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
• Colorado Springs Pioneers 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)
• Serenity Springs Wildlife (Lion and Tiger reserve)
• Ways to Explore the Outdoors

Contests

• Congressional App Challenge (Rep. Buck will be hosting a Congressional App Challenge in Congressional District 4. Please contact their District Director, Monica Mika by email at monica.mika@mail.house.gov or by phone at 970-702-2136. Other districts are also participating.)
• HSLDA Art, Poetry, Photo, and Essay Contests
• 2022-2023 Modeling the Future Contest
• 2022-2023 Conrad Challenge (Science/Tech/Problem Solving)

Calendar of Events

May

• Friday-Saturday, May 6 & 7, Fearless Foundations Youth Conference by the Rocky Mountain Creation Fellowship
• Saturday, May 7, Bluff Lake Free Bird Walk
• Saturday, May 14, CHEC Homeschool Graduation Ceremony
• Friday, May 20, Homeschool Skate Day at Skate City Littleton
• Friday, May 20 Used Book Sale/Homeschool Help
• Monday, May 23, Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Friday, May 27, Homeschool Bird Banding Station at the Denver Audubon Society (or click here to register for 9:00 slot)

June

• Saturday, June 4, Outdoor Family Fun Day at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
• Tuesday, June 7, Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street & Chatfield Farms)
• Friday, June 10, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum
• Friday, June 10, Free day, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Saturday, June 11 – National Parks entrances are free for National Get Outdoors Day
• Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference
• Wednesday, June 29, Free evening at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

July

• Wednesday, July 6, Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street & Chatfield Farms)
• Friday, July 8, Free day, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Saturday, July 23, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (Plains Conservations Center)

August

• Monday, August 1, Free day at the History Colorado Center 
• Thursday, August 4, Free entrance day to all national parks
• Friday, August 5, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum
• Friday, August 12, Free day, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Tuesday, August 16, Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street & Chatfield Farms)
• Wednesday, August 17, Free evening at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Thursday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (Plains Conservations Center)
• Thursday-Sunday, August 25-28, Colorado Father Son Retreat

September

• Wednesday, September 7, Free evening at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Friday, September 9, Free day, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• September 10, Denver Firefighter’s Museum Grandparent’s Day (Grandparents are free)
• Saturday, September 10, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum
• Monday, September 19, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Saturday, September 24, Free entrance day to all national parks

October

• Saturday, October 8, Free day at the Denver Zoo (reservation required)
• Friday, October 14, Free day, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Wednesday, October 19, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum

November

• Tuesday, November 1, Free day at the Denver Zoo (reservation required)
• Saturday, November 5, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum
• Friday, November 11, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Friday, November 11, Free entrance day to all national parks
• Saturday, November 19, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (Plains Conservations Center)
• Friday, November 25, Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (York Street & Chatfield Farms)

December

• Monday, December 6, Free day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
• Wednesday, December 7, Free day, Clyfford Still Museum
• Friday, December 9, Four Mile Historic Park (tickets must be reserved)
• Thursday, December 15, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Free day, Denver Botanic Gardens (Plains Conservations 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.)