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Free activities are available for family fun every day throughout Colorado. Use this guide to explore places to take your kids for free from Colorado Springs and Pueblo to Denver and surrounding areas. Libraries and bookstores offer story times, reading clubs, and puppet shows for toddlers, preschoolers and elementary students. Nature centers regularly offer free (and cheap) nature hikes, fitness walks, and nature discovery events. Parents can find free arts and crafts experiences for kids on any given day throughout the Front Range.

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Following is a list of free activities for kids from our comprehensive calendar of family-friendly events. Check back regularly to explore things to do for free, and please submit events you are aware of.

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Fri., September 30, 2016

1:00 PM - 5:00 PMMAKE @ East Open Hours - East Library
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMFriday FUN! Free Play - Manitou Springs Library
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMWeekly Chess 3-5 - Library 21C

Sat., October 01, 2016

8:00 AM7th Annual First Saturdays Car Show
8:00 AM - 3:00 PMVista Grande Baptist Church MOPS Craft Fair
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMDenver Art Museum Free General Admission
10:00 AMHarvest Festival - High Prairie Library
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMMini Masterminds - Rockrimmon Library
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMTeen Gaming - Monument Library
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTween Event: Glow in the Dark Jars - Penrose Library
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMWater Quidditch! at Waterfest - Manitou Springs Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTeens Talk Books - Old Colorado City Library

Sun., October 02, 2016

1:00 PM - 4:00 PMNot-So-Haunted House

Mon., October 03, 2016

4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSand Creek Chess Club - Sand Creek Library
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMHarry Potter Book Club: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - High Prairie Library
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMExplore Your World!: S.T.E.A.M. Storytime: Sound - High Prairie Library

Wed., October 05, 2016

6:00 PM - 7:30 PMMonument Teen Creative Writing Group - Monument Library
6:00 PM - 9:30 PMWednesday Night Movie: 'Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets' - Sand Creek Library
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMFamily Movie Night: The Jungle Book - East Library

Thu., October 06, 2016

3:00 PM - 7:00 PMManitou Community Market
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMAPPR Teen Movie Project - Old Colorado City Library
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMAll Pikes Peak Reads: Career Conversations Working with Animals - Library 21C
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMTween Twist Thursday - East Library

Fri., October 07, 2016

3:00 PM - 5:30 PMColoring for Everyone - Monument Library
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMFriday Fun! Art - Manitou Springs Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMFinally Friday at Ruth Holley - Ruth Holley Library
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMTween Tech - Cheyenne Mountain Library

Sat., October 08, 2016

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM5280 School Fair
10:00 AM - 2:00 PMFun Family Farm Activities at Venetucci Farm
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMStorytime and Cultural Activity - Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMColorado Maker Week: Open Art! - High Prairie Library
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMFamily Fun: Millibo Art Theatre presents Art Guffaw - Monument Library
3:00 PM - 5:30 PMMakerspace: Costumes - East Library

Mon., October 10, 2016

2:30 PM - 3:30 PMMake a Volcano! Part 1 - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSand Creek Chess Club - Sand Creek Library

Wed., October 12, 2016

1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCooking with Kids!: Wraps - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMColorado Maker Week: LEGO Build - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTeen APPR Event: Teen Read Week Read-Aloud - Cheyenne Mountain Library
4:30 PM - 6:00 PMWired Wednesdays: Finch Robots - East Library
6:00 PM - 9:30 PMWednesday Night Movie: 'Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban' - Sand Creek Library
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMTeen/Tween Maker Wednesday: Spray Paint Pallets - East Library

Thu., October 13, 2016

1:30 PM - 3:00 PMHomeschool at Rockrimmon: Spooky Circuits - Rockrimmon Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTeen APPR Event: Teen Read Week Read-Aloud - Cheyenne Mountain Library
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMTeen Art Journals III - Manitou Springs Library
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMAPPR Teen Movie Project - Old Colorado City Library
4:30 PM - 6:00 PMMakerspace for Teens and Tweens: Costume Ears - East Library

Fri., October 14, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:00 PMFriday Fun! Board Games - Manitou Springs Library
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMCreative Family: Polar Party - Rockrimmon Library
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMEast Coding Club - East Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMFinally Friday at Ruth Holley - Ruth Holley Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTeen APPR Event: Teen Read Week Read-Aloud - Cheyenne Mountain Library

Sat., October 15, 2016

10:30 AM - 12:00 PMTrick or Treat! - Ute Pass Library
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMFamily Fun! Bruce Black! - Manitou Springs Library
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMFamily Fun APPR: Bruce Black - Cheyenne Mountain Library
3:00 PM - 5:00 PMKid's movie: Angry Birds - Sand Creek Library

Mon., October 17, 2016

2:30 PM - 3:30 PMMake a Volcano! Part 2 - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSand Creek Chess Club - Sand Creek Library
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMTweens Too - Ute Pass Library

Tue., October 18, 2016

5:00 PM - 6:00 PMArt Journaling - High Prairie Library
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMTeen Movie Night - Old Colorado City Library

Wed., October 19, 2016

1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCooking with Kids: Energy Bites - High Prairie Library
6:00 PM - 9:30 PMWednesday Night Movie: 'Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire' - Sand Creek Library
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMTeen Movie Night: 10 Cloverfield Lane - East Library

Thu., October 20, 2016

2:00 PM - 3:00 PMPuppet Making! - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTween SALT Program: Harry Potter Science - Cheyenne Mountain Library
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMAPPR Teen Movie Project - Old Colorado City Library

Fri., October 21, 2016

10:00 AM - 5:00 PMMuseum Free Day - CS Fine Arts Museum
10:00 AM - 2:00 PMMuseum Free Days! - CS Fine Arts Center
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMHomeschool Science @ East - East Library
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMFriday Fun! Lego Build - Manitou Springs Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMFinally Friday at Ruth Holley - Ruth Holley Library

Sat., October 22, 2016

10:00 AM - 3:00 PMGiant Pumpkin Festival - Old Colorado City
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMTrick or Treat! Family Fun - Old Colorado City Library
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMDIY: Make a Mug Cozy - Rockrimmon Library
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMMask making 101....for your secret society - Fountain Library
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTales of the Unknown - Ruth Holley Library

Sun., October 23, 2016

2:30 PM - 4:30 PMFree for Kids: Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents Citizen Without a Country

Mon., October 24, 2016

9:00 AM - 5:00 PMCommunity Free Day - Denver Museum of Nature and Science
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSand Creek Chess Club - Sand Creek Library
5:00 PM - 6:15 PMGame On - Ute Pass Library

Tue., October 25, 2016

4:00 PM - 6:00 PMSecret Society Movie marathon - Fountain Library
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMTeen Movie: Soul Surfer (PG) - Library 21C
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMKids' Movie: The Jungle Book - Old Colorado City Library

Wed., October 26, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:30 PMTech and Gadget Happy Hour - Penrose Library
6:00 PM - 9:30 PMWednesday Night Movie: 'Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix' - Sand Creek Library

Thu., October 27, 2016

4:30 PM - 5:30 PMAPPR Teen Movie Project - Old Colorado City Library

Fri., October 28, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:30 PMFriday Fun! Kid's Movie - Manitou Springs Library
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMTweens: Glow-n-the-Dark Pumpkins - Cheyenne Mountain Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMCraft Challenge (All Ages) - High Prairie Library
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMFinally Friday at Ruth Holley - Ruth Holley Library
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMStories and Smores - Fountain Library

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