Bring your friends — or make new ones! — at these upcoming homeschool-family-friendly events, free days, and competitions all around Colorado and beyond. Have one to add to the list? Contact us here. Check back often or follow us on Facebook for updates.

Always-Free Museums

• Littleton Historical Museum
• Aurora History Museum
• Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
• Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
• Golden History Museum
• Nevadaville, Colorado, Ghost Town
• Bishop Castle

Contests

• The National Geographic GeoBee: For students in 4th-8th grade; qualifying bee on January 21st. Contact Kate Feltes (mountainsandhills@gmail.com).
• CHEC’s Annual Spelling Bee: Saturday, January 18.
• Burning Bush Press 2020 Sower and Harvest Short Story Contest: For students in 3rd-8th grade; deadline is January 31st.
• The HSLDA 2020 Art Contest: For ages 7–19; deadline is February 1st.
• The National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest: For students in 5th grade; deadline is 5:00pm, February 3rd.
• Find a list of contests for homeschoolers here.

January

• Tuesday-Thursday, January 14-16, Virtual College Fair by Arizona Families for Home Education
• Friday, January 17, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Annual Bald Eagle Hike
• Friday, January 17, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Saturday, January 18, Free day at the Denver Zoo
• Monday, January 20, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Sunday, January 26, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Tuesday, January 28, Inside the Orchestra for homeschoolers
• Thursday, January 30, CHEC Meet Your Legislator Day

February

• Saturday, February 1, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Sunday, February 2, Free day at the Denver Zoo
• Tuesday, February 4, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
• Tuesday, February, 4, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Monday, February 10, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Saturday, February 15, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Music of the World Concert
• Monday, February 17, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Tuesday, February, 18, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Music of the World Concert
• Thursday, February 20, Free day at The Plains Conservation Center
• Friday, February 21, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Saturday, February 22, Denver FamilyFest
• Sunday, February 23, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Monday, February 24, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Music of the World Concert
• Thursday, February 27, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Music of the World Concert
• Saturday, February 29, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Music of the World Concert

March

• Monday-Saturday, March 2-7, Homeschool Summits’ Homeschool Teaching 2.0 Online Summit
• Tuesday, March 3, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
• Tuesday, March 3, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Wednesday, March 4, Homeschool Day at the Downtown Aquarium
• Saturday, March 7, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Saturday, March 14, CHEC Refresh Ladies’ Day
• Tuesday, March 17, Denver Audubon’s Habitats for Homeschoolers: Extreme Eggs
• Wednesday, March 18, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Migration Madness
• Thursday, March 19, Free day at The Plains Conservation Center
• Friday, March 20, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Sunday, March 22, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, CHEC Homeschool Group Leader’s Retreat

April

• Saturday, April 4, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Tuesday, April 7, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
• Tuesday, April 7, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Thursday, April 9, Free Day at the Denver Zoo
• Thursday, April 16, CHEC Homeschool Day at the Capitol
• Friday, April 17, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Saturday, April 18, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Peter and the Wolf Concert
• Sunday, April 19, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Tuesday, April 21, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ All About Raptors
• Tuesday, April 21, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Peter and the Wolf Concert
• Sunday, April 26, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Wednesday, April 29, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Peter and the Wolf Concert
• Thursday, April 30, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Peter and the Wolf Concert

May

• Saturday, May 2, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Tuesday, May 5, Inside the Orchestra Tiny Tots Peter and the Wolf Concert
• Tuesday, May 5, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Thursday, May 14, Inside the Orchestra for homeschoolers
• Friday, May 15, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Friday-Saturday, May 22-23, CHEC Homeschool Graduation
• Friday, May 29, Denver Audubon’s Habitats for Homeschoolers: Bird Banding Bonanza!
• Sunday, May 31, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

June

• Tuesday, June 2, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
• Tuesday, June 2, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Saturday, June 6, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Monday, June 15-Thursday, July 23, Family Nights at the Downtown Aquarium
• Thursday, June 18th, Free day at The Plains Conservation Center
• Tuesday, June 23, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Thursday–Saturday, June 25-27, Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference

July

• Wednesday, July 1, Free night (5-10pm) at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Saturday, July 4, Free Day at The Denver Art Museum
• Sunday, July 5, Free Day at The Museum of Boulder
• Tuesday, July 7, Free Night at The Children’s Museum
• Tuesday, July 7, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
• Monday, July 13, Free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street
• Thursday, July 16, Free day at The Plains Conservation Center

Please note: CHEC does not sponsor or endorse non-CHEC events. This list is intended only as a guide to Colorado homeschooling events. Please use discretion.  (Posted events are subject to the discretion of the webmaster.)