Festival of Lights

About the Event

Festival of Lights Family Fun Day

40 YEARS OF HOLIDAY MAGIC!

Families are invited to experience the joy of the season at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum’s annual FREE holiday celebration! Before heading to the downtown parade, join us for our Festival of Lights Family Fun Day from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Enjoy musical performances, creative crafts, face painting, and a host of family-friendly activities. As the evening approaches, warm up with delicious hot chocolate and cookies, served right outside the museum’s entrance starting at 6:00 p.m. Don’t miss this beloved tradition that has added a touch of magic to the Pikes Peak region for 40 years!

2024 Performance Schedule

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. - Almagre Saxophone Quartet

2:45 – 2:55 p.m. - Bear Creek Nature Center Puppet Show

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Professor Higgins’ Magic Show

3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - Heritage Ringers Handbell Choir

4:45 – 5:15 p.m. - Snow Sisters’ Holiday Celebration Performance and Meet & Greet (Fairytale Fable)

5:15 – 6:00 p.m. - Christmas Brass Quartet

2024 Activities

Letters to Santa (United States Postal Service)

Festive Friendship Bracelets (Girl Scouts of Colorado)

Nature’s Wonders Activity & Craft (Bear Creek Nature Center)

Knull Family Snowman Ornament (CSPM)

Scratch Tree Ornament (CSPM)

Face Painting (CSPM)

50% of the Story Artist Demonstration (Artist, Vashti Mims)

Awesome Archaeology (City of Colorado Springs’ Archaeologist

History of the Printing Trade and Typesetting Activity (Union Printers Home)

The event is FREE; please pre-register to help us prepare for the festivities

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