The 2012 Boulder County Fair is about to swing into action! Join the fun August 1-5 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. With a carnival, rodeo, demolition derby, and live music, it can’t be beat!
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Category: Kids
Bands on the Bricks
Downtown Boulder’s infamous Bands on the Bricks continues the 2012 season with an awesome lineup in August:
August 1 That Eighties Band
August 8 Chris Daniels & The Kings
August 15 The Nacho Men
The outdoor beer/wine/margarita garden starting at 5:30 p.m. with bands playing from 7-9pm on the 1300 block of Pearl. From oldies to alternative and everything in between Bands on the Bricks is Boulder County’s premiere outdoor summer concert series taking place in the heart of the city on the bricks of the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall. A not-to-be-missed summer tradition with 10 weeks of free concerts. Enjoy performances from the best local musicians along the front range while dancing under the stars.
Art Classes for Kids
Got a kiddo crazy for making art? Check out pARTiculars in Lafayette for classes for their artistic expression. I like one in pARTicular called “Boredom Relief” for ages 8 and up.
Art Night Out in Lafayette!
The City of Lafayette continues their 2012 Art Night Out series. Art Night Out runs from 4 to 9 pm on the third Friday of the month throughout the summer in Downtown Lafayette. Each Night Out features artists, an art walk, children’s activities (including a balloon twister, magician and face painters), the Oskar Blues Bonewagon food truck and a beer garden.
Bands will play at Festival Plaza in Old Town Lafayatte from 7:30 to 9 pm. Here’s the lineup:
7/20 Quemando
8/17 Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams
9/21 Girls on Top!
$1 Kids Movies!
Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard the Summer Movie Express to enjoy a great selection of films. During the remainder of this 9-week festival, the Colony Square Stadium 12 movie theater in Louisville is offering G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10am.
Here’s the lineup:
7/17-7/18
RIO
SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME
7/24-7/25
CHIMPANZEE
HOODWINKED TOO
7/31-8/1
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
SMURFS
Festival Flicks Premier
Wow – the outdoor movie scene in Boulder County is growing! Lafayette joins in with Festival Flicks Outdoor Cinema (sponsored by Eats and Sweets) in conjunction with LCAC and Project Yes! Movies will be shown on a 2 story screen at Festival Plaza on Saturday July 14 and August 4, 2012, 8:30pm. Bring some popcorn 
and something comfy to sit on!
and something comfy to sit on!- 7/14 – Kung Fu Panda
- 8/4 – Adventures of Tintin
Donations accepted (a percentage goes to Project Yes).
Kids Bike Parade on July 4
Bring the kiddos on down to the Municipal Building, on Canyon West of Broadway at 10am on July 4th for a fun filled morning of decorating bikes and then parading and racing. Presented by Parenting Place, Chip, the CU mascot will lead the parade and there will also be a firetruck and food vendors. Come on down tomorrow!
Free Train Rides for Kids!
All Aboard! Calling all kiddos, enjoy a free ride on Pearl Street Mall’s one-and-only Tebo Train! Children ages 10 and under (and accompanying adults) will chug along the beautiful Pearl Street Mall on the only set of wheels permitted “on the bricks”!
Board at the Pearl St. Mall at the 1200 block and continues down to the 1400 block. Admission is FREE!
The Tebo Train runs Monday – Thursday from 10:00 – 11:20 am now – August 30th.
Bands on the Bricks
Downtown Boulder’s infamous Bands on the Bricks is back for the 2012 season with an awesome lineup:
July 4 Rebecca Folsom
July 11 BOP SKIZZUM
July 18 Home Slice
July 25 The Tripping Griswolds
August 1 That Eighties Band
August 8 Chris Daniels & The Kings
August 15 The Nacho Men
The outdoor beer/wine/margarita garden starting at 5:30 p.m. with bands playing from 7-9pm on the 1300 block of Pearl. From oldies to alternative and everything in between Bands on the Bricks is Boulder County’s premiere outdoor summer concert series taking place in the heart of the city on the bricks of the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall. A not-to-be-missed summer tradition with 10 weeks of free concerts. Enjoy performances from the best local musicians along the front range while dancing under the stars.
$1 Kids Movies!
Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard the Summer Movie Express to enjoy a great selection of films. During this 9-week festival, the Colony Square Stadium 12 movie theater in Louisville is offering G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10am.
Here’s the lineup:
6/26-6/27
CATS & DOGS: REVENGE
HUGO
7/3-7/4
ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN
PUSS IN BOOTS
7/10-7/11
KUNG FU PANDA 2
RANGO
7/17-7/18
RIO
SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME
7/24-7/25
CHIMPANZEE
HOODWINKED TOO
7/31-8/1
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
SMURFS
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