
🎒✨ Back to Cool: Your Ultimate Guide to Every Back-to-School Bash, Carnival & Backpack Giveaway! 🎉📚
Hold onto your glue sticks, Hive Parents—because it’s that magical time when backpacks replace beach bags and school bells are warming up their vocal cords! 🛎️🍎
**This is an ongoing, constantly going to be updated GUIDE! So make sure to bookmark it to check back!!
Whether you’re looking for free backpacks stuffed with supplies, last-chance summer fun, or a carnival to celebrate surviving another summer break—this list is your golden ticket.
From Castle Rock to Colorado Springs, Falcon to Pueblo, we’ve gathered every Back-to-School Bash, Carnival, and Giveaway buzzing around town 🐝—so your family can head into the school year feeling prepared, pumped, and maybe just a little sticky from cotton candy. 🍭🎡
Grab your calendar (and maybe some sunscreen for good measure), because these events are going FAST—just like your patience during school supply shopping! 😅
🚌 Colorado Springs & Falcon (El Paso County)
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**Backpack Bash – Falcon School District 49**
📅 Sat, July 26, 2025 • 🕘 9 AM–11 AM (or until backpacks run out)
📍 Sand Creek High School
🎒 Bounce houses, games, food trucks & free backpacks: first come, first serve! Facebook+15The Heart Church+15https://www.kktv.com+15Kenzi’s Causes+1Facebook+1AllEvents+4Eventbrite+4Backpack Bash+4 -
Backpack Bash (all locations)
Organized by COSILoveYou & partners — families can pre‑register for a timed slot starting at 9 AM at Sand Creek HS, Mitchell HS, Grand Mountain School, Panorama Park, and Hillside Community Center in Colorado Springs/Falcon area. Free backpacks filled with school supplies. Yelp+3KOAA News 5+3Facebook+3Backpack Bash+5Backpack Bash+5https://www.kktv.com+5 The Buzzy B will be at Hillside Communnity Center!!! -
**Backpack Giveaway – Back‑To‑School Bash @ Victory World Outreach**
📅 Aug 1, 2025, 7 PM
📍 3150 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs
🎒 Live music, 300 free backpacks, free haircuts for first 20 kids, food & family fun -
**Packz 4 Kidz Colorado Springs**
📅 Sat, July 26, 2025 • 🕘 9 AM–11 AM
📍 YMCA (3035 New Center Point Rd)
🎒 Up to 400 kids get brand-new backpacks stuffed with school supplies + optional water bottles & lunchboxes Kenzi’s Causes+3Kenzi’s Causes+3AllEvents+3 -
**Back‑to‑School Bash & Supply Giveaway**
📅 Fri, August 1, 2025
📍 3445 Oro Blanco Dr, Colorado Springs
🎒 Community event with backpacks & school supplies Castle Rock+15AllEvents+15Laredo Morning Times+15 -
**Fort Carson Military Family Back‑to‑School Bash**
📅 Sun, August 3, 2025 • 2190 Jet Wing Dr
🎒 Tailored for military families with backpacks & community resources Wikipedia+15AllEvents+15AllEvents+15 -
**Free Haircuts & Backpacks**
📅 Sun, August 3, 2025
📍 Ultimate Barber Co.
🎒 Complimentary school cuts + backpacks Halfway Home Pueblo+15AllEvents+15Facebook+15Backpack Bash+15Facebook+15Facebook+15 -
**Back‑to‑School Shoe Decorating Party**
📅 Sat, August 2, 2025
📍 Sweetwater Studio
👟 Creative family event for kids to freshen up footwear before school DC Fair & Rodeo+15AllEvents+15The Castle Pines Connection+15 -
**Back‑to‑School Party @ Ice Cream Lab**
📅 Sat, August 9, 2025 • 2:30 PM–6:30 PM
📍 The Ice Cream Lab
🍦 Hosted by Twisted Soda—ice cream, fun & school excitement! Facebook+1AllEvents+1 -
**RNR Tire Express Back‑to‑School Bash**
📅 Sun, August 17, 2025
🎒 Free backpacks filled with supplies (while supplies last) at RNR locations Kenzi’s Causes+13Facebook+13RnR Tires+13 -
**COSILoveYou Backpack Bash (Pikes Peak United Way)**
📅 Sat, July 19, 2025 • 🕙 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Family Success Center, Verde Dr.
🎒 Backpacks, immunizations, haircuts, vendors, food trucks, games & live music Halfway Home Pueblo+13https://www.kktv.com+13The Heart Church+13 -
Salvation Army & Co. back-to-school drives
📅 July–August
🎒 Free supplies, backpacks, haircuts, immunizations & more throughout Colorado Springs RnR Tires+5KOAA News 5+5AllEvents+5
🎒 Pueblo & Surrounding Areas
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**Backpack Giveaway & Resource Fair**
📅 TBA summer 2025
📍 Pueblo City‑County Library (likely Pueblo Mall)
🎒 Free backpacks + basic haircuts; community partner booths Kenzi’s Causes+13pueblolibrary.libnet.info+13Facebook+13KOAA News 5+1Laredo Morning Times+1 -
**6th or 7th Annual Backpack Giveaway**
📅 Sat, August 9, 2025 • 11 AM–3 PM
📍 Halfway Home Pueblo (803 W 4th St)
🎒 Free backpacks & raffle prizes pueblolibrary.libnet.info+6Halfway Home Pueblo+6Halfway Home Pueblo+6 -
**Pueblo D60 Back‑to‑School Drive**
📅 Thu, August 7, 2025
📍 Dutch Clark Stadium
🎒 District 60 supply giveaway AllEvents+9AllEvents+9KOAA News 5+9 -
**Downtown Pueblo Backpack & School Supplies Giveaway**
📅 Fri, August 1, 2025
📍 Downtown Pueblo
🎒 Distribution of backpacks & supplies Halfway Home Pueblo+3AllEvents+3Kenzi’s Causes+3
🏙️ Castle Rock & Douglas County
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**Douglas County Fair & Rodeo Carnival**
📅 July 25 – Aug 3, 2025
📍 Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock (500 Fairgrounds Dr)
🎠 Includes carnival rides and family-friendly entertainment—great party atmosphere for school‑season kick‑off Castle Rock+3DC Fair & Rodeo+3DC Fair & Rodeo+3
(No current school-themed pancake breakfasts or official school carnivals listed in Castle Rock this year.)
🏫 Back‑to‑School Nights & Events
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**4th Annual Back‑to‑School Bash @ Ascent Church**
📅 July 18, 2025, 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Ascent Church, 4870 Flintridge Dr, Colorado Springs
🎉 Join for games, community activities, and school-ready vibes Backpack Bash+7Facebook+7KOAA News 5+7
**Smart Bucks: Back‑to‑School Sales Promotion**
📅 July 17, 2025
📍 Outlets at Castle Rock
💸 Grab smart savings on school essentials during this mall event KOAA News 5+3Eventbrite+3Castle Rock+3https://www.kktv.com+4Castle
📍 What You’ll Find at These Events
Free backpacks packed with supplies—and sometimes haircuts, school info, & snacks
Carnival-style community fun with music, games, and giveaways
Family-friendly setups at church gyms, parks, outreach centers, and more
Occasional “Back‑to‑School Night” vibe: structure, tips for parents, meet-and-greet
✅ How to Make the Most of It
✅ Pre-register early when possible—slots at major bashes fill fast
🕘 Arrive on time—most events begin right at 9 AM or the posted start time
👫 Bring the whole crew—these events mix resource help with kid-friendly fun
📱 Watch event pages/Facebook—they’ll post updates like extra supplies or weather changes
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