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225 North Gate Blvd
Colorado springs, Colorado 80921

CELEBRATING 55 YEARS

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Events at WMMI

Events & Activities at WMMI

April 2024

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Mar 31 Apr 1 2 3 4 5 6
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
10:00 am Family Day Art
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 Apr 30 May 1 2 3 4

2026 Scheduled Events

DECEMBER '25
Dec 10 Homeschool Days - Pikes Peak Regional History
Dec 29 - Jan 2 Winter Break STEaM Camp


JANUARY
Jan 14 Homeschool Day - Physics of Gold Panning


FEBRUARY
Feb 10 Lecture - Jim Walsh, Irish Miners
Feb 11 Homeschool Day - Mineral Day
Feb 21 Super Saturday - Geology


MARCH
Mar 10 Lecture - Larry Obermesik, El Paso Claim Club
Mar 11 Homeschool Day - Pikes Peak Regional History
Mar 21 Super Saturday - Mining


APRIL
Apr 8 Homeschool Day - Artifact Analysis
Apr 14 Lecture - Ellen Fisher, Failure as a Steppingstone to Success


MAY
May 12 Lecture - Tina Cox, Manitou Green Stone
May 13 Homeschool Day - Birdseed Mining
May 28 Picnic & Planes


JUNE
Jun 9 Lecture - Mark Hanson, Taryall Gold Rush
Jun 13 Super Saturday - History
Jun 22 - 26 Summer STEaM Camp 1


JULY
Jul 11 Super Saturday - STEaM
Jul 14 Lecture - John Haney, Colorado Springs Trolley System
Jul 20 - 24 Summer STEaM Camp 2


AUGUST
Aug 8 Super Saturday - Farming & Ranching
Aug 11 Lecture - Wayne Russert, Effect of Electrical Power on Rural Areas in the 1930s and 40s


SEPTEMBER
Sept 8 Lecture - John Harner, Geology of the Pikes Peak Region
Sept 9 Homeschool Day - Rock/Mineral I.D.


OCTOBER
Oct 3 Miner's Pumpkin Patch
Oct 10 Miner's Pumpkin Patch
Oct 13 Lecture - Jim Crompton, Future of Mines
Oct 14 Homeschool Day - Mapping & Surveying
Oct 17 Miner's Pumpkin Patch
Oct 24 Miner's Pumpkin Patch
Oct 31 Miner's Pumpkin Patch


NOVEMBER
Nov 10 Lecture - John Howe & Michael Weinfeld, Monument Cemetery
Nov 11 Homeschool Day - Simple Machines
Nov 24 Thanksgiving STEaM Camp


DECEMBER
Dec 9 Homeschool Day - Mine Drift Model
Dec 28 - 30 Winter STEaM Camp

ALL DATES AND ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Events are updated regularly. Please check back or feel free to call 719-488-0880

  • Ryan B.

    Showed up for STEM event and left a fan. This museum is not like any other mining museum i had been to. I working blacksmith and stamp mill was a pleasant touch. Flourscent Blacklight Mineral room is also a winner. Its an affordable and educational experience that is worth the value.

Western Museum of Mining & Industry
225 North Gate Blvd
Colorado springs, Colorado 80921
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