds, and excitement of Times Square, all before bedtime. The celebration is filled with ball drops and countdowns on the hour, rainbow confetti, and bubble wrap “fireworks.”
Enjoy a day of dino-themed activities including a ride behind a historic Denver & Rio Grande Western Steam Locomotive following dinosaur tracks around the museum’s 15-acre railyard.
Discover the joy of climbing, digging, zip lining, and splashing. Please note: Joy Park Free Nights include access to Joy Park only and are rain or shine. Except for the restrooms, the inside of the museum will be closed.
Discover art, history, science, and technology at a variety of camps at the museum this summer. Half-day and full-day options available. Ages 3-18. Reservations required.
Take Dad to the museum on Father's Day, where he'll get in for free.
Learn about dynamic warm-up and stretching with the Children's Hospital Colorado athletic trainers. This event can help athletes of all ages prepare their bodies for active play to stay healthy and strong.
Enjoy a story, song, and activity with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver.
Explore the museum's bold graphic artwork for free.
Feast on seasonal fare and participate in traditional holiday merrymaking.
Explore the reality of robotic technology as it applies to space, ocean, and planetary exploration and industrial applications. Robonology showcases real technological devices that are fully interactive and usable by the public.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly story time. This month features "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" by Paul Goble. Native American Games will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Take over the museum at a uniquely teen night with free snacks, entertainment, and activities. For ages 13-18.
Explore the expansive and varied realm of 3D art. Use your design thinking skills to build an abstract sculpture, create your own wire animal, and work together with family and friends to contribute to a collaborative sculpture.
Work together as a family to build density towers and polymers. $8-$15.
Experience the Four Mile House after dark; listen to live music and campfire tales and enjoy special activities and demonstrations. Refreshments and s'more kits will be available for purchase.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features the book Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis. A Four Mile House Scavenger Hunt will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Experience the museum in an entirely different way. Included with general admission, which is free for youth 18 and younger. College students with valid ID receive 2-for-1 admission during Untitled. No reservation required.
Slither into WOW! for a special presentation all about snakes with My Nature Lab.
Celebrate the 1918 completion of Camp Neosho at Hiwan Heritage Park with games, demonstrations, music, and food.
Join in a 30-minute beginner level yoga class for kids in which you’ll learn basic poses, meet physical challenges, and use your imagination. Age 3 and up.
Visit the museum for free, all day, thanks to SCFD funding.
Drop in to engage in creative and sometimes messy art and craft projects. Each week brings a new theme and activity. Ages 2-6 with caregiver.
Explore the museum with the grandkids for free.
Join former creative-in-residence and floral designer Arthur Williams for the museum's monthly, late night program featuring workshops, performances, and tours.
Attend an educational program with Nature's Educators who will introduce kids to raptors, reptiles, insects, arachnids, and amphibians featured in popular stories. Learn about their role in the stories, as well as their habitat, diet, and natural history.
Enjoy the art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish.
Enjoy a French story, song, and activity with instructors from Alliance Française de Denver.
Play for free the first Tuesday of every month.
Enjoy Four Mile’s monthly storytime. This month features Young Abe Lincoln by Cheryl Harness. Prairie School activities will follow the tale. Stay for Four Mile Free Day.
Kids can try their hand at being a chef with age-appropriate tools and fresh ingredients. There are cooking classes, fee-based workshops, or samples of homemade food.
Enjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities.
Learn about the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11-year journey through the Amazon rain forest.
Make art at the Create-n-Takes (available every day during Fall Break), and explore the new Print Making studio and galleries.
Head to the museum after dark as educators and astrophysicists discuss the incredible Colorado night sky. After dinner at the Museum, watch planetarium shows, see favorite winter constellations through high-power telescopes (weather permitting), and make star-studded crafts.
