The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well
as a platform for community discussion in the comments.
The Colorado Rockies released their preliminary promotional schedule for the 2026 season. It’s sparse at the moment, but the Rockies have assured us that there will be more coming so stay tuned!
But in the meantime, here are the giveaways and theme dates as of Friday:
April
- Friday, April 3: Rockies Home Opener, 2026 Magnet Schedule (all fans)
- Saturday, April 4: Jersey Sweatshirt (first 15,000 fans)
- Saturday, April 18: Hello Kitty Night, Hello Kitty Backpack (special ticket required)
May
- Saturday, May 16: Military Appreciation Day, Hunter Goodman T-Shirt (first 15,000 fans)
- Sunday, May 31: Kids Day (all kids run the bases)
June
- Friday, June 5: City Connect Hat (first 15,000 fans)
- Sunday, June 7: Dinger Bobblehead (first 15,000 fans)
- Saturday, June 20: Soccer Jersey (first 15,000 fans)
- Sunday, June 21: Father’s Day Hawaiian Shirt (first 15,000 fans)
July
- Friday, July 3: Postgame Fireworks Show
- Saturday, July 4: Postgame Fireworks Show
- Friday, July 17: City Connect Mystery Player Jersey (first 15,000 fans)
- Saturday, July 18: Hot Dog Hat (first 15,000 fans)
- Friday, July 31: City Connect Floppy Hat (first 15,000 fans)
August
- Saturday, August 1: Postgame Drone Show, Colorado 150th Birthday Wearable Flag (first 15,000 fans)
- Sunday, August 2: Faith Day Postgame Concert (special ticket required)
- Saturday, August 22: Star Wars Night, Star Wars-Themed Jersey (special ticket required)
September
- Friday, September 18: Fan Appreciation Fireworks
- Sunday, September 20: Los Rockies Day
Additionally, here’s what our writers were up to this week:
To Read (Rockpiles)
- Monday: What Michael Lorenzen could mean for the Rockies | Evan Lang
- Tuesday: Is Troy Johnston (part of) the Rockies’ answer at first base? | Renee Dechert
- Wednesday: Should the Rockies revisit their 2012 piggyback plan? | Skyler Timmins
- Thursday: What Chase Dollander could learn from former Rockies’ pitchers | Sam Bradfield
- Friday: Schaeffer wants more first-pitch strikes. How do the Rockies measure up? | Joelle Milholm
To Read (PuRPs)
To Read (Other)
- Purple Row Community: We’re hiring! Be part of the Purple Row team! | Sam Bradfield
- NL West News: Nolan Arenado agrees to a trade with the Diamondbacks | Renee Dechert
- Roster News: Rockies 2026 international prospects signing tracker | Sam Bradfield & Evan Lang
- Roster News: Rockies officially sign RHP Michael Lorenzen | Evan Lang
- Roster News: Rockies sign Willi Castro | Evan Lang
- Player Feature: Michael Lorenzen is ready to be a problem solver at Coors Field | Sam Bradfield
Weekend Discussion Topics
Which giveaways are you most looking forward to? What’s a giveaway you’d like to see the Rockies do? Let us know in the comments!
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