Colorado Springs Gazette

Bringing the islands inland: New festival celebrates Hawaiian and Polynesian culture

Updated 2 months ago

The journey from Colorado Springs to Hawaii is more than 3,000 miles. For many Hawaiian or Pacific Islander families living in Colorado, home exists somewhere...

Music festivals, art shows and wine tastings across Colorado 

Updated 2 months ago

FLATIRON SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL: Celebrate Father’s Day with a free day of live music, food and family-friendly fun at Chautauqua Park’s Flatiron Sounds Music Festival....

Juneteenth Festival moving to new Colorado Springs location

Updated 2 months ago

The celebration of freedom is moving indoors this year. For the first time, Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival attendees won’t be beaten down by the sun,...

O.A.R. ready to rock with show at Ford Amphitheater

Updated 2 months ago

By L. Kent WolgamottLast Word Features Chris Culos was reviewing a list of 40-plus songs that O.A.R. was preparing to play as the hard-touring Maryland...

’80s covers, K-pop, YouTube star top list of concerts this week in Colorado Springs

Updated 3 months ago

– That Eighties Band: A Tribute to the 80s: The Denver-based band lays down ’80s tunes so well you’ll be wearing neon and shoulder pads...

Guide to free, cheap summer concerts in Pikes Peak region

Updated 3 months ago

Make an evening of a free summer concert and a picnic, and you’ll have a summer memory warm enough that it lasts into the winter....

PHOTOS: MeadowGrass Music Festival 2026

Updated 3 months ago

Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Updated 3 months ago

NEW YORK — Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of...

20th anniversary of Colorado Springs male chorus leads musical offerings this weekend

Updated 3 months ago

“The House We Built” by Out Loud Colorado Springs Men’s Chorus: The choir celebrates its 20th anniversary with songs from the 2025 film “KPop Demon...

Rock, country, classical, comedy filling out Ford Amphitheater lineup in Colorado Springs

Updated 3 months ago

It’s beginning to look a lot like concert season at Ford Amphitheater. The lineup is filling out at the open-air amphitheater Billboard recently included on...

Ford Amphitheater receives noise permit for 2026 concert season, councilmember would still like changes

Updated 3 months ago

For the third time since it opened, Ford Amphitheater has received a noise hardship permit from Colorado Springs to cover its concerts. The city announced...

Art exhibitions, guitar shows and a ukulele festival across Colorado this week

Updated 3 months ago

17TH ANNUAL DENVER UKEFEST: It’s a full day of ukulele-centered music, workshops and performances at Swallow Hill Music. Featuring artists such as Brittni Paiva, Cynthia...