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Looking for inexpensive or free things to do in Denver/Boulder? Want to sample local stores, restaurants, attractions, and more without breaking the bank? Your guides Claire Walter and Laura Daily. show you how to get the best for less. Know about a great deal or freebie? Email us at info@milehighonthecheap.com
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Taste of Colorado Dishes Out Food & Music, 9/3-9/6

The 27th annual Taste of Colorado takes over Civic Center Park over Labor Weekend, attracting a quarter of a million people for FREE entertainment on seven stages, food from 50 restaurants, a culinary showcase, 250 arts and crafts booths, abundant kids’ activities from music and magic to FREE hands-on crafts activities and carnival rides. The fine [...]

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Home Depot Free Kids 'How-To-Workshop'

Kids can learn do-it-yourself skills and get a boost of confidence by attending Home Depot’s FREE kids “How-To-Workshops.” Held the first Saturday of each month (this month is Sept. 4) from 9 a.m. to noon at all stores, the classes promote tool safety in kids ages 5 to 12, as well as offer some [...]

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Cheer the CU Buffs in Downtown Boulder on Game Weekend Fridays

The Pearl Street Stampede to encourage the University of Colorado football team continues this year on the Friday evening before every home game. The season’s first (which is always the liveliest) is  Friday, September 3. Show up at Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall for FREE festivities to support the  Colorado Buffalos. The university marching band starts playing at [...]

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Colorado State Fair on the Cheap, 8/27-9/6

The Colorado State Fair, August 27 through September 6, is cheap to begin with (regular admission, $5 on weekdays, $8 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays), but some days and some ways are even cheaper than others. Pick up an Orange Crush and look for the coupon on the back of the can for $1 off [...]

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CBS4 Sponsors Free Night At The Wildlife Experience

CBS4 Denver is sponsoring a FREE night at The Wildlife Experience, Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Not only will the CBS4 morning news team be on hand to mix and mingle, but participants can explore Globeology, the nation’s first live-action 3D exhibit. The Wildlife Experience has a real knack for [...]

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Free Attraction & Museum Passes Thru Jeffco Library

The Jefferson County Public Library offers FREE passes to the Butterfly Pavilion, MCA Denver, Denver Firefighters Museum, Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, Dinosaur Ridge, Byers-Evans House, and Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Passes are available in limited quantities each day and allow different numbers of people to enter the attraction at no cost. [...]

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The Denver Zoo is Free on Your Birthday

The Denver Zoo is offering FREE admission to visitors on their actual birthdays plus a FREE junior ice cream cone, a ride on the zoo’s Conservation Carousel and a souvenir button. Parents of a young celebrant can buy a present in the gift shop at 10% off. To qualify, pre-register online. The zoo then [...]

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Birding & Barbecue at Barr Lake

The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory hosts its annual ” BBQ With the Birds” at Barr Lake on Saturday, August 28, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about birds, birding and bird banding. Find your inner James Audubon with a workshop on bird sketching, or take a workshop on birding by ear, grassland birds or [...]

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Westminster Promenade’s Online Coupon Offers

From now through September 30, printable coupons are valid discounts at The Westminster Promenade, an entertainment and dining complex just off U.S. 36/Boulder Turnpike. ♦ Click here for $5 off a large ice cream cake at Higgy’s Ice Cream and here for a BOGO coupon on a medium ice cream. ♦ Click here for a FREE [...]

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Main Street Summerfest at Northfield Stapleton on Fridays

Step out and get your summer on every Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. during Main Street SummerFest at Northfield Stapleton. Each event includes musical entertainment, hand-crafted gourmet foods, crafts for sale by local artisans, kid’s activities and more. Upcoming lineups include: Aug. 13 — Radio Disney Street Team hosts music, games and [...]

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Western Welcome Week in Littleton, Aug 11-22

For 82 years Littleton residents have been holding a community celebration. This year’s Western Welcome Week is actually an 11-day fest, August 11 to 22. The event schedule is so jam-packed it prints out at six-pages single spaced. Some highlights for true cheapskates. Running every day of the festival is the Friends Bag of [...]

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MHOTC Getaway: Durango Mountain Resort

With school starting in just a few weeks, isn’t it time to squeeze in a family getaway? Durango Mountain Resort is offering two nights of lodging for a family of four in a one-bedroom condo at the Purgatory Village Hotel and a full day of fun for the kids at the Purgatory Adventure Camp for [...]

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