Colorado Springs Event Calendar, Colorado Springs Special Events

2010

MAY

May 28-30: 2nd Annual Meadow Grass Music Festival - This festival is set in the middle of a beautiful meadow, surrounded by majestic Ponderosa Pines, with an incredible view of Pikes Peak in the background. Only minutes away from I-25, just North of Colorado Springs, you’ll feel miles away from the hustle and bustle of town while enjoying an incredible line-up of national and regional artists here in the heart of Black Forest.
Black Forest, Colorado
May 29-31: Celebration of the Arts - Annual Arts & Crafts Festival in Manitou Springs.
Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado
May 29-31: 35th Annual Territory Days - Territory Days is a three-day street festival held annually over Memorial weekend. Territory Days will celebrate its 35th year in Historic Old Colorado City with over 200 craft, commercial, nonprofit and food-vendors manning booths lining Colorado Avenue. This is a great family event with activities for everyone!
Old Colorado City, Colorado

JUNE

June 5: Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Fest - The festival begins at Memorial Park from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Over 24 wineries will be pouring samples of the wines they produce. Live entertainment will be performed throughout the afternoon. Specialty food & wine related gift booths will also be located throughout the park.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
June 12: Huck Finn Fishing Derby - Free fishing for children 5th grade and younger. All equipment provided and no license required. Lunch, snacks and beverages available.
Schryver Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado
June 12 - August 1: Colorado Renaissance Festival - The 34th Annual Colorado Renaissance Festival is held each weekend from June 12 through August 1. This eight-week extravaganza features court jesters and jousters, a King and his Queen, fun acts, turkey legs, a petting zoo, dashing knights, musical programs, comedians, artisans, and more.
Weekends Only (Saturdays Sundays); 10:00am - 6:30pm
Larkspur, Colorado
June 19: Clayfest - Pottery making competition for artists and amateurs. Workshops and demonstrations.
Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado
June 26: Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing Car Show - Come and enjoy this wonderful collection of Vintage race cars on display.
Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado
June 26-27: 78th Annual Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days - Now in its 79th year, Donkey Derby Days tops the list of favorite Cripple Creek events. People from all over the world descend on downtown, drawn by a chance to watch a race inspired by the town’s resident donkey herd, distant relatives of the original donkeys from the town’s Gold Rush days. Enjoy games, live entertainment, heritage competitions and other family activities at Donkey Derby Days, Cripple Creek’s biggest event of the year.
June 27: 87th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the world's highest auto race and one of the most grueling events in all of motor racing. The start line at 9,400 feet is high enough to leave anyone short of breath. And the climb to the towering 14,110 foot finish punishes drivers and their vehicles.
Cascade, Colorado

JULY

July 3: Buffalo BBQ - Food, crafts, Native American Dancers, old west gunfight re-enactments and roping demonstrations. Colorado Buffalo & Barbequed Buffalo, as well as other treats. Free Musical entertainment.
Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs; 10:00am - 6:00pm
July 3-5: 6th Annual Pikes Peak Arts Fest - Annual Pikes Peak Arts Fest, a Summer Festival of All the Arts!
America the Beautiful Park, Colorado Springs
July 4: Family 4th at Rockledge Ranch - Visitors have an opportunity to hear Abraham Lincoln recite the Gettsyburg Address, General William Jackson Palmer read the Declaration of Independence, Katherine Lee Bates talk bout her inspiration for “America the Beautiful” or visit a Civil War encampment and a Buffalo Soldier bivouac. Carnival games are available in the barn with prizes! (Tickets available for a nominal fee.) Buy a hot dog, taste homemade ice cream and enjoy it on the Orchard House lawn to hear patriotic music performed by the Fountain Creek Brass Band!
June 12 - August 1: Colorado Renaissance Festival - The 34th Annual Colorado Renaissance Festival is held each weekend from June 12 through August 1. This eight-week extravaganza features court jesters and jousters, a King and his Queen, fun acts, turkey legs, a petting zoo, dashing knights, musical programs, comedians, artisans, and more.
Weekends Only (Saturdays Sundays); 10:00am - 6:30pm
Larkspur, Colorado
July 16-17: 31st Annual Thin Air Nationals Car Show - Come see hundreds of hot rod and custom cars on display.
Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
July 18: Barr Trail Mountain Race - 11th Annual Pikes Peak Run up to Barr Camp and back, 12 miles. 7:00am; Manitou Springs, Colorado
July 25: Fiddles, Vittles and Vino - Foot-stomping bluegrass music, cooking demonstrations, living history activities, and, of course, the delectable food and wine tastings, have quickly made this event a regional favorite. Sample food from more than two dozen of Colorado Springs’ finest restaurants. Where else can you sip a vintage wine, listen to bluegrass melodies and enjoy a gorgeous view of Pikes Peak? Bring chairs or a blanket for seating at the concert. The festival will be held rain or shine. All proceeds benefit Rock Ledge Ranch.
Rockledge Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colorado

AUGUST

June 12 - August 1: Colorado Renaissance Festival - The 34th Annual Colorado Renaissance Festival is held each weekend from June 12 through August 1. This eight-week extravaganza features court jesters and jousters, a King and his Queen, fun acts, turkey legs, a petting zoo, dashing knights, musical programs, comedians, artisans, and more.
Weekends Only (Saturdays Sundays); 10:00am - 6:30pm
Larkspur, Colorado
August 1: Bronc Day Festival - The 72nd Bronc Day Festival is free family fun for everyone. The day starts at 7 a.m. with the Mucky Duck 5K and pancake breakfast at the fire station. A big parade at 10 a.m. includes the Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard, fire engines, floats, antique cars, clowns, stilt walkers, stagecoach, cowboys, gunfighters, and kids on decorated bicycles. Can't make it in the morning? Well, the rest of the day's still got lots of fun activities that are perfect for the whole family: a rubber duckie race, nail driving contest, Midland Rail Run, face painting, kid’s games, and a radio controlled model boat race on the Gazebo Lake will all compete for your attention. There will also be a 26 foot high air slide, Disney bouncer and arts & crafts booths.
Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
August 8: Vino and Notes - Join us at the base of beautiful Pikes Peak in Woodland Park for the Third Annual Vino & Notes: Wine, Food & Jazz Festival. 15 Colorado wineries, three different jazz bands, plus tons of food and shopping make this an awesome way to spend an afternoon in the mountains!
Woodland Park, Colorado
August 7-8: 25th Annual Mountain Arts Festival - The 25th annual Mountain Arts Festival is being held in early August in Woodland Park. The weekend-long festival will be held on the grounds of the Ute Pass Cultural Center and is the Teller County's longest-running juried outdoor arts festival. This year's Mountain Arts Festival features more than 70 regional artists (and some participants from as far away as California and Maryland). Art mediums include: painting, watercolor, pastels, wood products, jewelry, pottery, photography, stained glass, and more. Food and drinks will be available.
Woodland Park, Colorado
August 14-15: Craft Lager Beer Fest - Join us in Historic Manitou Springs, Colorado, for the best lager beers you have ever tasted! All proceeds from this event support open spaceand parks in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. We continue to be the only U. S. beer festival that highlights this specific type of beer, provides a setting with close access to the brewers, and offers a solar-powered, sustainable festival.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
August 21-22: 55th Annual Pikes Peak Ascent and Pikes Peak Marathon - One of America's greatest races, of any kind, will redefine what you call running. The first leg has you heading in the direction "up". During the next 10 miles you gain almost 6,000 vertical feet. For the last three miles, with still over 2,000' of vertical to go, you'll realize where the Marathon got its moniker - America's Ultimate Challenge. A race for the serious runner, not to be missed!
Manitou Springs, Colorado
August 28: Pikes Peak Eco Festival - Pikes Peak EcoFestival is a family-friendly benefit for Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site focusing on the environment, community & history. There is something for everyone at the EcoFestival - environmentally conscious exhibitors, live music, local food, electronics recycling, yoga & healthy movement on the lawn, children's activities, workshops, & more! Green living with a Pikes Peak Perspective. Bright ideas. Big impact.
Rockledge Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colorado
August 22: Mountain Music Festival - Mtn. Dulcimer & Hammered Dulcimer, Country & Fun Music, Foods and more! This Annual Mountain Music Festival is free and includes professional musicians performing Acoustic Guitar music, music workshops, arts & crafts, and food vendors.
Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado

SEPTEMBER

September 4-6: 34th Annual Colorado Balloon Classic - The Colorado Balloon Classic is an annual family event, admission is free, held each Labor Day weekend. Mass ascensions of over 100 balloons are scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings with a Balloon Glo® scheduled for Saturday and Sunday evenings. Each year a variety of concessions are available and entertainment is provided during each event.
Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
September 12: Race for the Cure - Participate in the 16th Annual Susan G. Komen Southeastern Colorado Race for the Cure® and show everyone whose life you are running for. Are you running for your mother, your sister, a co-worker, a friend? Are you running for your own life? Or are you running for the future? No matter whose life you are running for, now is the time to get involved and run for their life!
Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado

OCTOBER

October 29: Emma Crawford's Victorian Wake - In 1889 Emma Crawford succumbed to an illness and as she wished was laid to rest on top of Red Mountain. Years later her coffin washed down the granite cliff. Admission includes entrance into Miramont Castle, and Victorian wake. The event is graced in pure Victorian splendor and you will enjoy Victorian food and beverage in the great hall.

October 30: 16th Annual Emma Crawford Coffin Race & Parade - As featuerd on the Travel Channel, the world world famous legend of Emma Crawford lives again Saturday, October 30th as coffins and "Emmas" race up the town's main street, at the foot of Pikes Peak.
Manitou Springs, Colorado

2011

JULY

July 4-10: US Women's Open - Conducted by the United States Golf Association, the U.S. Women's Open is the National Championship for women's golf. The Broadmoor Hotel will host this esteemed event on the legendary East Course.
The Broadmoor Hotel; Colorado Springs, Colorado