DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 is getting a first look inside the brand-new Legacy Building at the National Western Stock Show — a striking new space designed to honor Colorado’s western past while ushering the iconic event into its next chapter.
The Legacy Building opens just in time for this weekend’s kickoff events, including Thursday’s Stock Show Parade, which will pass right through downtown. Stock Show leaders call the project the most ambitious addition in the event’s 120-year history.
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The Legacy Building is far more than a traditional arena. The state-of-the-art facility was designed as a flexible, year-round space capable of hosting horse and livestock shows, concerts, community events, art installations, and educational programming.
National Western Stock Show President and CEO Wes Allison said the building allows the organization to expand its mission well beyond the annual Stock Show…