Downtown Partnership

Crystal Wand Crafting Workshop
2025-07-12 16:00 (America/Denver) | Cronk Art & Curiosities, 104 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Join us for an enchanting crafting class where you’ll create your very own crystal magic wand under the expert guidance of Magic Wand maker, MoNique LeRoux. The wood for all wands are provided, using locally sourced sticks and materials foraged and collected during nature hikes.
In this class, you’ll learn how to:
-Select and prepare natural sticks for wand making.
-Choose and securely attach real crystals and gems to your wand.
-Use proper jewelry-making tools and materials, including wire and charms, to personalize your creation.
What’s Included:
-All necessary tools, materials, crystals, wire, and charms.

7Horse | Graveyard Choir | The Patient Zeros
2025-07-12 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States

Andrew Duhon
2025-07-16 20:30 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
All Ages, Standing Room Only
There’s a mystical allure to the road. Innately literal and figurative, it is both the blacktop and the connective tissue between people, places, and cultures. The opportunity to venture beyond what’s known and comfortable into what’s possible. A rugged romanticism of packing up a standard issue Chevy Express tour van with instruments, scuffed amps, overflowing merch boxes, and a trio of musicians setting sail to share Duhon’s songs with anyone who will listen. For a young Andrew Duhon, the road was the connection from “No Man’s Land” to the “Promised Land.” A chance to truly connect with former strangers through song. To feel equal kinship with the good ol’ boys in Beaumont, TX and the hippies and artists in Bellingham, WA. But with that comes a weight. Duhon has a knack for telling the kind of stories that clearly cost the writer something to tell, the kind of honesty that feels noble and never half hearted. Entertaining? Sure, but when a song written by a stranger heals you, even in the smallest way, that’s a connection beyond entertainment, and that is the journey Andrew Duhon sets out on from his home in Louisiana. His songs are about recognizing our story as much as they are about telling his, and his coast to coast pursuits have given him a clearer view of the American Landscape than most are privy to.

Big Richard | Mike Clark
2025-07-17 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Since exploding onto the Colorado scene in 2021, the four women of the supergroup Big Richard have been on a wild ride. Although they showed up to their first gig armed with homemade puff paint t-shirts, a load of crass jokes, and all dressed intentionally like Stevie Nicks, from the first few notes of their tight vocal harmonies, dazzling string virtuosity, and clever arrangements, no one had any choice but to take them seriously.

Determined to be more than a one-night stand, Big Richard hit the road. They slapped as hard as possible on the festival circuit, worked up their stamina on nationwide headlining tours, and left a wake of die-hard Big Richard Heads across the country swooning for their honest songwriting, chilling vocals, and fiddle-driven barn-burners.

Fueled by a steady diet of gas station snacks, Big Richard is currently touring their debut full-length studio album Girl Dinner, following a whirlwind year that included performances on PBS’ the Cavern Sessions, NPR’s World Cafe, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Delfest, Bourbon and Beyond, Jam Cruise, and New Year’s Eve at the Ryman in Nashville.

They often refer to themselves as the gremlins of the bluegrass world, and the gremlins are: platinum recording artist Bonnie Sims, who rips the mandolin and smells like Snoop Dogg’s sock drawer; road dog Eve Panning, who toured extensively with the fiddle band Barrage and has trained her dog to murder on command; bassist Hazel Royer, plucked from the sidewalk in front of Berklee, can probably communicate with crows; and Dr. Joy Adams, who would just rather be skiing.

Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour
2025-07-18 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-07-19 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-01 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-02 16:00 - 18:30 | CO

Salsa Night ft. Parranderos Latin Combo
2025-07-18 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Parranderos Latin Combo (PLC) is a group of international musicians creating original music inspired by Salsa, Cumbia, Son Montuno, Afrobeat, Plena, Joropo, Salsa Dura y mucho mas. Live performances are high-energy dance parties infusing Salsa classics with original grooves and compositions mixed to impress hips of discernment into rage. PLC was founded in 2010 by Fernando Aveiga and Ryan Mullin. Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinosa joined as partner and musical director in 2019 and many inspired/talented musicians from the past and present have added to the ever evolving collective that is PLC.

Intention Bundle Workshop
2025-07-19 10:00 | Cronk Art & Curiosities, 104 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Burn bundles are a staple in most witchcraft practices. Join Andrew as he guides you through crafting your own bundle while teaching the intentions behind select plant varieties. Bundles will be based with Mugwort, no white sage will be used in this class. You will craft 1 bundle during this class, but can make more for an additional cost.
Cancellations must be made 24 hrs before the class or they may not be eligible for a refund. No call/no show will not be eligible for refund.

719 Day Backyard Hootenanny
2025-07-19 11:00 - 15:00 | KRCC, 720 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States

Botanical Elixirs Workshop with Wildflowers Botanical Menagerie
2025-07-19 16:00 | Cronk Art & Curiosities, 104 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Its summer time and the flowers are in bloom! Time to use those beauties to level up your relaxation time!
Join local Herbalist and Tea Maker Marisa Madge, of Wildflower’s Botanical Menagerie, as she teaches you how to make your own elixirs for summer mocktails & cocktails using a variety of herbs. Take home a bottle of your own creation to use all summer long!
Cancellations must be made 48 hrs before the class or they may not be eligible for a refund. No call/no show will not be eligible for refund.

Boogie Nights at Lulu's
2025-07-19 19:00 - 23:00 | CO
Join Lulu’s Saturday July 19th for a special Boogie Nights: Disco Dance Party! This summer themed disco will feature some of your old favorites (multiple photo booths, temporary tattoos, and surprise trinket machine) but will add some new experiences too! The most exciting is a disco dance lesson led by instructor Sarah Bardo from 7:30-8:00. She’ll be teaching some solo movements and disco styles that’ll get you ready for the soul train line! Also featuring a new DJ: Night Walker who will be bringing the *VIBES* to keep you grooving and moving all night long. As always, disco outfits are *highly* encouraged!

Acacia Park Sunday Market
2025-07-20 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-03 09:00 - 14:00 | CO

Matt Lynn (EP Release Show) | Jaylikethealphabet | Joby Gaines | Alone at the Movies
2025-07-24 19:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Matt Lynn is a singer/songwriter from Colorado Springs that brings a rowdy mix of alternative rock and indie pop to his listeners. Matt is known for being an engaging performer with his interactive yet thought provoking shows. His debut EP “Could You Wrestle God If It’s What You Want” comes out July 24th with an exciting Headline release show at LULUS to celebrate!

Steely Dead | Chantil Dukart
2025-07-25 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Denver, Colorado, Steely Dead is a national touring band that has satisfied the curiosity of music lovers with their unique blend of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Comprised of four exceptionally talented musicians – Dave Abear on guitar, Matt Abear on bass, Chris Sheldon on drums, and Dylan Teifer on keys – Steely Dead has gained a dedicated following with their electrifying performances and soulful interpretations of classic tunes.
Steely Dead’s repertoire is a carefully crafted fusion of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan songs, between the arrangement and precision studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together infusing the influence into each band, all the while creating an original jam element with the song segues. Steely Dead’s performances are a musical journey that takes audiences on a nostalgic trip through the golden era of rock and roll.

Terrarium Workshop @ Green Mtn Haven
2025-07-26 11:00 - 13:00 | CO

Gravehuffer | Witch Hound |Grindscape | Doctor Nez
2025-07-26 19:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States

Downtown Wrestling #1
2025-07-30 21:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Ringside seated tickets also available.

Giovannie & the Hired Guns
2025-07-31 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Since their inception in 2015, Giovannie and The Hired Guns have made a blockbuster career out of wildly defying expectations. With a visceral sound that merges alt-metal, Red Dirt country, Latin pop, Americana, and much more, the Stephenville, Texas-based five-piece have ascended from playing local honky-tonks to taking the stage at major festivals and arenas across the country, drawing an ardent crowd ranging from cowboys to metalheads to skate punks.

First Friday Art Walk
2025-08-01 17:00 - 21:00 | CO
Free and open to the public, First Friday Downtown features new art, live music, and special events on the first Friday of every month from 5-9 p.m. at dozens of galleries, retailers and nonprofits throughout Downtown Colorado Springs.

Walking Tour: Art on the Streets
2025-08-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Story Coffee, 120 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
The annual Art on the Streets program transforms Downtown streets into an outdoor gallery. Explore the currently installed artworks and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.

Starting Line Saturday @ USOPM
2025-08-02 10:00 - 17:00 | CO

Mihali
2025-08-02 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
For Mihali, music behaves much like a living being. It grows, it matures, and it changes with a sentient consciousness and with whims of its own. And just like music, the Vermont-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of rock outfit Twiddle continues to evolve, using his gift as one of the strongest modern-day songwriters, guitarists and performers to bring healing vibes and unforgettable songs to the world.

Rootbeer Richie & The Reveille | Stepmom | Noise Resort
2025-08-03 19:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Swamp boys gonna do swamp things, even when you take ‘em to a city one thousand miles from home and a mile in the sky. So it goes with Rootbeer Richie, born in the bayou then uprooted to the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Backed by the Reveille, six of the hardest hitters in Denver’s diamond-in-the-rough music scene, they form the most soulful rhythm & blues band this side of the Mississippi.
Inspired by but never derivative of legends like Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke, Rootbeer Richie & the Reveille pull from a variety of influences to create their long, tall drink of soul-infused swamp pop. On stage, the band has quickly gained a reputation as one of the most
life-affirming live acts in Denver. “The point of the music is to help you feel whatever it is you need to feel,” says Rootbeer. Those who’ve been converted, though, know he’s being modest. After just one spiritual awakening at a Reveille live show, it’s damn near impossible to feel anything other than the unbridled joy of being alive.

Lulu's Art Club wsg. The Montvales
2025-08-04 18:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Lulu’s + Meininger’s Art Club is a unique, supportive space where attendees can create and discuss art every Monday nights. Bring your art supplies and get to work on your next creation! Anyone is welcome to come and work, collaborate, or just hang out and chat at the bar. Meininger Art Supply will be donating a box of different dry media for anyone to try out, and we will also have a share box for donating art supplies for communal use. On top of hosting, Lulu’s will also be having an all night happy hour. As we grow, we’re hoping to have simultaneous mini events, but for the time being come by and meet fellow creatives from your community!
The Montvales at Lulu’s Downtown on August 4 at 7 PM
Born and raised in Knoxville, TN, Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson of songwriter duo The Montvales spent much of their formative years busking amidst the Elvis impersonators and musical saw players of the town’s Market Square, honing their uniquely boisterous harmonies and driving, joyful sound. Eventually they graduated to playing indoors on the local Americana radio station, WDVX, and found community in old-time circles around town. A local fiddler’s dairy cows were among the first intrepid listeners of their early DIY recordings.

Sunny Sweeney
2025-08-05 19:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Texas-born and Nashville-based, Sunny Sweeney blends barroom grit with sharp songwriting and hard-earned perspective. Her voice carries equal parts wit, soul, and truth—just as at home in honky-tonks as in quiet listening rooms.
Seven albums deep, she’s earned praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, and American Songwriter while building a career on her own terms. Her most recent record, Married Alone, was co-produced by Paul Cauthen and Beau Bedford. A new studio album, produced with Harley Husbands, is set for 2025.
As Rolling Stone notes, “Sweeney is one of the rare entertainers who can hold her own at CMA Fest as well as AmericanaFest.”
Opening set by Cam Pierce, a Nashville-based songwriter whose “Alternative Western” style reflects his Oregon roots, drawing on country, folk, and Americana with a cinematic edge.

Bluebook | The Still Tide | Lulu Benning
2025-08-06 20:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Bluebook
Julie Davis leads Bluebook with upright bass and vocals, joined by Jess Parsons, Hayley Helmericks, and Anna Morsett. The group weaves analog synth, looped percussion, and layered harmonies into slow-motion art songs.
“A jewel of an album … superb musicianship, phenomenal vocals.” — Westword
“Haunting, holy voice to some of the darkest human truths.” — Denver Post Reverb
“Beautifully structured dynamics and captivating sonic twists.” — NPR
Their latest release, Optimist, is spacious and stark, moving between rupture and repair.
The Still Tide
Anna Morsett’s songwriting under The Still Tide blends textured guitar work and a quiet lyrical clarity.
“Gorgeously moody.” — NPR Music
“A quiet force in indie rock.” — KEXP
“Ethereal songwriting wrapped in grit and honesty.” — American Songwriter
The latest EP Between Skies draws from solitude and carries a calm intensity.

Weirdo Swarm Artist Meetup: Rugburn | Same Dude | Sour Magic | Psychs Peak
2025-08-07 16:00 | Lulu’s Downtown, 32 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
Colorado! Get ready for the Swarm. Happening Thursday, August 7th, the day before King Gizzard plays the Ford Amphitheater, The Artist Meetup is where local and traveling vendors can safely sell and promote their wares, while simultaneously acting as a hub for all King Gizzard fans to socialize, drink, and get excited to see their favorite band! This night features a cornucopia of Gizzard Goodness, including over 20 vendors, a charity raffle with the proceeds going to Special Kids Special Families, a local organization, and four of Colorado’s biggest local psych rock bands! Come down and pre-party with the greatest fan group in the world, support your favorite creator, and give to help those in need.
Vendors, please register at weirdoswarm.org
