Pikes Peak Art and Music Festival – 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Drive; pikespeakartfest.com.
Saturday
Security Fire Department Pancake Breakfast – 6-11 a.m., 400 Security Blvd., Security. Cost: $6 adults, $4 children and seniors. Event includes music, displays and other entertainment.
Palmer Lake July 4th Fun Run – 7 a.m., Palmer Lake Park Santa Fe Trail head, $40. Registration: july4funrun.com.
Monument 4th of July Celebration Events – Pancake Breakfast, 7-10 a.m., St Peter Catholic Church, 55 Jefferson St., Monument, Adults $7, kids $4, First responders & military in uniform eat free; Monument Hill Kiwanis 4th of July Parade, Children’s Parade at 9:30 a.m. and the Main Parade at 10 a.m., travels one mile through downtown Monument; www.monumenthillkiwanis.org; Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Street Fair, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., right in the center of the parade route; www.trilakeschamber.com; Beer Garden, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Limbach Park, at the corner of Front and 2nd in Monument; Monument Music Festival, begins after the parade until 9 p.m., downtown.
4th of July Flag Flying Festival – 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Adventures Out West, 1335 Manitou Ave,. Manitou Springs, $39 for two hours of zip-lining during the festival morning; advoutwest.com/co-tours/co-flag-flying.
4th of July Celebration – Food, Flight for Life helicopter, station tours and more, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Black Forest Fire Station One, 11445 Teachout Road, Black Forest, free; bffire.org.
Family Fourth at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site – Revolutionary War reenactments, carnival games and more, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Gateway Road and North 30th Street, regular admission, discounts for active military with ID, nominal fee for carnival games; rockledgeranch.com.
Auto Races and Fireworks — Gates open at 4 p.m., I-25 Speedway, 400 Gobatti Place, Pueblo, $9-$14, free for children younger than 4; i25speedway.com.
Tribute to Bob Powell and Patriotic 4th of July Concert – Woodland Park’s Swing Factory with Teresa Lynne at 4 p.m., tribute at 5 p.m. and patriotic 4th of July concert with Woodland Park Wind Symphony at 6 p.m., Midland Pavilion, 210 W Midland Ave., Woodland Park, free; Ralph Rothstein, 687-2237.
Auto Races and Fireworks – 6 p.m., El Paso County Raceway, El Paso County Fair and Events Complex, 366 10th St., Calhan, $5-$15, free for ages 5 and younger; elpasocountyfair.com/events/auto-races.
Colorado Springs Sky Sox vs. Memphis Redbirds – With fireworks, 7:05 p.m., Security Service Field, 4385 Tutt Blvd., go online for ticket prices: skysox.com.
Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks – Vendors, music and more, begins at noon; Fort Carson 4th Infantry Division Band, noon-3:45 p.m.; Academy Band’s Blue Steel, 5:30 p.m.; The Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m. with fireworks at dusk, Memorial Park, 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave.; csphilharmonic.org.
Manitou Springs – Fireworks at dusk, downtown Manitou Springs; 685-5089.
Sunday
Symphony Above the Clouds – Colorado Springs Philharmonic, 5:30 p.m., Woodland Park Middle School, 600 E. Kelly Road, Woodland Park, free; symphonyabovetheclouds.org.
Western Heritage Day Celebration – Horseshoes, crafts, vendors and more, begins at 4 p.m., live music at 7 p.m., watch Fort Carson fireworks, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, 410 JL Ranch Heights Road. Day pass $7 per vehicle; 576-2016.
4th of July Celebration and Fireworks- 4-8 p.m., Iron Horse Park, Fort Carson; Mre details here.
Switchbacks vs. Austin Aztex — 8 p.m., with fireworks after the game, Sand Creek Stadium, 6303 Barnes Road. Go online for ticket prices: switchbacksfc.com.
Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Abby Hennigan celebrated her second birthday Wednesday, July 3, 2013, by helping her mom decorate a wagon and bike in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)Kids decorated bikes, scooters and wagons Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in preparation for Thursday’s annual Old North End Neighborhood July 4th Parade. The decades-old tradition starts at 9am and follows a flag marked route along Wood Avenue, Del Norte and Alamo. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)The annual Children’s Parade kicked off the Fourth of July holiday in the Old North End on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day in 2013. (The Gazette file)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Fireworks fly over Memorial Park for the first time in five years as the celebration returns to the park for Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photos from the Tri-Lakes July 4th Parade in Monument, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Marie Blowers, far left, and Janet Kelly, 12, dress in late 1800s clothes and demonstrate making rhubarb pie, at the Rock Ledge Ranch, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Grace Van Valkenburg, left, teaches Miranda Campos, 5, how to do the laundry in the 1800s, at the Rock Ledge Ranch, Thursday, July 4 , 2013. Photo by Junfu Han. The Gazette.Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE)Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE)Justine Alzubiadi searches for just the firhgt place for her and her family to watch the fireworks at Memorial Park. For the first time since 2009, fireworks have returned to Memorial Park on Thursday, July 4, 2013. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic will play during the fireworks show.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT)The Colorado Springs Philharmonic plays during a fireworks show in Memorial Park on July 4, 2013. ((Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette))Kiara Harris watches the finale of the 4th of July fireworks from the banks of Prospect Lake. For the first time since 2009, fireworks have returned to Memorial Park on Thursday, July 4, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT)Lindsay (left) and Rachel Bowman (right) do some directing from the front row of thousands listening to the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. For the first time since 2009, fireworks have returned to Memorial Park on Thursday, July 4, 2013. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic will play during the fireworks show.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT)
