Please be aware some events may have special restrictions or be canceled due to COVID-19. Contact an event’s organizers before attending.

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 Activities

• 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
• Hudson Gardens (offers free and/or paid activities/events)

Contests

• HSLDA Art Contest
• The Western Governors’ Association Celebrate the West Art Competition
• Find a list of contests for homeschoolers here.

Calendar of Events

May

• Friday, April 30-Sunday May 9, City Nature Challenge
• Saturday, May 8, Hudson Gardens’ Kids’ Photography: Picture Cards for Mother’s Day
• Saturday, May 8, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event
• Tuesday, May 11, Hudson Gardens’ Homeschool Enrichment: Fascinating Frogs
• Friday, May 14, Free Day at Four Mile Historic Park
• Friday, May 21, 12:00-2:00pm, Homeschool Day at Skate City Littleton
• Friday, May 21, Denver Botanic Gardens’ (Plains Conservation Center) Sunset Wagon Tour
• Thursday, May 20, Denver Botanic Gardens (Plains Conservation Center): Guided Homeschool Exploration-Life on the Farm
• Sunday, May 23, Free Day at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Tuesday, May 25, Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street): Art in the Garden Homeschool Exploration
• Wednesday, May 26, Space Foundation Discovery Center’s Virtual Family Star Party: Lunar Eclipse
• Wednesday, May 26, Hudson Gardens’ Flower Moon Drum Circle
• Friday, May 28, Denver Botanic Gardens’ (Plains Conservation Center) Sunset Wagon Tour

June

• Saturdays from June 5-August 7, Space Foundation Discovery Center’s Summer of Discovery Classes
• Thursday, June 3, Garden of the Gods and Space Foundation Discovery Center 5k Fun Run
• June 5-10, American Legion’s Colorado Boys State
• June 7, 9, 10, and 11, Denver Botanic Gardens’ (York Street) Seedlings-A Rainbow of Wildflowers Class
• Friday, June 11, Free Day at Four Mile Historic Park
• Saturday, June 12, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event
• June 17-19, Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference
• Saturday, June 26, Free Day at the Denver Art Museum
• Wednesday, June 30, Free NIGHT at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

July

• Saturdays from June 5-August 7, Space Foundation Discovery Center’s Summer of Discovery Classes
• Friday, July 9, Free Day at Four Mile Historic Park
• Saturday, July 10, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event
• July 12-16, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Wild Nestlings Mini-Camp
• July 19-23, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Budding Birders Camp
• July 26-30, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ Raptor Camp

August

• Saturday, August 7, Inside the Orchestra’s Let’s Get Silly Concert
• Saturday, August 14, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event
• Saturday, August 21, Free Day at the Denver Art Museum

September

• Saturday, September 11, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event

October

• Saturday, October 9, Hudson Gardens’ Free Meet the Beekeeper Event
• Sunday, October 24, Free Day at the Denver Art Museum

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.)