Tag: labor day
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Labor Day 2025: What to expect, how to stay safe and how much gas will cost
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The last days of summer have arrived, and it’s looking to be a busy Labor Day travel weekend for Americans who will take advantage of cheaper domestic roundtrip flights and, in Colorado Springs, cheaper gas prices. And the wet week may continue into the weekend,…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off features 70 balloons, Balloon Glo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s something so meditative and calm about hot air balloons. Whether you’re along for the ride or just watching from the ground. The way they float along the breeze, no engine, just a flame every now and again from the burners that cause them to…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off: What to know before you go
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs will be looking to the sky as a beloved Labor Day weekend festival returns this weekend. The Labor Day Lift Off is back this Saturday, with dozens of hot air balloons set to float over Colorado Springs. The free annual festival will run…
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Pikes Pick: Enjoy Labor Day with the Commonwheel Arts Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As is tradition, the Commonwheel Artists Co-Op will be hosting its 51st annual Labor Day Art Festival over the holiday weekend. Set in Manitou Springs’ Memorial Park, the art festival has a wide variety of…
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Colorado State Fair offers 4-H competitions, concerts, rodeo, carnival and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 150 years ago, a Pueblo community came together to celebrate its rich culture of agriculture and the harvest. All these years later, 500,000 people still make their way to the Colorado State Fair every year for a multitude of reasons: to take part…
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Labor Day closures around the Pikes Peak region
Here’s a look at what’s open and closed on Labor Day Closings Banks and credit unions: Most banks and credit unions closed Monday; check with individual banks or credit unions. Buses (Metro Transit): Regular service Monday. Government offices: City, county, state and federal office closed Monday. Libraries: All Pikes Peak Library District branches closed Monday.…
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Commonwheel Art Festival celebrates 50th anniversary Labor Day Weekend
The year was 1974, it was summertime in Manitou Springs. A group of about 40 artists, including macramé weaver Julia Wright, gathered together at Memorial Park to show and sell their work. “The booths looked every way that you could imagine,” Wright joked. “Way back — 50 years ago — there weren’t tents in the…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off to feature 70 balloons, balloon rides, entertainment
May the flight of the balloons be ever in our favor. For hot air balloonists and those who love their enormous, colorful, engine-free contraptions, Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs is a matter of will they or won’t they fly? Those who attend Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park remain hopeful Mother…
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SCENES FROM | Labor Day Lift Off 2022
Sights and sounds from the 46th annual Labor Day Lift Off in Colorado Springs.
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Splash-and-dash at Monday’s Labor Day Lift Off
Labor Day Lift Off festivities continued Monday with the ‘splash-and-dash,’ where balloonists dip their baskets into Prospect Lake.