Special thanks to our partner, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, for their collaboration in bringing Summer of Adventure to life.
Celebrate, discover, and explore Colorado’s story.
This year we celebrate 150 years of Colorado statehood, but the history of this land and its people goes back much further.
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples- including the Ute Tribes- have lived, hunted, farmed, and built communities here. Over time, Colorado has been shaped by many events and people, from gold rushes and labor movements to acts of courage, creativity, and change.
Colorado’s history is rich and complex. Learning about the past helps us better understand each other and shape a stronger future.
Explore more Colorado History for Kids and learn about our amazing neighbors and communities.
Cripple Creek
4th of July 1893 celebration in Cripple Creek, Colorado with horse-drawn wagons, carriages, and umbrellas.
Black Cowboy and Horse
A Black man poses with a saddled horse; costume includes chaps and a bandana.
Mayday Celebration
Students in fancy dress perform a maypole dance for assembled parents and teachers, inside a George Washington Carver Day Nursery schoolroom.
A Chinese New Year Quartet
four musicians playing music (possibly) at the Lotus Lounge for the Chinese New Year Celebration. Each of the musicians wears a floral shirt; they play the guitar, keyboard, double bass, and the ukulele.
Rodeo in Greeley, CO
Jeff Corbello tries his best to wrestle a steer to the ground in competition on the final day of the Greeley Stampede boasting the world's largest 4th of July Rodeo and Western Celebration on Monday, July 4, 2005 in Greeley, Colorado.
PrideFest
Karrie Fryhover (cq), a member of sQream , Scooter Queers Riding Everywhere and More, a Gay and Lesbian Scooter Club based in Denver, gets ready to to drive her scooter in PrideFest Sunday July 18, 2006, the annual parade and celebration.
Somali Dancer
16 year-old Sahra Bashir (cq) from Somalia dances to some East African Music, as fellow Somalians, 47 year-old Bare Munye (cq) (at left) and 24 year-old Bashir Ararso (cq) from the Sabaree Africa Cultural Organization (at center), make some sound
Colorado Welcomes Refugees
Soud Al Taai, Jaafar Al Saad (far right), and their daughters Zainab, 6, and Nour, 4, moved to Denver, July 10, 2008, from Aman, Jordan, where they were refugees from Iraq for six years. They left during the first Iraqi war.
Cinco de Mayo Dancer
Dancer from the troupe Fiesta Colorado perform at Lincoln Park, in front of the Colorado State Capitol during the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Denver.