07/30/2026
Hello Lyons,
We wanted to give you some background as to why we made the decision to cancel the Colorado Day Wheels Parade that was originally planned for this Saturday, August 1, at Bohn Park. We included the cancellation in our community wide eblast yesterday.
We wanted to clear up any confusion. While we're disappointed, we don't feel the event received the level of outreach and promotion needed for a successful event. With staff vacations and scheduled PTO over the past several weeks, we did not dedicate the time needed to build community awareness. We also received no inquiries, requests, or other indications that residents were planning to attend.
August is also an exceptionally busy month for both the community and Town staff, with National Night Out this Tuesday, two more Sandstone Summer Concerts, Lights Off Lyons, and the Lyons Hootenanny, all taking place alongside RockyGrass, Folks Festival, and this week's flooding and hail impacts. Given those competing priorities, we felt it was better to cancel now rather than hold an event that would likely have very limited participation.
We're disappointed to make this decision, but we believe it's the right one under the circumstances. We appreciate your understanding and remain focused on delivering a successful lineup of community events throughout August. We hope to see you at some or all of them.
