Tag: festival
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National Mill Dog Rescue’s Festival in the Bark: Meet the dogs looking for forever homes
Soft puppy eyes press into the cold bars of a kennel, and a dog blinks through a metal grid that’s always stood in its way. Beneath the glare of fluorescent lights and surrounded by a constant chorus of barking, rows of that same picture fill a commercial breeding space. Many of those dogs have spent…
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Some of Colorado’s biggest musicians have humble beginnings at Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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The festival’s newcomer contests have impressive alumni In 2007, Gregory Alan Isakov was looking for a way to fund a trip to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to enter the event’s songwriting competition, known as the Troubadour Contest. Like many up-and-comers, the Boulder-based indie folk artist, Isakov, had to get creative. “I was sleeping in my…
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Fort Carson to hold free KidsFest Saturday featuring color run and live entertainment
Fort Carson will hold its first KidsFest Saturday afternoon, a free gathering for all children in military families across the community. The festival will feature music, live entertainment, caricature artists, balloon artists, face painting, a color run, superhero guests and other activities to celebrate the month of the military child. During color runs participants run…
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Guilty pleasures galore: Chocolate and Cheese Fest returns to Colorado Springs
The Norris Penrose Event Center will be overflowing with guilty pleasures and savory indulgences as the Pikes Peak Chocolate and Cheese Fest returns to Colorado Springs on Saturday. Local, regional and national purveyors of cheese and chocolate will be on hand for the event, which was wildly successful in 2025, officials said. In order to…
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34th annual Wine Festival of Colorado Springs blends flavor with fundraising
Sweet, bold or a little bitter, however you take your wine, Colorado Springs will be pouring it by the glassful next week. The 34th annual Wine Festival of Colorado Springs returns Wednesday and runs through March 7, bringing four days of tastings, seminars, winemaker dinners and a grand gala to venues across the city. Since…
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Colorado town embraces love at Sweetheart Festival
Cupid is coming to one Colorado town. Love, chocolate and heart-shaped food will rule the day as Loveland’s annual Sweetheart Festival returns Saturday, filling downtown with a variety of Valentine-themed festivities. Running from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Foundry Plaza, the free event celebrates Loveland’s 80-year legacy as the nation’s Sweetheart City, with live…
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Olympic Games kickoff sparks Downtown Winter Fest in Colorado Springs
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum will open its doors Saturday for a free celebration tied to the kickoff of the Olympic Games in Milan, Italy. Downtown Winter Fest will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering free admission to the museum and a full slate of family-friendly activities. Organized by Colorado Springs Sports…
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Wanna get away? Snow geese in Lamar, chocolate in Estes Park and live music at Red Rocks among weekend options around Colorado
HIGH PLAINS SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL: One of the state’s largest birding events returns to the eastern plains, drawing visitors eager to witness thousands of snow geese and other migratory birds along the Western Central Flyway. Through Sunday, the four-day festival around Lamar offers tours, programs and prime viewing opportunities. WINE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL: Come for…
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Emma Crawford Coffin Races expected to draw 10,000 to Manitou Springs
Leave it to Manitou Springs to turn a macabre mishap into one of its most popular annual events. City officials expect the 31st Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival to draw as many as 10,000 revelers on Saturday, according to special events coordinator Hallie Gurba. “Manitou is a special place, full of people who are…
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Thousands expected at 39th annual fallen firefighter event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As many as 10,000 people are expected to fill the streets downtown Friday and Saturday night for the celebration and mourning of 311 fallen firefighters. For the 39th fallen firefighter commemoration ceremony, the annual remembrance at Memorial Park will add the names of firefighters who died…