95th Western Welcome Week coming soon

Littleton’s signature celebration returning for 10 days of fun

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mark your calendars — and check the Western Welcome Week Facebook and Instagram pages for late additions to the schedule as Littleton’s longstanding celebration of community returns for its 2023 run.

A crowd will gather at Sterne Park in Littleton on the evening of Aug. 11 for a concert and a new laser show from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Picnics are in order.

A new art show, “Home on the Range,” will be open at Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and on Parade Day, August 19. Art will be presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, which will also present the annual “Best of Colorado” exhibit at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

On Aug. 12 the day will start with the 26th Gold Panning on the South Platte River, an event held at 9:30 a.m. at the Carson Nature Center at South Platte Park. e Littleton Elks will hold the Children’s Fishing Derby and in the evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sterne Park will be the site for Little Jam- e Petty Nicks Experience. Again, picnics are a nice addition for music lovers ... e Littleton Elks Lodge will be the site for the 14th Littleton Elks Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 12, while Mother Nature is in charge of a Perseids Meteor

On Aug. 13, the Annual Pancake Stampede 5K Fun Run and Walk starts at 8 a.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. From 8 to 11 a.m., the 45th Pancake Breakfast will be held on the Geneva Lodge Lawn at the Littleton Center, which will also be near the location for the WWW Kids “Games of Old at Geneva Park” and the 27th Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede at Geneva Park.

Shower from 8 to 11:59 p.m., which can be viewed from Carson Nature Center’s Star Party on August 12. (It could run later — hard to be precise, but it should be beautiful!

On Aug. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m., Carson Nature Center in South Platte Park will be the place to enjoy HawkQuest’s 26th Family Night Out, with live hawks for an up-close and personal visit and some conversation about them by experts. A really special experience for budding nature lovers, as well as their parents! At RiverPointe Senior Living on the 15th, the 27th RiverPointe Swing Dance will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with Zing, the Great Big Band.

On Aug. 16, also at RiverPointe, Cycling Without Age Littleton-Rock and Roll Roundup will run from 4 to 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 17 will bring one of Historic Littleton Inc.’s Downtown Historic District Walking Tours at 5 to 6 p.m. (Meet at the old courthouse on Littleton Boulevard.)

August 18 is the opening of the Annual Quilt Show and used book sale at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton as well as the Elks Hometown Pig Roast and Dance at the Elks Lodge. Which brings us to Aug.

19, and the 94th Western Welcome Week Grand Parade from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and the 63rd Craft and Home Improvement Fair on Downtown Littleton’s Main Street and adjoining streets. A Day at the Elks Lodge is also included from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m., e Honor Bell, a resounding tribute for Colorado’s heroes will be held downtown.

Sunday, Aug. 20, from noon to 2:30, will nd families cheering on rubber duckies along Little’s Creek, starting at the War Memorial Rose Garden (which is a mass of color and looking beautiful right now!).

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