There is no better time to create family memories than during the holiday season in Colorado. Across the state, cities and towns ring in the holidays with annual celebrations amidst snow-capped mountains and illuminated main streets. Below is a sampling of unforgettable holiday events and winter vacation offerings from across Colorado. For more information, visit www.colorado.com/articles/winter-events-colorado.
Lights of December Parade (Boulder) Beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 5, Boulder’s 28th hometown parade will travel through an illuminated downtown. The parade will include marching bands, floats created by local groups and businesses, decorated fire engines and of course, a grand finale appearance by Santa. After the parade, many downtown shops will stay open to satisfy visitors’ gift shopping needs.
Gold Camp Christmas (Cripple Creek) Holiday light displays will decorate this historic town’s mine head frames the entire month of December. Guests can opt for a self-guided driving tour or a guided tour via shuttle. The main event occurs on the weekend of Dec. 12 when families can partake in activities such as gift making, ice-skating around the Christmas tree, gingerbread ornament decorating, marshmallow roasting and free hot chocolate and cider.
Olde Golden Christmas Candlelight Walk (Golden) On Dec. 4, walk with candles down Golden’s main street for the Olde Golden Christmas Candlelight Walk. After the walk, a fireworks show will light up the night in conjunction with miles of lights throughout downtown and Clear Creek. The Clear Creek History Park will host live reindeer as well as a number of other kid-friendly activities.
Downtown Denver Grand Illumination (Denver) A countdown will begin shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 when Denver’s recently renovated Union Station will begin the lighting ceremony that will brighten downtown all the way to the City and County building. Colored floodlights will keep Denver lit until the end of December where guests can find various festive activities throughout downtown such as the ice skating rink at Skyline Park.
For more information or a copy of the 2015 Colorado Official State Vacation Guide, visit www.COLORADO.com or call 1-800-COLORADO. Follow Colorado on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, Foursquare, Flickr,Tumblr and YouTube.
Comments are closed.
Leave a comment