The Rebel
Playground, Cafe,
& Event Venue
Boulder's New Community Hangout
Play!
Explore the Junkyard! During our standard open hours, you can explore our indoor and outdoor play-spaces! Grab a coffee, an adult beverage, or a bite to eat from our in-house cafe.
Programs
Our Junkyard Education team creates art and science programming using “junk” from around town! From Home-School Science classes, to maker events & more! Explore programs:
Events
The Junkyard throws all kinds of events! Stop in for a family concert, disco brunch, Story Collective, open mics, comedy shows, dance parties and more! Explore upcoming events:
Party!
The Junkyard is the perfect venue for your next shindig! We’ve hosted it all: Kid’s birthdays, corporate gatherings, bat mitzvahs, weddings, and more! Book the entire space, or part of it:
Junkyard Day-Camp
Junkyard day camp is offered on most days-off-school and over summer break! Camp bookings are by the day for maximum family flexibility. Camp curriculum covers everything from mars exploration, to art, to electronics and more! Campers will have free-reign over the adventure playground, using it to test their experiments, and ignite their creativity. Each day, campers will receive new challenges and the skills to solve complex problems. They’ll engineer gondolas with ropes and pulleys, design mini-golf holes, build fort villages, launch mini-parachute creations off our play structures, and so much more… .
Camps usually fill up fast – Explore our upcoming camp schedule & Book your Days:
Locally Curated Cafe
Coffee + Tea + More
SMALL BITES
Beer + Wine + Cocktails
At the Junkyard, we believe community is found at the intersection of food, drink and ideas. We offer a full-service coffee shop brewing local Ampersand Coffee. Our cafe offers small bites – like paninis, burritos, and small snacks. Our bar is open in the afternoons and on weekends – serving up local beer, wine, and cocktails.
What the Junk?
Junkyard Social Club is an intergenerational community space; where ideas and friends run wild.
- We are an ever-evolving, climbable discovery museum.
- We are a rebel art venue, maker studio, and adventure playground.
- We are a coffee house with craft beer and cocktails, where communities come together to unwind, to celebrate, and to hatch big plans.
- We are a low-or no-cost venue for artists, culture-keepers, changemakers, and educators who use our space to wreak positive havoc on the system.
Together, we build from nothing, reuse everything, and achieve great things from humble beginnings. We’re pro kids, pro adults, pro play. Our offerings are guided by the development of skills in divergent thinking: creative problem-solving and expression, curiosity, critical thinking, and open conversation. We want to connect new people, spark new ideas, and give our community the tools to create the world around them.
The Junkyard is fully non-profit and committed to putting quality of life above the bottom line.
Join our Community
Volunteer
We’re always looking for help ’round the ‘yard! Have a skill you’d like to share? Want to get some volunteer hours? or make a difference in your community? Reach out to join the ranks!
Memberships
A Junkyard Membership is the greatest value for your family! Junkyard members receive exclusive perks, such as free admission, discounted events, and cafe purchases and more!
Donate
The Junkyard was originally funded through a community crowd-funding campaign. The Junkyard Social Club is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit which means your donations are tax-deductible!
Emails
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