Colorado Springs area nonprofit community fundraising events starting Sept. 6
September
Spirits of Sunnyside Walking Tour — To benefit the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum, first and third Saturdays, through Sept. 19, Sunnyside Cemetery, meet at south side of town on Seventh Street. Tickets can be purchased online by credit card, victormuseum.com, cash only at cemetery gate or in advance at museum; 719-689-5509.
Josh Abbot Band — A charitable concert for Folds of Honor with Cody Cozz, 7 p.m. Sunday, Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Drive. Tickets: phillongmusichall.com.
Harvest of Hope Soiree — To benefit Newborn Hope, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, 3320 Mesa Road. Reservations: newbornhope.org/events/harvest-of-hope-soiree.
Seven-Year Anniversary Weekend — 6-9 p.m. Friday, to benefit Dream Centers, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, to benefit combat veterans, Pikes Peak Indian Motorcycle, 6650 Corporate Drive; pikespeakindianmotorcycle.com.
Walk for Epilepsy — 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Velodrome 711-Olympic Center, 250 S. Union Blvd. Registration: tinyurl.com/ynfc75vr.
Pawtoberfest — To benefit the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Union Printers Home at Printers Hill, 101 S. Union Blvd. Tickets: pawtoberfest.com.
Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser — To benefit Pikes Peak Library District, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Springs Pickleball, 2975 N. New Center Point. Registration: ppld.org/pickleball.
Aiken Audubon Society Social and Silent Auction — 6-8 p.m. Sept. 16, The Public House at The Alexander, 3140 N. Nevada Ave. Tickets: coloradosprings.wbu.com.
11th Annual Tattooathon — To benefit Sue’s Gift, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 19, Fallen Heroes Tattoo & Piercing, 524 W. Colorado Ave. Registration: fallenheroestattoo.com/tattooathon.html.
Ellafest 2026 — A musical fundraiser dinner to benefit the Ella Mae Branson Sickle Cell Association, 3-6 p.m. Sept. 19, DAV Knob Hill Chapter 26, 6880 Palmer Park Blvd. Tickets: ellamae.org.
Strings with a View — To benefit the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Guild, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 19, Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, 9 Lake Ave. Tickets: e.givesmart.com/events/pmd.
A Very Millibo Jubilee Garden Party and Fundraiser — 6 p.m. Sept. 19, The Millibo Garden, 1626 S. Tejon St. Tickets: themat.org.
Sue’s Gift 18th Annual Be Ovary Aware 5k Run/3k Walk — 7 a.m. Sept. 20, America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Drive. Registration: suesgift.org.
11th Annual Manitou Springs Heritage Brew Festival — To benefit Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, with unlimited beer tastings, live music, food vendors, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 26, Fields Park, 101 El Paso Blvd., Manitou Springs. Tickets: manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.
29th Annual Vintner Dinner — To benefit the Children’s Literacy Center, 6 p.m. Sept. 26, Broadmoor Hall, 1 Lake Ave. Reservations: 719-577-5775, code CLC26.
Kidney Walk — To benefit the National Kidney Foundation, 8:30 a.m. Sept. 27, Memorial Park, 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Registration: kidneywalk.org/southerncolorado.
October
Wings of Change Celebration and Auction — To benefit the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs Community Service Fund, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3, Hotel Polaris, 8989 North Gate Blvd. Tickets: csflight.org.
Fostering Hope Luncheon — To benefit Fostering Hope, noon-1 p.m. Oct. 8, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. Registration: fosteringhopefoundation.org/registration.
Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Foundation Golf Girl 9-Hole Tournament — 8:30 a.m. Oct. 12, Country Club of Colorado, 125 Clubhouse Drive. Registration: scwccfoundation.com/golf-girl-tournament.
Bleating Heart Night — To benefit TESSA, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 13, Goat Patch Brewing Co., Lincoln Center, 2727 N. Cascade Ave., Suite 123; Northgate, 12245 Voyager Parkway, Suite 100; Monument, 1756 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument; tessacs.org/events.
Breakfast of Champions — To benefit Peak Vista Community Health Centers, 7-9 a.m. Oct. 15, Broadmoor Hall, 1 Lake Ave. Tickets: peakvista.org/resources/breakfast-of-champions.
Benefit Concert for Elite Equine CO Rescue — With Exit West, 6:45 p.m. Oct. 16, Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive. Tickets: phillongmusichall.com.
NAMI Colorado Springs’ 2026 Community Breakfast — 7:30 a.m. Oct. 22, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. Reservations: tinyurl.com/mv6su4yc.
Honoring the Brave Breakfast — To benefit Home Front Military Network, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 26, The Broadmoor International Center, 21 Lake Circle. Tickets: homefrontmilitarynetwork.org/9th-annual-honoring-the-brave-breakfast.
November
2026 FunD Fair — To benefit B-COS We Care, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 7, Colorado Springs Shrine Club, 6 S. 33rd St.; no reservations needed, bcoswecare.org.
Gingerbread & Jazz — To benefit Early Connections Learning Center, 6 p.m. Nov. 7, Flying W Ranch, 3330 Chuckwagon Road. Tickets: earlyconnections.org/gingerbread-jazz.
Gala, Not Gala — To benefit We Fortify, 5-9 p.m. Nov. 21, Hotel Polaris, Generations Ballroom, 8989 North Gate Blvd. Registration: wefortify.org.
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