THIS WEEK IN BOULDER

Get information on events for this week and the near future, courtesy of the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau.

LOCATION

Boulder is nestled in the foothills, where the rolling plains meet the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Centrally located near Denver, Denver International Airport, Eldora Ski Resort and Rocky Mountain National Park. Downtown Denver is just 35 minutes away. A few hours from many of Colorado's world-famous ski resorts, making Boulder the ideal Colorado destination.

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS

18-24 years - 31%
25-44 - 36%
45-64 - 25%
65+ - 8%
Median - 29

ELEVATION & SIZE

5,430 feet (Denver is 5,280 feet); City of Boulder is 27.8 square miles.

POPULATION

102,500 residents, including 25,000 students at the University of Colorado.

WEATHER

Four distinct seasons and over 300 sunny days a year.

Average temperature highs/lows:
Spring (March-May) - 63/35º F
Summer (June-August)- 83/55º F
F Fall (Sept.-Oct.) - 72/45º F
Winter (Nov.-February) - 45/23º F

Average 83.3 inches of snowfall a year.

View the live NOAA Flatirons Camera here.

RECREATION

Rated the "#1 Sports Town in America" by Outside Magazine, Boulder offers countless year-round recreational activities. Take advantage of the 200 miles of public hiking and biking trails, approximately 43,000 acres of open space or the Boulder Creek Path, which runs through the middle of town.

ARTS & CULTURE

More than 30 art galleries, 4 local museums, 32 movie & stage theaters and many festivals, including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Music Festival and Chautauqua Summer Festival.

DINING

More than 400 restaurants featuring local, regional and international foods.

SISTER CITIES

Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Jalapa, Nicaragua; Lhasa, Tibet; Mante, Mexico; Yamagata, Japan

FOUNDED

City of Boulder founded in 1859