Tag: parade
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Real-life Rosie the Riveter, look-alikes to lead Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade
Hundreds of women will be leading the In Their Honor Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs in November as a tribute to Rosie the Riveter. Parade organizers and veterans advocates announced the themed marshals during an event at Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center on Tuesday morning. The parade will be led by at least 250…
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Pikes Peak or Bust Parade returns for 83rd year following cancellation scare
After a brief cancellation scare, the Pikes Peak or Bust Parade will return for its 83rd year on Saturday, welcoming the cowboys and cowgirls competing in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo from July 14-18. A Colorado Springs summer staple, the downtown parade boasts a lineup of marching bands, floats and riders on horseback. In…
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Monument marks 250 years of USA, 150 of Colorado with parade, music and family fun
Thousands of residents and visitors filled downtown Monument on July 4 as the community celebrated Independence Day with its annual parade, street fair and live music while marking the 250th anniversary of the United States and Colorado’s 150th year of statehood. Turnout was hefty, as in past years, with spectators lining the extended parade route…
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36th Pride Festival to celebrate ‘queer joy’ in Colorado Springs
Explosions of color, outrageous outfits, Technicolor hairstyles and more will dominate the downtown landscape this weekend at the 36th annual Pikes Peak Pride Festival. Thousands of revelers from the Pikes Peak region and across the state are expected to visit Colorado Springs for the event, which celebrates not just the queer experience, but also the…
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3 things to know before attending the St. Patrick’s Day parade
Downtown Colorado Springs will trade traffic for tartan when the 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade turns Tejon Street green at noon on Saturday. Following the Locate the Leprechaun scavenger hunt and right after the 42nd Annual 5K for St. Patrick’s Day, the parade will host over 100 entries between St. Vrain Street and Vermijo…
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Carnivale season inspires new art exhibition inside Manitou Springs gallery
Masks, puppets and bursts of color fill Gallery 515 as the Manitou Art Center celebrates more than three decades of whimsy with the new “Manitou Springs Carnivale” art exhibition, on display through Feb. 18. The show marks the first time the Manitou Springs Carnivale Parade, a tradition that dates to 1993, has been formally featured…
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Festival of Lights ready to light up Tejon Street downtown Saturday night
Thousands of people will line the streets of downtown Colorado Springs Saturday evening for the 41st Festival of Lights Parade. The parade will kick off at 5:50 p.m. with nearly 100 illuminated floats expected to participate. Participants will take the traditional route down Tejon Street, starting at East Boulder Street and concluding outside the Colorado…
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Weekend Things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Colorado parades, Zoo Lights, home tour
SATURDAY A weekend awash in the lights of holiday parades around the state Saturday. In downtown Colorado Springs at 5:50 p.m., the 41st Colorado Springs Festival of Lights heads down Tejon Street with 100 floats, music, horses and whimsical characters. coloradospringsfestivaloflights.com. Downtown Denver will be packed with thousands of cheering folks for the colorful 9NEWS…
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Día de Muertos to celebrate art, culture and departed loved ones
By O’Dell Isaac The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College offers an opportunity to celebrate life — and to remember those who have passed on — during the Día de Muertos celebration this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the Fine Arts Center will be transformed into a community celebration space filled with art,…
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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…