Pueblo School District 60 will be welcoming the 2026-27 school year with its second annual Back to School Bash at Dutch Clark Stadium on Aug. 6.
Coming off of an inaugural event that attracted 3,000 visitors, this year's Back to School Bash will have school supplies, activity booths, resource booths, food trucks, and more available to students.
Stadium gates will open at 5 p.m. for students looking to receive free services like vaccines, haircuts, dental screenings and face-painting. All other visitors will be welcomed in at 6 p.m.
"With the new school year beginning on Tuesday, August 18, this event is designed to help students and families kick off the year prepared and inspired," according to a Pueblo D60 news release. "The Back to School Bash also highlights the strong partnerships between Pueblo D60 and our community as we work together to support every student's success."
School supplies will be given to up to 3,000 students. Available supplies include black pens, crayons, 8-inch rulers, glue sticks, large erasers, pencils, pencil cap erasers, sharpeners and small pencil cases, Pueblo D60 Director of Communications and Community Relations Dalton Sprouse told the Chieftain.
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Entertainment for the evening will include a live DJ, performances by Grupo Xochitl, high school cheer teams, dance teams and mascots. Attendees also will have the opportunity to meet student athletes, enter prize drawings for athletic event season passes, Bluetooth speakers, autographed footballs and more.
Food trucks and vendors confirmed for the evening include Double D's BBQ Shack, Fresitas, Holy Cow, Little Caesars of Pueblo and The Social.
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