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Happy weekend, Colorado Springs!
In today’s happening-today edition: A $35 flea market haul, a reptile expo, and a fungi film festival + events worth checking out today & tomorrow.
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📰 In the news
Treasure trove of deals: Colorado Springs Flea Market packs hundreds of vendors with prices often 70 percent less than retail, stretching $35 into a backseat of finds for budget minded locals — see what $35 can buy.
Savor unhurried afternoon escapes: From Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse to Denver’s TeaLee’s and the Queen’s Parlour on Capitol Hill Avenue, Colorado tea houses invite slow afternoons, with Toodles Tearoom offering an escape in Colorado Springs — see where to sip slowly.
Rethinking a city’s art scene: Libation Lectures is coming to Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum with a talk exploring Broadmoor Art Academy personalities and challenging stereotypes, tied to the Gathering Place exhibition open through spring 2028 — get all the details.
Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.
Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.
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Stitch something new: Whether you’re piecing a first block or craving a pocket of creative calm, High Country Quilts is stocked with fabric, tools, and know-how that keeps ideas humming. Colors to mix, textures to explore, tips to share… leaving without a new project might be the toughest stitch.
Big wall magic: Whether you’re walking by, rolling past on your commute, or pausing for a quick peek, the trompe l’oeil mural wrapping The Warehouse Restaurant & Gallery is a day-brightener. Douglas Rouse’s sly illusions and local cameos make the brick seem to breathe…a pocket of street-corner escapism.
Pedal in for pours: Part cozy neighborhood hang, part beer geek playground, Seven’s Gate Taproom pours an ever-rotating draft list blending house hits with statewide finds. A bike-friendly offshoot of Cerberus Brewing, it welcomes pups and pedalers; park your ride, grab a seat, and let the bartender guide your next flight.
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📆 Around town today & tomorrow
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🐍 Reptile Expo @ Colorado Springs Event Center | Saturday (3/7) at 9:00 AM – Swap the trail for a terrarium and hit the Colorado Springs Reptile Expo, where top breeders, trusted vendors, and every scaly, slimy, or slightly fuzzy exotic show up. Browse plants, aquatics, and gear, or finally admit the kids are naming the snake Noodles.
🌱 Sustainability Series: Organic Vegetable Gardening @ Bear Creek Nature Center | Saturday (3/7) at 9:00 AM – Ready to grow more than wishful thinking? Bear Creek Garden Association pros help you figure out why your tomatoes sulk, covering organic veggie basics from starting seeds indoors, varieties, pest control, fertilizers, plant protection, and square-foot gardening. Prepay at ElPasoCountyNatureCenters.com, three dollars members, four nonmembers.
🎶 Annual Hootenanny and Sale @ Angler’s Covey | Saturday (3/7) at 9:00 AM – The Annual Hootenanny is the shop’s Super Bowl of savings, with doorbusters, storewide sales, speakers, and pro fly tyers showing you the good stuff. Come for the deals, stay for the giveaways, and leave pretending you only needed tippet, not half the shop.
🐴 Lunar New Year Celebration: The Year of the Horse @ Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Saturday (3/7) at 10:00 AM – Colorado made Lunar New Year a proper holiday, so the Pikes Peak crowd is celebrating Year of the Horse in style with the Pioneers Museum and friends. Family friendly, actually interesting, with performances, crafts, and local org booths, and yes, wear your own traditional threads.
🍄 Electrowave Fungi Film Festival @ Ent Center for the Arts | Sunday (3/8) at 1:00 PM – Colorado Springs is hosting the world’s only mushroom film fest, a one-day Ent Center premiere with 14 fungal, lichen-loving shorts, including one by a UCCS prof. It’s ticketed with student discounts, and your seat supports the campus mycological club, not the lawn mushrooms, for once.
🛍 March Downtown Community Pop-up Market @ VFW Post 101 | Sunday (3/8) at 1:00 PM – Downtown’s community pop-up is back for round two this year, with local makers, fresh bites, and raffles that might finally justify all those tote bags. Stroll, chat, and meet the folks behind your favorite small-batch soap, salsa, and sourdough. Selling something good? They’re taking vendors.
🍀 Lucky Charms Craft Party @ Kinship Landing | Sunday (3/8) at 2:00 PM – Feeling lucky, or just crafty. Homa Cafe hosting a charm-making make-and-mingle where your ticket covers a gold-plated necklace with up to nine charms, plus an optional keychain, with a DJ, Hair Sparkles, tarot, and food and drink specials.
Live music & entertainment:
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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🔥 Worth a peek
We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.
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📻 Colorado Springs report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 47°F – Low: 25°F – Precip: 1%
Sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 63°F – Low: 34°F – Precip: 0%
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Later: Clear, with a low around 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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