Plan Your Meetings

Want Western-themed venues?

The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy is adjacent to the national headquarters of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; indoor exhibit space and outdoor gardens are available for rental. The Chico Basin Ranch offers hands-on learning and recreation as well as geotourism projects contributing to the preservation of the land and ranching heritage of the area; two guesthouses each accommodate groups of up to 10 for overnight stays. The Ghost Town Wild West Museum is a replica of a Western town from the Gold Rush era, reconstructed using abandoned structures from real ghost towns.

Want groups to experience the frontier?

The Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway caters to groups with gunfights, rustic reception sites and a scenic train trips through the Royal Gorge region. The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine takes visitors through a 1,000-ft. vertical tour of an authentic gold mine, educating them about what the lives of miners in the 1890s were like; function space also is available. The Flying W Ranch has multiple venues and can arrange private rodeos, cattle drives, skeet shooting tourneys, team-building activities, cowboy cookouts and steak dinners; entertainment is provided by the Flying W Wranglers, and its Western Village is filled with dozens of shops featuring artifacts dating from the 1880s.

Want to meet in extraordinary settings?

At the Cave of the Winds, lantern tours take guests deep underground while guides talk about folklore and the cave’s history; two underground chambers may serve as event spaces for groups of less than 25 people. The 115-year-old Pikes Peak Cog Railway is the world’s highest cog train, traveling to the 14,110-ft. summit of Pikes Peak year-round; planners can create meal functions on-board. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is available for evening buy-outs and has several interesting venues, such as the African Rift Valley & Safari Lodge, where attendees can dine in an exotic tent, surrounded by the largest breeding population of giraffes in North America. The Garden of the Gods is a breathtaking park with a conference center and two outdoor function areas available at its Trading Post. Michael Garman’s Magic Town Gallery contains a miniature version of Old Colorado City, filled with scenes of historic city life.

Want to surround your group with culture?

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) has a deco lounge, modern and fine art gallery space, courtyard event space, classrooms and a professional theater. The Flute Player Gallery displays Native American art of the Southwest. The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau can arrange guided history/interpretive tours, led by local actors. Manitou Springs is home to many artists, who sell their wares in the town’s galleries.

Want adrenaline-infused events?

The casinos of Cripple Creek have big-name evening entertainment as well as meeting space. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the world; the quarter-mile walk through the clouds is exhilarating, and the surrounding park has indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Adventures Out West can arrange any number of active adventures, such as whitewater rafting trips, hot air balloon rides, fly-fishing tournaments, trail rides and more. Performance Tours and Whitewater Adventure Outfitters specialize in taking groups through the area’s world-class whitewater rapids.

Want outdoor group activities?

Trail rides, whitewater rafting, and hiking trails are plentiful throughout the park systems around Royal Gorge, Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak and Seven Falls. High But Dry Balloons offers scenic hot air balloon excursions. Pikes Peak Alpine School (a division of Summit Expeditions International) creates group rock climbing excursions. Gravity Play Entertainment has inflatable carnival games and extreme rides for rent, and leads rock climbing, snowshoeing, ice climbing and hiking tours. Challenge Unlimited organizes biking, hiking and trekking tours of Pikes Peak.

Want to team-build?

At the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado Springs, guests pilot space shuttles, visit comets and work at Mission Control; corporate missions focus on honing skills needed in the workplace. Groups can cook their own multi-course meals at the Warehouse Restaurant. Cheyenne Mountain Resort and Emerald Valley Guest Ranch have outdoor ropes courses. Adventure Associates specializes in creating team challenges involving building, orienteering and other problem-solving situations.

Want to meet in a place with history?

The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings at the foot of Pikes Peak. The Western Museum of Mining & Industry is a 27-acre site with indoor and outdoor exhibits on traditional and contemporary mining. The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center has an enormous collection of fossils, bones and castings of all types of dinosaurs. The Peterson Air & Space Museum has exhibits on the Colorado’s contributions to aviation and space exploration. The John May Museum Center has a museum of natural history, filled with collections of insects and rare artifacts, and a museum of space exploration documenting the history of man in space. The United States Air Force Academy offers a visitors’ center, tours and meeting space; its architecturally breathtaking Cadet Chapel, offering multi-denominational services weekly, is the most visited man-made attraction in town.

Want group dining?

The Warehouse Restaurant, Brewery & Gallery in downtown Colorado Springs has banquet space for up to 350 people. Sonterra Grill serves Southwestern cuisine, and has an intimate private dining room. MacKenzie’s Chop House Restaurant has long been considered one of the city’s premier dining destinations; it has several private dining rooms for small groups of up to 60 people. Nosh, at the FAC Modern museum, is an arty bistro with patio views of downtown Colorado Springs and a capacity of 120 people. Phantom Canyon Brewing Company has a second-floor billiard room, and an entire third floor dedicated to private banquets. Groups can step back in time at the Briarhurst Manor Estate, an 1876 Victorian mansion in Manitou Springs. Planners can arrange wine tastings and wine dinners at the Summit at the Broadmoor, which also is popular with locals. For Five-Diamond dining, look at the Broadmoor’s Penrose Room.

Want to shake up a meal function?

The Iron Springs Melodrama Dinner Theater serves musical melodramas and comedies with family-style dinners. Groups also can catch dinner and a show (or a sporting event) at the Colorado Springs World Arena’s Penrose Club; meet-and-greets with professional athletes are one of the club’s special perks. The Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs specializes in exotic game meats such as elk, antelope, wild boar and venison, and has hosted such illustrious diners as Cary Grant and Bing Crosby. Solo’s Restaurant has one 42-seat dining room inside a Boeing KC-97 and a 275-seat dining room inside an airport terminal. Take advantage of the scenery (and good weather) by having a banquet outdoors, or serve dinner on-board the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The Picnic Basket Catering Company provides portable gourmet meals in colorful bags for groups on the go.

Want locally sourced items for gifts?

Van Briggle Pottery is one of the oldest active art potteries in the U.S., producing elegant designs and decorative tiles. The Garden of the Gods Trading Post sells Native American jewelry, Navajo rugs, sand paintings and Pueblo pottery. Patsy’s Candies have been making chocolates, toffees and other treats since 1903. Purple Mountain Coffee is brewed locally. Hats, T-shirts and glassware are available from the Bristol Brewing Company. Colorado Springs is home to the Chef’s Catalogue, which also offers cooking demonstrations.

Want spousal programs?

The Miramont Castle is a museum of Victorian heritage built in 1895, incorporating nine styles of architecture ranging from English Tudor to Byzantine, and offers planners Victorian teas and evening ghost-hunting adventures. Organize a shopping tour of the Outlets at Castle Rock, or of the historic towns of Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs, which are filled with unusual boutiques, galleries and restaurants. Golf is a year-round activity here; best courses include the Pete Dye course at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort and the three Audubon-certified courses at the Broadmoor.

Want children’s programs?

From mid-May to Dec. 24, North Pole – Home of Santa’s Workshop has amusement park rides, a miniature train, a petting zoo, magic shows, shops and restaurants. Mr. Biggs Family Fun Center has go-carts, a laser tag arena, miniature golf, a theater, on-site dining, arcade games and a cyber den.