2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (Eco Explorers)

On 2nd Saturday, visit CSU Spur for free, family-friendly fun presented by Canvas Credit Union. The theme this 2nd Saturday is Eco Explorers, a day of curiosity, discovery, and exploring the world around us. Discover the connections between plants, animals, water, and people through hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, and opportunities to connect with community partners. This Saturday is also the Market at the Center, a monthly market hosted by the National Western Center in partnership with 2nd Saturday.

June 2nd Saturday activities include:

Timed events:

• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Drums (Hydro)
• 11-11:30 a.m.: Temple Grandin Equine Center demonstration (Vida)
• 11:20 a.m.-1:40 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Voice (Hydro)
• 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Temple Grandin Equine Center demonstration (Vida)
• 12-1:30 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Sinclair Soul Showcase concert (Hydro)
• 12:30-2 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Mariachi Jam with Colorado Youth Mariachi Program (Hydro)
• 1-1:30 p.m.: Temple Grandin Equine Center demonstration (Vida)

Ongoing programs (10 a.m.-2 p.m.):

• Paper-making (Hydro)
• Water mapping activity (Hydro)
• Interactive stream table (Hydro)
• Kids’ mock water lab (Hydro)
• Paint with Spur’s Artist in Residence, Kalliopi Monoyios (The Shop, Hydro)
• Spur Music Lab: Mini Musico’s Explorer’s Room (Hydro)
• Spur Music Lab: Solo practice (Hydro)
• Spur Music Lab: Jamming (Hydro)
• Spur Music Lab: Recording (Hydro)
• Decomposition timeline activity (Terra)
• Kids’ mock kitchen (Terra)
• Seedling giveaway from the Metro Ag Research Center (Terra)
• Green roof and greenhouse tours (Terra)
• Blue Silo art exhibition (Terra)
• Contribute to the collaborative mural (Vida)
• Sci on the Fly trailer (outside Vida)
• Kids’ mock vet clinic (Vida)
• Virtual reality, ages 9+ (Vida)
• Humane Colorado surgeries (Vida)
• MCA Denver youth art exhibition: Colorful Colorado (Vida)
• Juried art exhibition: What Does Water Mean to You? (Vida)
• Cyanotypes art exhibition (Vida)

Activity booths (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

• Colorado Krav Maga (Hydro Backyard)
• Colorado State Forest Service (Hydro)
• Bluff Lake Nature Center (Hydro)
• Denver Parks & Recreation (Hydro)
• CSU Denver Extension Master Gardeners (Terra)
• Mayor’s Office of the National Western Center (Terra)
• Metro Ag Research Center (Terra)
• DDPHE Love My Air (Terra)
• Sabor Communitario (Terra)
• Little Shop of Physics (Vida)
• Temple Grandin Equine Center (Vida)

Plus, enjoy food, coffee, and drinks available for purchase from Little Finch.

*All activities subject to change or cancellation.