Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival To Host Hundreds Of Local Students (Photo) - 09/18/25

Media Advisory

Sept. 18, 2025

See full press release with partner logos attached.

Contact: Alex Trefry | (719) 668-3848 or (719) 499-0511

Opportunity for media interviews and visuals:

Our media partners are invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival at the UCCS Old Main Hall Lawn. Media interviews will be available after. Please RSVP with atrefry@csu.org to secure your spot.

Date/Time: Sept. 19, from 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Location: 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Colorado Springs, CO, 80918 UCCS main campus

Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival to host hundreds of local students

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – The Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival, a collaborative event between Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities), School Districts 2, 8, and 11, and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), will return on Friday, Sept. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

More than 780 fourth graders, spanning three school districts, will attend the educational program geared to introduce students to the complex water issues facing Colorado Springs, foster an appreciation of one of our most precious resources, and inspire potential future careers in water-related fields.

The Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival is a day-long event designed to enrich participating students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), while supporting science academic standards and the statewide water education action plan goals.

Classes will rotate through stations during the day to learn about a variety of water-related topics and conduct hands-on activities. Examples include tracing the journey of water from mountain streams to household taps in 'Aqua Adventure,' building a corrosion-prevention system for pipelines in 'Cathodic Protection,' and observing native plants and farm animals at the UCCS campus garden in 'Cluck, Cluck, Grow.'