First Fridays
1st Fridays, running year round with the exception of December. Join us the first Friday of each month for an evening of fun. Each month will feature various options from games nights, sock hops and music nights.
Contact: Diane Kandt or Jim Cavoto
Quarterly Grief Support Series
Starting March 31st, 2010.
Contact: Diane Kandt or Jim Cavoto
Colorado Archeology & Historic Preservation
Month: 120th Anniversary of Fairmount Arboretum, call Fairmount Heritage Foundation for Information (303) 322-3895
Nisei Memorial Day Service
May 31, 2010 at 11am, Block 35
This event memorializes the most highly decorated unit of World War Two. Comprised almost exclusively of Japanese Americans (who served in the Pacific theatre while their families were incarcerated in California), this unit’s unique and selfless heroism is celebrated every year at Nisei memorial on Block 35.
Rose Sale
Rose Sale, May 22th, starting at 9am while supplies last - Beautify your garden and help preserve endangered species of roses at the same time. Every year, we share our unique and spectacular rose bounty with the public. Come and join us for the rose sale and take home part of history.
Roses Tour
Join us for our annual Roses Tour June 19th where you will receive a guided tour of the hundreds of blooming delights on our grounds. Featuring rare and unique species, Fairmount is the home to a diverse and beautiful population of roses. To see some of our more famous roses online click here.
Fairmount Loved-Ones Day-"Celebrating lives well Lived"
June 13, 2010
Summer holiday celebration on the grounds. Pot luck with fun, friends and memories. Bring a pot luck dish to share, and a photo of your loved one to put on our "Memory Wall".
Colorado Day Concert
July 30, 2010
steps of the Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum
Special Music, bring your dinner, blanket and lawn chairs
Annual Christmas Candle Service of Remembrance
Fairmount Mortuary Chapel
Our candlelight remembrance service brings families together on the second Sunday in December every year to bless and remember their loved ones. This non-denominational service is open to all everyone. Our Holiday Candlelight Service is the 2nd Sunday and following Tuesday of December this year - December 12th at 2PM and 14th at 6PM.
Fairmount Heritage Foundation Open Houses
Save the Dates:
Riverside Cemetery - Doors Open Denver - April 17th & 18th;
FREE tours, archival displays and other activities;
Two preservation workshops - FREE to FHF members; $15.00 for non-members
120th Anniversary of the Fairmount Arboretum & Heritage Rose Sale;
Large variety of roses available hardy for this region;
FREE tours, archival displays and other activities;
Preservation workshops - FREE to FHF members; $15.00 for non-members
Bike path access for both events
We look forward to seeing you!
Contact: Patricia Carmody, Executive Director Fairmount Heritage Foundation, (303) 322-3895
