The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum hosts a fair highlighting local food, traditions and music.
In celebration of Colorado Day, the anniversary of Colorado’s statehood, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum will host the Colorado Grown Urban Fair on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. The fair will feature local food, music and traditions with booths from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. on the Museum grounds and then finish with a performance by the Fort Carson 4th Infantry Division Concert Band from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. KRCC will have a music stage from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. and NOSH will be featuring a special “Colorado Grown” cocktail from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. during the concert. The fair and all activities are FREE of charge.
In addition to these activities, there will also be a Facial Hair Photo booth Contest, in honor of the enduring legacy of the Pikes Peak Whisker Club that met on the CSPM grounds in the 1930’s. Those wishing to participate in the contest should come to the photo booth sporting their best beards or mustaches or design their own using props and art supplies provided by the Museum. Photos taken during the contest will be uploaded to the Museum’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/cspioneersmuseum so the public can vote on them and determine a winner.
The event will feature a variety of local artists, community organizations, local farms, and local restaurants, including:
- Green Cities Coalition
- Jake Martens, author of Signs of Hope
- Alice Scott, author of A Community Rises Up
- Hunt or Gather
- COPPeR/Peak Radar.com
- KRCC
- My719moms.com
- Josh & John’s Ice Cream
- Buttercup’s Frozen Yogurt
- Cool Science
- Terra Essentials
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
- Pikes Peak Watercolor Society
- Pikes Peak Weavers Guild
- Badia’s Bazaar henna and face painting
- Clean Earth Soap
- The Goat Cheese Lady
- Bristol Brewing Co.
About the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is located downtown in the beautifully restored 1903 El Paso County Courthouse at 215 South Tejon Street. The Museum is free and open to the public Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. For more information visit cspm.org or call (719) 385-5990.
