Pueblo Proud

The annual Pueblo County Courthouse Lighting Ceremony is the kickoff to the holiday season in downtown Pueblo. We celebrate by decorating the inside of our historic Courthouse with dozens of trees and unique decorations. The night of our lighting ceremony, fireworks & lasers synchronized to music light up the night sky as our life-sized light switch is flipped illuminating our historic building for the thousands of people in the crowd and many more watching online.

Come visit the Pueblo Riverwalk a 32-acre urban waterfront with excursion, pedal and gondola boat rides, food, festivals, and entertainment.

Lake Pueblo State Park includes 60 miles of shoreline and 10,000 acres of land. Activities: two full-service marinas, recreational fishing, hiking, camping, and swimming at the swim beach.

The Chile and Frijole Festival was created to promote Pueblo’s rich agriculture and encourage our community, and region, to buy local fresh products at any of the numerous farm stands and specialty shops available during the festival and year-round. The event features live entertainment, street vendors, cooking competitions, and chilies, chilies, chilies! Held downtown along Union Avenue, the festival draws Pueblo residents as well as people from across the state and around the nation.

In the fall the local farms transform into pumpkin patches, where you can get lost in a corn maze, take a hayride, meet farm animals, and much more!

The oldest ongoing American football rivalry for high school teams west of the Mississippi River, Centennial and Central have been battling almost annually since 1892. In 1950, the two teams began playing for ownership of "The Bell," which has morphed into "The Bell Game" as we know it today.

The zoo is open year-round and is home to over 420 animals of more than 140 species.

The mission of the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center is to provide a variety of outdoor experiences in education, conservation and recreation that appeal to all ages and enhance the quality of life in Pueblo County, as well as to foster environmental stewardship and an appreciation of natural habitats.

San Isabel National Forest is located just 40 minutes outside of Pueblo. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over 14,000 feet (4,267 m) high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado.