Events

June 6, 2026 | 10:00AM-1:00PM | Lakewood Police Department | Please Check in at the check in tent/table to receive your swag goodies and raffle tickets!

Register for our 2nd Annual Splash & Play at Lakewood Police Department on June 6, 2026 from 10am-1pm MST. We are excited that you all will be there. Here are more details about the event, an event map, and parking instructions. Please email back to this address with any questions you might have. We have staff that speak English, Spanish, ASL, and French to answer emails. events@canoecommunity.org

Event Details:

Participant/Event Start and End Times: 10AM-1PM MST

Location: Lakewood Police Department, 445 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226 (If you punch this address in it will take you directly to the police department but it WILL NOT take you to the parking area) Attached is multiple maps for parking.

Free Activities:

1. There will be at 2 water slides (adult and child friendly), 2 large slip-n-slides (adult and child friendly), 1 Large splash pads (service dogs and manual wheelchair okay on Splash pad), and at least one small splash pool (no shoes inside the pool).

2. We have over 14 resource booths from local small businesses and companies offering services and free swag.

3. Free giveaway bags (1 per family, special surprises inside!) will be given at check-in to carry all your free giveaway items.

4. Each family will receive 2 free raffle tickets for our free raffle where there will be multiple items to choose from (Raffle will be at 12:15PM: Must pick up by 12:30)

5. Meet an officer, tour a police car, tour a fire truck. There will be multiple police officers and firemen at the event as well. Lakewood police department will be giving away their blue envelope program materials. A system for marking your vehicle to alert first responders that there is a disabled person in the vehicle. We are so excited to be featuring this program at our event. 

6. Snack & Popsicles Station: 1 snack or Popsicle per participant until we run out. You may also bring your own snacks or meals and have a picnic on the grass as well. At the snack station there is a donation box: please consider donating even a dollar and all that we fundraise goes towards future events.

7. Other surprises in store!

Paid Activities: 

5. We will also have a natural soap maker selling soaps, lotions, and other skin care products. We also have autism rescue kits for sale at one of our booths as well. You may also go shopping at their local small business booths if you choose to as they sell awesome things! They accept cash and cards. 

Parking:

Okay we all know parking will be interesting here since we are closer to Belmar. Attached are maps for parking. 

1) Please park your vehicle either on top of the parking structure for Lakewood Police Department ONLY in non-designated spots and then come down the stairs back to the loading zone.

2) If you cannot ambulate up/down stairs please park your vehicle behind the City of Lakewood Government Building OR behind the Lakewood Cultural Center (470 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226). From there, there is an accessible bridge that leads back to the loading zone.

3) If you are coming by yourself and cannot walk, please park in the accessible handicapped parking in front of the police department. 

I encourage you to look at the pre-made maps, use Google maps and zoom in and out, or ask me questions. It could become confusing the day of so I want everyone to feel prepared. Everyone coming to this event has at least 1 person in their family with disabilities so almost everyone will have a handicapped placard for their vehicle. There are VERY limited spots for handicapped parking in front of the police station. If you can, please leave these spots for non-ammbulatory solo participants OR caregiver and child both use wheelchairs etc. If someone can walk in your household, please use the parking behind Lakewood Cultural Center and use the accessible bridge and sidewalks to get to the event. 

There will be large water jugs available to refill containers for water bottles. BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLES. Please wear sun protective gear or sunscreen, swim suits or water friendly clothes, bring towels, and prepare to have a great time!

THANK YOU ALL! Your attendance means so much to me and I absolutely love to help the community as much as I can. It is a joy to have these events. 

Registration opened 4/1/2026! See light blue button to register! - REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY 6/5/26 AT 10AM! - IT COULD BE CLOSED BEFORE THAT DUE TO REACHING CAPACITY.