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Berthoud Flapjack Day, Presented by City Star Brewing
2025-09-01 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | City Star Brewing, 321 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud, CO, 80537, United States
Save The DateCity Star Brewing’s annual Flapjack Day will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 1st in downtown Berthoud. Join us for FREE flapjacks, a breakfast themed beer flight, vintage car show, live music and the Flapjack Queen contest. All donations will benefit the Berthoud Historical Society. Dress to impress as we step back into the fabulous 50’s!
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GET INVOLVED:
Register for the Flapjack Queen Contest in the taproom today!
Park your classic or vintage automobile in downtown Berthoud: contact Ron at ron1@meiningautomotive.com
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FLAPJACK DAY HISTORY
In 1948 the Town of Berthoud created “Flap Jack Day” to be celebrated on Labor Day to bring neighbors together and visitors from afar to enjoy one of the simple pleasures in life… Flap Jacks.
From 1948 to 1958 the local Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce hosted Flapjack Day in Berthoud Town Park that drew hordes of people to “The Garden Spot.” On the first Flapjack Day (1948) an estimated 1,000 persons descended on Berthoud to devour 5,000 free pancakes. By 1949, The Berthoud Bulletin announced that 3,700 visitors from 21 states downed a whopping 7,400 flapjacks. Over its eleven-year span, Flapjack Day grew to include the crowning of a Flapjack Queen. spike-driving, swimming and diving contests, a baton twirling competition, pet-and-doll parades, a pig catching scramble, a tractor driving challenge. The last Flapjack Day was held in 1959 when the Chamber of Commerce decided to cancel; the event due to the high cost of hosting such a spectacle.

City Star Brewing brought this annual tradition back to life in 2015: giving away 1,000 flap jacks, raising $1,000 for the Berthoud Historical Society, and crowning the first Flap Jack Queen in 50 years – Caitlin Ascher.

Speaker Series - Reckoning with History at Fort Chambers
2025-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Berthoud Community Recreation Center, 1000 Berthoud Parkway, Berthoud, CO, 80513, United States
Upcoming Speaker Series: Reckoning with History at Fort Chambers

The Berthoud Historical Society’s next Speaker Series begins on September 9th with a powerful evening of learning and reflection as we welcome Right Relationship Boulder for a presentation on:

“Boulder’s Fort Chambers: A Call to Reckon with our History and Build Right Relationships with Indigenous Peoples Today”

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Berthoud Recreation Center Community Room

This important program explores Fort Chambers, one of the staging grounds for the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, where 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were killed. Presenters will share the story of what happened there, its lasting consequences, and how reflection on this history can guide us toward building respectful and positive relationships with Indigenous peoples today.

Presented by Right Relationship Boulder:
– Jerilyn DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)
– Paula Palmer

– Brigid Mark

The evening will include a 30-minute slide presentation, followed by Q&A and open discussion.

This is a free community event — we encourage all to attend, listen, and engage.

BHS Board Meeting
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | CO
