Index of Free Stuff

American Numismatic Association Museum (Money Museum) - museum

Arkansas Valley Fair (Rocky Ford) - festival

Bishop Castle (west of Pueblo/Beulah) - self-guided tour

Buffalo Herd Overlook (I70 West of Denver) - animals (Bison, actually)

Celestial Seasonings Tea (Boulder) - factory tour

Chile & Frijoles Festival (Pueblo) - festival

Cinco de Mayo (Denver) - parade, festival

Colorado Coffee Merchants (Colorado Springs) - tour

Colorado Ski Museum / Ski Hall of Fame (Vail) - museum

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum (Denver) - museum - Information link

Colorado State Capitol Building tour (Denver) - self-guided tour

Coors Brewing Company tour (Golden) - tour, beer tasting

Crane Festival (Monte Vista) - festival, nature

Denver U.S. Mint Tour (Denver) - tour

Dinosaur Ridge (Morrison) - self-guided tour, museum

Folk Dancing for Everyone  (Boulder)- free folk dance lessons

Frozen Dead Guy Days (Nederland) - festival

Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs) - recreation, scenic area

Geology Museum (Colorado School of Mines - Golden) - museum

Great Fruitcake Toss (Manitou Springs) - festival, competition

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (Alamosa/Mosca) - free admission days; free entrance via Mosca, Music, Medano passes

Harmony Park (Montrose) - music playground

Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy (Niwot) - tour

Hudson Gardens & Event Center (Littleton) - scenic, off-season

Ididarace (Kremmling *) - sled dog racing

International Snow Sculpture Championships (Breckenridge) - competition

Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art (Boulder) - art museum

Longmont Museum and Cultural Center (Longmont) - museum

Lyons Sculpture Trail (Lyons) - self-guided tour - Information link

Music & Blossom Festival (Cañon City) - parade & festival

National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder) - "NCAR" - tour, museum

National Institute of Standards and Technology - tour

National Earthquake Information Center (Golden) - tour

Ouray Ice Park & Ouray Ice Festival - ice climbing; competition

Pioneers Museum (Colorado Springs) - museum

Ray's Good Stuff (Montrose/Colona) - free jerky samples (varieties of beef, turkey, buffalo, elk, and other jerky)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre & Visitor Center (Morrison) - scenic, music museum

Redstone Meadery (Boulder) - tours, tastings

Russell Stover Candies Factory Outlet (Montrose) - free candy samples

SnowDown (Durango) - festival

Snow Goose Festival (Lamar) - festival

Spring Splash (Winter Park) - competitions

Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver) - books

Telluride Free Box - free stuff in a box

Ullr Fest (Breckenridge) - festival

U.S. Olympic Complex (Colorado Springs) - tour

Vallecito Lake Tour of Carvings (east of Durango) - art / self-guided tour

Van Briggle Art Pottery Tour (Colorado Springs) - self-guided tour

* Featured items on this site include a full-page description and photos of the event or activity.  Many of these free things are available year round (but check the descriptions and the contact information to make sure).

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