10 things to do this weekend in Colorado Springs
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It's mid-November, but the holiday season arrives early in Colorado Springs.
What to know: Festivities kick off this weekend, alongside plenty of other things to do.
🎁 Shop the Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show for handmade gifts, holiday decorations and specialty foods, or bring the kids to see Santa. The event runs 10am–7pm Friday and Saturday and 10am–5pm Sunday at the Colorado Springs Event Center.
- Tickets are $12 for adults, or $10 online through Thursday; children 13 and younger get in free with a paying attendee.
🎄 The Acacia Park holiday celebration takes place 5–7pm Friday downtown. Join the Soli deo Gloria Choir for a singalong, then watch the park's Christmas tree light up at 6pm.
- Free; ice skating costs extra.
😂 The Hunger Games Comedy Show Fun-Raiser takes place 7–9pm Saturday at COS City Hub. Oxymorons Comedy, the Stick Horses and Improv Colorado will perform an all-ages improv show, plus there'll be a silent auction benefiting the Springs Rescue Mission.
- Tickets are $15.
🪕 Stray Grass headlines a concert 7–9:30pm Friday at the Black Forest Community Center. The Grand Junction string band puts a contemporary spin on bluegrass, with opening performances by Sara Van Hecke and Grace Morrison.
- Tickets $15; members and students with ID $8; children 12 and younger free.
🎭 "The Finders" opens at 7pm Friday, with additional performances at 2pm and 6:30pm Saturday and Sunday at Woodland Park Public Library. Lightbulb Theatre Company's family-friendly fantasy follows a 12-year-old girl into a world of peculiar friends, mysterious magic and a forgotten story.
- Tickets $15.
🚀 Second Saturday Science: Meet Me on Mars takes place 9am–noon Saturday at Challenger Learning Center. Families can explore the red planet through hands-on robotics and engineering activities, plus a planetarium presentation.
- Free; registration required for planetarium shows.
🌎 Rising Voices takes place 10am–2pm Saturday at Library 21c. Celebrate the region's cultures through music, theater, activities and performances ranging from Bollywood dance to Filipino cultural traditions.
- Free.
🥾 History Day runs 10am–2pm Saturday at Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center. Explore the park's past through interactive exhibits, talks and a 90-minute history hike. Reserve a spot for the hike in advance.
- Free.
🎻 The Colorado Springs Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky / Stravinsky concerts begin at 7:30pm Saturday and 2:30pm Sunday at the Pikes Peak Center. The program pairs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Stravinsky's "Petrushka" and Anna Clyne's "Masquerade."
- Tickets start at $43.
🎬 Let the Light In: World Premiere of New Films features screenings at 3pm and 6:15pm Sunday at Colorado College's Celeste Theatre. Youth Documentary Academy premieres 11 films by young local filmmakers, exploring subjects including immigration, soccer and suicide prevention. Doors open at 2pm for a community resource fair. Ages 14 and older.
- Tickets start at $17.85.