Your Budget-Friendly Guide to Colorado Magic 🐝✨

December in Colorado is like living inside a snow globe — twinkle lights everywhere, community events bursting with joy, and endless chances to make memories… without emptying your wallet. Because fun shouldn’t come with a scary price tag, this guide is packed with family-friendly events, markets, celebrations, and holiday adventures that cost $5 or less… or nothing at all!

Grab your cocoa, bundle the kids, and let’s explore all the festive fun your family can enjoy on a budget this December. 🎄💛

Fri Dec 5

Family Christmas Event

• ⏰ 5:30–6:30 pm
  📍 2111 Carlton Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
  💵 Cost: Not listed, but this reads like a free church/community event (crafts, cookies, stories).
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ages: All ages / family
  🌐 Website: Open the event in your calendar (Facebook event link is already in the description).
  
  

Sat Dec 6

Holiday Boutique

• ⏰ 9:30 am–3:00 pm
  📍 Pueblo Convention Center, Pueblo, CO
  💵 Cost: Free admission & free parking (shopping & fashion-show luncheon extra).
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
  
  

Festival of Lights Family Fun Day

• ⏰ 10:00 am–2:00 pm
  📍 Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  💵 Cost: FREE holiday celebration (crafts, performances, activities, cocoa & cookies).
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family / all ages
  
  

Holiday Market – The Margarita at Pine Creek

• ⏰ 11:00 am–3:00 pm
  📍 The Margarita at Pine Creek, Colorado Springs, CO
  💵 Cost: Admission appears free; you just pay for what you buy from vendors.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
  
  

Monument’s Annual Tree Lighting

• ⏰ Event begins 2:00 pm, Santa & tree lighting around 5:00 pm
  📍 Limbach Park / 151 Front St, Monument, CO 80132
  💵 Cost: Free community event
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages
  
  

Sun Dec 7

Meridian Christmas Market

• ⏰ 11:00 am–3:00 pm
  📍 Meridian Ranch Recreation Center, Falcon / Peyton area
  💵 Cost: Admission appears free; you shop local vendors.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages

🎁 Holiday Bazaar ~ With Santa and the Grinch – Sunshine Studios Live

• Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
  Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
  Ages: All ages
  Price: FREE admission (shopping, food, drinks extra) Sunshine Studios Live+1
  Location: Sunshine Studios Live, 3970 Clear View Frontage Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80911 AllEvents
  
  

• Details:
  Handcrafted gift vendors
  Santa and the Grinch on site
  Free raffles + silent auction
  Holiday treats, cocoa, and adult beverages for purchase
  The Buzzy B will be there!
  
  

• Website/RSVP: Sunshine Studios event page or AllEvents listing.

Sat Dec 13

Vista Ridge High School Winter Craft Fair

• ⏰ 9:00 am–3:00 pm
  📍 Vista Ridge High School, Colorado Springs, CO
  💵 Cost: Admission typically free; you pay for what you buy.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages / family
  
  

Miracle on Main Street (Kids’ Gift Market)

• ⏰ 9:00 am–12:00 pm
  📍 116 S Main Street (Fountain, CO)
  💵 Cost: Entry free; kids’ gifts priced $1–$10 so they can shop for family on a budget.
  👧🧒 Ages: Kids & teens
  
  

Wreaths Across America 2025 – Ceremony

• ⏰ 10:00 am–1:00 pm
  📍 1005 Hancock Expy, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  💵 Cost: Ceremony itself is free; wreath sponsorship/donations optional.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages / solemn, patriotic
  
  

Christmas Party & Market – That Place / Kindermotion

• ⏰ 11:00 am–4:00 pm
  📍 342 Main Street, Colorado Springs, CO
  💵 Cost: Admission appears free; there’s a craft station and donation-based gift-wrapping.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family friendly
  
  

Harleys in Hawaii Holiday Luau – Pikes Peak Harley-Davidson

• ⏰ 1:00–4:00 pm
  📍 5867 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
  💵 Cost: Event looks free with free Hawaiian BBQ, plus optional giving-tree donations.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family / bikers / festive crowd
  
  

Sun Dec 14

Holiday Wishes for Teens – Gift Drive & Distribution

• ⏰ 12:00–3:00 pm
  📍 4863 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO
  💵 Cost: Free for families receiving gifts; donations of gifts or funds encouraged.
  👦👧 Ages served: Teens 12+
  
  

Sat Dec 20

Secret Santa Paws Toy Swap – Pub Dog

• ⏰ 6:30–7:30 pm
  📍 Pub Dog Colorado, 2207 Bott Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
  💵 Cost: No ticket price listed — you bring gently used dog toys to donate to the community toy bins. Effectively free.
  🐶 Great for dog-loving adults/families
  
  

Fri Dec 26

Pajama Paw-ty at Pub Dog

• ⏰ 6:30–7:30 pm
  📍 Pub Dog Colorado, 2207 Bott Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
  💵 Cost: No admission listed; looks like a free themed night (you just buy food/drinks).
  🐾 Fun, cozy, dog-friendly hangout
  
  

Wed Dec 31

Noon Year’s Eve Party

• ⏰ 11:30 am–12:30 pm
  📍 391 Spectrum Loop, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
  💵 Cost: Clearly labeled as a “Free community event” 🎉
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family / kid-friendly
  
  

🎁 Conclusion: Celebrate Big — Spend Small!

December doesn’t have to mean overspending to make memories. Colorado is FULL of community events, holiday markets, cozy celebrations, and family-friendly fun — all without stretching your budget. With this guide, your family gets the magic, the memories, and the warm-and-fuzzy holiday feeling… all for $5 or less.

Go have fun, Hive — and let Buzzy guide the way through every festive adventure. 🐝❄️❤️