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DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCATION 2012 FREE EVENTS   Other Community Events listed below sponsors.

You can be a spectator or a participant in this fast-paced.9 mile figure eight bike ride through downtown Castle Rock. Free Kids Race and $4 Local's Flip Flop Races are additions for this year.  (Click here for information.) As a prelude to the first Starlight Summer Movie the E Rock Twilight Criterium will be an event to enjoy.  June 2, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. when awards are handed out and then A Dolphin Tale; a race of a different sort begins. (www.elephantrockride.com/crit_spec_info.html ) 

Starlight Summer Movie #1 - Dolphin Tale

The three Saturday night Starlight Summer Movies have become the cornerstone of the Event Series. Fun-for-all-agesmovies are shown on a giant, outdoor inflatable screen, bordered by sponsor banners. The entertainment before each movie includes live music, kids’ activities, as well as food and beverages from various vendors. The street fair opens at 5:00p.m., with the movie starting at about 8 p.m. All the fun happens at Festival Park, Perry and Second streets in Downtown Castle Rock.

More than 250 of the most beautiful cars on the Front Range lined the streets of downtown in 2011 for the first Cruise In. And what goes better with cool cars than cool music? The event pairs music with race cars, vintage convertibles and other collectible automobiles. This June 16 event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wilcox, Third, Fourth and Jerry streets. Flyer for participants - click here.  Have a car you want to enter?  - Click here.

Fido Fest attracts the many dog lovers in the Castle Rock area. Fido Fest features fun activities, interesting demonstrations and a “Flea Market” offering a variety of great pet-related products. Fido Fest is July 14, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Festival Park, Perry and Second streets in Downtown Castle Rock.

More than 70 food, craft and vendor booths provide a fun-for-the-whole-family event including kids’ activities, great shopping opportunities, live German bands and beer – creating the quintessential Oktoberfest experience. Oktoberfest is Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Festival Park and along Second and Perry streets.

Trick or treat. Costume contests. Pumpkin patch. It’s all part of this event, which is coordinated jointly by the Merchants Association and the Town of Castle Rock. Trick or Treat Street is quickly becoming parents’ go-to community event for safe Halloween fun. This year the event is Oct. 31, with the costume contest and festival at Festival Park at Perry and Second streets, while trick-or-treating runs from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at downtown businesses.

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