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Pueblo Recreation, From Water Sports to Kiddie Rides
Participation is recommended within the Pueblo recreation scene, with many options to choose from.
For water-sports enthusiasts, Lake Pueblo State Park is the most visited state park in Colorado thanks to offerings such as jet skiing, tubing, wakeboarding, boating and parasailing. The lake is also a fishing hot spot for catches of trout, walleye, bass, crappie, bluegill and yellow perch.
Meanwhile, thanks to Pueblo's Whitewater Park, the city is quickly becoming one of Colorado’... Read More »
Pueblo's Culture is Rich in Fun, Experiences
Finding fun in Pueblo is as easy as finding a Slopper. Pueblo's fun-loving community is rich in arts, culture, and history and showcases a variety of museums, festivals, events, performing arts centers, and historic sites.
Pueblo Festivals & Events
A western-themed event, the Wild Wild West Festival offers family-friendly activities, including concerts and cook-offs. While the festival is held throughout Pueblo, the majority of events take place on the Riverwalk and the Union... Read More »
Pueblo Offers Unique and Flavorful Foods
Rejoice, Pueblo food lovers. Bland, boring and typical are not parts of the local menu. Find unique spicy and flavorful foods at Pueblo-area restaurants, festivals, stores or roadside farm stands.
Green Chilies
Green chilies are not just a food staple in Pueblo; they are part of the city’s identity and cultural heritage. This enduring symbol of agricultural success is celebrated every year during the annual Loaf 'N Jug Chile and Frijoles Festival, an event sponsored by the Greater... Read More »
Pueblo Food: Homegrown & Family-Owned
Those cars you see heading out of Pueblo in the morning when everyone else is driving into the city? Some hold chefs bound for farms on the mesa east of town and ranches in the foothills to the west, searching for the best vegetables and meats to grace their tables.
Fresh, local, organic ingredients rate highly with many Pueblo restaurateurs, says Rod Slyhoff, Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce president. "It's a healthy trend," he says. "For a community with a population of... Read More »
Pueblo Embarks Upon 30-Year Tourism Project
Rod Slyhoff believes opportunity is knocking and Pueblo is about to open the door.
The president and CEO of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce says the city is embarking upon a $100 million, 30-year project that will ultimately add more tourism attractions throughout the E Street entertainment district that runs along the city's Riverwalk and Union Avenue. The ambitious endeavor has a long, unofficial title – Professional Bull Riders University/Heritage of Heroes Project in the E... Read More »
Partnerships Are Boost to Pueblo Arts Culture
Some wield a paintbrush while others take to the stage, but no matter how they express their talent, artists and performers have an enthusiastic and supportive home in Pueblo.
The city is justifiably known for its museums and major arts organizations, but its support of the arts trickles down to individual artists and smaller groups as well. Even better, organizations such as the Visual Artists of Pueblo and Pueblo Performing Arts Guild market and raise awareness of art and artists here, making... Read More »
Catch a Wave, Pueblo Style
As summer snowmelt runs down the Rockies to Pueblo, water-sports enthusiasts flood the Arkansas River with activity. The area teems with kayakers, boaters, water-skiers, and – surfers? Yes, surfers. Lured by the waves at downtown Pueblo’s Whitewater Park, river surfers are quickly turning the city into Colorado’s top surfing destination.
“Pueblo is the surfing capital of Colorado,” says Chad Parson, an experienced river surfer and founder of the Colorado River Surfing Association, or CRSA. “... Read More »
Shopping in Pueblo, CO
Pueblo, Colo. shopping ranges from the quaint shops in the downtown area to large chain retailers dispersed throughout the city's many shopping centers. Here is a quick sample of what to expect when you're shopping in the area:
Historic Downtown Pueblo
Get a piece of Pueblo history and culture while shopping the downtown district. Revitalized and striving to also be an entertainment district, downtown Pueblo consists of dozens of locally owned businesses, major retailers and boutiques.... Read More »
"Sloppers" Are Pueblo, CO Delicacy
In Pueblo, a burger is more than just a burger.
Smother it with the city's famous green chilis and top with raw onions and you've got a slopper, Pueblo's unique contribution to the food world.
The origin of the messy meal (most often served in a bowl, to be eaten with a spoon) is a little cloudy. Although it is known to have originated in Pueblo, no one can agree on which restaurant was the first to serve it.
Today, more than 25 Pueblo restaurants slop up sloppers, and they're all a little... Read More »
Professional Bull Riders' Wild Wild West Fest Returns to Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado--home to the Professional Bull Riders Association since July 2007--is happy to host the second annual Wild Wild West Fest from May 12-16, 2010. Started in May 2009 by PBR officials looking for a way to thank their new Pueblo neighbors for the warm welcome and to play a larger role in the Pueblo community, the Wild Wild West Fest is a joint initiative with the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce.
The annual event, which concludes each night with the elite Built Ford Tough... Read More »
Pueblo's Public Library Makes it a Great City for Book Lovers
Whether you're part of the budget, not-buy crowd or just appreciate the perks of a fine library, the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library in Pueblo will please you. Interactive features like the InfoZone News Museum, and separate sections for children and teens, set this library apart from the crowd. If you'd rather browse a bookstore, Pueblo and its surrounding areas have plenty of those as well. Forty-four to be exact, including nearby Colorado Springs' Poor Richard's, a restaurant, wine shop... Read More »
Pueblo Chile Festival Brings the Heat
Loaf 'N Jug Chile & Frijoles Festival
Pueblo, CO, heats up every September with the annual Loaf 'N Jug Chile & Frijoles Festival. The three-day event celebrates two of Pueblo's most famous Southwestern staples – Pueblo green chiles and frijoles (pinto beans). The event features music, arts and crafts, cooking and eating competitions, and a 5K run.
Don't Miss: The jalapeno eating contest – if you can stomach it
What's Served: Chiles, beans
What to Bring: Water. Things heat up... Read More »
Youth Rodeo Embraced Here
In Pueblo, rodeo isn’t just about big-name stars and big-time sponsors. Thanks to the National Little Britches Rodeo Association, it’s also about family, fair play and friendship.
“We are a very inclusive program, and family is the key to the NLBRA,” says Executive Director Kimber Solberg.
NLBRA participants range in age from 5 to 18, meaning that entire families can travel – and compete – together.
“Most of our families have more than one child competing, and we even have neighboring families... Read More »
Pueblo’s Lesser-Known Recreation Sites Are Great
The staff at Pueblo Plaza Ice Arena plans to install a laser light show in late 2010 or early 2011. That light show should attract high school and college students to public skating sessions on Friday and Saturday nights.
It is one of several citywide recreational activities that are being planned or are already in place throughout Pueblo.
“The arena is open year-round and offers public skating sessions, learn-to-skate classes, youth and adult hockey leagues, broomball and curling,... Read More »
It's Slopper vs. Slopper on Travel Channel's "Food Wars"
Pueblo has plenty of local treasures putting the city on the map, but none is quite as delicious as the slopper.
A burger topped with Pueblo green chilies (and a variety of other toppings), the delicacy is the city's unique contribution to the food world. Today, more than 25 Pueblo restaurants slop up sloppers, and they're all a little different.
Which one is the best? In April 2010, the Travel Channel set out to answer that question.
“Travel Channel found out about the Pueblo... Read More »
Fun Things To Do in Pueblo
Discover all that Pueblo has to offer, from world-class artwork to natural getaways. Have your own memorable experience with these exciting attractions:
1. Lace up your skates for cool fun at the Pueblo Plaza Ice Arena.
2. Spend some time in the historic Rosemount Museum, a 19th-century mansion with authentic furnishings.
3. Make new friends on the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo, which hosts events and festivals throughout the year.
4. Check out the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center... Read More »
Pets Stay Entertained and Healthy in Pueblo
Though the natural splendor of Pueblo may be lost on its pets, the abundance of pet amenities won't be. Dogs will love playing in City Bark at City Park, a fenced, leashless park with doggy water fountains and picnic tables for two-legged guests. The 2 1/2-acre park is located within City Park, North of its Elmwood Golf Course and the Pueblo Zoo. Adventurous owners and leashed pets who feel like "ruffing" it can explore the walking trails and campgrounds of Pike and San Isabel... Read More »
Medal of Honor Memorial Honors Pueblo as "Home of Heroes"
In 1993, Congress proclaimed Pueblo, Colorado to be "America's Home Of Heroes," for the city's distinction of being the only city in America with four living recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Over the following years, Pueblo hosted a series of events to honor and recognize its own Medal of Honor heroes in particular, and all of these great Americans in general. Coupled with this were additional activities including a six-month series of stories to honor "ordinary veterans,... Read More »
Buell Museum Inspires Imaginations
In Pueblo, children have fun and learn at the same time – all in one world-class facility.
The $3 million Buell Children’s Museum on the campus of Sangre de Cristo Arts Center features a variety of hands-on exhibits that focus on the arts, science and history. The two-level, 12,000-square-foot museum is for kids of all ages.
“This is the finest children's museum in this state and possibly in the region,” says Maggie Divelbiss, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center executive director. “We are enlarging a... Read More »
Chile & Frijoles Festival a Pueblo, Colorado Favorite
A festival for a pepper? Only in Pueblo.
The popular Loaf ‘N Jug Chile & Frijoles Festival occurs every September on the third weekend following Labor Day.
Approximately 100,000 spectators pack Union Avenue annually to celebrate the wide array of chile peppers that are grown in the Pueblo area.
"Each year the farmers plant nearly 300 acres of chilies and close to 500 acres of frijoles," says Juls Bayci, communications director for the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce.... Read More »
Golf Options in Pueblo Include Multiple City-Owned Courses
It would seem that any golfer who has spent time hacking out of a bunker would have nightmares at the thought of playing near 85,000 acres of sand. But golfers in Pueblo do just that every day, taking their swings not far from the Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
The oldest and most popular public course in the city is Elmwood Golf Course, originally known as the Pueblo City Park Golf Course. It was built in 1932 as a New Deal project, and recently underwent a $2 million renovation and... Read More »
Pueblo Chamber Prez Is Your Guide to Great Dining
You have 36 hours in Pueblo, and you’re hungry. Where do you eat?
Rod Slyhoff has suggestions. The president and CEO of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce enjoys good food and the occasional martini, and can recommend some of the best places for both.
“So you get into town one evening, and from the Marriott hotel you can easily walk two blocks to a place on Main Street called Fifteen Twentyone,” he says. “Let me first mention that they have excellent martinis.”
Slyhoff suggests starting a... Read More »
Professional Bull Riders Inc. Call Pueblo Home
"The toughest sport on dirt" calls Pueblo, CO, home.
Headquartered in Pueblo, Professional Bull Riders, Inc. boasts 1,200 bull rider members from the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.
The group was created in 1992 when a group of 20 bull riders broke away from the traditional rodeo scene, seeking mainstream attention for the sport of professional bull riding.
Today, riders compete in more than 300 bull riding events per year on the elite tour, three minor league tours, or the PBR... Read More »
