2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (Wonderful World of Water)

On 2nd Saturday, visit CSU Spur for free, family-friendly fun presented by Canvas Credit Union. The theme this 2nd Saturday is Wonderful World of Water. Explore hands-on activities focused on watersheds, aquatic ecosystems, water conservation, and the journey water takes from mountain snowpack to our homes, as well as agua frescas, the Westernaires, and a river clean-up from 9-11 a.m. in partnership with the Denver Zoo (space is limited; register for the clean-up here).

This Saturday is also the Market at the Center, a monthly market celebrating local makers, food vendors, artists, and community organizations hosted by the National Western Center in partnership with 2nd Saturday. This Saturday, the Market at the Center is hosting a Ducky Derby down the South Platte River, starting at 12 p.m. Get there early to adopt a duck for the race, or register here!

July 2nd Saturday activities include:

Timed events:

• 9-11 a.m.: South Platte River clean up with the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (free registration required)
• 10-11:30 a.m.: Air Quality 101 class (free registration required) (Vida)
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Guayana Acústica (traditional Venezuelan music) concert (Hydro)
• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Drums (Hydro)
• 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Westernaires mounted drill team demonstration (Vida)
• Every half hour beginning at 10:30 a.m.: Tai Chi movement and breathing activities (Terra)
• 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s Neighborhood Explorer RV, with live animals (Hydro)
• 12-1 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Voice (Hydro)
• 12-2 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Open mic with Kayla Marque (Hydro)
• 12:45-2 p.m.: Westernaires mounted drill team demonstration (Vida)

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

• Watercolor trout (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)
• Chicken nugget taste-testing (Terra)
• Agua frescas from the Terra Kitchen (Terra)
• Kids’ mock kitchen (Terra)
• Plant food matching (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 Rising (Hydro Backyard)
• Colorado State Forest Service (Hydro)
• Bluff Lake Nature Center (Hydro)
• Groundwork Denver (Hydro)
• CSU Spur Music Lab (Hydro)
• CSU Denver Extension Master Gardeners (Terra)
• Mayor’s Office of the National Western Center (Terra)
• Compost Colorado (Terra)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (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.