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Your complete guide to Memorial Day weekend in Colorado! From patriotic parades and ceremonies to family-friendly festivals, outdoor adventures, and community cookouts across the Front Range and mountain towns. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer in Colorado — find the best events for your family.
Events in This Guide
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May22Fri
Memorial Day Campout Weekend at Cherry Creek State Park
All Weekend Aurora
May23Sat
Spring Canyon Park Splash Pad - Fort Collins 2026
9 AM - 7 PM daily fort-collins
May23Sat
Memorial Day Weekend Family Festival at Chatfield Farms
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Littleton
May23Sat
Carpenter Park Splash Pad - Thornton 2026
10 AM - 7 PM daily thornton
May23Sat
Elk Ridge Park Splash Pad - Castle Pines 2026
10 AM - 5 PM daily castle-pines
May23Sat
Louisville Community Park Splash Pad 2026
Seasonal hours louisville
May23Sat
Ralston Central Park Splash Pad - Arvada 2026
10 AM - 8 PM daily arvada
May23Sat
Westminster Center Park Splash Pad 2026
9 AM - 8 PM daily westminster
May23Sat
Footprint Park Water Feature
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Brighton
May23Sat
Memorial Day Run 5K/10K/13.1 - Denver/Aurora
Date: May 23, 2026 - Saturday Centennial
May23Sat
Denver Splash Pads Open for Summer 2026
11 AM - 7 PM daily denver
May23Sat
Colorado Springs Splash Pads 2026
Varies by location colorado-springs
May23Sat
Westlands Park Splash Pad - Greenwood Village 2026
Seasonal hours greenwood-village
May25Mon
Great Outdoors Water Park - Memorial Day Hours
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Lafayette
May25Mon
Murph Memorial Day Challenge 2026
See event details for times Parker
May25Mon
Bear Creek Park Splash Pad (Denver)
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Denver
May25Mon
Boulder Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Boulder
May25Mon
Centennial Park Splash Pad (Cañon City)
Seasonal Cañon City
May25Mon
BOLDERBoulder 10K 2026
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM boulder
May25Mon
Denver Memorial Day Ceremony at Fairmount Cemetery
10:00 AM Denver
May25Mon
Colorado Springs Memorial Day Ceremony
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Colorado Springs
May25Mon
Memorial Day at Great Outdoors Water Park
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Lafayette
Sep5Sat
Colorado Springs Labor Day Liftoff 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 PM colorado-springs