5 hours Ago By Linda Navarro [email protected]
SATURDAY There's probably no better place to put on your boots and your Stetson and go Western dancing than on a real ranch. It happens at the first Flying W High Gear Dance Band event when the Wranglers go electrified and fill the dance floor with two-steppers and Tush Pushers. Dance lessons at 7 p.
m. and dancing at 7:30 p.m.
For ages 21 and older. $25. flyingw.
com FRIDAY-SATURDAY Five homes in northern El Paso County have been decorated by interior designers for the Joys of the Season Holiday Home Tour , open for visits 10 a.m. to 4 p.
m. The tour begins at the Hospitality House at Woodmoor Community Center, 1691 Woodmoor Drive, Monument. Such a pretty way to discover holiday decorating ideas while supporting the always busy Tri-Lakes Women's Club, which has awarded grants of more than $1 million for nonprofits such as Tri-Lakes Cares, public service agencies and educational institutions.
$25. joysoftheseasonht.org .
SATURDAY It's a longtime local tradition to make sure certain local families in need can have a Thanksgiving turkey in their ovens. Time for Take a Turkey to Work Day , 6 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Drop off frozen turkeys at the King Soopers or City Market locations listed on the site or at Care & Share Food Bank, 2605 Preamble Point.
Also online donations. careandshare.org FRIDAY Holiday lights will fill the skies above Denver for 40 days of the inaugural Denver Drone Show , nightly starting Friday through New Year's Eve.
Breathtaking holiday animations by 400 drones, 400 feet high and 500 feet wide, at 7 p.m. for free viewing.
On 3 nights, special sports shows dedicated to our teams: Dec. 2, 5:20 p.m.
, before the Broncos on Monday Night Football; Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
above the west skyline; Dec. 25, 7 p.m.
before the Denver Nuggets Christmas Day game; Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.
before the Colorado Avalanche New Year’s Eve game. Watch shows west of downtown, several clear viewing spots are Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Ball Arena parking lot and the terrace at Denver Art Museum's Lanny & Sharon Martin Building. denver.
org THURSDAY The Million Light Plug-In Night: One of the most stunning, don't-miss holiday areas ever, the Cherry Creek North Winter Wanderland lights go on Thursday at 6 p.m. Stroll through 600 trees twinkling with a million lights along Fillmore Plaza.
Free activities all around and chic marketplace shopping until Christmas Eve. Schedule: tinyurl.com/2wf98jrb THURSDAY-SATURDAY Babies and little ones grow up so quickly and outgrow clothing just as fast.
Time for the popular consignment sale at Just Between Friends , where families shop for clean, used baby gear, clothes, shoes and toys from 10 a.m. to 7 p.
m. Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd. jbfsale.
com FRIDAY-JAN.4 Opening weekend for Magic of Lights , the drive-through holiday display with LED lights and digital animations at Pikes Peak International Raceway, 16650 Midway Ranch Road, Fountain. MagicVision Selfie Filters add holiday-themed images.
Fill the car for one price. Nightly at 5:30 p.m.
Lower ticket prices on weeknights. magicoflights.com Other drive-through lights: Christmas In Color at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E.
Quincy Ave., Aurora, and Water World, 8801 N. Pecos St.
, Federal Heights, 5:30 to 10 p.m. tinyurl.
com/54w8y7et FRIDAY-DEC. 31 Special holiday rides are beginning on Royal Gorge Route Railroad , including the longtime favorite Santa Express Train and Holiday Rides. Trips all the way through the stunning Royal Gorge.
Some with meals, some with cocktails, some with Santa. Go online for various prices and times. royalgorgeroute.
com/calendar. THURSDAY-JAN. 12 Amazingly beautiful Blossoms of Light at York Street are open evenings starting Thursday, 4:30-9 p.
m., with a mile-long path of LED lights through Denver Botanic Gardens. A four-decade holiday tradition with a 200-foot-long light tunnel and other special features.
Advance tickets required,$18-$31; botanicgardens.org Opening Nov. 29, the Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms.
A mile-long trail past the Green Farm Barn and through the Crossroads Garden, Deer Creek Discovery Children's Play Area and 1880s Hildebrand Ranch homestead. Singing trees, light tunnels and antique tractors. A shorter hike available.
Advance tickets required, $10-$18. Holiday Market and hot beverages. botanicgardens.
org FRIDAY-DEC. 31 The lights go on for The Mile High Tree in Civic Center Park at 5:15 p.m.
Friday and can be enjoyed every night, 5-10 p.m., through a special countdown at 9 p.
m. on New Year's Eve. Music programs tied to the light displays every 15 minutes in the 110-foot-tall tree filled with 60,000 LED lights.
denver.org/milehighholidays/mile-high-tree FRIDAY-DEC. 23 Near The Mile High Tree in Civic Center Park, the colorful, traditional Denver Christkindlmarket , a German holiday village with shops in delightful little huts.
Bavarian food, mulled spiced wines, gifts and vendors. The market opens with festivities at 6 p.m.
Friday at the Greek Amphitheatre Stage in the park. christkindlmarketdenver.com .
SATURDAY-JAN. 5 Starting Saturday, the Denver Zoo shines and twinkles with 3 million lights across its 80 acres during its 34th year of Zoo Lights . Thousands of visitors will stroll the zoo during the holidays with its animated animal-themed light sculptures; Down Under, the new habitat focusing on Australia; and immersive light installations such as Aurora Borealis, Colorado Christmas, Electric Jungle and Caribbean Coral Reef.
Timed ticket reservations at DenverZoo.org . Tickets start at $25 for adults and seniors and $18 for kids 3 and up.
Sensory-Friendly Night on Dec. 31. Friday is an Adults-Only Night that sells out SATURDAY-JAN.
1 Loveland is always stunning with art and sculpture but especially so during its Winter Wonderlights, opening Saturday. Walk through the lights in the Chapungu Sculpture Park at Centerra 5 to 9 p.m.
nightly. Highlights include thousands of string lights, bulbs, LED mappable snowflakes, illuminated sculptures, a 23-foot LED mappable Christmas tree and 30-minute music and light shows starting at 5 p.m.
nightly. Live performances on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Dec.
14 starting at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, Loveland's downtown Festival of Lights including walking by stationary parade floats.
SATURDAY Tickets available starting Saturday for the free, always sold out, holiday favorite Holly & Ivy 2024 Holiday Concerts by the Air Force Academy Band Dec. 10-11 at Pikes Peak Center. Tickets available only at the center's box office starting at 10 a.
m..
