Events & Entertainment

The Summit Interquest is offering a $5 deal for their Players Peak Party this Friday, January 24th: You can buy admission for $5 and receive one game of laser tag and a $10 Summit Pass for the Arcade!  It’s from 4-7 PM, and is only valid for the first 125 people to purchase online.  Be sure to read the fine print before purchasing.

Thanks to a grant, the city of Colorado Springs is offering children aged kindergarten through 2nd grade the opportunity to play on city soccer teams for free this spring!  The grant from Comcast NBCUniversal and Children’s Hospital will enable up to 500 kids to play for free (there is a $3 processing fee that’s not covered).  You can sign your kids up or get more information here – signups are now open and it looks like they run through February 14th.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science will offer twelve free admission days (or evenings) in 2020.  Here’s the schedule:

• Monday, January 6
• Sunday, January 26
• Monday, February 10
• Sunday, February 23
• Sunday, April 26
• Sunday, May 31
• Wednesday, July 1 (5-10 PM only)
• Wednesday, August 12 (5-10 PM only)
• Wednesday, September 2 (5-10 PM only)
• Monday, September 21
• Sunday, October 11
• Sunday, December 6

You can check out their current exhibitions here.  The free admission does not include special exhibits or IMAX/planetarium shows.

🎖️ If you’re military, you can receive a $3 discount on general admission, and free admission from mid-May through Labor Day through Blue Star Museums.

UpaDowna holds donation-based classes for those new to the sport of rock climbing, and they’ve got two coming up: Tuesday, January 14th or Friday, February 7th.

You are invited to join UpaDowna for a first hand tour of CityROCK Climbing Center and intro to climbing class. This class is designed for folks that have never been into CityROCK, are new to climbing, or just getting back into it. You’ll get a tour of the facility and learn the basics of climbing taught by seasoned climbers from UpaDowna and CityROCK.

We are stoked to offer you this amazing, donation-based, Intro to Climbing package, complete with climbing gear rental, expert instruction from Cityrock and UpaDowna staff, and food and beverages afterward, a $150 value! A $15 donation per person is suggested, but feel free to donate what you can afford!

Please note that this is not free, but donation-based, so be prepared to donate what you are able for what sounds like a fun evening.

You must register ahead of time here, and be sure to do so ahead of time as space is limited.

The American Nusimatic Association’s Money Museum offers free admission to everyone on the third Saturday of each month!  For 2020, these will be the free days:

• January 18
• February 15
• March 21
• April 18
• May 16
• June 20
• July 18
• August 15
• September 19
• October 17
• November 21
• December 19

The museum is located on the campus of Colorado College and you can see more about their exhibits here.

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center offers free admission on the second Saturday and third Friday of each month!  Here’s the list of free days for 2020:

• Saturday, January 11
• Friday, January 17
• Saturday, February 8
• Friday, February 21
• Saturday, March 14
• Friday, March 20
• Saturday, April 11
• Friday, April 17
• Saturday, May 9
• Friday, May 15
• Saturday, June 13
• Friday, June 19
• Saturday, July 11
• Friday, July 17
• Saturday, August 8
• Friday, August 21
• Saturday, September 12
• Friday, September 18
• Saturday, October 10
• Friday, October 16
• Saturday, November 14
• Friday, November 20
• Saturday, December 12
• Friday, December 18

You can see their current exhibition lineup here.  You can also get free admission to the Denver Art Museum once a month.

The Denver Art Museum offers free admission on the first Saturday of each month!  For 2020, that means admission is free on the following Saturdays:

• January 4
• February 1
• March 7
• April 4
• May 9
• June 6
• July 4
• August 1
• September 5
• October 3
• November 7
• December 5

Find out more about the Denver Art Museum’s current exhibits here.  You can also get free admission to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center twice a month!

Just a reminder that if you’re planning on signing up your 5th or 6th grader for the Passport program for free/discounted lift tickets for the rest of the 2019-2020 season, you need to do so before January 31st!  Get the details on this program here.

There’s also this list of 20 other resorts that are offering free lift tickets for kids.