What's new in Heritage Hall in 2026?
NEW THIS YEAR
• Discover gold with the Gold Prospectors of the Rockies
• Try lace making with the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild
• Learn to knit and crochet with Denise Brokaw
• Use natural dyes with Byer High School Students
• Create and interact with groundwater models with Cherry Creek Watershed Partners
• Compete in the Pumpkin Seed Spitting and Trivia Contests
*Check out the schedule for specific days and times.
Free Activities and Contests
CONTESTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE FARMHOUSE PORCH
All contests are free and open to the public
Friday, July 24
o 12:30 p.m. Pumpkin Seed Spitting
o 1:00 p.m. Longest Potato Peel
o 2:00 p.m. Youth Hobby Horse Hurdles
o 2:00 p.m. Learn to knit and crochet with Denise
o 3:00 p.m. Trivia Contest
Saturday, July 25
o 12:30 p.m. Pumpkin Seed Spitting
o 1:00 p.m. Longest Potato Peel
o 1:30 p.m. Learn to knit and crochet with Denise
o 2:00 p.m. Fastest Fingers in the West Knitting and Crochet
o 3:00 p.m. Team Jigsaw Puzzle (see contest sign-up)
o 3:15 p.m. Youth Hobby Horse Hurdle Races
Sunday, July 26
o 11:00 a.m. Quilts of Valor Ceremony
o 12:30 p.m. Pumpkin Seed Spitting
o 1:00 p.m. Longest Potato Peel
o 1:30 p.m. Learn to knit and crochet with Denise
o 2:00 p.m. Fastest Fingers in the West Knitting and Crochet
o 3:00 p.m. Youth Hobby Horse Hurdle Race
o 4:00 p.m. Trivia Contest
CONTINUOUS ACTIVITES
Restored 1940’s pick-up truck, old time checkers games, corn grinding, Fit as a Farmer, saddle up, rope a steer, old time laundry, test your poultry prowess, gather eggs, Fit as a Feline, agricultural and historical displays.
MAKE AND TAKE
• Rope making
• Ojo de Dios
• Tissue Paper Flowers
• Bead butterflies, dragonflies
• Bead bracelets
• Macrame key chains
• Yarn people
• Yarn horse