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This week

This week in Castle Rock

Our pick, this weekend, and what opened or closed in Castle Rock.

The weekend in full · All events

November 2–8

Our pick

Veterans Day Tribute at the monument, then the Heroes Hall groundbreaking

Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. to noon, Veterans Monument Plaza, 301 Wilcox St.; the Heroes Hall steel dedication and groundbreaking follows at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Dr. The County's Veterans Day ceremony, and the first ground turned for the veterans' hall planned at the fairgrounds. No admission is listed.

November 2–8

Rest of the week

New & closed

  • Added to the guide

    Castle Cafe

    Pan-fried chicken and Southern plates in the 1890s Castle Hotel building, 403 Wilcox St.; Sun 11 am–8 pm, Mon–Sat 11 am–9 pm.

  • Added to the guide

    B&B Cafe

    Breakfast and lunch every day at 324 Wilcox St.; Mon–Fri 6 am–2 pm, Sat–Sun 7 am–2 pm.

  • Added to the guide

    Sudden Fiction Books

    The independent bookshop in Ecclesia Market, 221 Perry St., with its book bingo, holiday book wrapping and release-party nights now on the calendar.

Checked November 1, 2026: every item here was read against its own source that day. How we check

November 6–8

Nearby this weekend

Elizabeth Main Street, the Stampede, and the Palmer Divide

Veterans Appreciation Luncheon

· Casey Jones Park Pavilion · Free for veterans and their families; RSVP required

Manitou Springs The springs, the Incline and the foot of Pikes Peak

Arts

First Friday

· Manitou Art Center · Free admission

Manitou Springs

Market

Holiday Market

· Commonwheel Artists Co-op

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November 6–8

Day trips up the hill

Clear Creek Idaho Springs and Georgetown on one guide

Music

Open Pick Night

· Bread Bar

Estes Park Elkhorn Avenue, the trailheads, the elk and the national park

Music

Buckethead

· The Stanley Hotel · $75 a night, $125 for both nights; 21 and over