Drumroll please… Rock & Reuse Summer Concerts are back for 2025, and we’re ready to turn up the volume!
Join us on five Saturdays this summer from 10:00am to 1:00pm for a celebration of community, creativity, and conservation! Enjoy live local music, tasty food trucks, talented local artists, and great deals on reclaimed building materials.
More than just a good time, these events spotlight Resource Central’s mission to protect our natural resources. With over a 1,000,000 people already taking action to save water, reduce waste, and conserve energy through our programs, we’re building real momentum. Bring your friends, your family, and your love for the Earth—and discover how you can be part of the movement!
Schedule and Lineup:
May 17, 10am – 1pm: Peruse thousands of dorm materials collected during the University of Colorado Boulder move-out at our CU Sale, while enjoying live music and tasty food truck fare.
- Food Truck: Angry Hippie Tacos
- Live Music: Stomp Street Heist
- Recycling info and resources from Eco-Cycle, plus Microbe Brew for your garden!
- Merch, example gear, and info from Boulder Sports Recycler
- Live glass blowing demonstration and art by Resource Central’s own Brian Cofran and local artist Jackie McKinney.
June 7, 10am – 1pm: Shop individual waterwise plants from Garden In A Box and a huge selection of reclaimed pots, planters, and garden tools at our summer Plant & Garden Sale.
- Food Truck: The Walking Taco
- Live DJ: DJ Prodigy
- Merch, example gear, and info from Boulder Sports Recycler
- Free snacks, drinks, and info at the Resource Central VIP tent, plus join for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Materials Reuse facility at 11:30am.
- Visit the Eco-Cycle table for compost info, and to get some Microbe Brew Tea for your garden.
- U-Fix-It clinic: Learn simple lamp repair tips from skilled volunteers!
- Reuse coupon scavenger hunt — find one of five coupons hidden around our shopping area for $25 off your purchase!
- Reclaimed art from local artist Kieuly Dang
- Live glass blowing demonstration and art by Resource Central’s own Brian Cofran and local artist Jackie McKinney.
June 21, 10am – 1 pm:
- Coffee truck: TBD
- Live music: River Spell & DJ Dane
- Rain barrel workshop: View details and RSVP here!
- Recycling info and resources from Eco-Cycle, plus Microbe Brew for your garden!
- Reuse coupon scavenger hunt — find one of five coupons hidden around our shopping area for $25 off your purchase!
- Merch, example gear, and info from Boulder Sports Recycler
- Live glass blowing demonstration and art by Jackie McKinney
July 19, 10am – 1pm: Browse thousands of reclaimed tools at our Summer Tool Sale!
- Food Truck: Angry Hippie Tacos
- Live Music: Talisman Quartet
- Recycling info and resources from Eco-Cycle, plus Microbe Brew for your garden!
- Reuse coupon scavenger hunt — find one of five coupons hidden around our shopping area for $25 off your purchase!
- Merch, example gear, and info from Boulder Sports Recycler
- Live glass blowing demonstration and art by Jackie McKinney
August 9, 10am – 1pm:
- Food Truck: Nacho Mama’s Tacos
- Live Music: The Dollhouse Thieves & DJ Dane
- Solar Energy Workshop: see details and RSVP here!
- Recycling info and resources from Eco-Cycle, plus Microbe Brew for your garden!
- Merch, example gear, and info from Boulder Sports Recycler
- Reuse coupon scavenger hunt — find one of five coupons hidden around our shopping area for $25 off your purchase!
These events are free to attend and family-friendly — the perfect way to spend your Saturday!
Where: Materials Reuse facility at Resource Central, 6400 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
Stay tuned for additions to the 2025 schedule and lineup — this summer’s going to be one for the record books!