Heritage Hall

Visit The Heritage Hall for hands-on activities, demonstrations, make and take projects by community groups emphasizing our western, agricultural history. Begin your journey at the Conestoga Covered Wagon. Meet alpacas, learn about bee keeping, touch animal skins, sew a quilt block for a veteran, and more. Make rope and crafts at the Make and Take area. Pull up a chair and sit a spell for informal demonstrations on the front porch. Participate in our contests: longest potato peel, Fastest Fingers in the West knitting and crochet, and team jigsaw puzzle.

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All Heritage Hall activities are included within General Admission ticket.

Heritage Hall is located inside the climate controlled Exhibition Hall, inside the Fair gates.

Activities Include:

Youth Scavenger Hunt
Sew a quilt block for a veteran
Speed Piecing Techniques for Quilters
Wildlife of the Wild West
Life on the Prairie pre-European contact
Old Fashioned Laundry
Meet and Take Selfies with Alpacas
Meet the miniature horses
Covered Wagon
1941 restored pick-up truck
Test your beef knowledge with the spinner cow
Bee keeping
Arapahoe County Centennial Farms display
Play the Water Prize Wheel
Water conservation
Antique Corn Grinding
Rope a Steer
Ag in Motion
Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado Gardening
Disaster preparedness for your pets
How to bandage your pet
Saddle Up
Fit as a Farmer
Toddler Vehicles
Fit as a Feline
Rope making
Make and Take crafts
Sew on a treadle sewing machine
Play a game of Checkers
Antique tool trivia
Hand craft demonstrations on the Front Porch
Guess the antique
Fitting a Farm for the Future 75th Anniversary traveling display
What agricultural products were grown at the 17 Mile House
Wings Over the Rockies
Test your poultry prowess

Continue The 2023 Heritage Experience

Agribusiness

Information on local agribusinesses: I-70 Corridor Chamber of Commerce or 720-731-1954

Animals

Bee and beekeeping information: Eastern Colorado Beekeepers, serving the I-70 Corridor and Eastern Plains. Contact Katie Thompson at 303-517-5722 or P.O. Box 772, Strasburg, CO 80103.
Farm tours: To learn more about alpacas or schedule a tour, e-mail lzbalpacas@aol.com or call Larry and Becky Zierer at 303-644-4110.
Farm animal rescue, therapy animals, and classes: Peachy Farms. To learn more, contact Katrina Wright at 303-828-7411.
Honey Bee Information, Products from the Hive & Education: Happy Busy Bees. Offering local honey, beeswax candles, and bee-themed merchandise plus beekeeping classes. Contact Debbie Komperda at BeeSwarmRescue@gmail.com or 720-989-7293.
Promotion of horses, sport of rodeo, and western heritage through a pageant competition: Arapahoe Royalty

Artisans

Quilting with Diane Henderson: hendersondmo@msn.com or 303-690-4851
Quilts of Valor: Contact Jan Weber at jwebers@msn.com or 303-525-8271
Smoky Hill Quilt Club. Meets 3rd Thursday at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church. Contact jwebers@msn.com for more information on the club.

For more information about the organization or to nominate a veteran to receive a quilt please go to QOVF.org

Farm to Table

Gardening

Plant education outreach: Colorado Master Gardener volunteers. For answers to your plant questions, e-mail mastergardener@arapahoegov.com or 303-730-1920.
Soil testing: Colorado State University Soil Testing Lab
Plants, gardening information, classes, and community events: Tagawa Gardens. Call 303-690-4722. Located 7711 S. Parker R.; Centennial, CO 80016

Historical Experiences

Nature Experiences: Park, Trails, and Gardens

Safety

Safety classes and car seat inspections: South Metro Safety Foundation - 303-805-0228

Make and Take

Basket (cup) weaving
Clothespin people
Corn husk people
Dream catchers
Ojo de Dios
Origami cat head
Yarn people
Leathercraft: Tandy Leather at 3535 S. Platte River Dr. St. M Englewood, CO 80110

Heritage Hall Activities and Contests

Friday, July 28th

5:00pm: Longest Potato Peel Contest

Saturday, July 29th

11:30am: Quilts of Valor Presentation
1:00pm: Longest Potato Peel Contest
2:00pm: Fastest Fingers in the West Contest
3:00pm: Adult Team Jigsaw Puzzle Contest

Sunday, July 30th

12:00pm: Longest Potato Peel Contest
1:30pm-3:30pm: Concert & Singalong: Wagons West
4:00pm: Fastest Fingers in the West Contest
5:00pm: Youth Team Jigsaw Puzzle Contest

Contest Sponsors

Cambridge Law Colorado Sponsor for Jigsaw Puzzle Contest

Piney Creek Yarn Sponsor of Fastest Fingers Contest

Heritage Hall

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Heritage Hall Activities and Contests

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