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Clubs, boards, volunteering and groups in Berthoud, and how to join each.

Checked October 21, 2026: every item here was read against its own source that day. How we check

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City Star Social Run

A free weekly group run from the brewery on Thursday evenings: two distances, every pace, a $3 beer at the end. No sign-up, turn up at 6.

Who
Adults; the brewery's page states no age rule for the run
When
Thursdays at 6 pm
Season
Listed through December
Where
City Star Brewing, 321 Mountain Ave
Cost
Free; $3 post-run beer
Bring
Running shoes
  • No registration
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says
  • Newcomers welcome, the organizer says

Next City Star Social Run,

Source: citystarbrewing.com, read

Clubs and groups

Rotary Satellite Club of Berthoud

Berthoud's Rotary is a satellite of the Loveland club: a business meeting at noon on the second Wednesday at Cornerstone Cafe, and a social at 5:30 on the fourth Wednesday at City Star.

Who
Adults
When
2nd Wednesday at noon; 4th Wednesday at 5:30 pm
Where
Cornerstone Cafe (business meetings) and City Star Brewing's barrel room (socials)
Cost
Dues are processed through the Rotary Club of Loveland; the amount is not stated on the club's page
  • No registration The club's page has a prospective-member flyer and a contact link; it does not say whether a visitor may sit in first, so ask

Contact: Through the club's site Source: sites.google.com, read

Writers Group and the knit and crochet drop-in

Two free, no-registration groups at the library: free-writing and critique for adult writers on Monday mornings, and a knit and crochet drop-in on a Friday afternoon.

Who
Adults
When
Writers Group Mondays 10:30–11:45 am; Knit & Crochet Drop-In Friday, October 23, 1–3 pm
Where
Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave
Cost
Free
Bring
Pages to read, if you want them read; your own needles and yarn
  • No registration
  • Beginners welcome, the organizer says
  • Newcomers welcome, the organizer says

Next Writers Group,

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

Organizations to join

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

Berthoud Main Street

The downtown nonprofit behind the Art Walk, Fall for Berthoud, the scarecrow contest, Trick or Treat Street and A Very Merry Berthoud. It works with businesses, property owners and residents; the way in is its contact form.

Who
Adults
Where
Downtown Berthoud, Mountain Avenue
Cost
Not stated
  • No registration Its site does not describe membership or volunteer sign-up; use the contact form or its Facebook and Instagram pages

Contact: https://berthoudmainstreet.org/contact/ Source: berthoudmainstreet.org, read

Volunteer

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

Public meetings

Town boards, committees and the Youth Advisory Commission

The Board of Trustees meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 pm with three minutes for any resident; advisory committees, including a youth commission for 13 to 18-year-olds, are filled by one application form.

Who
Adults; the Youth Advisory Commission takes residents 13 to 18 who attend a Berthoud school
When
Board of Trustees 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 pm; Youth Advisory Commission first Wednesday, 7:30–8:30 am
Where
Berthoud Town Hall, basement board room, 807 Mountain Ave
Cost
Free
  • Registration required Advisory Committee Application, online or to the Town Clerk at 807 Mountain Ave; late applications are kept on file for a year
  • Newcomers welcome, the organizer says

Contact: Town Clerk, 970-344-5800; information@berthoud.org Source: berthoud.org, read

Services and schools

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

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