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Creative ways and places to put food in your faces

By Rebekah Hire, Cultural Office The Pikes Peak region is home to more than enough food options to make your stomach rumble. Here are a few places that combine great food with added local culinary…

By Rebekah Hire, Cultural Office

The Pikes Peak region is home to more than enough food options to make your stomach rumble. Here are a few places that combine great food with added local culinary and cultural experiences.

Food Truck Tuesday
If you find yourself in Downtown Colorado Springs on Tuesdays, make your way to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum for Food Truck Tuesday! Running from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. food trucks from across the region are stationed across the lawn. Plus, the museum is open as well, so you can duck in to learn all about local history!

Food Truck Tuesday runs June through August.

Food Truck Tuesdays at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs

CO.A.T.I.
CO.A.T.I presents an offbeat, industrial-style food hall with stands offering global street foods, coffee, & cocktails. Offerings include Samich Shack, Rival Bar, Luchals, Anju, XOXO, and Ephemera. They also host events such as weekly free yoga, Arts Month after Dark, and more!

CO.A.T.I.
514 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
coatiuprise.com
info@coatiuprise.com

Rocky Mountain Food Tours
Launched in 2010, Rocky Mountain Food Tours features three distinct options: the Original Colorado Springs Tour, the Signature Cocktail Tour, and a new Craft Brewery Tour launched this summer.

Tours run year-round, Thursday through Sunday.

Rocky Mountain Food Tours
rockymountainfoodtours.com
(719) 322-5731

Wild Goose Meeting House
The Wild Goose Meeting House is an artisan café in downtown Colorado Springs, CO. They serve a trifecta of craft beverages: coffee, wine and beer, alongside an artisan inspired menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Wild Goose combines great beverages, tasty eats and a rich community experience. Though there’s not a bad time to visit the Wild Goose, Friday and Saturday nights add live music to the mixture, with shows running from 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Wild Goose Meeting House
401 N. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
wildgoosemeetinghouse.com
(719) 357-9020

Iron Springs Chateau
Boo the villain! Cheer the hero! Audience participation is encouraged at this staple of the Manitou Springs theater community going strong since 1964, when the Iron Springs Chateau style of melodrama and Vaudeville entertainment was born. Indulge in a three-course meal with the Melodrama immediately following. After the melodrama, join in with a sing-along intermission and their Vaudeville style musical revue.

Upcoming shows:
Special Halloween Event – Rocky Horror Picture Show
Oct. 22-23 and 29-31

Christmas Extravaganza
Nov. 19 – Dec. 23

Iron Springs Chateau
444 Ruxton Avenue, Manitou Springs
ironspringschateau.com
(719) 685-5104

Crafts and Drafts
Here’s to people and places we’ve missed the most – celebrate the return of grabbing a drink together with the FREE Crafts & Drafts Passport. Score great deals and discounts at your favorite local breweries, distilleries, wineries and coffee shops. VisitCOS launched their Crafts and Drafts passport program in May. Deals are valid through Dec. 31.

Crafts and Drafts
crafts.visitcos.com
marketing@visitcos.com

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NOTE: This article was originally published in the 2021 Cultural Office Guide to Arts Month, crafted in partnership with the Colorado Springs Gazette and published as an insert in the paper on Oct. 3, 2021. See the digital copy in its entirety at https://issuu.com/springsgazette/docs/cultural_office_guide_to_arts_month_2021