Durango Events
There is always something to do in Durango, CO! Upcoming events and schedules for things to do in Durango are posted here.
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Pine River Brewfest – August 4th
Get ready for Bayfield’s event of the year – the Pine River Brewfest & BBQ! Come hungry, thirsty and ready to dance with the whole family to Eagle Park on Saturday, August 4th for a day of non-stop fun. There’s plenty of parking, and even shuttle services to keep everyone safe and sound! Sip craft beer, ciders, wines and spirits from the Four Corners and beyond, and vote for your favorite contestant in the People’s Choice BBQ...
Muck & Mire Mud Adventure Race
Get muddy and conquer the obstacles on the First National Bank of Durango Muck & Mire Mud Adventure Race guaranteed fun for the whole family. This is one of Purgatory’s most popular events of the year. This mud run has more than 20 great obstacles, tons of mud, and the most amazing scenery of any mud run around! Date: August 4, 2018 Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm Register here for the Muck & Mire The “Muddy Muck” 5k If having...
Bow Wow Film Festival
We are proud to present the 4th Annual Bow Wow Film Festival! Come join us to celebrate our beloved canine companions and the joy they bring to our lives. We are so excited about the movies in the 2018-19 Tour! A few highlights for this years films; we have movies about working dogs, both old school and new school, we have the return of the delightful Ask Frank and his advice column and we go to camp with pups and their people! Join...
Don’t Miss This Week’s Deep Red Blood Moon – The Longest Lunar Eclipse Of This Century – July 28th
Take a moment this Friday, July 27th and look up at the sky toward the longest lunar eclipse of this century, a magical deep red blood moon. Earthlings around the world will be treated to a special event, a lunar eclipse lasting 1 hour and 43 minutes long, close to the theoretical longest lunar eclipse possible and the longest of the 21st century. As the moon rises on Friday, July 27th in 2018 you will begin to see the process by...
Fiesta Days
This upcoming weekend and next week is Fiesta Days, one of Durango’s longstanding local traditions. Since 1935, the “Fiesta” has been a popular event. It used to be the Spanish Trails Fiesta, was at one time Navajo Trails Fiesta, and is now Durango Fiesta Days. This celebration offers a rodeo, preserves western heritage, and also showcases the local agricultural history. It’s a full summer event, and such a fun way for the entire...
The Wailin’ Jennys
The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody & Heather Masse: three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown over the years into one of today’s most beloved international folk acts. Founding members Moody and Mehta along with...
4th Annual Animas Splash n’ Dash
Durango’s 4th Annual 5K Splash & Dash benefiting La Plata Youth Services! Test your endurance on our 5K course featuring our water gauntlet finish line or join us on our 1K youth fun course (strider bikes welcome). 9:00 AM | Saturday Jul 21, 2018 La Plata County Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave Durango, CO 81301 Price: $0 – $50 Youth >5: Free Youth 5 – 12: $10 Solo: $20 Team of 5: $50 Please visit La Plata Youth Services...
Music in The Mountains – The Show Will Go On!
The Music in the Mountains Festival is ready for audiences. All it needs now are ticket sales.
Hollywood Stars Start Dgo PlayFest
Hollywood television and movie actors are joining a local committee to develop a new play festival this August in Durango.
King of the Cage
PERENNIAL KING OF THE CAGE Saturday, July 21, 2018 6:00 PM Sky Ute Casino Events Center KOTC Womens World Atomweight Title Bi Nguyen vs Jayme Hinshaw KOTC WORLD Jr Welterweight Title Jake Adams vs Sherwin Price Chris Jones • Esias Gordo Joey Trevino • Grant Hobbs Doors open at 5PM Fights start at 6PM TICKETS: $35 for General Admission $55 for Reserved $75 for Ringside 21 and over event • Card and schedule subject to change Purchase...
Rain falls in Animas Valley
Wow, Rain falls in Animas Valley… Monsoons are here! Wanted you to know! Hallelujah Time!!
Celebrate your FREEDOM!! Happy Fourth of JULY 2018
Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!! Happy Fourth of JULY!!! CELEBRATE YOUR FREEDOM!! July 4th 1776 our Continental Congress declared that we are a NEW NATION! In our lovely Durango, CO there are FUN activities all day long: JOIN THE PARADE– Rotary Park to Main Avenue– 7;30 am to 9:00 pm Visit Durango.org for more info!
Silverton Gears Up for July 4
Silverton hopes a word-of-mouth and social media campaign will turn out crowds for the annual Fourth of July Celebration next week.
The Hunts – Music in the Mountains
The Hunts are an indie-folk band from the southland of Chesapeake, Virginia. These seven siblings have a passion for creating compelling music, and have collaborated around each other’s gifts of writing, composing, and musicianship to accomplish that. Stringed instruments, surrounded by enchanting harmonies and thrilling rhythms, achieve an organic yet transcendent sound. For Special Needs seating or parking, please call the...
Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club
65th Annual Gem and Mineral Show Vendors from across the United States and Mexico Spectacular variety of gems and minerals, meteorites, crystals, geodes, Gold, lapidary equipment, beads… The list goes on, and on. 10:00 AM | Friday Jul 6, 2018 to Sunday Jul 8, 2018 Price: $2.00 La Plata Country Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave Durango, CO 81301
Monsoons coming soon? Some forecasters say yes!
Now it is hot and dry. Oh my! Is that in our extended future? Are monsoons coming soon? Some forecasters– experts at the Climate Prediction Center in Maryland– project an earlier and wetter season for the SW Colorado region. A map on the CPC website shows a green area (projected rain) over the Colorado-Utah border and extending across the western half of Colorado, most of Utah, northern Arizona and the...
First Responders Appreciation Party – Saturday June 30, 2018
Join us Saturday, June 30 from 10-2 and meet your local law enforcement officers and fire department personnel. Bring the kids and let them climb in the firetrucks and EMS vehicles all while enjoying some great music. There will be food available for donations that will go towards the Durango 100 Club. Come show your support for our First Responders. Durango Harley-Davidson, 750 S Camino Del Rio, Durango, CO 81301 Saturday June, 30,...
Annual Native American “Indian Market” at Toh-Atin Gallery
Silversmiths Randy Secataro and Sylvana Apache will be on the portico in front of the gallery, demonstrating and selling their original designs of silver jewelry; Peter Ray James will join them with a colorful selection of hand sewn and hand painted canvas wall hangings. Monique Holiday will be here with her canvas painting and Delbert Buck will have his enchanting and fun, hand carved folk art. Other artists include Leland Holiday...
