Sand In the City At the Arvada Center

This event was held at the Ralston Park Addition in 2015. At 64^th and Simms. Parking was good as it was right next to a high school with a large lot. I liked the fact that we could get beer and still play with the kiddo. They didn’t have a separate beer garden for only 21 and up. And the beer selection was good. Arvada Brewery, Yak & Yeti and Odyssey Beerwerks. Yum! I liked the craft table for the kids. My daughter loved painting rocks. But the title of the event was Sand in the City and all the kids had to play with in that regard was a small pit of clay dirt. It was very crowded and my child was excited about digging in the sand, only to be freaked out by the number of kids in a very small area digging madly for toy cars in plastic bags.
I understand true sand is probably hard to come by but there must be a park that has a more impressive sandbox than this. With actual sand.
There were bouncy castles and other such things for older kids that looked cool. Maybe when she gets older we can thoroughly enjoy this event and ignore the lack of sand. But right now this event was only A-​OK for our toddler.

Parking was atrocious. The entire site reminiscent of a mob scene.