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COS Town Tidings #26-169
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📰 Your Neighborhood Might Need This 👀
📰 Free Concert Tonight, Bring A Lawn Chair 🎶
📰 The Mountain Comes Downtown 🚗
Recipe: 🍖 BBQ Back Ribs
🛍 New: Bargain Box Weekly Sales! (Father’s Day Items too)
🛍 Deals Around Town
📆 Local Events + Concerts, Farmers Markets & Activities
🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, hot and dry
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What kind of neighborhood was Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks located in?
👉A gaited community 🤣
👀 Your Neighborhood Might Need This
According to CSPD, since 1994 Joe is one of the longest-serving Neighborhood Watch Block Captains
Do you know your neighbors well enough to call them if something seems out of place?
CSPD is encouraging residents to find out whether their neighborhood already has a Neighborhood Watch group…or consider starting one if it doesn't (Click here for details.) These volunteer groups help neighbors stay connected, share information, and work together to keep an eye on their community.
Neighborhood Watch isn't about patrols or confronting suspicious people. Instead, it's about building relationships, recognizing unusual activity, and knowing when to contact law enforcement. Participants also learn simple crime prevention strategies that can help make homes and neighborhoods safer.
For many communities, this program becomes more than a safety tool, they're a way to strengthen connections between neighbors and create a greater sense of community.
🛍 Bargain Box: This Week's Hot Deals!
A new week means new treasures! We're giving you a first look at the incredible finds and amazing sales hitting the floor for through June 20. Watch now to see what's waiting for you!
👉 Remember, you can donate items here too!
Location: 405 S Nevada Ave, Open Tues - Sat 10am-2pm. (719) 475-1029
🎶 Free Concert Tonight, Bring A Lawn Chair
Tonight it's Funkology, taking the stage at Acacia Park from 6 to 8pm. Free. No tickets needed. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Josh and John's Scoop Bus will be there, and Colorado Front Doors is bringing free popcorn.
Every Thursday through Sept, right in the heart of downtown at Acacia Park. If it rains, they move inside to Avenue 19. Full summer schedule
🚗 The Mountain Comes Downtown
Courtesy of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Downtown Colorado Springs is expected to be packed tomorrow night as thousands of racing fans gather for the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Fan Fest.
This year's event is expanding its footprint along Tejon Street, bringing together more than 60 Hill Climb drivers and their race cars for an up-close look before race day on Sunday. Fans will have opportunities to meet drivers, collect autographs, check out the vehicles, and soak in the excitement leading up to one of Colorado's most iconic motorsports events.
In addition to the racing displays, attendees can enjoy motocross stunt shows, a larger-than-ever car show, food vendors, local breweries, music, and plenty of family-friendly entertainment. Best of all, the event is FREE and open to the public.
Whether you're a lifelong racing fan or simply looking for something fun to do downtown from 5-9pm, Fan Fest is shaping up to be one of the biggest community events of the summer.
🆓 Free Pallets Up for Grabs
Looking for pallets for a garden project, outdoor furniture, crafts, or firewood storage? Wild Birds Unlimited has a stack of free pallets available for anyone who can use them.
📍 2450 Montebello Square Dr.
Just stop by and help yourself. The only request is that if you move pallets around while choosing, please re-stack any you leave behind so the area stays tidy for the next person. Free and first come, first served.
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🍖 BBQ Back Ribs
Recipe by Joyful Healthy Eats
These juicy, BBQ-glazed baby back ribs with a garlic-cinnamon spice rub just scream 4th of July (or Father’s Day)! They’re baked and finished off on the grill for a tender, fall-off-the-bone bite.
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Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
July 14-18, various times: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Event Ctr $25-$50
Sept 5-7, Labor Day Lift Off Tickets on sale now!
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204
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🎶 OCC Summer Nights - FREE 🎶 Music😊 Social 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · 📍 2408 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs Join us for Summer Nights, a weekly evening celebration in the heart of Old Colorado City! Every Thursday in June, the d… |
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JUN 18 |
🎶 Downtown Acacia Park FREE Summer Concert Series 🎶 Music 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 Acacia Park, Downtown Colorado Springs The Downtown Acacia Park Summer Concert Series takes place every Thursday night. The event is free, local, and right in… |
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JUN 19 |
2nd Annual JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL! Festival💗 Community 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 1100 S Royer St, Colorado Springs **Celebrate freedom, community, and culture at the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Concrete Coyote Park! Enjoy live… |
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JUN 19 |
🏎 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb FAN FEST - FREE 😊 Social🧒 Family 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · 📍 Tejon St, Colorado Springs **FAN FEST, PRESENTED BY TOYO TIRES, RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN JUNE 19, 5-9 PM** **Expanded 12-block downtown celebration bri… |
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JUN 20 |
The Secret Life of a Dead Tree 🧒 Family💗 Community+1 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Fountain Creek Nature Center (320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817) A dead tree, or “snag” can spend decades providing new life and opportunities for a host of living things, from microbes… |
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JUN 20 |
El Paso County Kite Festival 🧒 Family💗 Community 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 Falcon Regional Park, Falcon CO Save the date for El Paso County’s Kite Festival! Saturday, June 20 10am-2pm Falcon Regional Park |
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JUN 20 |
Colorado Farm and Art Market - Margarita at Pine Creek 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 7350 Pine Creek Rd, Colorado Springs The Summer 2026 Saturday Market season of [**Colorado Farm and Art Market**](https://www.facebook.com/farmandartmarket?_… |
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JUN 20 |
🎪 Summa Solstice "Block" Party FREE 🧒 Family💗 Community 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM · 📍 817 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs All day extravaganza with events, live music, outdoor games, and fundraising raffles all day! We are also thrilled to ha… |
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JUN 20 |
Local Author Book Signing 😊 Social 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · 📍 Barnes and Noble Citadel Local author Kristin Middleton will be in attendance, signing her new memoir, “Rocky Mountain Charlatan” |
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JUN 20 |
Painting Colorado Classes 💗 CommunityActivity 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · 📍 East Library 5550 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs Celebrate Colorado’s 150th Anniversary with a Creative Twist! Join us for *Painting Colorado* and create your own stun… |
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Jun 18-28: The Garbologists @ENT Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater $21-$47
Jun 20, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Aug 6, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
🎶 Concerts / Music
Jun 18-22, 24-26, various days and times: Colorado College Summer Music Festival (Paid and Free events)
July 4, 6:30-10pm: Star Spangled Symphony 2026 @Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop $18-$25 (will sell out, get your ticket today)
July 30,5:30-7:30pm: Jelly Roll @ Weidner Field (will sell out)
Aug 22, 8-10pm: Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton @Ford Amphitheater (on sale now)
🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA (will sell out)
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