For the fifth straight year, Boulder will host a Colorado Children’s Day festival on Friday, April 29 (rain date is April 30), on the Pearl Street Mall between 13th and 14th streets from noon to 4 p.m. This fun and entertaining event will offer free activities to children through elementary school age provided by children-focused City of Boulder departments and programs, community agencies, nonprofit organizations and local businesses.

Ken Hotaling, Kiwanis of Boulder and co-chair for the Colorado Children’s Day event, stated, “The purpose of this event is to reflect on the value our children bring to our lives and our future, celebrate their accomplishments and nourish them in their quest to learn.”

With more than 30 different organizations planning activities, this year’s festival is expected to top last year’s estimated attendance of 1,200 children and adults.

This event is the result of a joint effort between the City of Boulder Children, Youth and Families Division, Kiwanis Clubs of Boulder, the Boulder Valley School District and media sponsor, the Daily Camera. Children, Youth and Families is a division of the city’s Department of Housing and Human Services.

In order to encourage visitors to Colorado Children’s Day to leave their cars at home, Go Boulder and Special Transit are offering families free rides to and from the event on the HOP bus. Please visit www.goboulder.net for maps and bus schedules.
For more information and a list of the activities and participating organizations, visit the Colorado Children’s Day at Boulder Website at www.childrensdayboulder.org or email: coloradochildrensdayboulder@gmail.com

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Photo Opportunities:

§ Children investigating a worm compost and planting seeds in take home gardens;

§ A children’s African-style performance troop with marimbas, drums, dancing and singing;

§ Children exploring a HOP bus, police car, ambulance, street sweeper, fire truck and more;

§ An instrument zoo where kids will be trying out a variety of instruments;

§ Children playing parachute games on the lawn; and

§ Children experiencing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and much, much more!