People line the balconies on each floor to get a good view during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel to kick off the holiday season on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
The Champagne tower has 6,000 glasses carefully placed on top of one another for the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to kick off the holiday season on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Members of the John Kite Quartet play in the Atrium during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to kick off the holiday season on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Bottles of champagne rest on ice during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver on Nov. 13, 2022 in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Erin Liles, wife of former Colorado Avalanche player John-Michael Liles, sits with her daughters Ava, 7, left, and Sonia, 4, right, during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver on Nov. 13, 2022 in Denver. John-Michael Liles was the guest who helped pour the champagne into the glasses for the Champagne Cascade. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Ballerinas with the Colorado Ballet and Santa Claus pose for photos with attendees the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to kick off the holiday season on November 13, 2022. The ballerinas are, from left to right, Catalina Long, 14, Cameron Meeuwsen, 14, and Lilly Yamashita, 16. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Master Swordsmen Dennis Dinsmore, left, and his son Mathew, right, use Napoleonic sabers to pop the corks off large champagne bottles during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to kick off the holiday season on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Former Colorado Avalanche player John-Michael Liles pours champagne into the top of the Champagne tower during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel on Nov. 13, 2022 in Denver. The poured champagne filled the two-story, 6,000-glass pyramid. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
People line the balconies on each floor to get a good view during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Ballerinas with the Colorado Ballet and Santa Claus pose for photos with attendees the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel on November 13, 2022. The ballerinas are, from left to right, Cameron Meeuwsen, 14, Lilly Yamashita, 16, doing the splits, and Catalina Long, 14. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
A gingerbread replica of the Brown Palace Hotel created by Brown Palace pastry chef Amber Thiel is on display in the Atrium during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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People line the balconies on each floor to get a good view during the 34th annual Champagne Cascade event at the Brown Palace Hotel to kick off the holiday season on Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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By Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The balconies inside Denver’s Brown Palace were lined with people on Sunday, each looking to get a good view of the 34th annual Champagne Cascade.
The Champagne Cascade kicks off the holiday season at the hotel. This year’s event was highlighted by a master swordsmen who use a Napoleonic saber to sever the bottlenecks of Moet & Chandon champagne, which were poured into the uppermost glass of the two-story 6,000-glass pyramid, overflowing into the glasses below.
This year’s 2022 Champagne Challenge benefits Make-A-Wish Colorado.
