Friday is Colorado Day when the state celebrates its 149th birthday
"Happy Colorado Day! Today, across our entire state, people are gathering to celebrate small businesses, community centers, our great outdoors, and everything that makes Colorado special. I encourage Coloradans to get out and explore the many free and discounted events in our communities and celebrate everything Colorado," said Gov. Jared Polis in a statement.
Polis will attend several events on Friday, including a Keep Colorado Beautiful launch event in Paco Sanchez Park at 8:45 a.m. followed by a visit to the Denver Zoo where admission will be half-price after 3 p.m. and then he'll stop at the Adams County Fairgrounds to celebrate Colorado's agriculture community at 12:30 p.m.
Polis said this year's celebration is a lead-up to next year's sesquicentennial, where Colorado celebrates 150 years as a state, the same year as America will celebrate its 250th anniversary.
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