Prepare to do some heavy lifting when Littleton’s Friends of the Library and Museum hosts the Bemis Library Used Book Holiday Sale. It’s held during library hours from Saturday, November 30 through Sunday, December 22, 2024. Thousands of new and like-new books will be available for purchase with prices ranging from $1 to $6.
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Ice Skating Comes To Olde Town Arvada
The ice may not be real, but it’s still a slippery world of fun. Olde Town Arvada has an outdoor ice rink called Skating in the Square. The synthetic rink is located on the Olde Town Square at 57th and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard. Pricing (including skate rentals) is $10 for adults and $7 for kids under 12. Here’s what to know before you lace up your skates. [Read more…] about Ice Skating Comes To Olde Town Arvada
LEGOs Make a Great Gift For Kids and Grown-Ups, Too! Check Out These Deals
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LEGOs are one of our favorite holiday gifts. And, let’s be honest, you see more grown-ups than kids shopping the LEGO aisle for their latest creations. And LEGO has become so much more than basic boxes of bricks. These days you’ll find themed sets from Star Wars to Harry Potter…and this season Wicked! We really like how the sets are designed for all ages, too. [Read more…] about LEGOs Make a Great Gift For Kids and Grown-Ups, Too! Check Out These Deals
9News Parade of Lights Marches Thru Downtown
Holiday parades abound this time of year, but the signature event for Denver is the 9NEWS Parade of Lights that takes place Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 6 p.m. See marching bands, 40 dazzling floats, marching bands, equestrian units, giant balloon characters and horse-drawn carriages illuminated with sparkling lights. [Read more…] about 9News Parade of Lights Marches Thru Downtown
Museum Store Sunday Returns December 1 Offering Discounts on Unique Gifts
More than 2,100 museum stores across all 50 states, including Colorado, are participating in Museum Store Sunday on December 1, 2024. The worldwide event offers shoppers discounts, special events, gifts with purchase and unique, locally made items for everyone on their holiday lists. Proceeds from museum store purchases support artists, small businesses and cultural institutions in shoppers’ communities. [Read more…] about Museum Store Sunday Returns December 1 Offering Discounts on Unique Gifts
Local Musicians Bring Holiday Cheer To McGuckin Hardware
Now you have another excuse to visit Boulder’s McGuckin Hardware. The store hosts local musicians on most Friday to Sundays November 29 through December 24 for a few hours of FREE holiday/classical music for the casual listener or shopper. Enjoy peaceful renditions of classic holiday songs while you shop this season. [Read more…] about Local Musicians Bring Holiday Cheer To McGuckin Hardware
Decorating Your Home for the Holidays? Let’s Add You to Our Map of Holiday Lights!
Does the exterior of your home shine brightly and radiate the holiday spirit with Christmas lights? For the past few years we’ve assembled a list of holiday light displays, both public shows and those at private homes. That single post has turned out to be popular, in fact more popular than any other December post. Our 2024 list and map had dozens of dazzling home displays up and down the Front Range, but we’re greedy and want to create the absolute best list in town for 2024. Bottom line: We want more and need your help! [Read more…] about Decorating Your Home for the Holidays? Let’s Add You to Our Map of Holiday Lights!
Colfax Ave Holiday Tree Lighting Kicks Off a New Holiday Tradition
This holiday season, Colfax Avenue is stepping into the spotlight with the Inaugural Colfax Ave Holiday Tree Lighting — and it’s doing so in grand fashion. Standing tall in Park Ave Park, the live holiday tree measures an impressive 78 feet, surpassing the iconic Rockefeller Center tree by four feet. The official tree lighting is set for Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. [Read more…] about Colfax Ave Holiday Tree Lighting Kicks Off a New Holiday Tradition
Amazing Christmas Light Show in Franktown. You Can Drive Through, Walk or Both.
This may be one of the best excuses for a holiday “road-trip.” For more than 16 years, the Raper family has been lighting up the Deerfield community in Franktown. This year’s Franktown Festival of Lights includes more than 200,000 lights covering more than two acres of 20- to 75-foot tall trees, gifts under the largest tree and the house. Many families spend up to an hour enjoying the grounds and unique light shows. Best of all, it’s FREE! [Read more…] about Amazing Christmas Light Show in Franktown. You Can Drive Through, Walk or Both.
Savor The Holidays at Denver’s German-Style Christkindl Market
In the cities Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland, vendors set up stalls in the plaza around the cathedral to sell charming gift items and all manner of holiday goodies. Denver’s 2024 Christkindl Market once again takes place this year downtown in Civic Center Park from Friday, November 22 through Monday, December 23, 2024. [Read more…] about Savor The Holidays at Denver’s German-Style Christkindl Market
Last Days! Where To Order Thanksgiving Dinners To-Go In 2024
If the thought of spending your Thanksgiving in the kitchen instead of watching holiday movies or football fills you with dread, don’t despair. Grocery stores and restaurants are happy to take care of most, if not all, the work. We did the math and found that most of these dinners work out to $7.50 to $10 per person.
Some of the more basic dinners don’t include dessert, but a few hours of baking something scrumptious might be just the recipe for getting into the holiday spirit. [Read more…] about Last Days! Where To Order Thanksgiving Dinners To-Go In 2024
Find Hip & Artistic Gifts at Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market
For those whose weekends are jam-packed or have to work and have no time to shop the holiday craft shows, here’s an option: Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market. Featuring the unique creations of more than 100 Colorado artists, the show opens to the public on Saturday, November 23 and runs through Sunday, December 29, 2024. [Read more…] about Find Hip & Artistic Gifts at Foothills Art Center’s Holiday Art Market
Seven-Story Digital Mile High Tree Lets You Go Inside For Free
Downtown Denver is home to the tallest digital Christmas tree in the country. Visit Denver and other community partners have come together to create an amazing holiday attraction, the Mile High Tree, with 60,000 programmed LED lights. It will be open November 22 through December 31, 2024. The tree is easy to access at its location in Civic Center Park.
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Boulder Switches on Holiday Lights on November 24
Downtown Boulder, always a fun destination, really shines during the holidays. Festivities begin Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 5 p.m. with “Switch on the Holidays” when the Art Deco Boulder County Courthouse and the plaza in front of it (1300 block of Pearl Street) are illuminated. Santa, assisted by Mrs. Claus and downtown’s very own Freezie the Snowman, counts down to the grand illumination of the courthouse, the Pearl Street Mall and East and West Pearl. [Read more…] about Boulder Switches on Holiday Lights on November 24
Denver Lights Up City & County Building For Holiday Season
The annual Light the Lights celebration kicks off the daily holiday light and music show at Denver’s City and County Building. This year’s event is Wednesday, November 27, 2024, and will be hosted by Denver7 anchor Micah Smith. At approximately 5:15 pm, the giant switch will be flipped, illuminating the City and County Building in an overload of holiday cheer! [Read more…] about Denver Lights Up City & County Building For Holiday Season