2nd Saturday at The Spur

The Colorado State University Spur campus at the National Western Complex comes alive every second Saturday of the month for a day full of FREE interactive, hands-on activities that the whole family can enjoy. The next 2nd Saturday at Spur is Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This month’s theme is “Colorado Food Showcase,” and visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a host of interactive activities throughout the day.

The Colorado Food Innovation Showcase will feature more than two dozen up-and-coming local businesses. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., anyone can stop by to meet the entrepreneurs and enjoy plenty of free samples.

Here’s a sampling of what visitors can expect to see this 2nd Saturday at Spur:

• A youth mariachi group that will bring down the house inside the Hydro theater.
• The CSU Spur Music Lab will host open mics.
• Learn about various diseases and see them under a microphone at the Plant Diagnostic Lab.
• Visit the Temple Grandin Equine Center and discover the benefits of equine-assisted therapy and human-animal interaction.
• Pretend to be a chef in the kids’ mock kitchen.
• Practice the skills of a scientist in the kids’ mock lab.
• Get your hands wet at a stream table showing the power of water and erosion.
• Watch veterinarians performing live surgery on dogs and cats.
• Enjoy virtual reality demonstrations on the Vida Building’s first floor.

CSU Spur is a free educational year-round public life-long learning destination in Denver focused on engaging Pre-K-12 students, families and visitors around food, water and health.

CSU Spur showcases the work of the CSU System campuses: CSU, CSU Pueblo, and CSU Global, and offers degree programs that originate from the campus offerings.

Spur is built upon the land-grant mission of access to education and the belief that students can be anything they want to be.

The CSU Spur campus provides immersive learning experiences and cutting-edge research across three buildings: Vida, Terra, and Hydro. Learn more at CSUSpur.org.

The CSU Spur campus at 4777 National Western Dr. in Denver’s National Western Center.

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