Thanks to City Park Day Donors & Participants!

Thanks so much to our volunteers, donors, participants and attendees for making 2023 City Park Day so sweet. A special shout out to Sweet Cooie’s for the delicious ice cream and to the Denver Municipal Band for the great performance! 

 

 

Get involved with CPA!

Have a passion for parks? Interested in a new, nonprofit volunteer opportunity?

City Park Alliance is currently recruiting new members for its growing board of directors.

If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Patty Cordova at (pcordova58@msn.com).

Friday, June 2nd – Kick off the summer at City Park Day!

Kick off the summer season at City Park Day!

  • Friday, June 2, 2023
  • at City Park Pavillion
  • 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Enjoy FREE ice cream & entertainment by the Denver Municipal Band.

City Park makes summer sweeter!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, June 13th: Play in CPA’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament

Click here to register for City Park Alliance’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament on June 13, 2023.

Help support City Park while enjoying a great round of golf on City Park Golf Course.

We look forward to seeing you!

 

 

 

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Saturday, May 13th: Join in the City Park Community Cleanup & Celebration

  • What: Parks, Rivers, Trails & Trees – City Park Cleanup & Community Celebration
  • Where: City Park Pavilion, City Park
  • When: Saturday, May 13
    • 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Park Cleanup
      12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Community Celebration

Event Description
The second annual Parks, Rivers, Trails & Trees is a city-wide stewardship day and community celebration, and a great way for individuals and families to care for and celebrate our shared public outdoor spaces.
Presented by the Denver Park Trust, in partnership with leading conservation nonprofits,
neighborhood organizations, and residents, Parks, Rivers, Trails & Trees will feature a city-wide volunteer park cleanup day at 12 parks across the city, including City Park, followed by a
community celebration at City Park Pavilion.
Each organization will host a park cleanup event for neighbors, friends, families, and all who
care about parks, open space, and the public realm. A community celebration will follow at the
City Park Pavilion featuring food, music, fun and games, and more!

For more information, see: denverparktrust.org/get-involved/parks-rivers-trails-trees-annual-event

Construction Updates on City Park’s New Nature Play Project

Construction staging for the 4-acre, $7.9 million nature play and waterway project in City Park is underway!

Located just outside the southwest corner of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the project will:

  • restore a historic water way,
  • introduce native plantings,
  • feature animal sculptures to play on (including a 20-foot-tall Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep),
  • include other climbing features, swings, slides, etc.

Project completion is expected in late 2024.  For more information on the project click here

What’s happening now?

Fencing has started to be installed and trailers/equipment have begun arriving to get the site set up for construction. This preparation stage will likely take over a month.

In March, we will start to see banners installed along the fencing, with more project information and directions for alternative pedestrian pathways.

Questions?  You can email: natureplay@dmns.org email.

 

 

Image credit:  Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Enjoy FREE days at the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Science & Nature

Denver Museum of Nature & Science: 2023 Free Days/Free Nights

Monday, January 9th
Sunday, January 29th
Monday, February 6th
Sunday, February 26th
Sunday April, 30th
Wednesday, June 28th Free Night
Wednesday, August 16th Free Night
Wednesday, September 6th Free Night
Monday, September 18th
Sunday, October 15th
Monday, December 4th

To learn more about DMNS free days, click here


DENVER ZOO 2023 FREE DAYS

Denver Zoo offers 7 free days in 2023 through an online lottery system. To learn more about how to sign up for limited free tickets at the zoo, click here

Key Dates for the Denver Zoo Lottery + Winner Notification:

FREE DAY  LOTTERY OPENS LOTTERY CLOSES WINNERS NOTIFIED
Friday, January 6 Monday, December 26 Thursday, December 29 Friday, December 30
Sunday, January 22 Sunday, January 8 Saturday, January 14 Monday, January 16
Sunday, February 5 Sunday, January 22 Saturday, January 28  Monday, January 30
Sunday, April 9 Sunday, March 26 Saturday, April 1 Monday, April 3
Saturday, October 7 Saturday, September 23 Friday, September 29 Monday, October 2
Tuesday, November 7 Tuesday, October 24 Monday, October 30 Tuesday, October 31
Sunday, November 12 Sunday, October 29 Saturday, November 4 Monday, November 6

 

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2022 Adopt-A-Flowerbed Volunteers helped make City Park more beautiful!

 

City Park’s 2022 Adopt-a-Flowerbed Program was a huge success!

From May through October, volunteers generously gave their time and energy to help Parks staff beautify the park — weeding, pruning, fertilizing, and mulching the park’s many garden beds.

Thanks to the many program participants whose efforts make the park a more beautiful place for us all to enjoy.

Interested in helping to keep City Park blooming next spring?

Volunteer participation is flexible and a weekly calendar of gardening events will help you set your own schedule, working on your own or as part of a team. You can also participate in occasional large group projects.   No prior experience is necessary.

Contact Georgia Garnsey (ggarnsey@ecentral.com), Maria Flora (mjflora@msn.com) or Patty Cordova (pcordova58@msn.com) for more details on becoming a volunteer.

CPA’s Board of Directors is looking for new members

Have a passion for parks? Interested in a new, nonprofit volunteer opportunity?

City Park Alliance is currently recruiting new members for its growing board of directors.

If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Patty Cordova at (pcordova58@msn.com) or Alice Kelly at (aek253@aol.com).

 

CPA’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Was a Fundraising Success!

Turnout for the second annual City Park Alliance Golf Tournament on June 27th was a big success!

A huge thanks to all of our tournament participants and volunteers whose time and fundraising contributions will help us support ongoing improvements at City Park.

Be sure to stay tuned for information on next year’s annual golf event in summer 2023.