Your September Guide to Colorado Springs Is Finally Here — Springs and Things: Your Insider's Guide to Colorado Springs Culture & Community

This week, we're recording from the couch at Treehouse Cafe, kicking off our September picks for things to do around Colorado Springs, and let's just say the calendar is packed! We're genuinely excited about every single pick.

In this episode:

Why we love Treehouse Cafe (and the hidden strip-mall gems nearby: Bazinga Vintage Toys & Collectibles, Brush Crazy & Uptown Cheapskate)
Jasmine Dillavou's poetry pop-up at Novus Mortem Collective (Sept 5)
Labor Day Vintage Baseball at Rock Ledge Ranch (Sept 7)
Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival at Ivywild (Sept 11–13)
New Moon Sound Bath at Cave of the Winds (Sept 11)
Parade of Homes for the Zillow-at-11pm crowd (Sept 11–27)
Pawtoberfest at Union Printers Home, benefiting the Humane Society (Sept 12)
Unity Metaphysical & Craft Festival (Sept 12)
TEDx Manitou Springs at Cave of the Winds (Sept 13)
EPIC Chamber Music Series at the Ent Center (starts Sept 18)
Annual Powwow at Rock Ledge Ranch (Sept 19)
Bristol Brewing Oktoberfest at Ivywild (Sept 25 21+ / Sept 26 family-friendly)
Forest Bathing returns at Starsmore Discovery Center with guide Serena Vogel (Sept 26)
Green Box Farm & Art Market (Sept 26)
Gather Mountain Blooms Harvest Hootenanny (Sept 26)
Bonus: Breckenridge Film Festival + Girls in STEM at Keystone

Plus Movies Under the Stars on Saturdays all September and October at Bristol, a turtleneck chase that turned into a friendship, and Carly's ongoing campaign to convert Lauren into a Savannah Bananas superfan.

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