Colorado Birthday Cake Cutting & More
It's a BIG birthday this year – 150th – for our State of Colorado. What better way to celebrate than visiting the State's Capitol building? Festivities take place all day:
9:00 AM
Building Opens
10:00 AM
Presenting of the Colors, Speeches, and Mile High Marker Dedication on the West Steps
Presenters: Rep. Kenny Nguyen, CSP, NOAA, Colorado's Poet Laureate, Legacy High School and Chatfield High School Marching Bands,
11:00 AM
Proclamation of Colorado Statehood Reenactment and Colorado Birthday Cake Cutting - West Steps
11:30 AM
Square Dancing Performance - 1st Floor, North Foyer
11:30 AM
Ringing of the Liberty Bell - Lincoln Park by the Daughters of the American Revolution
12:00 PM
Premiere of “Colorado Past, Present, Future” Art Exhibit - Ground Floor Rotunda Area
12:30 PM
Laying the Last Brick and Dedication of House & Senate LEGO Sculptures - 1st Floor, West Foyer
1:00 PM
Rededication of the Women’s Gold Tapestry - 1st Floor, North side
1:30 PM
Dedication of the 150 Commemoration Tapestry - West Foyer
3:00 PM
Building Closes
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Saturday, August 1st at 9:00am
Colorado State Capitol
200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Good to Know
Event Duration
6hrs
Fitness Level Needed
None
Additional Information
You can bring personal items like purses, cameras, and water bottles, but all visitors must pass through security screening. Weapons are strictly prohibited. If you plan to climb the 99 steps to the dome observation area, comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended.
Large bags or backpacks are highly discouraged as there is no designated storage space for them. Flash photography is not permitted around the art and murals inside the building.
Before you Arrive
Doors open at 9:00 AM. Parking available on nearby streets.
Directions:
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