ArtsMonth - Week 3 - Poetry, Pros & Comedy
Don’t Worry ‘Bout It
Presented by Shutter & Strum
at Disruptor Gallery @ Shutter&Strum, Colorado Springs
”When life’s ceaseless obligations and expectations over encumber our day to day, it is easy to cast our comforts to the wayside. This gallery serves as a reminder to not lose sight of the things that bring joy; to quell self criticism and...
Oct 12, 2025
Sun, Oct 12 @ 12:00 pm
Fri, Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 11:00 am
3rd Annual Colorado Springs Comedy Festival
Presented by Loonees Comedy Corner
at Loonees Comedy Corner, Colorado Springs
The 3rd Annual Colorado Springs Comedy Festival is back at Loonees Comedy Corner, featuring the comedy of 25 hilarious comics from across the nation! With headliners Eeland Stribling (PBS, Amazon), Mike Hammock (Comedy Works, Kill Tony), Hayden...
Oct 12, 2025
Sun, Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm
Sun, Oct 12 @ 7:30 pm
Queer Open Mic ft. Kenny Idleman
Presented by Poetry 719
at ICONS, Colorado Springs
Get ready for a night of incredible performances at the Queer Open Mic! Our fabulous feature is Kenny Idleman!
Oct 13, 2025
Spoken Words Open Mic
Presented by Poor Richard's Downtown
at Rico's Cafe, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Colorado Springs
Calling all spoken word artists!
Join us every 1st and 3rd Tuesday for an evening of inspiration and sharing at Rico's Cafe. We welcome all types of performers from poetry and comedy to orators and theater.
Oct 14, 2025
Words Open Mic
Presented by Poor Richard's Downtown
at Rico's Cafe, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Colorado Springs
Words is an open mic for all forms of spoken word - poetry, prose, comedy, story telling, theatrical - anything that touches you.
Words happens every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. It's a comfortable and supportive venue for performers of all...
Oct 14, 2025
Visiting Author Series: Ashley Cornelius
Presented by Heller Center for Arts and Humanities at UCCS
at UCCS - The Heller Center, Colorado Springs
Ashley Cornelius Pikes Peak Poet Laureate.
Reading followed by a Q&A session and book signing.
Event is free and open to the public.
This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar , the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for...
Oct 16, 2025
Free Improv Jam
Presented by Stick Horses in Pants
at Peak Improv Theater, Colorado Springs
Free Improv Jam – A Night of Spontaneous Fun for Everyone!
Come laugh, play, and connect at our Free Improv Jam, an open and welcoming night of unscripted fun! Whether you're brand new to improv or a seasoned performer, this is your chance to...
Oct 16, 2025
'Freedom Around the World'
Presented by The Exodus Road
at McDivitt Club at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs
Join The Exodus Road for an unforgettable evening celebrating the global fight for freedom. Freedom Around the World is an immersive storytelling event, infused with cultural elements that honor the international communities where we work to...
Oct 17, 2025
Disability Awareness Open Mic Ft. Jordan Robinson (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at UCCS, Colorado Springs
We will be hosting a poetry workshop and an open mic followed by a featured poet, Jordan Robinson to celebrate, honor, and lift up the voices of people with visible and invisible disabilities. This event will be hosted by Sun Carlson.
Poetry is...
Oct 17, 2025
Tune Titans Musical Improv Show
Presented by Stick Horses in Pants
at Peak Improv Theater, Colorado Springs
Tune Titans: A Fully Improvised Broadway-Style Musical Experience
Get ready for a night of show-stopping laughs, spontaneous songs, and musical mayhem with Tune Titans, Peak Improv Theater’s brand-new musical improv team! Each performance is a...
Oct 17, 2025
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Presented by Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Springs
The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here!
Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas.
Cruising Through ‘The...
Oct 17, 2025
Springs Art & Seek
Presented by Springs Art and Seek
at Various Locations in Downtown Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Old Colorado City
This Year the Springs Art And Seek Manitou Art Center COPPeR - The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Make Art - Hide Art & Seek Art.
Want to Participate?
The entire community is invited to join in...
Oct 18, 2025
Fresh Brew Poetry Writing (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at Rohr Coffee, Colorado Springs
Join Poetry 719 for a Saturday morning writing at Rohr Coffee.
We will have writing prompts, an opportunity for feedback on your work, and ways to improve in your performance which will be optional per your request. This will be a great space to...
Oct 18, 2025
Concrete Couchella
Presented by Concrete Couch
at Concrete Coyote Community Park, Colorado Springs
Beloved nonprofit, Concrete Couch , welcomes friends, family, visitors, strangers and all other community from past present and future to celebrate at its almost 8 acre park near downtown Colorado Springs.
Other Performances, Activities &...
Oct 18, 2025
Erotic Poetry & Pole Open Mic (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at Pole Revolution, Colorado Springs
Join Poetry719 , Think Positive Club and Professional Pole Athlete Skittles for the Erotic Open Mic.
We'll have some erotic games, an open mic, and pole, poetry and aerial performances throughout the night. Bring your sexy, nasty, sensual,...
Oct 18, 2025
Don’t Worry ‘Bout It
Presented by Shutter & Strum
at Disruptor Gallery @ Shutter&Strum, Colorado Springs
”When life’s ceaseless obligations and expectations over encumber our day to day, it is easy to cast our comforts to the wayside. This gallery serves as a reminder to not lose sight of the things that bring joy; to quell self criticism and...
Oct 12, 2025
Sun, Oct 12 @ 12:00 pm
Fri, Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm
Sat, Oct 18 @ 11:00 am
3rd Annual Colorado Springs Comedy Festival
Presented by Loonees Comedy Corner
at Loonees Comedy Corner, Colorado Springs
The 3rd Annual Colorado Springs Comedy Festival is back at Loonees Comedy Corner, featuring the comedy of 25 hilarious comics from across the nation! With headliners Eeland Stribling (PBS, Amazon), Mike Hammock (Comedy Works, Kill Tony), Hayden...
Oct 12, 2025
Sun, Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm
Sun, Oct 12 @ 7:30 pm
Queer Open Mic ft. Kenny Idleman
Presented by Poetry 719
at ICONS, Colorado Springs
Get ready for a night of incredible performances at the Queer Open Mic! Our fabulous feature is Kenny Idleman!
Oct 13, 2025
Spoken Words Open Mic
Presented by Poor Richard's Downtown
at Rico's Cafe, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Colorado Springs
Calling all spoken word artists!
Join us every 1st and 3rd Tuesday for an evening of inspiration and sharing at Rico's Cafe. We welcome all types of performers from poetry and comedy to orators and theater.
Oct 14, 2025
Words Open Mic
Presented by Poor Richard's Downtown
at Rico's Cafe, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Colorado Springs
Words is an open mic for all forms of spoken word - poetry, prose, comedy, story telling, theatrical - anything that touches you.
Words happens every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. It's a comfortable and supportive venue for performers of all...
Oct 14, 2025
Visiting Author Series: Ashley Cornelius
Presented by Heller Center for Arts and Humanities at UCCS
at UCCS - The Heller Center, Colorado Springs
Ashley Cornelius Pikes Peak Poet Laureate.
Reading followed by a Q&A session and book signing.
Event is free and open to the public.
This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar , the Pikes Peak region's one-stop, online website for...
Oct 16, 2025
Free Improv Jam
Presented by Stick Horses in Pants
at Peak Improv Theater, Colorado Springs
Free Improv Jam – A Night of Spontaneous Fun for Everyone!
Come laugh, play, and connect at our Free Improv Jam, an open and welcoming night of unscripted fun! Whether you're brand new to improv or a seasoned performer, this is your chance to...
Oct 16, 2025
'Freedom Around the World'
Presented by The Exodus Road
at McDivitt Club at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs
Join The Exodus Road for an unforgettable evening celebrating the global fight for freedom. Freedom Around the World is an immersive storytelling event, infused with cultural elements that honor the international communities where we work to...
Oct 17, 2025
Disability Awareness Open Mic Ft. Jordan Robinson (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at UCCS, Colorado Springs
We will be hosting a poetry workshop and an open mic followed by a featured poet, Jordan Robinson to celebrate, honor, and lift up the voices of people with visible and invisible disabilities. This event will be hosted by Sun Carlson.
Poetry is...
Oct 17, 2025
Tune Titans Musical Improv Show
Presented by Stick Horses in Pants
at Peak Improv Theater, Colorado Springs
Tune Titans: A Fully Improvised Broadway-Style Musical Experience
Get ready for a night of show-stopping laughs, spontaneous songs, and musical mayhem with Tune Titans, Peak Improv Theater’s brand-new musical improv team! Each performance is a...
Oct 17, 2025
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Presented by Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
at Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Springs
The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here!
Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas.
Cruising Through ‘The...
Oct 17, 2025
Springs Art & Seek
Presented by Springs Art and Seek
at Various Locations in Downtown Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Old Colorado City
This Year the Springs Art And Seek Manitou Art Center COPPeR - The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
Make Art - Hide Art & Seek Art.
Want to Participate?
The entire community is invited to join in...
Oct 18, 2025
Fresh Brew Poetry Writing (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at Rohr Coffee, Colorado Springs
Join Poetry 719 for a Saturday morning writing at Rohr Coffee.
We will have writing prompts, an opportunity for feedback on your work, and ways to improve in your performance which will be optional per your request. This will be a great space to...
Oct 18, 2025
Concrete Couchella
Presented by Concrete Couch
at Concrete Coyote Community Park, Colorado Springs
Beloved nonprofit, Concrete Couch , welcomes friends, family, visitors, strangers and all other community from past present and future to celebrate at its almost 8 acre park near downtown Colorado Springs.
Other Performances, Activities &...
Oct 18, 2025
Erotic Poetry & Pole Open Mic (Poetry719 Festival)
Presented by Poetry 719
at Pole Revolution, Colorado Springs
Join Poetry719 , Think Positive Club and Professional Pole Athlete Skittles for the Erotic Open Mic.
We'll have some erotic games, an open mic, and pole, poetry and aerial performances throughout the night. Bring your sexy, nasty, sensual,...
Oct 18, 2025
Creative Stays is a digital campaign to attract cultural tourists to the Colorado Springs area during Arts Month and throughout the year. The series features 13-weekend getaway itineraries curated by diverse local creatives. Each of these local creatives will share a little about themselves, and recommend some of their favorite lodging accommodations, community attractions, restaurants, entertainment activities, hidden hangouts, and not-to-miss cultural destinations. This video for Week 3: Poetry, Prose & Comedy features local poet Michael Ferguson. Check out all the Creative Stays itineraries at cosCreativeStays.com.