The magic of the holidays is coming, safely shop your local artisans for gifts, arts, crafts, and gourmet foods, only at the 25th Annual Holiday Food & Gift Festival, December 1st through the 3rd 2023 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.
TICKETS ARE GOOD FOR ALL 3 DAYS
$1.00 OFF Coupon Code: HFGF23
Hours:
Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Enjoy FREE parking!
If you’re longing for an old-fashioned Christmas, look no further than Gold Camp Christmas Weekend! The holiday season will be kicked off in style with the nightly Gold Camp Christmas Holiday Headframe Lighting. It’s followed by a Winter Wonderland experience every weekend throughout the holiday season at the Cripple Creek District Museum.
Occurring from Thursday thru Friday, December 7th-9th, 2023, enjoy a slow drive through a lighted wonderland, turn on your favorite Christmas tunes, sip some hot chocolate and enjoy a self-guided tour through the large Christmas lights display that is just waiting to be explored.
Welcome to the Festival of Lights Parade, one of the most cherished holiday traditions in the Pikes Peak region. Rated as the best downtown event in Colorado Springs and known as the number one day downtown, this festive celebration brings joy to crowds of over 70,000 people on Tejon Street in Downtown Colorado Springs every holiday season.
Traditionally held on the first Saturday in December, the Parade will be moving back a week for 2023. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of the holiday season as you witness nearly 100 captivating entries, each adorned with mesmerizing lights and decorations, all in line with the parade theme for 2023: ‘Sounds of the Season.’ The entire parade route is transformed into a festive wonderland, brimming with joyous holiday spirit. From local businesses to community organizations, both big and small come together to create delightful and magical scenes that will captivate the hearts of children and adults alike.
The Fab Four performs The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” on December 14 at Pikes Peak Center!
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If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four – The Ultimate Tribute. The 2023 tour brings their all new show to the stage, with a performance of The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” in its entirety, as well as the Beatles’ greatest hits.
The Emmy award-winning Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles Tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of Beatles’ classics such as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Yesterday,” “A Day In The Life,” “Twist And Shout,” “Here Comes The Sun,” and “Hey Jude”, the Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing.
Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United States. On Dec. 24, NORAD adds a special mission: tracking Santa.
Like many origin stories, NORAD’s mission to track Santa began by accident. In 1955 a young child, trying to reach Santa, dialed the misprinted phone number from a department store ad in the local newspaper. Instead of calling Santa, the child called the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, the commander on duty that night who answered the child’s phone call, was quick to realize a mistake had been made and assured the child he was Santa. After more incoming calls, Shoup assigned a duty officer to continue answering calls and a tradition was born, that continued when NORAD was formed in 1958.
Each year since, NORAD has dutifully reported Santa’s location on Dec. 24 to millions of children and families across the world. Because of the support, services and resources generously provided by volunteers and our government and corporate contributors, NORAD Tracks Santa has persevered for more than 65 years.
In fact, what started because of a typo has flourished and is recognized as one of the Department of Defense's largest community outreach programs.
Each year, the NORAD Tracks Santa Web Site receives several million unique visitors from more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Volunteers typically answer more than 130,000 calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline from children across the globe.
In addition to the phone line and website, children and the young-at-heart can track Santa through our mobile apps and our social media platforms:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noradsanta
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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/NORADTracksSanta
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noradtrackssanta_official
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NORAD Tracks Santa Website: https://www.noradsanta.org
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NORAD Tracks Santa Newsroom: https://noradsantanews.com/newsroom
Several contributors such as OnStar and Amazon Alexa also provide convenient ways to keep tabs of Santa’s location.
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Get ready to welcome the New Year with an extraordinary celebration at the Springs’ most iconic event! Join us as we bid farewell to 2023 and embrace the arrival of 2024 in style.