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Chili & Cornbread Cook-off Chefs - Show off your best recipe!
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Chili & Cornbread - Become a Taster
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Pre-Register for a chance at more prizes!
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Pre-Order: 150th Commemorative Pin!
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August Artisan & Gift Show
150th Colorado Anniversary!
Saturday, August 1, 2026
10 am - 4 pm
Norris Penrose Event Center
945 Lower Gold Camp Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
August 1, 1876 - August 1, 2026
Join us in celebrating Colorado's 150th anniversary on August 1, 2026! We have exciting events planned to get everyone into the festive spirit, so be sure to check our Facebook Event Page for more updates!
Discover over 100 vendors of handmade treasures and artisan creations at our August Artisan & Gift Show! Hosted by CSLE, who brought you Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show & the May Day Artisan & Gift Show and benefiting Status Code 4, Inc. - Providing mental health therapy for First Responders and their Families!
Just in time for the beginning of school and college! Come find unique buys for school and your teens dorm rooms! Purchase the perfect gifts for any occasion! A full day filled with resin art, candles, windows, jewelry, wood products, home deliveries, glass, body & bath, 3-D Art, Crochet, Blankets, apparel, Tumblers...and SOOOO much MORE!!
UPDATED Event Details
August 1, 2026, at the Norris Penrose INDOOR Event Center, 945 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs
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115 Local Vendors
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Chili & Cornbread Cook-off: 10 am – 1 pm
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Digging for Gold (kids: All Day or until the gold dries up)!
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150th Colorado Commemorative Pin (1 of a kind): available for purchase
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150th Anniversary Cake Cutting: 1 pm
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Old Tyme Carriage is available for people to take pictures with
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Entertainment: Evie Valentine: 11 am – 2 pm
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Face Painting

