APRIL
For the event, eggs are hidden in the Village Green and the little tykes
get the first five minutes to find as many eggs as they can before the bigger
kids join in, Gray said. Since the Easter Bunny's helpers hide them the morning
of the hunt the town asks parents not to bring their kids to the event until
the start time of 10 a.m. so as not to spoil the surprise of the location
of the approximate 1,000 eggs.
After the eggs are found, the games, including a
gunny-sack race, begin and will be held outside if weather permits or inside
the town hall, Gray said. Students from Lewis-Palmer Middle School's National
Junior Honors Society will help run the games.
A bunny known to make appearances at Easter and hide eggs will appear in
Palmer Lake during the festivities and just might hop on over to Monument
afterward.
Palmer Lake's festivities conclude around 11 a.m., just in time for Monument's
to begin.
Egg seekers will have a chance to bounce from shop to shop in downtown Monument
to collect one egg at each location from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will
be coloring pages to be picked up in advance and dropped off the day of the
hunt for a chance to win a prize.
Come join us for our Annual Pancake Breakfast! The Palmer Lake Volunteer
Fire Department will celebrate its 73rd anniversary this year. The department
got its start in the mid-1930's. Back then, the department's equipment consisted
of a hand-drawn hose cart stored at an automotive garage in the center of
town. When a fire started, volunteers passing by the garage would pick up
the cart on the way to the fire.
June
Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, El Paso County Parks, and the Colorado Division
of Wildlife (DOW) will sponsor the annual "Hooked on Palmer Lake"
kids fishing derby. This event, which has become an annual rite of passage
for youngsters aged 16 and under, takes place from 8 AM to 12noon. Tickets
are $2.00 in advance or $3.00 at the lake. DOW has a limited number of free
rods & reels, or bring your own. There will be lots of prizes and free
giveaways! See you at the LAKE!
(Second Saturday)
11th Annual Blue Columbine Festival - Those attending the event chose from
among a total of 500 columbines and pansies, Live Entertainment, sample free
popcorn and sodas, and could select from a variety of free information, from
bear awareness to bicycling in Colorado.
In Historic Downtown Monument - Over 200 cars line the streets for a
spectacular event. Over thirty-nine trophies are given away at this
show.
The galleries, restaurants and boutiques of historic downtown Monument stay
open until 8:00pm for a celebration featuring art openings great food, live
music and other special events.
The Second Annual Summer Soul-stice Event! It is a day-long community celebration
featuring special merchant events, hayrides, kids art activities, live music,
food and a paint-out done by local professional artists painting in the traditional
plein air style. Some of the other events include face-painting, balloon
art, potting plants and other crafts. Bands and musicians are spread throughout
the town for attendees' enjoyment. The "Soul Train" (hayride) provides
transportation from the different venues.
Participants are encouraged to create everything from temporary chalk
"masterpieces" to some colorful games of tic-tac-toe! Chalk
is supplied, participation is free.
Bring your chairs and enjoy music, food and fun for the whole family!
The Concerts in the Park Series is held in Limbach Park.
JULY
The day will begin at 8 am with a 5k Run starting at the Palmer Lake Elementary
School. Call (719) 481-1747 for info.
Then come the Children's Parade at 9:30 am. No entry required for Children's
Parade, just show up at the St. Peter Catholic Church south parking lot (no
motorized vehicles or large animals such as horses in the children's parade).
Ribbons for all participants.
Main Parade begins at 10 am. Begins on Lincoln St., west to Front St, north
on Front St. to Third St. heading east to Beacon Lite Rd, heading south to
finish at 2nd St. Parade lasts approximately 2 hours and draws 20,000 to
30,000 spectators.
After the parade a street fair will be held in Historic downtown Monument
at Second and Washington Streets, including Limbaugh Park. Enjoy Food, arts,
crafts, petting zoo, raptors, and wolves from the Wolf Sanctuary. Street
Fair concludes at 3 pm.
Palmer Lake will then host a series of outdoor activities including
concerts starting at 3 p.m. culminating with an incredible fireworks
display at dusk!
The galleries, restaurants and boutiques of historic downtown Monument stay
open until 8:00pm for a celebration featuring art openings great food, live
music and other special events.
Bring your chairs and enjoy music, food and fun for the whole family! The
Concerts in the Park Series is held in Limbach Park.
AUGUST
The galleries, restaurants and boutiques of historic downtown Monument stay
open until 8:00pm for a celebration featuring art openings great food, live
music and other special events.
SEPTEMBER
The galleries, restaurants and boutiques of historic downtown Monument stay
open until 8:00pm for a celebration featuring art openings great food, live
music and other special events.
Get out your secret chili recipe, chop some chilies and fire up the stove!
Cook a pot of chili and enter the annual HMMA Chili Cook-off. Food vendors,
music and fun for the entire family!
OCTOBER
There are many fine crafters participating, as well as a bake sale. Come
to the Town Hall in Palmer Lake on Hwy 105 and get your Christmas shopping
started with unique gifts.
Bring the kids downtown for a night of safe trick-or-treating as Monument
merchants provide treats, activities and show-off their creative costumes.
The Monument Police Department patrols the streets to help insure the
safety of our goblins.
NOVEMBER
Held at the Palmer Lake Town Hall, this annual event raises money for maintenance
of the star, which has been lighting Sundance Mountain in Palmer Lake since
1936.
For the price of admission, attendees had their choice of turkey, spicy or
mild chili, potato soup, and cinnamon rolls along with a variety of beverages.
A raffle was conducted with services and donated items from a number of local
businesses as the prizes.
DECEMBER
Historic Downtown Monument is sponsoring the the third annual "Banner
Christmas." Banner Christmas features original Christmas art banners,
handpainted by renowned local artists. The banners are on display on lamposts
in the historic downtown of Monument.
This day full of holiday activities includes visit from Santa and Mrs.
Claus along with crafts and activities for children, open houses and
other special events as the merchants of Historic Downtown Monument
celebrate a Small Town Christmas
Santa and his elves will be at Santa's Breakfast at Palmer Lake Elementary
School
With red and green capes flying, hundreds of children and adults dash into
the snowy woods near Palmer Lake, Colo. (pop. 2,179), scrambling up and down
slippery slopes and laughing as they search beneath evergreen boughs and
bushes for the town's hidden yule log.
Within 15 minutes, whoops and shouts of "over here" rise from a
ravine where three boys stand victoriously over the treasure-an 8-foot-long
pine log that has been notched and tied with a red ribbon.
Amid cheers and high-fives, the winner and friends straddle the yule log
for their victory ride into town. Other members of the hunting party attach
two long ropes to the log and drag it a quarter-mile back to Town Hall, stopping
frequently so other riders can hop aboard.
The December tradition is cherished in Palmer Lake, where the same two-man
saw that cut the town's first yule log in 1933 is used today. Hunters saw
the log in two and save half to start the following year's ceremonial fire.
The other half is carried into Town Hall and set ablaze in the stone fireplace
built by Palmer Lake's volunteer firemen in 1936 strictly for the annual
celebration.
