The Brown Palace hosted its 36th annual Champagne Cascade in its elegant lobby on November 10, 2024 in Denver.
It featured two master swordsmen using Napoleonic sabers to break the choke points of four magnums of Moet & Chandon. The champagne is then poured into the top glass of a two-story, 5,201-glass pyramid, which spills over to the glasses below, creating a dazzling display.
This year, spectators had the opportunity to participate in an auction, where they were chosen to pour the champagne into the glasses. Two people offered a total of $29,000 to donate to St. Joseph’s Hospital. The 2024 Champagne Cascade benefits Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital, a nonprofit hospital founded by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth in 1873. From groundbreaking medical breakthroughs to providing safe, quality and compassionate care, Saint Joe’s is honored that it has touched countless lives throughout its 150-year history.
The event featured hundreds of guests who had the opportunity to watch the festivities from the hotel’s multiple floors. The Cascade serves as the official unveiling of the seasonal decor in the lobby that a team of twenty people worked to set up – including: a 25 x 25 foot, two-ton chandelier (provided by the Debutante Ball), 250,000 crystal beads , 60,000+ LED lights, 500 pounds of glitter and 4,800 ornaments. Officials said it took the team more than seven hours to create the glass pyramid.
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