Regional Events Calendar
 2008

Canon City & Florence
April 26   Artist Gallery Tour

May 8    Amazing Mom's Art Show at the Blue Spruce Gallery

May 18   Main Street Car Show

May 24, 25, 26,   Black Powder Shoot  Florence Mountain Park

June 4 - Aug 20   WEDNESDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN PIONEER PARK PAVILION   7PM  talent line-up
                      June 4   Southern Colorado Concert Band
                      June 11  TBA
                      June 18  Slow Children at Play
                      June 25  Second Wind
                      July 2   Country Time (from California)
                      July 9   Cougar Hill
                      July 16   Sugar Foot
                      July 23   TBA
                      July 30  United States Air Force 
                                   Academy Wild Blue Country
                      August 6   Country Line Ramblers
                      August 13  Willson & McKee
                     August 20   TBA

June 6-7  GALLERY STROLL  Artist display work along Main Street

June 7   Appreciation BBQ  11 AM   Pioneer Park Pavilion, Florence 
Chamber provides BBQ to show their appreciation to Florence shoppers 
Nominal Fee

June 7   EVENING STRET DANCE on South Pikes Peak

August 15  HOT AUGUST NIGHTS  Entertainment & Sales on Main Street

September 19  FLORENCE PIONEER DAY DANCE  Florence Elks Lodge 8 PM until 12
PM

September 19 & 20  JUNTIQUE V  Open Air affair with Antique Vendors

September 20    81st  FLOENCE PIONEER DAY CELEBRATION  Parade downtown 
Florence, craft & food booths and program at Pioneer Park and Park Pavillion

September 20  EVENING STREET DANCE South Pikes Peak

Oct 10 & 11   PAINT THE TOUWN 4TH ANNUAL PLEIN ART FESTIVALwith Show & 
Sale

October 31   HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT for the youngsters sponsored by 
Florence Chamber of Commerce & Downtown Merchants   Downtown Florence 4 
to 6 PM

November 20  CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR THE SEASON

November 22   SANTA CLAUS COME TO TOWN  Saturdays & visits Downtown 
Florence,  Music, Games, Window Decorating and Special Events every Saturday
until December 25th.

Cripple Creek
 

Classic Melodrama An Arrant Knave (Butte)
June 6 - July 26

Chili Cookoff - June 20-22

Donkey Derby Days
June 27-29
Parade, Children’s activities, Burro Races, 
Chicken Bingo, Downhill Gravity Race, 
1890’s style Gold Stroll and Dance,
and much more

4th of July Celebration:  Fireworks
July 4
Colorado Mounted Ranger BBQ, Music, 
Vintage Base Ball Game (1860’s rules)

Oklahoma (Butte Opera House)
Aug. 1-September 30
 

Cripple Creek Honors America’s Armed Forces
August 15-17
Parade, Static Displays, Fireworks & much more
 

Cruise Above the Clouds
September 13-14

Fall Festival - Oct. 3-5

Two Mile High Aspen Tours (location TBA)
September 

Frankenstein in Cripple Creek (Butte Opera House)
October 5-31

Boozaar (City Park and Recreation Building 5:30 pm)
October 31

Mircale on Bennett Avenue (Butte Opera House)
November 21-December 31

Gold Camp Christmas
December 
             5th annual Christmas Parade,
Senior Club Bazaar & Tree decorating contest, 
Colorado Springs Chorale performance,
Ice Sculptures (weather permitting)

Florence
See Canyon City Above
 

Florissant
Pikes Peak Historical Society

All the following events will be at the Florissant Library

    Chautauqua/”Fossils!  Florissant’s Claim to  World Fame”  With Dr. Herb Meyer                                        Sun, Feb 17                 2:00 pm

    PPHS Annual Meeting                                               Sat, Mar 8                  12:00 pm

    Chautauqua/”Ludlow: History & Poetry”
    Sun, Apr 20                  2:00 pm
            With David Mason

    Chautauqua/”The Notorious Sherman Bell” 
    Sun, May 18                 2:00 pm
            With Ray White

    Chautauqua/”Teddy Roosevelt in the Flesh” 
    Sun, June 22                2:00 pm
            With Steve Smith

HERITAGE DAY JULY 26
 Pancake Breakfast   Florissant Fire House  7am
 Historic Homesteads Tour Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum

Tabeguache Utes Dance at FFBNM 
Sat, Aug 9                       7:00 pm
Florissant Fossil Beds Natn'l Monument   748-3253 or 748-3562

Chautauqua “American Indians of the
Sun, Nov 16                   2:00 pm
          Pikes Peak Region “ 
          With Celinda Reynolds Kaelin
 

Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
See Canyon City Above

Victor
 

Donkey Derby Race start in Victor June 29

Gold Camp Hill Climb Racers - June 21 & 22 in Victor

Gold Rush Days - July 18, 19, 20

Victor Celebrates the Arts - Plein air Show/Sale/Festival in Victor Labor Day Weekend; 719-689-2999; victorarts.org
 

A Heritage Christmas - kids games, Santa Claus, stores open for shopping, lighted headframe tours, caroling around the bonfire, Christmas home lighting awards and Christmas goodies at the community center December 15

November 21-January 1 Gold Camp Christmas Holiday Headframe Lighting. Weekends thru Dec. 25 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Tour maps at the Victor Hotel, Gold King Mtn. Inn, Cripple Creek Welcome Center.