Who Will Be at Future Fest?

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We want to see you at Future Fest 2025, on April 26, 2025 at Civic Center Park

Future Fest is an inclusive, free, citywide event for young people of all ages and their families. Future Fest celebrates Denver's young people for their contributions to their communities. This citywide event is focused on empowering youth, connecting passions to careers and creating a more inclusive future for all.

YOUth belong at Future Fest 2025!

Hospitality Partner

Denver Public Schools: Family and Community Engagement Department

Community Partners & City and County of Denver Departments and Agencies at Future Fest!

Innovation Station

Here is who will be in our Innovation Station space:

Community Partners

We're excited to collaborate with a variety of amazing organizations!

Al Pal
Get moving with a high-energy dance and movement workshop that builds confidence, creativity, and teamwork for all ages!

Art from Ashes
Explore creativity with a guided writing prompt designed to inspire youth expression.

Butterfly Pavilion
Discover invertebrates and pollinators through hands-on activities with real creepy-crawlies!

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Play dance trivia and test your knowledge of iconic moves and history!

Colorado Skies Academy
Explore STEM with hands-on activities and grab fun swag while you're at it!

Craft and Learning
Join a fun paint party and enjoy hands-on crafts for kids of all ages.

Create Aya
Drop in for Indigenous-inspired art-making and learn about the Indigenous Comic and Art Festival.

Cyber Qubits
Explore cybersecurity through interactive games and discover careers in the tech world!

Davis Partnership Architects
Build, draw, and learn about architecture and urban planning careers through creative, hands-on activities.

Denver Water
Refill with fresh water and engineer your own watershed in this fun, educational experience from Denver Water’s youth team.

DSST
Join fun STEM games for all ages, plus a cool robotics demonstration!

Fox 31 Pinpoint Weather Beast
Check out the Weather Beast where weather science and fun collide!

Girl Scouts
Get crafty with a fun and easy hands-on activity—perfect for kids to create and take home!

Mobile Earth + Space Observatory (MESO)
Step inside the Mobile Observatory and explore space with hands-on astronomy activities!

State Mobile Vaccine Clinic
Learn about vaccines and wellness at our mobile health partner tent.

The Art Garage
Try the Penny Tower or Ping Pong Bounce challenge fun, skill-based games for all!

Youth on Record
Make music using tech and instruments in this sound-powered creative experience!

City and County of Denver Departments and Agencies

Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency
Express your creativity through an art installation about sustainability and its impact on your community.

Denver Department of Public Health & Environment

  • Play a public health Q&A game and see germs glow in a fun handwashing activity to learn about staying healthy!
  • Explore air quality with handheld sensors and a fun scavenger hunt to discover what’s in the air we breathe!
  • Play a fun matching game and step into a ‘day in the life’ of public health heroes!

Denver International Airport
Play aviation-themed games like Tic-Tac-Toe, card games, and a relay race while learning about exciting careers in aviation!

Denver Parks and Recreation, Forestry
Play Tree-pardy, explore wood and insect samples, and add your gratitude leaf to the community “Gratitude Tree”!

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

  • Get a hands-on look at how traffic signals work and keep our roads safe in this fun interactive activity!
  • Test coordination with impairment goggles and learn car seat safety hands-on with a fun 'training seat' demo for kids and parents!
  • Learn how Denver’s fleet keeps the city moving with visuals, tools, and interactive insights into vehicle maintenance.
  • Share your climate vision with art, writing, or audio in this interactive activity promoting a greener Denver.

General Services
Stay tuned for a fun and engaging activity, brought to you in collaboration with the General Services executive team!

Technology Services

  • Join a podcast, film crew, or interview session with Denver Central Library & Youth on Record in this multimedia experience!
  • Step into the spotlight! Try out camera gear, control a live video switcher, and see yourself in a green-screened video!

Playmakers Pavilion

Here is who will be in our Playmakers Pavilion space:

Community Partners

We're excited to collaborate with a variety of amazing organizations!

Artistic Apparel

Get crafty! Make a t-shirt with this year’s awesome winning design!

Autism Society of Colorado
Play with light-up water cubes in a fun sensory pool activity.

City Park Realty LLC
Play interactive real estate bingo and learn about the home-buying process in a fun and engaging way!

Colorado Dream Foundation
Create a dream board and play shuffleboard to explore coping tools and future goals.

Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer
Play small-sided soccer games with mini goals and coaching.

Denver Metro YMCA
Try the NinjaZone obstacle demo—martial arts, gymnastics, and freestyle fun for kids.

Denver Nuggets Youth Basketball
Shoot hoops, score big, and rep your favorite Denver team in this high-energy basketball pop-up experience.

Denver Preschool Organization
Take your best shot in a fun and exciting ring toss game for all ages!

Denver Public Schools

  • FACE Team - Plan your dream event! Organize steps, create a vision board, and explore careers in education through a fun hands-on activity.
  • Resources - Get helpful information for families about Medicaid, CHP+, and SNAP benefits.
  • Solve creative instant challenges using everyday materials—think fast and build smart!

Denver Sister Cities
Take a global quiz, meet youth ambassadors from France, and explore artifacts from Denver’s sister cities!

Elite Workforce Consulting
Play interactive career games, connect skills to jobs, and build a personalized career map to take with you!

Girls Inc of Metro Denver
Take on the Minute-to-Win-It Challenge! Test your speed and skill with fun games like marshmallow toss and penny stacking.

Gomez Howard Group
Toss cornhole and learn about health insurance with fun swag prizes.

Northwestern Mutual North Denver
Learn money skills with a fun financial literacy worksheet activity!

Prosperity Denver Fund
Take a future photo and write a letter to yourself—plus, connect with education resources.

Rocky Mountain Human Services
Play ring toss for prizes and learn about supportive services.

RTD
Test your knowledge with an interactive Jeopardy-style game about transit and transportation!

Second Wind Fund
Get creative and design your own custom button to take home!

Sonny Boy Foundation
Join a fun, interactive music session with sing-alongs and percussion instruments, reinforcing self-worth and belonging.

Visit Denver
Take an AI-generated photo placing you in a hospitality or tourism career setting.

Volo Kids
Play sports, win swag, and stay active with Volo Kids.

Westerra Credit Union
Spin the career wheel and try fun activities for different credit union roles, from stamping checks to designing flyers!

Wyatt Academy
Stop by for a fun activity and learn more about Wyatt Academy’s programs!

City and County of Denver Departments and Agencies

City and County of Denver Brand Champions
Handing out Future Fest passports and backpacks to guide your day.

Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
Pick an item from the mystery box and guess the career! Plus, take home a career interest guide.

Denver Human Services
Design your own custom button and take home a piece of creativity and self-expression!

Denver Office of Excise and Licenses
Challenge yourself with a round of mini golf—fun for all ages!

Denver Office of Social Equity & Innovation and Mayor's Office
Play cornhole or basketball with an equity twist! Learn how unfair systems work through a fun, eye-opening activity.

Denver Parks and Recreation

  • Explore wildlife and nature with hands-on activities at the Environmental Education Table!
  • Learn to fix a flat tire in a hands-on bicycle mechanics lesson.
  • Ride and explore at the Mobile Bike Park, perfect for all skill levels!
  • Roll into fun with a beginner-friendly rollerskating activity!
  • Learn skateboarding basics and build confidence on the board with expert guidance.
  • Roast marshmallows and make delicious s’mores at the park’s cozy fire pits!
  • Try backyard bass fishing! Learn how to cast and reel in plastic fish in this fun outdoor activity.
  • Throw discs and learn to play disc golf in a natural park setting.
  • Print and color your own stickers, then challenge friends to a giant Connect 4 game!
  • On-site interviews for youth aquatics jobs—jumpstart your summer career!

Denver Public Library
Grab a free book, make a custom button, and explore library resources for all ages!

Office of Children's Affairs
Take the Tasty Food Pledge! Choose a fun, healthy goal, sign the pledge board, and win a prize!

Office of Human Resources
Step into your dream career at the photo booth! Dress up and snap a pic in a fun job-themed setup.

Badge and Beyond

Here is who will be in our Badge and Beyond space:

Community Partners

We're excited to collaborate with a variety of amazing organizations!

Behavior Frontiers
Create your own sensory bottles and scratch masks—perfect for calming creativity and take-home fun!

CBS Colorado
Explore the Weather Tracker vehicle and strike a pose at the media photo wall!

COLOR Latina
Play Reproductive Justice Cornhole and learn about reproductive health services for undocumented communities in a fun and engaging way!

Colorado Cease Fire
Learn about gun safety, take on a STEM math challenge, and discover your advocacy personality in this interactive experience!

Papagayo
Snap a fun photo with family—including futuristic AI-enhanced shots at our photo booth!

City and County of Denver Departments and Agencies

911 Emergency Communications
Follow real emergency instructions and see if you can act like a 911 lifesaver in this interactive challenge.

Auditor's Office
Learn about fair pay and wage rights—plus fun swag and a kid-friendly scavenger hunt!

Denver Fire Department
Step inside the 27’ Fire Safety Simulator or the giant inflatable Fire Safety House for an exciting hands-on safety experience!

Denver Police Department
Visit Bicycle Village for a fun and interactive biking experience!

Denver Sheriff Department
Challenge friends to a round of Connect Four or test your aim with a fun game of Cornhole!

Office of Children's Affairs – Sensory Tent
Recharge in a calming sensory space, guided by youth leaders promoting mental health awareness and education.

Office of the Municipal Public Defender
Show off your knowledge and compete in a fun, fast-paced trivia game!

 

Questions?

Email futurefestinfo@denvergov.org.