This Weekend in Pueblo: December 5-7 ElectriCritters: Dec. 5-7 Voted the Best Holiday tradition in Pueblo, ElectriCritters is sure to get you in the holiday mood! Stroll to the holiday music through this dazzling spectacle of animated animal creations while sipping on hot chocolate and trying to find the newest additions. New this year- New Year’s Family Night! Tickets can be purchased in advance (at a discount price), during regular daytime business hours at the Zoo starting in November. Front gate closes at 8:00pm. Non-Member Adult $6, Non-Member Child $4, Member Adult $4, Member Child $3, and children under 3 years old are free. Nutcracker at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center: One of ballet’s most beloved performances, The Nutcracker is a ... read more
25th Annual Pueblo Parade of Lights/Riverwalk Tree Lighting
November 29, 2014 - 5:30 pm This years theme for the Pueblo Downtown Associations Parade of Lights is Silver Bells! Nearly 100 lighted entries, containing more than 1,500 festively dressed participants, wend their way down the 1.2 mile long parade route. Santa Claus leads the parade and stays around afterwards to talk to the children about their Christmas wishes. There’s hot cider and cookies, too. There’s no lacking goodies along the parade route either as the route contains several restaurants and coffee shops. Parade travels from Colorado and Abriendo on the Mesa Junction down Union Avenue to Court Street, ending at the Pueblo Bank & Trust parking lot. Loaf 'N Jug presents the 14th Annual Holiday Lighting Extravaganza The ... read more
Knee-High Nature Hour – November 12
This week is a fun week at the Pueblo Nature and Raptor Center!! Knee High Nature Hour, Homeschool Nature and more!!! (With the dramatic changes in weather? It'd be a lot of fun to bundle up and head to the Nature Center!) Wonderful Water NRCP's popular tot program, Knee High Nature Hour returns for the fall season. Join new Education Coordinator, Sue Hardesty, to explore nature with your toddler through stories, music, crafts and outdoor games. $2/member toddler $3/non-member toddler. Please call 719-549-2458 to register. Fall Knee High Nature Hour Schedule All classes are from 10 to 11am November 12 - Falling Leaves November 26 - Talkin' Turkey And if you've got older kids? They have a homeschool program too! November 14th - ... read more
Win a FREE Turkey Dinner! #ATPTurkeyDrive
We are giving away a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner to one of our followers!! Our Thanksgiving Food Drive was such a success last year, allowing us to help out more than thirty families in Pueblo County!! And after a lot of thought, we decided to host the food drive again this year! But we need your help to make it a huge success again, and to thank you all for helping us out? We're giving away a full dinner to one lucky family!! How can you win? Fill out the Rafflecopter form below! (Or on our Facebook Page!) There are several options, including a few that you can do daily to win!! (You get 5 entries just for taking a photo of your donation at one of our SIX donation locations! All you have to do is donate, then post it to our Facebook ... read more
Ten Things To Do this Weekend in Pueblo!
1. Veteran's Day Parade: The Pueblo Chieftain Veterans Day Parade, “Pueblo’s Salute to the Spirit of Our Veterans” will be held Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 10:00am and is hosted by the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce. The Veterans Day Parade gives the community an opportunity to honor and say thank you to all of Pueblo’s military veterans. Please join us as we pay tribute to Pueblo’s Veterans! The parade route runs along Union Avenue between East B Street and West 1st Street and begins at 10am! 2. Picnic at City Park: Ok, sure - this isn't an actual scheduled event, but it's supposed to be 66*F on Saturday and sunny! So why no head to Pueblo's City Park and check out the Pueblo Zoo, play at the playground, take your dog ... read more