Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the only place in Colorado Springs where you can see over 85 one-of-a-kind light sculptures and enjoy photos with our larger-than-life illuminated inflatable animals while celebrating the season with our animals at the same time! Electric Safari was voted 3rd Best Zoo Lights in the U.S. in 2021 and 2020 by USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice. This year’s event will celebrate 32 years of holiday cheer, and Santa Claus will be listening to wishes December 2-4 and 9-23. Come celebrate the holiday season with sparkling lights, animals and fun for the whole family! For all the details, visit cmzoo.org/electric.Advance timed tickets are required for both members and non-members. Zoo member tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance. Due to the popularity of Electric Safari, times and nights may sell out in advance. Everyone visiting the Zoo must have their own advance e-ticket, including children age 2 and under. Discounted tickets (senior and military) will be validated at the front gate with the appropriate ID.
Event Type: Family Friendly
Summit for Life
The 17th Annual Summit for Life is scheduled for Saturday, December 3. This nighttime uphill race on Aspen Mountain begins at 5:30pm, and finishes at the Sundeck at the top of the mountain for dinner, live music, and an awards ceremony. Participants then enjoy a beautiful ride on the Gondola back to the base of the mountain. Additional registration option include Virtual Summit for Life and Ride for Life.Summit for Life is a fundraising and outreach event for the Chris Klug Foundation. CKF is a national nonprofit located in Aspen, Colorado that promotes organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation awareness through education, inspiration, and registration. We honor and celebrate donors and recipients.CKF strives to eliminate the wait for the 106,000 people on the transplant waiting list. Approximately 96% of Americans support organ, eye, and tissue donation, but only 54% actually register. Every day 22 people die waiting for a lifesaving transplant. One organ donor can save the lives of 8 people, and one tissue donor can impact the lives of 75 people. Furthermore, organ, eye, and tissue donation is supported by most major religions, does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, race, income, social status, or age (the oldest donor in the world was 107, and the youngest was 74 minutes). Live life, give life!
Opening of Textiles: Exploring Boundaries
“Textiles: Exploring Boundaries” opens Friday, Dec. 2, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures with free admission from 5-8 pm as part of First Friday Art Walk. The Main Gallery exhibition, which runs through March 25, 2023, will examine our assumptions and perceptions about what constitutes a textile. The Museum is located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, and Museum hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
Textiles: Exploring Boundaries (Exhibit)
“Textiles: Exploring Boundaries” opens Dec. 2 and runs through March 25, 2023 at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. The Main Gallery exhibition will examine our assumptions and perceptions about what constitutes a textile. The Museum is located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, and Museum hours are 11 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 for ages 4-15, and free for children 3 and under. For more information, visit globalvillagemuseum.org or call 970-221-4600.
Fright Night at the Fort
Come for spooky ghost tours of Fort Garland Museum with stories told by local authors and storytellers including Jack Rudder, author of Ghosts of Fort Garland. We invite visitors to bring their own spooky stories to share as well, because we will have local podcast host, Brad Hicks onsite to record some new content for the Spooky SLV Podcast.Also enjoy food, games, and prizes at our Halloween Carnival hosted in collaboration with the Sierra Grande High School Student Council.
The Carnival runs from 4:00-7:00pm. Ghost tours begin at 5:00 pm, with tours running every 30 minutes.
DATE
October 28
TIME
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Westernaires Annual Horsecapades Fundraising Show
Horsecapades is a professional performance of the largest precision drill riding group in the world. High speed, precision horsemanship in a dazzling array of costumes. Rope tricks. Flaming batons. Historical battle reenactments. Astonishing trick riding. All performed by young people who have chosen the road less traveled. While others take up more common sports and activities, the youth of Westernaires work year round at honing skills that represent the best traditions of the American West.A Glimpse of the Past. A Vision of the Future.
By attending the Westernaires Annual Show, you’re not only seeing a Wild West Show unlike any on earth. You also help support the work of generations of Westernaires volunteers endeavoring to equip the leaders of tomorrow. While character, teamwork and self discipline are an even bigger part of Westernaires than horsemanship, the horses’ feed, farrier and veterinary care come at a cost. Horsecapades is a major part of raising the funds that have kept the organization running for 74 years and counting.Come see the show, and you’ll soon want to make The Westernaires Annual Show a part of your family’s yearly tradition. To purchase tickets, click here: https://www.westernaires.org/support/horsecapadesSHOW DATES & TIMES (Mountain Daylight Time):SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 11AM*
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 4PM*
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2PM*
*PRE-SHOW BEGINS 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO SHOW TIME
Larkspur Tree Lighting 2022
Larkspur Tree Lighting’s event planning is well underway! We will announce details in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, SAVE THE DATE!
Carnivale Weekend
Returning in 2023 is the Manitou Springs Carnivale Weekend! Join us for the Mumbo Gumbo Jumbo Cook-Off and the Carnivale Parade. Local shops and restaurants will also be offering some sweet deals and food specials (to hopefully include some warm, tasty gumbo!).Dress up, dress down, and don’t forget to don your feathered masks while you enjoy all that Manitou Springs has to offer.
Exploring el Día De Los Muertos
Join us on October 7th for an opportunity to explore the history and culture of an iconic celebration that takes place in multiple Spanish speaking countries in Latin America including the United States.El Día de los Muertos is a historical cultural celebration that takes place in the fall to honor the lives of loved deceased family members.Participants will have an opportunity to participate in a short lecture to learn about the history and purpose of this celebration. Participants will participate in various hands-on activity stations such as: making and decorating sugar skulls, creating papel picado, and making crepe paper marigolds.This workshop will be facilitated by Javier Gonzalez; Sierra Grande High School Spanish Teacher, Maria Fleming; Sierra Grande K-12 Art Teacher, and high school Spanish/Art Club students.Activity is free but space is limited.
Please contact Antonia at antonia.ortiz@state.co.us or 719-379-3512 to RSVP
Raised on Ronstadt
Exploring the sounds of her childhood, one woman discovers how an icon’s disregard for convention and category inspired more than her taste in music. Featuring live musical performances.