Life is more colorful with SCFD
We fund culture
Seven counties. 300 organizations. One mission: To make sure you have amazing experiences. Let us introduce you to our funded partners.
Performing Arts
Rocky Mountain Brassworks
Mission Statement
To educate and inspire young musicians, enrich the musical experience of the public, and provide a challenging as well as enjoyable environment for its members.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
The Playground Ensemble
Mission Statement
To promote the music of our time through performance, new music commissions, education, and community outreach.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Natural Sciences
The Urban Farm
Mission Statement
To inspire excitement for learning through practical work experience in a farm setting while fostering respect, responsibility, curiosity, caring, and grit for youth within the City and County of Denver.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Athena Project
Mission Statement
Athena Project empowers women through the arts. We envision a world with gender equity where women's voices are valued and amplified in the arts. We value (in order): 1) The inherent power in the artistic voices of women. 2) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. 3) Equality in opportunities, representation, and pay. 4) The creative process. 5) The power of art to connect communities.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Cultural History
Arapahoe County Quilters
Mission Statement
Our mission is to expand the art of quilting through providing educational opportunities to grow and learn about quilting, to share the talent of quilting through charitable activities, and to gather to enjoy the fellowship and friendship of other quilters.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Aurora Singers
Mission Statement
Bringing inspiration and joy through fine choral and musical revue performance to the Aurora/Denver Metro area and beyond.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
eTown
Mission Statement
To educate a diverse audience through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Platte Valley Players
Mission Statement
To enrich, educate, and entertain our community members by providing a creative and superior theatrical experience and create an outlet for community involvement toward quality entertainment.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
Miners Alley Playhouse
Mission Statement
To be an educational and experience oriented professional theatre. To provide opportunities for actors, directors, writers, designers, and technicians to gain valuable experience in a positive and supportive environment and get paid a living wage.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Performing Arts
The Arts Hub
Mission Statement
To grow a strong arts community by connecting and providing opportunities for diverse populations through a wide-range of engaging arts services.
1 of 346 organizations funded by SCFD
Free Days Are Back
Enjoy in-person and virtual programming from the cultural community. Please always check with organizations prior to attending as dates and times are subject to change.
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Four Mile Historic Park
2026 SCFD Free Days (Daytime Admission 10am-4pm)
South Suburban Parks and Recreation – Nature Programs
Nature Center and Park Visitation - The Carson Nature Center is open for drop in visitation weekends from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Visit live animals, build city on our flood table, and explore exhibits. Over 6 miles of trails in the open space, and five fishing lakes are open sunrise to sunset daily.
Motus Theater
Motus Playback Theater Presents: Stories of Your Family Rooting in Erie
Highlands Ranch Concert Band
Music for a Darkened Theatre
Museum of Outdoor Arts
SCFD Free Day - Our dates are the 7th and 28th of October, and Nov 18th. The park opens at 10am on these dates and the last admission is 4pm...park closing at 5pm.
South Suburban Parks and Recreation – Nature Programs
Hudson Gardens Self-Guided Field Trips - Explore the Gardens with your group at your own pace. Facilitators are welcome to bring their own activities and lessons to aid in the field trip experience.
Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Free EVERY DAY! We are open Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and on Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
SCFD Access Sale
Phamaly Theatre Company
Pericles: An Adaptive Show for People with Cognitive Disabilities - From the creative hub of Flute Theatre in London, this adaptation of Shakespeare’s Pericles utilizes The Hunter Heartbeat Method – a unique style of storytelling geared towards audiences with all types of cognitive disabilities. Through a series of engaging sensory drama games, the audience will be transported into Shakespeare’s classic tale of adventure, loss, and redemption in this groundbreaking production, which aims to bring the gift of theatre to those who may not have ever experienced its transformational power. Have a cognitive disability? Sign up to participate in the drama games or watch from the outside. No prior knowledge of Shakespeare is necessary! All ages are welcome. Shows at 10am & 2pm.
Wonder looks good on you
Culture creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively. It gives our kids a unique perspective and understanding of the world. It inspires all of us to get off the couch, discover the radical and the beautiful, and stretches our capacity to be transformed. Through our diverse, local culture, we come together, we come to new ideas, we come to our senses.
Community is Culture
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