Top 5 Things to Do This Week in Colorado Springs
From Tails Tunes & Tastes at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Wings of Change Grand Reveal to Ty Myers at Ford Amphitheater, the Sunday Market in Acacia Park, and the Villain Arts Tattoo Festival — here are five real events happening this week in Colorado Springs (August 27 – September 2, 2026).
We've got you. If you've been wondering what's worth leaving the house for this week in Colorado Springs, we put together our top five picks. Rest easy, this is a great week to be local — there's something for everyone from zoo nights to live music under the stars.
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Tails, Tunes & Tastes at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Thursday, August 27 | 6:00 – 9:30 PM | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Yes, tonight! This is the 21-plus after-hours event at the zoo and it's one of the most unique nights out in Colorado Springs all summer. You get unlimited small plates from local restaurants, drinks included, live music playing throughout the zoo, and the animals out and about in the evening light. It's a date night power move — the zoo after dark with good food and a drink in your hand is hard to beat. Advance tickets are required and they do sell out, so grab yours now.
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Wings of Change Grand Reveal
Friday, August 28 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Lawn
This is such a cool community event. Artist-designed butterfly and dragonfly sculptures get unveiled on the Pioneers Museum lawn before they go to auction to benefit local arts programs. It's free to attend, the sculptures are genuinely beautiful — think giant colorful wings painted and decorated by local artists — and it's a perfect early-evening outing. Bring the kids, bring a blanket, grab dinner on Tejon afterward. A lovely way to kick off the weekend.
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Ty Myers with Brent Cobb at Ford Amphitheater
Saturday, August 29 | Doors 7:00 PM, Show 8:00 PM | Ford Amphitheater
The Ford Amphitheater is one of the best additions to Colorado Springs in recent years — a world-class outdoor venue with the mountains as your backdrop. This Saturday, rising country artist Ty Myers is headlining with Brent Cobb opening, and it's going to be a fantastic night of live music. Ty Myers has that deep, soulful country sound that's been getting a lot of attention, and Brent Cobb is a Georgia songwriter with serious range. Tickets start around $40 and the lawn is the place to be with a blanket and a few friends.
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Sunday Market in Acacia Park
Sunday, August 30 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Acacia Park, Downtown
The Sunday Market is back in Acacia Park and it's become a real gem downtown. Fresh produce from local farms, artisan breads and pastries, local honey, handmade crafts — plus live music and a genuinely good community vibe. It's the kind of place where you run into people you know and end up staying longer than you planned. Grab a coffee, walk the stalls, stock up on Colorado-grown sweet corn and peaches while they're still in season. Free to browse, bring cash for the farmers.
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Villain Arts Tattoo Festival
Friday, August 28 – Sunday, August 30 | Norris Penrose Event Center
This is the third annual Villain Arts Tattoo Festival here in Colorado Springs, and it keeps getting bigger. Over 400 tattoo artists from across the country set up shop at Norris Penrose for a weekend of live tattooing, competitions, sideshow performances, and vendor shopping. Whether you're looking to get some fresh ink or you just want to walk around and see incredible artistry in action, this is a spectacle worth experiencing. Day passes are $25, three-day passes are $50, and kids under 12 get in free. It's one of those events that brings a totally different energy to town.
From sunset drinks with the animals at the zoo to live music at the Ford, local finds at the Sunday Market, and the creative energy of the tattoo festival — there's no shortage of ways to connect with this community we love. Colorado Springs has a way of surprising you with how much is going on, even late in the summer. Hope to see you out there. See you soon.
Here when you're ready,
Jeff & Lane Morrell | eXp Realty
Jeff & Lane Morrell | The Morrell Group | eXp Realty
Sources: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Ford Amphitheater, Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, Villain Arts Tattoo Festival. Dates and times subject to change — confirm with event organizers before heading out.