Longmon Farmer's Market

Here's one event that won't be canceled because of a little rain - The Longmont Farmer's Market opens this Saturday!

Boulder County Fairgrounds
Hover Rd. and Boston Ave, Longmont CO.
Hours of operation: Saturdays 8am - 2pm
May 2 - Oct 31, 2009

For more information see their website!

Spring Awakening at Sandstone Ranch

From a City webpage...

Experience Sandstone Ranch through the seasons – May 2, 2009 Spring Awakening

Bring a snack or plan a picnic lunch at Sandstone Ranch Visitor Center on May2, 2009 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. We are having an Open House to greet the spring and have many fun activities planned. Come hear our resident beekeeper, Don Potratz talk about the bee hives at 10:30 am followed by Leslie Lewis talking about pollinators. There will be guided nature tours and house and barn tours, old time games such as jacks, jump rope, hopscotch, marbles, bean bag toss and others. Visitors can help plant part of the garden. We hope that you will come back when we are normally open or to one of our other public events to check on the status of the garden. The produce from the garden is donated to the OUR Center.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Unfortunately the forecast for Saturday once again includes rain but perhaps this event will still happen?

7th Annual Longmont Cinco de Mayo celebration
When: Saturday, May 2nd from 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Where: Roosevelt Park (Longs Peak Avenue & Coffman Street)

Enjoy the Chihuahua Dog contest, specialty and information booths, New Car Exhibit, live entertainment, and delicious food booths!

Lots of fun for the whole family - they usually have fun crafts and freebies for the kids!

For more information, contact Mary Vigil, Cinco de Mayo Planning Committee Chair, at 303-776-8184.

Free pretzel at Pretzelmaker on Sunday 4/26

I haven't been to the mall for a while - do any of you know if the Pretzelmaker is still there? Well, if they are, you can get a free pretzel there this Sunday (4/26) to celebrate National Pretzel Day. See details here.

Arbor Day Celebration Rescheduled

Due to the "storm" we're having the Arbor Day Celebration scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday the 18th, has been canceled and rescheduled for Saturday, April 25th. Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative then!

Little Builders FREE family drop-in

One of the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center's upcoming exhibits is called Little Builders. It will feature hands on activities including building structures with blocks, bricks and pipes as well as learning about weight, size, gravity and balance. The exhibit runs from May 23rd to August 2nd but they have a FREE family drop-in day on Wednesday, May 27th, from 10 to noon! This event will include free hard hats for the first 250 kids from Longmont Power and Communications and cool construction equipment on display outside!

ArtLink (formerly ArtWalk)

One of our favorite summer events has a new name! What used to be known as ArtWalk is now known as ArtLink. It's an event held along Main Street on three Friday nights during the summer - this year it will be on May 15th, July 17th and September 18th from 6 to 9 pm. It's a fun evening of live entertainment, art exhibitions, children's activities, dancing and more!

2nd Annual Fishing Derby

On Saturday, May 9th, from 9 to 11 am, Longmont Recreation Services will host their second annual fishing derby. For $5, youth 15 and under will receive entry into door prize drawings and be able to attend one of five 10 minute clinics. The kids will then fish at the pond outside the Longmont Rec Center and judging for largest fish will begin at 11 am. Hot dogs, chips and soda will be available for sale too. Register today - the first 50 registrants get a fishing pole!

Arbor Day/Earth Day Celebration

The City of Longmont Parks Dept is hosting a combined Arbor Day and Earth Day celebration at Collyer Park on Saturday, April 18th, from 11 am to 3pm. Come learn more about what an arborist does by going up in a bucket truck, riding a zip line or climbing a tree! There will be trees and roses for sale, lunch for a dollar, live music and opportunities to learn more about our environment! The rain date is April 25th. Or maybe they should call it the snow date as things are going these days! :)

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

On Saturday, April 18th, the YMCA will host their annual Healthy Kids Day. From 9 am to noon you and your friends and family of all ages can enjoy various games, activities and sports at the Y while learning how to help kids achieve healthy lifestyles. Last year they also waived the membership application fee if you joined that day!

Longmont Summer Camps

Now that Spring Break is coming to a close it's time to really focus on finding activities for your kids over the summer. To help, there is a pullout section in tomorrow's Times Call all about summer camps! There are options for all ages, of course, like the Longmont Rec Center, YMCA, Sunflower Farms, Bits Bytes and Bots, Longmont Museum, Airborne Gymnastics, and Longmont Humane Society. Some of the ads even have coupons for camp discounts. If you don't get the paper delivered be sure to pick one up tomorrow!