Ultimate Spring Travel Guide to Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods, Festivals & LGBTQ+ Nightlife

Breathtaking natural wonders? Exciting activities? 300 days of sunshine and blue skies per year? Colorado Springs has all of the above! 

Springtime in Colorado Springs boasts beautiful weather ideal for exploring our natural wonders. Take in views from 14,000 feet at the top of Pikes Peak. You can reach the summit by hike, drive, shuttle or train! Colorado Springs is also home to Garden of the Gods, a stunning free park full of red rock formations and scenic trails. 

Don’t miss exciting seasonal events!  

• Flower farm Gather Mountain Blooms offers flower-picking fun during the spring and summer months along with yoga, live music and garden parties.  

• In May, the Colorado Springs Sunday Market ramps up. This farmers market offers a wide array of local produce and food vendors in the heart of Downtown Colorado Springs.  

• During Memorial Day Weekend, catch Meadowgrass Music Festival, a showcase of excellent local and touring bluegrass musicians in a scenic  

• Bring home a premium soy-wax candle from Matchbox Candles, an LGBTQ+-owned artisan shop! If you want a more hands-on experience, craft your own candle scent: perfect for a date or a friends’ day out! 

• Hillside Gardens’ beloved Summer Concert Series is a local favorite for a reason: multiple bands, food trucks, craft bars with a beautiful garden backdrop! 

Looking for a night on the town? ICONS is a must. ICONS is Colorado Springs’ gay piano bar where every bartender is a professional singer, and every night is full of incredible music. Just a few blocks away, you’ll find La Burla Bee, Colorado’s first and only full-time cabaret. Catch a bawdy burlesque show that’s equal-parts riotous and risqué, then dance the night away in the venue's nightclub. 

Ready to start planning your trip? VisitCOS.com has all the information and inspiration you need before you explore the Pikes Peak Region!