Youth and Family Events
Although many of our activities are family-friendly, we offer specific events and programs ideal for children. We want to amuse and entertain while sparking curiosity and wonder about birds and nature.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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YOUTH AND FAMILY EVENTS
Learn more about the Young Birders Club below and check out our latest Young Birders Blog here
YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB
Are you interested in learning more about birds? Denver Audubon Young Birders Club works to educate and inspire young birders across the Denver area. We are building a community that is curious about birding and avian ecology. Join us to get out in nature, make friends, and learn about birds! We aim to meet once a month in parks around the metro area. No previous experience is required. Master birders will be available to show us how to identify birds, use the tools of bird identification, and get to know the birds that are around us every day and during migration seasons. Ages 12-17 are welcome and registration is required. To express your interest in the club, click the button below.
HABITATS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
This class series is designed for home school families to celebrate the outdoors together while learning about the exciting wildlife found around our Denver Audubon Nature Center. Our topics adjust with the season, and class days and times vary. Click the button to email your interest in this program.
HOOTENANNY
Come hoot with us at our largest family event. Each fall, we host this festival at our nature center, where you and your family enjoy live music, an owl costume contest, a scavenger hunt, face painting, owl pellet (owl puke) dissection, the chance to meet the US Forest Service’s Woodsy Owl, and the opportunity to see live owls. Keep your owl-ears listening for when we announce the next HOOTenanny.
MORE YOUTH AND FAMILY EVENTS
SUMMER CAMP
Denver Audubon offers three, week-long summer camps through Colorado Academy (find our programs under “Off-campus Camps”). All of our camps take place at our Denver Audubon Nature Center in Chatfield State Park.
YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS
For youth outreach programs, we come to you. We offer educational programs about bright birds of Colorado, bird hunters, family birding adventures, and a variety of other fun science topics.
Please allow five business days for us to respond to your request. We apologize in advance for being unable to accommodate all requests.