Fourth of July Events in Colorado Springs
Celebrate our great country's independence in Colorado Springs with spectacular 4th of July events.
The main event is the Star Spangled Symphony and Fourth of July Fireworks, featuring a performance by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra followed by a stunning fireworks display. Check out this and other 4th of July celebrations below. And for more information on exciting events happening in Colorado Springs this summer, please click here.
Fireworks
The following locations will be presenting firework displays, weather-permitting:
Banning Lewis Ranch (open to the public)
The Club at Flying Horse (Members Only & Resort Guests)
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (ticketed event)
The Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort (Resort Guests & Members Only)
Falcon Freedom Days at Meridian Ranch (July 1 – open to the public)
Fort Carson (June 30)
Garden of the Gods Resort and Club
Patty Jewett Golf Course
Rocky Mountain Vibes (ticketed event)
Visit Colorado Springs Sports Corp for more Fourth of July information.
Rocky Mountain Food Tours
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 2:00pm, 3-hour tour
Location: Downtown Colorado Springs. Exact location varies on tour choice.
Cost: $78
This popular walking tour features tastings at four to five surprise destinations within walking distance. You’ll visit approachable and one-of-a-kind restaurants in downtown Colorado Springs while hearing local history and fun facts along the way!
Can't make it on July 4? See other tour dates and times on the schedule.
Tri-Lakes 4th of July Celebration
Tri-Lakes
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: All day
Location: Varies (see details)
Cost: Varies (see details)
The Tri-Lakes 4th of July is a full-day celebration. Partake in the pancake breakfast, annual fun run, children's parade, main parade, street fair, beer garden and live music.
Paddle Yoga, Live Soundbath & Lunch
Dragonfly Paddle Yoga
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 8:30 am-10:30 am
Location: Quail Lake
Cost: $55
This unique, SUP experience boasts a beautiful backdrop of Cheyenne Mountain and the Rocky Mountain Front Range. We’ll be joined by native birds and dragonflies whizzing by. Led by Dragonfly Paddle Yoga, class will be a blend of gentle flowing postures followed by a live sound bath of Native American flutes during Savasana. Next we’ll savor a yummy brunch served to you on the lake.
Star Spangled Symphony & 4th of July Fireworks
Colorado Springs Sports Corp
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: Varies (see details)
Location: Pikes Peak Center
Cost: Free
The Colorado Springs Philharmonic and Colorado Springs Sports Corporation are excited to present the Star-Spangled Symphony & Fourth of July fireworks — a free concert at the Pikes Peak Center in Downtown Colorado Springs, followed by a firework show.
July 4th Fun Run
Palmer Lake
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Palmer Lake
Cost: $35-45
Welcome to the July 4th Fun Run 41st Anniversary Race! We are thrilled to bring back In-Person and Virtual options this year. Please join us in our quaint town of Palmer Lake and Monument for all of the July 4th festivities. The race will go from Palmer Lake to Monument via the Santa Fe Trail. Feel free to run, jog, or walk and enjoy some dazzling outfits, encouraging signs and all around good time while supporting the local children. 4 miles on the 4th, 4 kids!
Fireworks Spectacular Night
Switchbacks FC
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Weidner Field
Cost: Varies
The Switchbacks FC take on FC Tulsa on the 4th of July FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR NIGHT!
Annual 4th of July Block Party
Green Box Arts
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: Activities all day.; Water lantern launch at 9:30 p.m.
Location: Green Box Farm Stand on Lake Street in Green Mountain Falls
Cost: Free; Water lantern kits available for $10
This event features yoga, a pie contest, hikes poetry, dance and music performances. Located in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado at the Green Box Farm Stand. Following the concert, join us around Gazebo Lake as we celebrate the 4th of July, the Green Box Arts Festival and the power of light – as we launch water lanterns designed throughout the festival. A fitting end to Independence Day and the Green Box Arts Festival.
Family Fourth
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Cost: $4-8; Free for kids 3 and under
Bring your family and celebrate the Fourth of July Rock Ledge style! Experience what life in a Civil War encampment would have been like and enjoy some watermelon. Listen to the Pikes Peak Brass Band or the “Strings and Things” dulcimer band and play carnival games with your kids and learn how to play “Chicken Bingo.” Watch the Seven Falls Indian Dancers perform and go on a wagon ride around the Ranch. Enjoy some delicious ice cream and participate in a pie-eating contest. Hear historic speeches by General Palmer, President Theodore Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony and Katharine Lee Bates. Refresh yourselves with old-fashioned soda and popcorn from the Pop Shed and grab a souvenir from the General Store.
Rocky Mountain Vibes vs. Northern Colorado Owlz: 4th of July Fireworks
Rocky Mountain Vibes
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 6:35 p.m.
Location: UCHealth Park
Cost: $7-18
Vibes Baseball is the place to be on the 4th of July! Enjoy a baseball game as we take on the Ogden Raptors then finish out the night with an amazing post-game fireworks display. We can't wait to see you there! Sponsored by Vectra Bank.
Dragonfly Paddle Yoga
Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Time: 7:45pm - 9:45pm
Location: Quail Lake
Cost: $45 - Space limited to 10 participants. Pre-register to reserve.
Join Dragonfly Paddle Yoga on Quail Lake for the 4th of July firework celebrations. SUPs will be illuminated with colorful LEDs to light your way on the lake under the stars and the moon. From the lake, you'll be able to see the firework displays of the Broadmoor, Cheyenne Mountain Resort and Pikes Peak Mountain.
NOTE: This is casual, relaxed stand up paddle boarding only. No yoga.
