By Mary Hill of Colorado Front Range Life
The City of Boulder CO is located in Boulder County 25 miles northwest of Denver CO. The population of Boulder is about 97,000 people with an elevation of 5,430 feet (over a mile high!) above sea level.
What’s Going on in Boulder?
Here’s what not to miss in Boulder:
The Bolder Boulder is a 10 km run. It takes place on Memorial Day. It began in 1979 and has taken place every year except this year (due to the coronavirus). Everyone is welcome to participate including wheelchair racers, walkers, joggers and runners.
Music is very important in Boulder. The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1958, is a critically acclaimed professional orchestra. The Colorado Music Festival has provided a series of summer concerts in Chautauqua Auditorium since 1976.
Multiple dance companies are located in Boulder. These include the Boulder Ballet and the Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet.
Boulder hosts an annual one-week Conference on World Affairs featuring discussion panels on contemporary issues.
Boulder is home to eTown, an internationally syndicated radio program.
The annual Polar Bear Plunge takes place at the Boulder Reservoir on New Year’s Day.
Hungry? Boulder has MANY restaurants from which to choose. These include:
- Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery (burgers and beer)
- Rincon Argentino (empanadas)
- Noodle House (noodles)
- Flower Pepper Restaurant (Chinese)
- Formosa (Taiwanese)
- Blackbelly Market (American).
What schools do kids attend? Parents in Boulder have a variety of options for their children’s education including public schools (Boulder Valley School District) and charter schools (Preparatory High School (9-12), Summit Middle School (6-8) and Horizons Alternative School (K-8). Additionally, there are a wide variety of private schools in Boulder including private high schools, middle schools and elementary schools.
ABOUT MARY HILL
Hi. I am Mary Hill, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at The Hill Group with Coldwell Banker Realty. I live and work in Boulder County and love all it has to offer. If you live here in the Colorado Front Range or are thinking about moving here, you are in the right place! Connect with me to stay up to date with Boulder County Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more.
