Pikes Peak or Bust Parade

07/08/2025

07/05/2025

We made it! Thank you to everyone for making today so wonderful!! will have photos up tomorrow !

07/04/2025

🎆 Happy Fourth of July, y’all! 🎆

We’re sendin’ star-spangled wishes from the Pikes Peak or Bust Parade! Tip your hats, raise your flags, and we’ll see ya TOMORROW for all the parade fun! 🇺🇸🐴

07/02/2025

⚡️𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏’! ⚡️ A big thank you to 𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗪 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 #𝟭𝟭𝟯 for joinin’ our parade sponsorship rodeo 🤠. The𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 has been around since 𝟙𝟠𝟡𝟙, and our Local 113 members have been powerin’ the Pikes Peak region with skill and pride ever since 💡.
They keep our lights brighter than a prairie sunrise 🌄 and do it all with that can-do cowboy attitude 🤠⚒️.
We tip our Stetsons 🤠 to the hardworking linemen, wiremen, and tradespeople of IBEW Local 113 . When our community needs a hand (or a lightbulb changed) 💡, these folks are first on the scene, tools in hand 🛠️.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑰𝑩𝑬𝑾 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍113, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏’ ⚡️🏡
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07/02/2025

🌾 𝑺𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔, one of our fantastic parade sponsors! 🤠 This family-owned crew has been elevatin’ the natural beauty of El Paso County since 2019, turnin’ plain patches of dirt into picturesque prairies 🌻.
They can wrangle weeds 🌿 and rustle up breathtaking landscapes 🌳 faster than you can say “giddyup” 🐎!
As their motto goes,“𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙪𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚” – and boy howdy, do they ever! 💫
We tip our hats 🤠 to Elevate Landscapes for keepin’ our community beautiful. If your yard needs a glow-up ✨ or your ranch needs a facelift 🏡, give Elevate a call 📞. They’ll make sure your homefront looks finer than a prize pony at the county fair 🎀🐴!
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07/02/2025

🐺 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙡 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠-𝙮𝙤𝙪 to Oskar Blues Grill & Brew Colorado Springs, one of our rowdy parade partners! 🎉 Known for cold craft beer 🍻, hot comfort food 🍔, 40+ taps 🍺, and a love of live music 🎶, this joint’s a Colorado classic.
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗢𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, so you’ve got more time to enjoy awesome drinks and soak up the good times all Fourth of July weekend long! 🇺🇸✨
Post-parade, drop in at their Tejon Street location () for smoked brisket 🥩, burgers 🍔, or fish & chips 🐟🍟 while you swap parade tales and raise a glass.
𝑩𝒊𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏’ 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒏—𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 🤠
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07/02/2025

🤠 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏’ 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒌!🐎
Our very own 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍, Emma from the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, will be chattin’ with the fine folks over at KKTV 11 News to share all the details about this year’s Pikes Peak or Bust Parade , the Lil’ Cowpoke Stick Horse Races, and all the Western fun comin’ your way! 🎉🐴
She’ll be talkin’ tradition, community, and why this year’s parade is bringin’ back the best of the Old West right here in Downtown Colorado Springs. 🌄
Tune in to KKTV 11 News and catch Emma sharin’ her western pride — then saddle up and join us July 5th for the parade and all the rodeo fun!
🐎 👑 🎉 🐴 🤠

07/02/2025

🇾​​🇪​​🇪​​🇭​​🇦​​🇼​❗🤠 Let’s give a hearty thank you to Rampart Supply , a family-owned local business that’s been ridin’ alongside our community for years 🐎. They’re a one-stop shop for plumbing and heating supplies 🔧💧, and their motto says it all: “𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚”.
With a heritage of quality service 🌟, they’ve been helpin’ folks build and fix up their homesteads 🏡 with a smile 😊.
We’re tickled pink 💖 to have 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 as a 2025 Pikes Peak or Bust Parade sponsor. Next time you’re fixin’ to tackle a project 🔨 or in need of a part, remember to lasso your supplies from Rampart 🛠️.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏-𝒅𝒐 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒐! 🤝🌄
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07/02/2025

🌟 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻’ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀!🌟
Our very own 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍, Emma from the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, is saddlin’ up with KOAA 5 to chat all things parade, 𝑳𝒊𝒍’ 𝑪𝒐𝒘𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 , and more! 🐎🎉
She’ll be sharin’ what it means to carry on the tradition as 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍 🤠, wranglin' the kiddos at the stick horse races 🐴, and why this year’s 𝑷𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 is one you won’t wanna miss.
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻’ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy ! 🏛️ A picture-perfect spot to talk rodeo, community pride, and western tradition.
So tune in, mark your calendars, and get ready to celebrate western heritage, hometown pride, and a whole lotta fun! 🎶
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗢𝗔𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆’𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀!

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07/02/2025

Let’s 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳🏠 for Weathercraft Co. of Colorado ! 🌟 This outfit has been keepin’ Southern Colorado covered, rain or shine 🌧️☀️, for decades. When it comes to top-notch roofing 🛠️, they’re as dependable as a horse at the hitchin’ post 🐴 and tough as rawhide – puttin’ character and quality into every job.
We tip our hats 🤠 to 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 for protectin’ our community one roof at a time. If you’re lookin’ to fix a leaky roof 💦 or build a new homestead 🏡, give these folks a holler 📞.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣’ 𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙! 🙌
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