Editing Lyons, Colorado (section)

==Culture==
===Art===
The free Lyons Studio Tour (formerly Lyons Artique) is held each year, since 2004, for one weekend in May or June, with up to 50 artists showing their work in their home studios or in Lyons shops and galleries. For two years, there was a Sculpture Trail with several dozens pieces made specifically for the Trail. It featured a trail of outdoor sculptures along a pre-determined path. An annual booklet had quotes from the artists, and contained a story that people could follow as they took the Trail.

The Lyons Arts and Humanities Council is a group that is instrumental in helping to promote art in downtown Lyons and its artists' works. There are several pieces of permanent public art, including sculptures made of local sandstone, such as giant eggs, flower containers, a fountain, a small performance stage, and more.

In 2008 and 2009, the town renovated its two main streets to include sandstone sidewalks and features, floral decorations, seating areas and sculptures. It won a Governor's Award for Downtown Excellence in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.downtowncoloradoinc.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2010_governor_s_awards_winne.pdf?hhSearchTerms=%22Lyons%22| title=2010 Governor's Awards for Downtown Excellence Winners| publisher=Downtown Colorado, Inc.| access-date=September 26, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

As a public community art project, a mural depicting life in Lyons, called "Lyons Past, Present and Future", was placed on the outdoor wall of the Visitor Center in June 2003. A second project, called The Clarifier Project, involves the community painting tiles to decorate the former wastewater treatment building next to St. Vrain Creek.

===Music===
Major concerts in Lyons are the two annual music festivals held at Planet Bluegrass: the Rockygrass [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]] festival, and the Folks Festival [[folk music]] festival.<ref>[http://www.bluegrass.com Planet Bluegrass]</ref> It draws people from across the nation because of its nationally known lineup and its general seating in open grassy, treed grounds, at the base of a red sandstone mountain along St. Vrain Creek. In addition to a new stage for the festivals in recent years, they have built the Wildflower covered pavilion which allows for smaller year-round concerts.

The Sounds of Lyons concert series began in 2009, bringing in highly acclaimed classically trained musicians to perform over one weekend in spring. High Street Concerts began in 2001, and concerts take place during the winter months bringing national and local acoustic and Americana acts. In addition, there are sporadic community concerts and dances throughout the year, including weekly summer concerts in Sandstone Park and occasionally at Lyons High School. The Red Rock Ramblers began [[square dancing]] in Lyons in 1958 and offer dances every Saturday during the summer.

===Recreation===
Area recreation includes mountain biking, hiking, camping, fly fishing, climbing and excellent class II-V [[whitewater kayaking]]. Lyons is bordered by Hall Ranch Open Space and Heil Valley Ranch Open Space. Hall Ranch provides over {{convert|12|mi}} of multi-use trails and consists of {{convert|3206|acre|km2}} of back country. Heil Valley Ranch consists of {{convert|4923|acre|km2}} of back country. Trails are open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Picture Rock Trail was opened on September 22, 2008, connecting Heil Valley Ranch trails to Lyons and to Hall Ranch trails. Picture Rock is {{convert|5.5|mi}} and well designed and built by volunteers. The north end of Picture Rock is at Red Gulch Road, then Old St Vrain Road and Highway 7 lead to the Hall Ranch Trailhead or Lyons. The south end of Picture Rock is {{convert|4.5|mi}} from the Heil Ranch Trailhead off Lefthand Canyon.

Services:

The Town of Lyons is served by the Lyons Fire Protection District and the Boulder Sheriff's Department. Lyons is part of the St Vrain Valley School District and is home to Lyons High School and an elementary school.

The town has no hospitals and is serviced by Longmont United Hospital or Boulder Community Hospital which are within a short drive. The Fire Department provides emergency services including EMT duties.