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Our mission is to provide access to outdoor adventures for all, through events and programs that empower individuals, create healthier communities, and foster a respect for the environment.

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Breaking down barriers to #getoutside 🏔FREE and donation-based adventures for ALL ages and abilities. #unleashyouradventure with us! 🤸🏽‍♀️

Join UpaDowna at Homa Cafe inside Kinship Landing

Join UpaDowna at Homa Cafe inside Kinship Landing this Wednesday, 10/2 from 6-7pm for the return of Adventure on Tap!
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Our special guest speaker, Sebastian Slovin, Founder of Nature Unplugged will discuss methods of maintaining healthy boundaries with technology, reconnecting with nature and living with more intention in a digitally distracted world.
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RSVP required. Visit the 'Programs & Events' tab in the link in our bio or visit https://tinyurl.com/43xrcerb

What a weekend! ✨ . Another Folk’n’Flannel i

What a weekend! ✨
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Another Folk’n’Flannel is in the books! Thank you to all of you who came out to support UpaDowna. We danced, we jammed, we threw axes, we ate pies, we crafted pumpkins, but most importantly we got to spend time with our community and raise funds for another year of adventures!🍁
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See you all next Fall 🪕🎶👏🏼

We had a *silent* 🤫 blast last night at the kic

We had a *silent* 🤫 blast last night at the kick off of Folk’n’Flannel!
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We’ll see you all this afternoon for live music from 5 local artist and more Fall Fun! 🎶
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📍The Meanwhile Block
4-11pm, Doors open at 3:30pm
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Live Music:
• Anna Grace
• Pocket Sauce
• Ben Garcia
• Tenderfoot Bluegrass
• John Spengler Band
Thank you to our Music sponsors PB&T Bank and MetroNet 🪕
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Big shoutout to our Title Sponsor Arc’Teryx Castle Rock, Day 1 Sponsor Duluth Trading Company, and Day 2 Sponsor Adamson Group Co. 👏🏼
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The beer will be flowing thanks to today’s bar sponsors New Belgium Brewing and Cheers Liquor Mart 🍻
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Photo credits 📷: @gabecruzcolorado

As we kick off Folk'n'Flannel in a few hours, UpaD

As we kick off Folk'n'Flannel in a few hours, UpaDowna would like to give a HUGE thank you to our sponsors. Without them this weekend of fun would not be possible👏👏👏
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Title Sponsor - Arc'Teryx Castle Rock
Day 1 Sponsor - Duluth Trading Company
Day 2 Sponsor - Adamson Group Co.
Band Sponsors - Metronet and PB&T
Beer & Liquor Sponsors - OCC Brewing, New Belgium Brewing and Cheers Liquor Market
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See you all soon! Tickets will be available at the door and are still available to purchase in-advance online in the link in our bio or by visiting: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folknflannel-festival-fundraiser-tickets-969487361797

TOMORROW! 🕺🏼🪩💃🏻 . Kick off your wee

TOMORROW! 🕺🏼🪩💃🏻
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Kick off your weekend at UpaDowna’s Folk’n’Flannel Festival & Fundraiser with Silent Disco this Friday, 9/20 at the Meanwhile Block in Downtown Colorado Springs from 7-10pm 😝
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The festivities keep on comin’ with live music from 4-11pm on Saturday! 🎶
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Get your tickets in advance or at the door. Link in bio or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folknflannel-festival-fundraiser-tickets-969487361797
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Don’t forget to don your flannel! 🍂

This past year has been filled with endless outdoo

This past year has been filled with endless outdoor adventures from bike rides, cleanups, climb sessions, paddling at local lakes, dancing and flowing in the park & SO MUCH MORE! 🤩
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You can support UpaDowna’s mission of providing access to outdoor adventure for all by attending our annual Folk’n’Flannel Festival & Fundraiser happening THIS weekend, September 20-21, at the Meanwhile Block in Downtown Colorado Springs. 🎉
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All proceeds from Folk’n’Flannel directly fund our core Programs so that we can continue to offer affordable and free adventures to empower individuals, create healthier communities, and foster a respect for the environment.🌱
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For more information and to get your tickets, check out the link in our bio or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folknflannel-festival-fundraiser-tickets-969487361797
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Folk’n’Flannel Festival & Fundraiser
📍The Meanwhile Block, Colorado Springs
Friday, Sept 20, 7-10pm & Saturday, Sept 21, 4-10pm
🪩 Silent Disco
🎶 Live Music
• Anna Grace
• Pocket Sauce
• Ben Garcia
• Tenderfoot Bluegrass
• John Spengler Band
🎨 Crafts
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🪓 Axe Throwing
🥧 Pie Eating Competition
✨ Vendors

🍂 Have you had a chance to get outside and soak

🍂 Have you had a chance to get outside and soak in the beauty of the changing leaves as Fall begins to unfold? As we enjoy the changing of the seasons, we’re excited to announce that UpaDowna’s Adventure on Tap is BACK on October 2!
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Join us at Kinship Landing as we welcome Sebastian Slovin, founder of Nature Unplugged, for a thought-provoking discussion on how to find wellness in the digital age 📱💻, in a world that’s increasingly reliant on screens. Let’s explore ways to reconnect with nature and ourselves.
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Save the date and bring a friend! 🍻

Folk’n’Flannel is FOUR days away! ✨ . The Me

Folk’n’Flannel is FOUR days away! ✨
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The Meanwhile Block, Downtown Colorado Springs
Friday, Sept 20 and Saturday, Sept 21
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The party starts Friday with a Silent Disco from 7-10pm 🕺🏼
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Festivities continue Saturday from 4-11pm with live music, a pumpkin patch, crafts, pie eating contest & MORE!
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Get your tickets today in the link in our bio or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folknflannel-festival-fundraiser-tickets-969487361797

The Yeti Crew can’t wait to see you next weekend

The Yeti Crew can’t wait to see you next weekend at our Folk’n’Flannel Festival & Fundraiser! 🙌🏼
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We’re kicking off the festivities with SILENT DISCO, flannel edition 🪩 See you all at the Meanwhile Block in Downtown Colorado Springs!
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Schedule:
Fri, Sept 20
• 7-10pm - Silent Disco

Sat, Sept 21
• 4-11pm - Live Music ft.:
• Anna Grace
• Pocket Sauce
• Ben Garcia
• Tenderfoot Bluegrass
• John Spengler
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Don’t forget there will be plenty of crafts, games, a pumpkin patch, axe throwing, & more throughout the weekend! All ages are welcome.
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Get your tickets in the link in our bio or visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folknflannel-festival-fundraiser-tickets-969487361797

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