Family-Friendly Boulder area events for the next week are right here!

Friday, November 6

• Friday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Come enjoy story time with your children. 10:15am
• NoBo Corner Library Open House. Check out this great spot 4 to 7pm.
• Louisville Parade of Lights. 7pm
• St. Nick on the Bricks. Head to the Pearl Street Mall if your kids would like to visit with Santa. Fridays and Saturdays from today through December 21. 11am to 2pm 

Saturday, November 7

• Bilingual French/English Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Storytime in both English & French. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• CU Wizards: Water, Water Everywhere.
• Lights of December Parade in Downtown Boulder. All local schools, businesses and groups comprise this fun parade. Parade route. Starts at 6pm
• FREE Day at the Denver Art Museum.
• FREE Night at the Denver Firefighter Museum. 4 to 6pm. 
  
• FREE Day at BMoCA. Join them all day to delight in their exhibits or stop by during the Farmer’s Market for a fun kids craft.
• St. Nickon the Bricks. Head to the Pearl Street Mall if your kids would like to visit with Santa. Fridays and Saturdays from today through December 21. 11am to 2pm

Sunday, December 8

• Winter Skate in Louisville. Enjoy the old fashion fun of skating. Now through February 2014. 
  
• FREE Horse Drawn Carriage Rides in Downtown Louisville. Starting at the Ice Rink. Noon to 3pm.

Monday, December 9

• FREE Day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 
• Kids Eat FREE: Larkburger & Cafe Mexicali 

Tuesday, December 10

• Lap Babies at the Main Boulder Library. Babies birth to 12 months can enjoy storytime!10:15am

Wednesday, December 11

• Cruisers and Crawlers. Children 9 to 24 months are welcome to enjoy a storytime. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• Wednesday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Children enjoy stories, songs and more in the Children’s Area.
• Kids Eat FREE tonight at Wahoo’s!
  

Thursday, December 12

• Toddler Time at the Main Boulder Library. Children 18 to 36 months are welcome to enjoy a fun story time. 10:15am. 
  

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Happy Day After Thanksgiving! Here are the Family-Friendly Boulder area events for the next week…

Friday, November 29

• Friday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Come enjoy story time with your children. 10:15am
• St. Nick on the Bricks. Head to the Pearl Street Mall if your kids would like to visit with Santa. Fridays and Saturdays from today through December 21. 11am to 2pm 

Saturday, November 30

• Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Storytime in both English & French. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• FREE Day at BMoCA. Join them all day to delight in their exhibits or stop by during the Farmer’s Market for a fun kids craft.
• St. Nickon the Bricks. Head to the Pearl Street Mall if your kids would like to visit with Santa. Fridays and Saturdays from today through December 21. 11am to 2pm

Sunday, December 1

• FREE Day at the Boulder History Museum

Monday, December 2

• Musical Storytime with Alice and Melanie. Main Boulder Library 10:15am
• Take your kids on a bike ride at the Valmont Bike Park. This is a fantastic place to take kids of all ages and abilities! There is a play space, flat trails, pump tracks, and plenty to explore for all.
• Kids Eat FREE: Larkburger & Cafe Mexicali 

Tuesday, December 3

• FREE Evening at the Denver Children’s Museum. Free from 4 to 8pm.
• Lap Babies at the Main Boulder Library. Babies birth to 12 months can enjoy storytime!10:15am

Wednesday, December 4

• Cruisers and Crawlers. Children 9 to 24 months are welcome to enjoy a storytime. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• Wednesday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Children enjoy stories, songs and more in the Children’s Area.
• Kids Eat FREE tonight at Wahoo’s!
  

Thursday, December 5

• Toddler Time at the Main Boulder Library. Children 18 to 36 months are welcome to enjoy a fun story time. 10:15am. 
  

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Looking for family-friendly events and happenings around Boulder? Check it out right here each Friday!

Friday, November 22

• Friday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Come enjoy story time with your children. 10:15am
• Pearl Street Stampedes are fun for the whole family. Come out and cheer on the CU Buffs, listen to band music, and get merry. Starts at 7pm in from of the Boulder County Court House. CU vs So. California. Always free.

Saturday, November 23

• Nature for Kids & Parents: Gobble, Gobble. Learn terrific facts about wild turkeys and why they are different from domesticated turkeys! Games and nature activities on this easy hike. Kids ages 5+. 1pm at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage.
• Panicking Poultry Turkey Trot at the Boulder Reservoir. 5 mile, family-friendly run. 1 mile kids’ run.
• Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Storytime in both English & French. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• Boulder Folders. Informal origami workshops for people aged 10 and older or experienced younger folders accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own paper if you have it. 10:15am @ the Main Boulder Library AND 1pm @ George Reynolds Branch Library.
• Boulder Farmer’s Market. Meet your farmers, do some artwork, get some lunch. There is always so much going on at the market! 8:00am to 2:00pm. It’s still open. Head out to support these great farmers, bakers, and the rest!
• FREE Day at BMoCA. Join them all day to delight in their exhibits or stop by during the Farmer’s Market for a fun kids craft.

Sunday, November 24

• Switch on the Lights. Head to Downtown Boulder for a holiday performance by the Boulder Chorale as Santa counts down to the grand illumination of the Boulder County Courthouse and the Pearl Street Mall. 1300 Block of Pearl Street. 5pm. Stick around for FREE visits with Santa until 7:00 p.m.

Monday, November 25

• No School for BVDS students
• Take your kids on a bike ride at the Valmont Bike Park. This is a fantastic place to take kids of all ages and abilities! There is a play space, flat trails, pump tracks, and plenty to explore for all.
• Kids Eat FREE: Larkburger & Cafe Mexicali 

Tuesday, November 26

• No School for BVDS students
• Storytime Creek Walk: Packing It In For The Winter. Families can join the Boulder Public Library for story and activities including an outdoor explore along Boulder Creek. Dress for the weather. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.

Wednesday, November 27

• No School for BVDS students
• Boulder Folders. Informal origami workshops for people aged 10 and older or experienced younger folders accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own paper if you have it. 1pm @ George Reynolds Branch Library.
• Wednesday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Children enjoy stories, songs and more in the Children’s Area.
• Kids Eat FREE tonight at Wahoo’s!
  

Thursday, November 28

• Happy Thanksgiving! 

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Looking for family-friendly events and happenings around Boulder? Check it out right here each Friday!

Friday, November 15

• FREE Day at the Denver Zoo
• Friday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Come enjoy story time with your children. 10:15am
• Pearl Street Stampedes are fun for the whole family. Come out and cheer on the CU Buffs, listen to band music, and get merry. Starts at 7pm in from of the Boulder County Court House. CU vs California. Always free.

Saturday, November 16

• FamilyDance Planet with Amazing DJ Rolf. FamilyDance Planet is transforming family time by offering your family a Saturday morning, active dance party with upbeat grooves that adults and kids can enjoy.  Our music is played live by different DJs each month!  We have a seasonal earth altar that kids help create, so ask your child to pick out an item from nature to put on the earth altar.  We throw in shakers, scarves and yoga mats to encourage creativity and movement.
• Bilingual French/English Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Storytime in both English & French. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• Boulder Farmer’s Market. Meet your farmers, do some artwork, get some lunch. There is always so much going on at the market! 8:00am to 2:00pm.
• FREE Day at BMoCA. Join them all day to delight in their exhibits or stop by during the Farmer’s Market for a fun kids craft.

Sunday, November 17

• CU Museum of Natural History Presents the Americas Latino Festival. The festival promotes environmental awareness and unites diverse communities for a sustainable future through dialogue on the environment, health, education, culture, and small business entrepreneurship. This will be the first environmental justice Latino themed festival in the United States with novel programming components bridging the gap between academia, K-12 education, arts, policy, business and Latino and non-Latino communities

Monday, November 18

• Take your kids on a bike ride at the Valmont Bike Park. This is a fantastic place to take kids of all ages and abilities! There is a play space, flat trails, pump tracks, and plenty to explore for all.
• Kids Eat FREE: Larkburger & Cafe Mexicali 

Tuesday, November 19

• Lap Babies at the Main Boulder Library. Babies (birth-12 months) and their caregivers explore language and books in a fun and intimate setting. Programs include rhymes, songs and books as well as time for free play and informal discussion of early childhood development. Attendance limited to babies up to 12 months of age; no older children please.
  

Wednesday, November 20

• Cruisers & Crawlers at the Main Boulder Library. Crawlers and beginning toddlers (9-24 months) explore language and books with their caregivers in a fun and intimate setting. Programs include rhymes, songs and books as well as time for free play and informal discussion of early childhood development. Attendance limited to crawlers and beginning toddlers up to 24 months of age; no older children please.
• Wednesday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Children enjoy stories, songs and more in the Children’s Area.
• Kids Eat FREE tonight at Wahoo’s!
  

Thursday, November 21

• Musical Storytime with Alice & Melanie. Songs, movement and stories. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library. 

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Find a listing of fun family-friendly events and happenings around Boulder right here each Friday!

Friday, November 8

• Friday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Come enjoy story time with your children. 10:15am

Saturday, November 9

• FREE Day at the Longmont Museum. 
• The Liquid Crystal Wizard’s Show. A great CU program teaching kids the love and magic of science! These are free presentations that are always fun. Aimed at kids 5th grade and up, but all welcome! CU’s Duane G1B30 at 9:30am.
• Dance Bridge Showcase. Fun, free, family dance showcase! Boulder’s annual “Dance is for Every Body!” showcase is a rich harvest of regional dance. Equal parts entertainment and education, the showcases feature local dance groups participating in 5 – 15 minute, family-friendly presentations. The one hour showcase is FREE and open to the public. 3:00pm at the Meadows Branch Library.
• Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Disfrute con sus hijos cuentos, rimas y canciones del segundo, cuarto y (cuando sea aplicable) del quinto sábado del mes. Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs with your children in English and Spanish. 10:15am at the Main Boulder Library.
• Boulder Farmer’s Market. Meet your farmers, do some artwork, get some lunch. There is always so much going on at the market! 8:00am to 2:00pm.
• FREE Day at BMoCA. Join them all day to delight in their exhibits or stop by during the Farmer’s Market for a fun kids craft.

Sunday, November 10

•  Take your kids on a bike ride at the Valmont Bike Park. This is a fantastic place to take kids of all ages and abilities! There is a play space, flat trails, pump tracks, and plenty to explore for all. 

Monday, November 11

• BVSD Day Off. What are you planning? A day at the Valmont Bike Park? A hike? Time with friends? An art project? 
• Kids Eat FREE: Larkburger & Cafe Mexicali 

Tuesday, November 12

• Lap Babies at the Main Boulder Library. Babies (birth-12 months) and their caregivers explore language and books in a fun and intimate setting. Programs include rhymes, songs and books as well as time for free play and informal discussion of early childhood development. Attendance limited to babies up to 12 months of age; no older children please.
  

Wednesday, November 13

• Science Discovery Teen Cafe: Extreme Weather. Teen Science Café is a free, fun way for teens to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Stimulating conversations with scientists, engineers, and inventors take place in an informal and relaxed setting. Free food is served! 6:00 to 7:30pm. RSVP at the link above.
• Cruisers & Crawlers at the Main Boulder Library. Crawlers and beginning toddlers (9-24 months) explore language and books with their caregivers in a fun and intimate setting. Programs include rhymes, songs and books as well as time for free play and informal discussion of early childhood development. Attendance limited to crawlers and beginning toddlers up to 24 months of age; no older children please.
• Wednesday Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. Children enjoy stories, songs and more in the Children’s Area.
• Kids Eat FREE tonight at Wahoo’s!
  

Thursday, November 14

•  What’s happening today? 

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