Get in the Holiday Spirit with these Pueblo Holiday Events!

Lots of holiday events happening in Pueblo. Here’s a sample:

Tickets are still available for the Nutcracker Ballet
Fri, Dec 3, 7:30pm
Sat, Dec 4, 2:00pm
Sat, Dec 4, 7:30 pm
Sun Dec 5, 2:00pm

$10 Adults, $8 seniors & children, Tickets 295-7222
Sangre de Cristo Ballet Theater
Arts Center Theater

First Friday Art Walk
Visit the Helen T. White Galleries for First Fridays! See items from the King Collection of Western Art, and artwork by Buffalo Kaplinski, Anna Grossnickle Hines, David McKean, Fran Dodd and from over 70 artists featured in the 43 Annual Own Your Own Holiday Art Show & Sale.

Galleries open until 9 pm Friday, Dec. 3

Yule Love It Downtown
Yule Love It Downtown, lets you enjoy the holidays in old fashioned style. Downtown Pueblo will come alive with art, performers and great holiday shopping in the Union Avenue Historic District and Main Street shopping areas beginning Friday, December 3, during Pueblo First Friday Art Walk. You’ll find “Upon a Star” Carolers and Q-Ball the Holiday Clown, throughout the downtown area. Visitors and shoppers alike will be delighted with displays by local artisans, performing artists, refreshments and unique shopping opportunities with a nostalgic holiday flare! Yule Love It Downtown continues throughout the month of December and includes more street performances on Saturday December 4th, 11th, and 18th, between 12-6pm.

Christmas at Rosemount
Christmas at Rosemount features the 1893 Victorian mansion fully decorated both inside and out for the holiday season. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday and decorations will remain up until Dec. 30. The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Guided tours are offered until Dec. 18 when self-guided tours are available through the end of the month. Call 545-5290 for more information.

ElectriCritters Holiday Light Extravaganza
ElectriCritters is a holiday light extravaganza, which has become a Pueblo tradition. Annually attended by over 12,000 visitors, specially designed animal sculptures, many animated, make this event unique in the southern Colorado region. Visitors, surrounded by 250,000 lights, stroll through the Zoo where they encounter live animals as well as lighted displays, while holiday music adds to the ambiance. Hot chocolate and other goodies await you in the Candy Cane Café and great stocking stuffers can be found in the Wild Things Gift Shop.

Contact events@pueblozoo.org or (719) 561-1452 Ext. 106

Holly & Ivy Concert
The United States Air Force Academy Band celebrates the spirit of the season with a special concert on Thursday, December 9, 2010. Come celebrate the holidays and enjoy this time of sharing and giving with family and friends. The concert is presented in partnership with The Pueblo Chieftain. The performance is free and open to the public. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Colorado State Fair Events Center, 1001 Beulah Avenue, Pueblo Colorado. Visit www.usafacademyband.af.mil or call 719-554-BAND (2263) for more information.

Winter Wonderettes
A 60’s Style Christmas Musical The Winter Wonderettes is described as a "cotton-candy colored non-stop pop Christmas musical." The show features the iconic sounds of the sixties and beyond in a journey back to the 1968 Harper's Hardware Christmas Party where the Wonderettes -- Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy -- are four young women who share fun, friendship, and a lot of heart. Songs include "Santa Baby," "Jingle Bells, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "Sleigh Ride," "The Man With The Bag," and so many more! Tickets are half price when you bring a canned food donation to benefit Care and Share! December 10,11,17 and 18th at 7:30pm December 12th and 19th at 2:30pm Central High School Auditorium For tickets call: 719-258-8399 or order online at http://www.sctcpueblo.com