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What Berthoud kids can join, what closes soon, and the school days off.

Checked item by item, October 21 to October 26, 2026, not all on one day; each row gives the day its source was read. How we check

Next day off: , Staff professional day (no students). Pool open noon–8; every day off this year →

Deadlines in the next 14 days

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Under 5

Program · Berthoud Community Library

Library storytimes and Musical Moments

Four free weekly sessions for the under-fives: baby storytime Tuesday, pre-K Wednesday and toddler storytime Friday, all at 10:30 am, and Musical Moments, a music program for preschoolers, on Mondays at 4 pm.

Who
Babies under two (Tuesday), toddlers (Friday), preschoolers (Monday and Wednesday)
When
Mon 4 pm; Tue, Wed and Fri 10:30 am
Season
Through mid-December; none November 11 or 27
Where
Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave
Cost
Free
  • No registration
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says

Next Perky Pre-K Storytime,

Contact: 970-532-2757 Source: berthoudcommunitylibrary.org, read

Also for this age: Berthoud Recreation youth sports (4 to 15, by program: Little Strikers and Little Dribblers at 4–5, leagues from 5 or 6 up to 14, and a new 7th–8th grade girls' basketball league at 13–15); Swim lessons at the Recreation Center (6 months and up).

Ages 5–11

Program · Berthoud Community Library

Library programs for school-age children

Afternoon sessions for school-age children: Tinker Tots science, Construct & Concoct crafts, Budding Artists, and a middle-school reading club with donuts on Wednesdays.

Who
Elementary and middle school; Donut Bug Me is for middle schoolers
When
Weekday afternoons around 4 to 4:15 pm; Donut Bug Me, I'm Reading! Wednesdays at 4:15
Where
Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave
Cost
Free
  • Registration required Some sessions ask you to call 970-532-2757 to register; the calendar says which

Contact: 970-532-2757 Source: berthoudcommunitylibrary.org, read

Program · Berthoud Historical Society

Pioneer Museum and the Historical Society's contests and camps

Status: Open now Sign up by November 14

Children under 12 are free at the Pioneer Museum, Wednesday to Saturday afternoons; the Society runs a holiday card art contest each fall, open to kids, and a summer day camp its members get a discount on.

Who
Museum: all ages, free under 12; the card contest takes children's entries
When
Museum Wed–Sat 1–4 pm
Where
Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum, 224 Mountain Ave
Cost
Museum $5 adults, $3 seniors and ages 12–18, free 11 and under
  • Registration required · Contest entries in person at the Society, 228 Mountain Ave, with the form, or online through the contest page

Next Holiday Card Art Contest: artwork due,

Contact: 970-532-2147, museumsdirector@berthoudhistoricalsociety.org Source: berthoudhistoricalsociety.org, read

Class · Wildfire Arts Center

Wildfire Arts Center: open studio and the youth street-art program

A $5 Saturday-morning drop-in studio for all ages with an adult (11 and up alone), classes for teens and adults, birthday parties, and a youth street-art program for 14 and up that paints a community mural.

Who
Open studio: all ages with an adult, 11 and up on their own; street-art program 14 and up; most classes 14 and up
When
U-Create open studio Saturdays 10 am to noon through December 19 (none November 28); Brush & Banter Monday evenings for 14 and up
Where
Wildfire Arts Center, 425 Massachusetts Ave
Cost
$5 drop-in for open studio and Brush & Banter; class prices on the calendar; memberships from $35 to $250
  • No registration Drop in and pay at the door for open studio; email Programs@wildfireartscenter.org or call 970-532-5497 for the street-art program
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says

Volunteer need Wildfire says its work is made possible in large part by volunteers; there is a volunteer application on its site

Next U-Create Open Studio at Wildfire Arts Center,

Contact: 970-532-5497, Programs@wildfireartscenter.org Source: wildfirearts.org, read

Class · Berthoud Recreation

Youth futsal clinic, ages 8 to 12

Berthoud Recreation's co-ed indoor soccer clinic for ages 8 to 12: eight one-hour sessions over four weeks on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Registration closes November 1, the day the winter guide opens.

Who
8 to 12, co-ed
When
Mondays and Wednesdays, evening practice times set by age at registration; eight one-hour sessions over four weeks
Cost
$60 resident / $70 non-resident
  • Registration required · The register link in the fall guide Registration deadline November 1, per the Town's fall activity guide; Berthoud Recreation, 970-532-1600

Register → Contact: Berthoud Recreation, 970-532-1600 Source: berthoud.org, read

League or team · Berthoud Recreation

Berthoud Recreation youth sports

The Town's leagues by season: soccer, flag football, softball, volleyball and cross country in the fall; basketball and futsal over the winter; register through the activity guide, with early-bird pricing in the first month.

Who
4 to 15, by program: Little Strikers and Little Dribblers at 4–5, leagues from 5 or 6 up to 14, and a new 7th–8th grade girls' basketball league at 13–15
When
Practices once or twice a week on weekday evenings; games on Saturdays (Friday nights for the girls' basketball league)
Season
Fall registration opened July 1 and closed in August; winter registration opens November 1 with early-bird pricing through November; spring opens February 1
Where
Berthoud Recreation Center and Waggener Farm Fields; some games in other Northern Colorado towns
Cost
From $69 resident / $79 non-resident (Little Dribblers) to $169 / $179 (14U softball); basketball $91 / $101; futsal $60 / $70; $15 more after the early-bird month
Bring
Shin guards for soccer, knee pads for volleyball, a mouthguard for flag football, your own glove for softball; bats, helmets and jerseys provided
  • Registration required · opens Online through the activity guide's links or Berthoud Recreation's portal, or at the front desk, 970-532-1600 Winter Activity Guide registration begins November 1, 2026; the fall guide's deadlines (basketball October 4, futsal November 1) have passed or are about to
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says

Register → Contact: Berthoud Recreation, 970-532-1600 Source: berthoud.org, read

Class · Berthoud Recreation

Swim lessons at the Recreation Center

Learn-to-swim classes from six months up in nine levels: parent-and-baby, preschool, levels for school-age swimmers, and adult water introduction, in two-week and month-long blocks.

Who
6 months and up
When
Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday mornings and evenings; Saturday mornings; two-week Monday-to-Thursday blocks
Season
Year-round in monthly blocks; the fall guide lists blocks through November 19
Where
Berthoud Recreation Center, 1000 N Berthoud Pkwy
Cost
$40 resident / $50 non-resident for a two-week block; $52.50 / $62.50 for a month of Monday/Wednesday lessons; private lessons $256 / $266
  • Registration required Online through Berthoud Recreation's registration portal or by calling 970-532-1600; registration opens on the 1st of each month for classes two months ahead
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says

Register → Contact: Luke, ldiede@berthoud.org, for a free swim assessment Source: berthoud.org, read

Also for this age: Library storytimes and Musical Moments (Babies under two (Tuesday), toddlers (Friday), preschoolers (Monday and Wednesday)); Just Write! for ages 11 to 17 (11 to 17).

Teens

Program · Berthoud Community Library

Just Write! for ages 11 to 17

The library's monthly writing group for middle and high schoolers: a writing basic, time to write, and the option to read aloud.

Who
11 to 17
When
Monthly, a Thursday at 4 pm
Where
Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave
Cost
Free
  • No registration
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says

Contact: 970-532-2757 Source: berthoudcommunitylibrary.org, read

Also for this age: Berthoud Recreation youth sports (4 to 15, by program: Little Strikers and Little Dribblers at 4–5, leagues from 5 or 6 up to 14, and a new 7th–8th grade girls' basketball league at 13–15); Swim lessons at the Recreation Center (6 months and up); Wildfire Arts Center: open studio and the youth street-art program (Open studio: all ages with an adult, 11 and up on their own; street-art program 14 and up; most classes 14 and up); Youth futsal clinic, ages 8 to 12 (8 to 12, co-ed).

High-school sports: schedules and scores

For parents: schools, passes and volunteering

Volunteering · Berthoud Community Library District

Library volunteers and the Friends of the Library

Volunteer at the library on an ongoing basis or for one event, with a separate form for under-18s; the Friends group raises money through book sales. The library board meets in public on the second Wednesday at 7 pm.

Who
Adults and, on the youth form, under-18s
When
Library Board of Trustees 2nd Wednesday, 7 pm, open to the public
Where
Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave
Cost
Free
  • Registration required Print the adult or youth application from the volunteer page, or pick one up at the library, and hand it in at the front desk
  • Newcomers welcome, the organizer says

Volunteer need Join our team of volunteers or volunteer for a single event, in the library's words

Contact: 970-532-2757, berthoudcommunitylibrary@gmail.com; Friends: FOBCLD01@gmail.com Source: berthoudcommunitylibrary.org, read

Service · Berthoud Recreation

Recreation Center passes and school-break swim hours

Day passes from $3, a family membership at $65 a month, and extended open-swim hours on school days off: noon to 8 on November 2, and through Thanksgiving week except the day itself.

Who
All ages; child watch included with family, adult and senior memberships
When
Mon–Fri 5 am–9 pm, Sat 7–8, Sun 11–8
Where
Berthoud Recreation Center, 1000 N Berthoud Pkwy
Cost
Day pass: $3 under 6, $5.50 youth 6–15, $7 adult, $5.50 over 60; family membership $65 a month or $780 a year, youth $27 a month; $60 family / $30 individual application fee on a new membership
  • No registration Buy a pass at the desk, 970-532-1600

Contact: 970-532-1600 Source: berthoud.org, read

Organizations a family can join

Memberships and their prices are the organization's; what a membership includes is on its row.

Organization · Berthoud Historical Society

Berthoud Historical Society: membership and volunteering

The Society that runs the Pioneer Museum and the McCarty-Fickel Home takes members from $10 (student) and $30 (friend) a year and volunteers in nine areas, from giving tours to the gardening group.

Who
Adults; a student membership exists
When
Museum Wed–Sat 1–4 pm; fall speaker series on a Tuesday evening, next November 17
Where
Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum, 224 Mountain Ave
Cost
Memberships $10 student, $20 senior, $30 friend, $45 friend plus family, up to $500; volunteering is free
  • Registration required Join online on the Society's Join page; volunteer by the online application, in person at the museum, or by email
  • Newcomers welcome, the organizer says

Volunteer need The Society says it relies on volunteers to run its museums and its programs and events: events, education, guiding, office help, fundraising, research, collections, publicity, and a maintenance and gardening group

Next Historic Preservation in Berthoud: the Historical Society’s November talk,

Contact: 970-532-2147, museumsdirector@berthoudhistoricalsociety.org Source: berthoudhistoricalsociety.org, read

No-school days

From the Thompson (read ) district calendar.

Free

Where the organizer's page says the activity itself costs nothing. "Drop in" means no sign-up; the rest take one, or the page did not say.

Which school? It depends on the address.

Thompson School District R2-J: Berthoud Elementary, Ivy Stockwell, Turner Middle and Berthoud High; most of town. Weld RE-5J: Serves small portions of Berthoud on the Weld County side; check the address with the district.

Thompson School District R2-JWeld RE-5J

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