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5 Fun Rainy Day Activities To Do In Boulder

Though Boulder, Colorado is known for its 300 days of sunshine a year, every once in a while the people of Boulder will experience a rainy day. Even though it may mess your current plans up, improvisation is an important skill to have. These 5 rainy day activities will turn what seemed like a bad day due to the gloomy weather into a blessing in disguise. If you don’t want to just sit in your house all day and let the rain ruin your fun, these activities will be great for you and your friends.

1. Fiske Planetarium At The University Of Colorado

If you happen to be plagued by a rainy day in Boulder between Thursday and Sunday, the Fiske Planetarium on campus at the University of Colorado can be a great rainy day activity. While they do have many educational options such as explorations into space, black holes, stars, moons, and our beautiful planet, the Fiske Planetarium also hosts many laser and liquid sky shows. Laser shows at the Fiske Planetarium are essentially laser art shows set to music such as Bob Marley, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kid Cudi, and more. Liquid Sky shows are Fiske Planetarium’s name for their mind-bending, psychedelic music, and abstract art shows that feature music set to amazing digitally-generated realtime graphics. Fiske’s 8K digital theater delivers perfectly blended music and graphics that will seriously transport you to another world.

2. Boulder Brewery Tours

For those that are old enough to drink, brewery tours are perfect rainy day activities. Boulder has a handful of incredible breweries that provide tours, such as Upslope Brewing Company, Boulder Beer Company, and Avery Brewing Company. Not only is it fun to explore the science and technology behind your favorite beers, but you’ll also get to taste as much as you want! Drink away the rainy day and experience the legendary beers that Boulder has to offer at any of these locations.

3. Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours

Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours make for perfect rainy day activities for the people who are interested in stories about Boulder. They give history tours, brewery tours, ghost tours, and crime tours in a quirky old school bus that’s tricked out to look like a traveling hillbilly shack. Not only is it cool looking from the outside, but Banjo Billy’s buses are equipped with disco balls, saddles, couches, and carpeting, making for a fun and comfortable ride through Boulder.

4. University Memorial Center Bowling, Billiards, and Arcade Games

Fiske Planetarium isn’t University of Colorado’s only good spot for rainy day activities. Right smack in the middle of campus, the University Memorial Center has a bowling alley, billiards, and arcade games for everyone! Stop by with your friends for some fun rainy day pastimes and you can even grab a beer and some food while you’re at it!

5. Century Movie Theatre

If all else fails, the movies are always a fun rainy day activity if you want to get out of the house.Boulder has its very own theatre with multiple screens that’s pretty much always showing something worth seeing. Not only that, but its located in the 29th street mall, which means you can explore some shops before or after the movie and grab a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby! Pro-tip, Century theatre in Boulder does a discounted movie night every Tuesday, so stop in for 5 dollar movies all night!