MARCH 19th IN-PERSON MORNING ONLY

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

In-Person MORNING EVENTS are open to ANYONE:

• Capitol Security Protocol  

• Entrance Info

• Handicap Parking at the Capitol

• VIEW MAPS OF THE CAPITOL

• Street and metered parking spaces are located within walking distance of the museum. Parking is also available at several lots in the area, including the Cultural Center Complex Garage at 12th Avenue and Broadway. The garage is open from 5 am-11 pm. Please note the garage is operated by Denver Public Works, not the museum.

  • Find a map with nearby parking options on Parkopedia.

  • Accessible parking spaces are available on 13th Avenue south of Broadway Street (in front of the Denver Public Library) and on the second level of the Cultural Center Complex Garage on 12th Avenue and Broadway. Enter the garage from 12th and follow the signs to the northwest corner elevators.

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• 8:00am- 8:50am: Coffee and Light Refreshments (Outside the Old Supreme Court Chamber - 2nd floor, north side)

  • Optional: In advance of IDD Awareness Day, invite your legislator(s) to stop by for a cup of coffee and a photo. Find your legislator here

• 8:15 - 8:45am: Bill and Budget Review (Old Supreme Court Chamber)

• 9:00am: Pledge of Allegiance and IDD Awareness Day Tributes

  • House Gallery (observe from 3rd floor, west side gallery)

    • ​Pledge of Allegiance by Jeff Clark from Imagine!

    • IDD Awareness Day House Tribute Sponsored by: Rep. Johnson (R) and Rep. Bird (D)

  • Senate Gallery (observe from 3rd floor south side gallery)

    • IDD Awareness Day Senate Tribute Sponsored by: Sen. Kirkmeyer (R) and Sen. Michaelson-Jenet (D)

• After Tribute: Choose Your Own Advocacy Adventure​

  • ​Continue to watch the House or Senate from the Galleries

  • Visit with your legislator or their staff in their office (Make appointments in advance. Find your legislator here >).

  • Watch a House or Senate Committee Hearing or a Joint Budget Committee Hearing. View Session Schedule >

  • Take a tour of the Capitol. Public tours are offered hourly 10:00am-2:00pm. Self-guided tour materials are available at the tour desk on the north side, 1st floor.

  • Participate in our Photo Scavenger Hunt!

    • Join the conversation and share photos on social media using #COIDD​

• 10:30am SHARP 

  • Group photo outside the Capitol on the WEST facing steps (for reference the west side is along Lincoln Ave). Invite legislators to join us if they can! (If the weather is bad, we can meet in the Rotunda under the dome.)​​