Tag: Holiday Season
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6 holiday light show displays to check out in Colorado this year
Immerse yourself in lights this holiday season with special shows all around Colorado. Explore a trail of lights along the countryside at Chatfield Farms, or bundle up in your car for a driving tour of decorated mining headframes around Cripple Creek. Here’s a list of fun ways to see holiday lights this year: Luminova Holidays…
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Smiles, cheers, floats and Santa: Thousands flock to downtown Denver for 47th annual Parade of Lights
People clad in Christmas sweaters lined the streets of downtown Saturday evening as giant floats, enormous balloon cartoon characters and marching bands made their way through Denver. Santa and his elves even made an appearance for the 47th annual 9News Parade of Lights. Saturday’s parade was the first held in person since 2019 and many…
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DIA’s Pikes Peak lot to reopen next week for holiday season
Long-term parking options at Denver International Airport will change next week to meet an uptick in demand and reduce parking costs during the holiday season. Beginning Friday, the airport’s Pike Peaks shuttle lot will reopen and offer an additional 12,000 parking spots through Jan. 6. The lot will cost $8 per day, which is half…
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Holiday celebrations planned throughout Lower Downtown Denver
Three of Lower Downtown Denver’s iconic establishments released winter holiday event schedules earlier this month. Here’s a look at the festivities: Denver’s Union Station at 1700 Wewatta St. will hold several events throughout the season, beginning with the “Miracle at Union Station” pop-up cocktail bar. The bar opens nightly from Nov. 24 through Dec. 29,…
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UPS looks to add 2,455 workers in metro Denver
UPS announced Monday its plans to hire 2,455 seasonal workers to its metro Denver operations as part of a nationwide push to hire 100,000 to help with holiday deliveries. That’s about 3% more seasonal workers than UPS hired in metro Denver for its 2020 holiday season, according to a UPS spokesperson. The heavy delivery months…
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Coloradans asked to keep holiday lights up to support health care workers
Colorado residents, businesses and cities are being asked to keep up their holiday lights until Jan. 31 to show support for the state’s health care workers fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. HealthONE Colorado joined the national “Keep Your Lights Up for Healthcare Heroes” campaign Monday, asking Coloradans to spread the message by posting thank you…
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Colorado expecting its lowest holiday travel since 2002
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Data from AAA predicts only one in four Coloradans will travel for the holidays this year, the lowest in the state since 2002. The decline in travel plans is because of the continued risk of…
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Colorado has the fourth-least Christmas spirit in the country, study finds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This year, Colorado ranked 47th in the country for having the most Christmas spirit, making it one of the least-spirited states, according to a survey from GetCenturyLink. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have taken a…
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Denver to celebrate Hanukkah with drive-in menorah lighting
The Chabad Denver North Jewish Life Center is hosting a drive-in menorah lighting Sunday night in celebration of the fourth night of Hanukkah. The lighting will allow Denver’s Jewish community to celebrate together from the comfort of their own cars while following COVID-19 public safety regulations. “Judaism values the sanctity of life above all else,”…
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Health officials urge Coloradans to only celebrate holidays with household
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment advised Coloradans on Thursday to only celebrate upcoming holidays with their household to curb the spread of COVID-19. Going into the holiday season, Colorado is facing its highest infection rates yet with 1 in 40 currently contagious…