Looking for homeschool field trip ideas? Check out this list of homeschool-family-friendly events and free days all around Colorado. Have one to add to the list? Contact us here. Check back often 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:

• CHEC’s Annual Spelling Bee will take place on Saturday, January 18th! Whether you want to try your hand at the competition or just want to cheer your favorite speller on, you’ll have a ton of fun! Winners are eligible for the statewide Denver Post Spelling Bee, and qualifiers will compete in the National Scripps Spelling Bee. There are age and grade requirements, so please visit the link above before signing up.
• Burning Bush Press 2020 Sower and Harvest Short Story Contest allows homeschooling 3rd-8th graders the opportunity to display their writing skills! An original story, that follows one of several accepted themes, may be entered for free by the January 31st deadline to win fabulous prizes and be featured on the Burning Bush Press website.
• Find a list of contests for homeschoolers here.

December

• Thursday, December 13, Enrollment open for Wings over the Rockies’ Wings Aerospace Pathway’s Enrichment Program
• Saturday, December 14, Free Day at the Longmont Museum
• Thursday, December 19, Free Day at the Plains Conservation Center

January

• Thursday, January 2, Wings over the Rockies’ Folded Flight: Holiday Ornaments Winter Workshop
• Friday, January 3, Wings over the Rockies’ Do It Yourself STEAM Winter Workshop
• Friday, January 3, Wings over the Rockies’ Rover Construction Winter Workshop: Mars Challenge
• Sunday, January 5, Free Day at the Museum of Boulder
• Monday, January 6, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Friday, January 10, Last day to register for Wings over the Rockies’ Wings Aerospace Pathway’s Enrichment Program
• Friday, January 10, Denver Audubon’s Habitats for Homeschoolers: Nature Journaling
• Saturday, January 11, CHEC Homeschool Introductory Seminar
• Saturday, January 11, CHEC High school and Beyond Seminar
• Saturday-Sunday, January 11-26, the National Western Stock Show
• Sunday, January 12, Free day at the Denver Zoo
• Sunday, January 12, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Christmas Bird Count for Kids
• 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
• 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

• Sunday, February 2, Free day at the Denver Zoo
• Monday, February 10, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Friday, February 21, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Sunday, February 23, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

March

• Saturday, March 14, CHEC Refresh Ladies’ Day
• Friday, March 20, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, CHEC Homeschool Group Leader’s Retreat

April

• Thursday, April 16, CHEC Homeschool Day at the Capitol
• Friday, April 17, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton

May

• 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

June

• Thursday–Saturday, June 25-27, Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference

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.)