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Welcome to Naturally Colorado’s 21st Annual Pitch Slam, now called Naturally Rising “The Conscious Business Pitch Competition”! Come cheer on your favorite brands as they compete for a generous prize package and title of Pitch Competition winner. Sample the latest and greatest new innovative products from the local community. Parking— 100 parking spaces are available directly in front of venue. We recommend arriving early if you’d like to secure one of these spots. Otherwise, there will be overflow parking at Arvada High School (2 blocks from the venue). Schedule — 4:30 pm: Doors open 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Networking, buffet dinner by Footers Catering, cash bar, explore exhibitors in Innovation Showcase 6:15 pm: Program begins 7:45 pm: Program ends 7:45 – 9:00 pm: Networking, explore exhibitors, celebrate our winners! 9:00 pm: Event Ends Pitch Competition — Five entrepreneurs will pitch their young companies to a panel of experts as hundreds of audience members join us from across the country. Each competitor has 3 minutes to pitch, 3 minutes of Q&A from the judges and the same goal: to win a free booth at New Hope’s Newtopia Now 2026, a guaranteed opportunity to pitch at the Naturally Network National Pitch Slam, and a robust suite of business services from our sponsor community! The deadline to apply is February 6th. APPLY TO PITCH HERE - https://airtable.com/appb4RVj0p8ojOlBZ/pagcjaWQhKYnu8fvz/form Innovation Showcase — This event also provides established member brands the opportunity to share new products in the Innovation Showcase, our tabletop show. The Innovation Showcase expo hall will be filled with opportunities for guests to sample products and learn about interesting new products and services. Innovation showcase applications are open now through 11:55 pm March 10th. Apply here - https://naturallycolorado.glueup.com/event/2026-naturally-rising-innovation-showcase-application-161514/ Sponsorship Opportunities — If you’re interested in sponsoring the event, please check out the sponsorship opportunities we have available by emailing kristine@naturallycolorado.org! A note on ticket prices: As a non-profit organization, we rely on the revenue from our signature events to help support us throughout the year so that we can continue to produce educational events and programming, such as the mentorship matching program. We appreciate your support of our continued efforts to support our members in the natural and organic products community. If purchasing a ticket would cause financial hardship, please email info@naturallycolorado.org to discuss volunteer opportunities in exchange for entry to the event. If your company is a Silver level or higher partner of Naturally Colorado, please check your inbox for your complimentary ticket information. Please email Taylor Dewitt, Naturally Colorado Community Engagement Manager, at taylor@naturallycolorado.org if you have any questions. Ticket schedule: Early Registration through March 3rd $75 for Members $100 for Non-Members Regular Registration March 4th – March 31st $85 for Members $110 for Non-Members Late Registration April 1st – April 21st $105 for Members $130 for Non-Members Event Day Registration on April 22nd $145 for All