About: Boulder Creek Festival

Taking place annually over Memorial Day Weekend, May 23rd – 25th, 2026, Boulder Creek Festival is a can’t miss festival brought to Boulder by and for the community. Hosted annually for more than 30 years, the free event is the unofficial kickoff to summer in Boulder, and features three days and four nights of festivities. 30+ bands play across 3 stages throughout the festival, with local performers and children’s concerts also featured. The weekend starts with a Friday night kickoff concert. Be sure to snag your tickets to the Creekside Beer Festival for an all-inclusive tasting of beers from 20+ Colorado breweries. Throughout the festival there are a plethora of food and beverage options, ranging from food trucks to healthy vegetarian eats to traditional carnival fare. Shop around the curated marketplace which showcases 200+ local makers, fine artists and businesses. Bring the whole family to Creekside for Kids – a portion of the festival dedicated to family fun which features concerts for kids, games, face painters and pay to play rides.

Find us:

The Raptor Program can be found on the north side of the creek near the library.  When visiting our booth you will get to meet Live Educational Ambassadors, shop our traveling store, and support our mission.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program is pleased to join the Blue Moose Art Gallery Tent Sale on June 7.  An RMRP Educational Ambassador will be in attendance to help you learn about raptors and the mission of the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.

Come on over to the Blue Moose for some art and to view the artistic beauty of a live raptor.

Come visit with us at the Wellington Public Library for a presentation about raptors featuring our Educational Ambassador raptors!

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Learn about the amazing raptors that populate Colorado’s Front Range and how we can help conserve them. Enjoy a short hike with a naturalist to explore the flora and fauna at Coyote Ridge. 2 miles round trip, easy. Then, observe live raptors up close with a visit from special guest, the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. This program will feature species active in the evening, like owls! Program will meet in the parking lot, hike about 1 mile on a dirt path with rolling hills with a naturalist and then enjoy the Raptor Program around 7:00 pm and then hike back to the parking lot following the program. Accessibility: Program takes place on dirt trails. Mostly easy, slightly uneven terrain with one steep hill each way. There is NO bathroom at the parking lot, only bathroom is one mile down the trail, but is accessible. Anyone in need of transportation to the cabin can contact stroi@fcgov.com for arrangements.

What to Bring: Dress appropriately for the weather forecast. Bring sunscreen, a hat, closed-toe, sturdy shoes, and plenty of water. You may wish to bring binoculars, if you have them, and a headlamp or flashlight for the walk back.

Open to all! Enjoy your local library and learn about the tools raptors use to survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Open to all! Enjoy your local library and learn about the tools raptors use to survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Join us for an afternoon of Birds & Brews at Purpose Brewing and Cellars.  Enjoy a beverage and hang out with a raptor. You can’t really get much better than that. We hope to see you there!

Purpose Brewing & Cellars is a small batch craft brewery that focuses on hand-crafted beers. We focus on three main ingredients: knowledge, experience and creativity and blend these ingredients with fruit, wood, barrels, spices and whatever else that draws our inspiration. Every weekend, we offer four or five unique beers that are different from week to week. We will always have a different barrel-aged beer on tap, and most of the time, a delicious sour beer. Come in and say hello and try some of our tasty creations.

Open to all! Enjoy your local library and learn how raptors survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Open to all! Enjoy your local library and learn about the tools raptors use to survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Art in the Park returns July 11–12, 2026, to West Lincoln Park in downtown Steamboat Springs for its 53rd year. As Northwest Colorado’s largest arts festival, Art in the Park is a cornerstone summer event that celebrates hand-made art, creativity, and community in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Art in the Park is free to the public and features nearly 130 artist vendors, live entertainment, food vendors, and interactive creative stations. This popular and successful event takes place on July 11th and 12th, 2026. Thousands of people attend our festival over the two-day weekend located in West Lincoln Park, downtown Steamboat Springs in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will be present both days with live raptors on display and merchandise for sale to support the injured raptors. Learn how you can support the RMRP.

Art in the Park returns July 11–12, 2026, to West Lincoln Park in downtown Steamboat Springs for its 53rd year. As Northwest Colorado’s largest arts festival, Art in the Park is a cornerstone summer event that celebrates hand-made art, creativity, and community in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Art in the Park is free to the public and features nearly 130 artist vendors, live entertainment, food vendors, and interactive creative stations. This popular and successful event takes place on July 11th and 12th, 2026. Thousands of people attend our festival over the two-day weekend located in West Lincoln Park, downtown Steamboat Springs in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will be present both days with live raptors on display and merchandise for sale to support the injured raptors. Learn how you can support the RMRP.

Come join us at the Main Branch of the Boulder Library for one of our very popular Library Talks!  Learn why raptors are cool and about the mission of the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.

Come join us at the North Boulder Library for one of our very popular Library Talks!  Learn why raptors are cool and about the mission of the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.

Open to all! Enjoy your local library and learn about the tools raptors use to survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Come join us at the Gunbarrel Branch of the Boulder Library system. Learn why raptors are cool and about the mission of the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.

Open to all! Enjoy your new local library and learn about the tools raptors use to survive in the wild. Maybe check out a book on raptor ID when the presentation is over!

Visit with an Educational Ambassador raptor at the Loveland Farmers Market. Learn how you can make a difference in the life of an injured raptor.

Voted one of the 10 best farmers markets in the state of Colorado and top 3 of NoCo!

Raptors and Nature: Rocky Mountain Raptor Program

 Saturday, 25 July 2026 | 08:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  Primrose Studio

Where: Reservoir Ridge and Primrose Studio. Program will meet at the Michaud parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Program Description: Join Natural Areas and Rocky Mountain Raptor Program for a hike and live-bird presentation! Hike with a naturalist and learn more about the ecosystem. Hike is roughly 1.5 miles, easy. Then hear from RMRP volunteers and staff as they teach us about the raptors that call the Front Range home. Program Schedule: 8:00 – 8:45 – participant arrival to North parking lot, hike out-and-back with volunteer naturalist 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. – walk down 0.25 miles to Primrose Studio 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – RMRP presentation 10:00-10:30- questions, walk back to vehicles, and departure

What to Bring: Dress appropriately for the weather forecast. Bring sunscreen, a hat, closed-toe, sturdy shoes, and plenty of water. You may wish to bring binoculars, if you have them.

People of all abilities and disabilities are welcome to participate in all programs and we are happy to make any appropriate accommodations. If you’d like to request an accommodation (language interpretation, wheelchair access, etc.) please fill out the form linked under this activity. You can also copy and paste this link to access the same form: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form If accommodations are needed for an activity, please allow two (2) weeks prior to the event to process your request and arrange the accommodation, if available. If you have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of a program, please contact naturalareas@fcgov.com or call 970-416-2815 for more information. A photographer may be present at this event. By participating in this event, you acknowledge and consent to the City of Fort Collins using your image and likeness on its social media accounts and publications. If you do not consent to this use, you must reach out to the activity contact before the event or let a volunteer or staff member know during the event.

2026 Art in the Park, Loveland is celebrating it’s 59th annual festival. We are recognized as a leading show in the industry and a large part of the cultural fabric of the vibrant Loveland art scene. We participate every year in THE WEEKEND OF ART, along with the internationally acclaimed Sculpture in the Park. We invite you to apply to be one of the 250 exhibitors at the 2026 event, a world-class celebration of the visual arts. Our goal is to provide our exhibitors and our patrons with an experience of unparalleled quality and excellence. Highlights of this years show are The Gallery of FINE ARTISANS and The Market of FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will be there both days with different Ambassador raptors to meet each day!

2026 Art in the Park, Loveland is celebrating it’s 59th annual festival. We are recognized as a leading show in the industry and a large part of the cultural fabric of the vibrant Loveland art scene. We participate every year in THE WEEKEND OF ART, along with the internationally acclaimed Sculpture in the Park. We invite you to apply to be one of the 250 exhibitors at the 2026 event, a world-class celebration of the visual arts. Our goal is to provide our exhibitors and our patrons with an experience of unparalleled quality and excellence. Highlights of this years show are The Gallery of FINE ARTISANS and The Market of FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will be there both days with different Ambassador raptors to meet each day!

Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will be coming to High Plains Environmental Center to share the inspiring work we do with injured wildlife. We will bring along a few Educational Ambassadors. Some raptors you could see include an American Kestrel, American Goshawk, Bald Eagle, Eastern Screech Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Swainson’s Hawk, and more! You’ll have to attend to find out!

Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on the lawn.

Photography allowed, videography is not.

Please consider donating what you can! It costs RMRP $200 to do these programs. We like to make sure they have their expenses covered and then some, if possible!

Raptors and Nature @ Bobcat Ridge

 Saturday, 29 August 2025 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Wildlife Wonders

Program Description: Learn about the amazing raptors that populate Colorado’s Front Range and how we can help conserve them. Enjoy a short hike with a naturalist to explore the flora and fauna at Bobcat Ridge. Then, observe live raptors up close with a visit from special guest, the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. This program will feature various raptor species found in Colorado! What to bring: Dress appropriately for the weather forecast. Bring sunscreen, a hat, closed-toe, sturdy shoes, and plenty of water. You may wish to bring binoculars, if you have them.

People of all abilities and disabilities are welcome to participate in all programs and we are happy to make any appropriate accommodations. If you’d like to request an accommodation (language interpretation, wheelchair access, etc.) please fill out the form linked under this activity. You can also copy and paste this link to access the same form: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form If accommodations are needed for an activity, please allow two (2) weeks prior to the event to process your request and arrange the accommodation, if available. If you have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of a program, please contact naturalareas@fcgov.com or call 970-416-2815 for more information.

The Larimer County Farmers’ Market has served our community since 1975 when a group of backyard gardeners decided to share their excess produce with their community. Today, the market continues to be a vibrant

place in the community for growers and producers to connect with the community.

The market is a growers-only market, which means that all products offered must be grown, produced, or made by our local vendors. Vendors offer a wide variety of items including fruits, vegetables, coffee, flowers, baked goods, art, and crafts.

A Hoot-tastic Halloween Extravaganza: 

Join the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program’s OWL-O-WEEN!

Get ready for a spooktacular event that will leave you owl-fully enchanted! The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program is thrilled to announce Owl-O-Ween! This fun-filled family experience combines the magic of Halloween with the captivating world of live educational owls.

Join us on October 24, 2026 from 12-4pm at Rocky Mountain Raptor Program located at 720 E Vine Dr in Fort Collins for an unforgettable afternoon of trick-or-treating and behind-the-scenes adventures at RMRP. See plenty of owls, explore the mysterious rodent rooms, and peek into the fascinating raptor kitchen where we prepare delicious meals for our feathered friends.

Mark your calendars and get ready for an afternoon of Halloween fun like no other. Owl-O-Ween is the perfect event for families, nature enthusiasts, and anyone who loves a good spook. Don’t miss out on this feather-ruffling extravaganza!

We are so excited that Wild Birds Unlimited Fort Collins is once again hosting Owl-Be-Home for Christmas, a fundraiser for RMRP! During the event, 10% of all proceeds will be donated to RMRP so make sure you do your holiday shopping for the bird lover in your life to make your gift give twice!

Celebrate the season at RMRP’s winter wonderland open house! View our Educational Ambassador raptors face-to-face, learn about how RMRP cares for raptors that are sick or injured, and do some holiday shopping!