Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Juneteenth in Denver and more
SUNDAY One of the oldest parades and cultural celebrations in Denver history, dating back to the 1950s, the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points neighborhood absolutely packs the streets around 27th and Welton from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The music never stops with more than 15 performances on two stages and the featured headliner at 7…
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13 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak Supercross, Kite Festival, car shows and more
THURSDAY A long-awaited permanent museum exhibit on the important Ute Indian history in the Pikes Peak region officially opens Thursday at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Ute Homeland has been a five-year project of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and the museum staff. Opening activities…
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PIKES PICK: Outdoor Trackchair reservations open
Those with mobility difficulties can hit the trails thanks to the City Trackchair Program, with two guided hikes daily Wednesday through Sunday. Reserve at ColoradoSprings.gov/TrackChair. — Linda Navarro
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10 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs: Wine Festival, Get Outdoors Fest, Donut Day and more
FRIDAY Hooray for National Donut Day on Friday and time for our area’s famous, high-altitude doughnuts on the summit of Pikes Peak. You can even earn the America’s Mountain doughnut sticker. During Donut Day there are talks by rangers about the mountain and “Leave No Crumbs” at Crystal Reservoir, Glen Cove and the Summit. Reserve timed…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY It’s the big “OPA!” and has been for 58 years. The Denver Greek Festival is the full weekend at Assumption of Theotokos, Greek Orthodox Metropolis Cathedral of Denver, 4610 E. Alameda Ave., starting at 11 a.m. Packed with activities of all things Greek from amazing food to dancing, a boutique, so much history and tours of the cathedral.…
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AROUND TOWN: Sold-out chocolate event as Kidpower’s Chocoholic Frolic offers programs to keep kids safe
The magic word for more than 30 years has been “chocolate,” and 2025 was no different. The May 10 Kidpower Colorado Chocoholic Frolic almost immediately sold out as quickly as its date was announced, drawing 360 to The Pinery at the Hill. Besides the deliciousness there was the mission of supporting Kidpower Colorado’s programs to…
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PIKES PICK: Manitou history archives go virtual
As of Sunday, The Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, 517 Manitou Ave., is going virtual with the first part of the town’s archival collection, with more history to come. manitousprings.catalogaccess.com — Linda Navarro
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Outside Festival and more
SATURDAY-SUNDAY The outdoors are calling in true Colorado fashion for the second year of the expanded Outside Festival 2025, Saturday and Sunday in Denver Civic Center Park. Maybe some morning yoga, wellness movement or trying out the best new bikes, maybe the three climbing walls, skills demonstrations, Kids Zone, interactive activities and vendors with everything new.…
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10 weekend things to do: Outside Festival Denver, Spartan Races, Vintage Market and beyond
SATURDAY-SUNDAY The outdoors are calling in true Colorado fashion for the second year of the expanded Outside Festival 2025, Saturday and Sunday in Denver Civic Center Park. Maybe some morning yoga, wellness movement or trying out the best new bikes, maybe the three climbing walls, skills demonstrations, Kids Zone, interactive activities and vendors with everything new.…
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AROUND TOWN: Children’s Hospital Colorado Philanthropy on the Farm raises $600,000
A tip of the fashionable cowboy hat to the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation, whose popular fundraiser Philanthropy on the Farm raised $600,000 to provide services for southern Colorado children, families and caregivers in Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs. Guests wore their cowboy boots May 2 and headed out to Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur for…