Denver Union Station Continues a Holiday Tradition Colorado’S Historic Train Station Begins Its Second Year of Celebration

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Denver Union Station Continues a Holiday Tradition Colorado’s Historic Train Station Begins its Second Year of Celebration

Denver, Colo. (November 23, 2015) - Denver’s Union Station is excited to continue a new schedule of holiday traditions this season as “Denver’s Living Room”. The halls have already been decked inside of the Great Hall and Cooper Lounge, ready for friends and family to meet to celebrate the yuletide. Festivities begin with Denver’s Grand Illumination and they keep going until the National Western Stock Show pulls into town with their annual parade down 17th Street.

November 27 – Denver’s Grand Illumination at Union Station Denver’s time honored tradition begins at the heart of the city. Join the Downtown Denver Partnership, RTD, CBS Denver and the LoDo District in kicking off the lighting of the lights of the city, then come in for a hot chocolate at PigTrain Coffee or a craft beer at Terminal Bar. The lights switch on at 6:00 p.m. with other exciting family entertainment including the Company B Gals, Denver Bronze and everyone’s favorite Dinger-Claus from the Colorado Rockies.

November 28 – Small Business Saturday Visit Colorado-curated retail stores in the Union Station including Tattered Cover, Bloom and 5 Green Boxes. All Denver Union Station restaurants are Colorado owned and operated as well, including The Kitchen Next Door, Stoic & Genuine, Snooze, an A.M. Eatery and Mercantile Dining & Provision.

November 27 & 28, December 5, 12, 19 & a special appearance on Christmas Eve – Santa’s Station For Santa’s schedule visit, www.unionstationindenver.com/news-events. Bring your own camera, no charge for photos, families can snap their own. Dogs welcome too!

December 31 – New Year’s Eve at Denver Union Station Denver Union Station will feature three levels of premium celebration, all with free admission and an array of drink specials. In the Great Hall, two of Colorado’s top DJ’s will battle it out with their signature mixes and hottest jams. In our speakeasy level guests may enjoy vibrant, yet elegant jazz provided by Gypsy Swing Style Quartet. And the Cooper Lounge will be taking reservations for a more private celebration.

Through the holiday season, Denver Union Station will continue to offer pop-up entertainment in the Great Hall. Keep an eye out for carolers, Santa’s seat for selfies and random acts of kindness.

Restaurants and retail outlets at Denver Union Station will be closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. PigTrain Coffee, ACME Burger and Brat Corp., MilkBox Ice Creamery, The Terminal Bar and Cooper Lounge will be open, please visit www.unionstationindenver.com for holiday hours in the Great Hall.

Denver’s Union Station is the “heart of the city” and Colorado’s transportation hub, the more than 100- year-old building was restored and reopened in July 2014. The Great Hall of the station features a beer garden, ample seating and shuffle board tables as well as quick serve options MilkBox Ice Creamery, PigTrain Coffee, ACME Burger and Brat and Fresh eXchange wraps and salads. The Terminal Bar serves 30 Colorado craft beers and upstairs on the Union Station mezzanine is The Cooper Lounge, set as an above-ground, exclusive speakeasy. In the north and south wings of the historic building, is the 112- room Crawford Hotel and four Colorado-based restaurants: Mercantile Dining & Provision, Snooze an A.M. Eatery, Stoic & Genuine and The Kitchen Next Door. Union Station hosts Amtrak, light rail, RTD and other passengers on a daily basis and in 2016, the light rail from DIA will connect Denver to the world. For more information about Denver’s Union Station, visit www.unionstationindenver.com.

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