Durango Events
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Children’s Halloween in Downtown Durango
Children’s Halloween will be on Tuesday, October 31, from 4 to 6 pm, in Downtown Durango. Look for the orange pumpkin signs on up to 100 Downtown businesses for treats! Children’s Halloween is for kids 10 and under, in costume, and accompanied by an adult. See below for a list of all participating businesses located on Main Avenue and 2nd Avenue. Come to Downtown Durango and join the fun! Participating Merchants Business...
54th Annual Ski Swap, La Plata Fair Grounds
54th Annual Ski Swap Saturday, November 4 0800 (8am) to 1600 (4pm) La Plata County Fairgrounds More Than 10,000 Items to Choose From Almost 20 vendors from Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah will have new and used Ski/ Snowboard equipment for sale at prices that cannot be beat. In addition to the vendors, public individuals will have their equipment for sale as well. Buyers will experience further bonus as they discover hiking gear,...
Karlene Stange Book Signing, The Spiritual Nature of Animals
Vets in rural practice face especially difficult illnesses, physical conditions, and emotional trials. Their work environment is not that of dog and cat vets who see their “patients” in sterile urban offices. Dr. Karlene Stange embraced these difficulties because her work led her to spiritual awareness and even bliss, despite the inevitable losses and horrors. She found that her experience was described in Jungian...
Something Wild Film Fest
November 10-12 at the DS9! CLICK HERE for passes, or visit Maria’s Bookshop on main street. We are excited to announce our prospective schedule for the 1st Annual Something Wild Film Festival in Durango, CO. Start planning your Wild weekend! Scroll down to view the full lineup and click on individual titles for more information. All screenings take place at the DS9. Individual tickets for films will be sold 10 minutes prior to each...
Nightmare on Elk Street Haunted House
It’s time for the Second Annual Nightmare on Elk Street Haunted House! Bigger and better than last year! Come check out the “house” on October 27, 28, and 31 from 6:00p.m. to 10:30p.m. or the special “Kid Friendly” version on Saturday, October 28th from noon until 3:00p.m. At the Durango Colorado Elks Lodge 901 E 2nd Ave Durango, CO 81301 Kids on Saturday are only $2 and all adults are only $7. Sure to be...
Rocky Horror Show – Live at the Strater
ROCKY HORROR SHOW – LIVE ON STAGE Friday – Sunday, October 27 – 29, 2017 CELEBRATING TEN YEARS ON STAGE AT HENRY STRATER THEATRE! ROCKY AND CREW GET LOCALLY GROWN Durango, Colorado: Celebrating 10 Years – Henry Strater Theatre presents Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show—Live On Stage featuring local and visiting performers. This year we celebrate 10 years of bringing you everyone’s favorite crazy transsexual aliens...
Don’t Miss the Last Durango Farmers Market of 2017
The Durango Farmers Market is nearly wrapped up for the season. Their last two dates are Saturday 10/21 and 10/28, 9 AM to Noon. Don’t miss your last chance to pick up these locally grown goods this year! Located at First National Bank of Durango parking lot ~ 259 West 9th Street Get more info: durangofarmersmarket.com
Jazz on the Hill with Storm Large and the San Juan Symphony
Saturday, October 21, 2017 5:30pm dinner / 7:30pm show prices vary from $45 to $175 As hopefully you may know, your Community Concert Hall is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and we wanted to do something special to honor the occasion! We’ve arranged for a very special Jazz on the Hill evening of libations, food, entertainment and camaraderie, and the proceeds will benefit the Serzen Endowment Fund designed to help keep the...
Helicopter Fall Colors Photography Flights, Oct 9th – 15th
See beautiful foliage around Durango and Silverton up close where the clouds fly. Takes off from Animas Airpark, Durango, Colorado | 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday, October 9th – 15th, Daily – 8:00am – 5:00pm Contact Colorado Highland Helicopters for more info. (970) 259-1423
Wouldn’t You Like to Ride in a Beautiful Balloon?
You can take a balloon ride during the second annual Animas Valley Balloon Festival. This takes place in Southwest Colorado on the third weekend in October 2017.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, 9/28 – 10/14
There are always amazing shows and events in Durango and this comedic take on Sherlock Holmes is no exception! Merely Players presents A Thrilling Comedy in a Local Barn BASKERVILLE; A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure....
23rd Annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival
Join us in September in beautiful, historic downtown Durango, Colorado to celebrate the 23rd annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival. The Festival is a regional destination event, organized as a benefit by and for the Durango Arts Center that has become an annual celebration of fine arts, crafts, and community. September 16 & 17 | 10am-5pm Downtown Durango, Colorado Free entry Entertainment Schedule Saturday 9/16 10am – 10:20am: DAC...
Black Violin at the Concert Hall
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Time: 7:30 PM Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil B. and Kev Marcus who combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom.” Their most recent album Stereotypes debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Chart and #4 on the Billboard R&B Chart. Black Violin has...
Get The Led Out “The American Led Zeppelin”
Date: Friday, September 22, 2017 Time: 7:30 PM From the bombastic and epic, to the folksy and mystical, Get the Led Out (GTLO) has captured the essence of the recorded music of the renowned Led Zeppelin, bringing it to the concert stage. The band’s accomplished musicians recreate Zeppelin’s songs in all their depth, including the studio overdubs that Zeppelin never performed live. Whether it’s the passion and fury with which GTLO...
Vallecito Bike Week, 8/26 – 9/3
A weekend of parties, bike shows, and concerts are on tap — along with plenty of beer — for the Labor Day Weekend.
US Sand Sculpting Challenge, Labor Day Weekend, San Diego
**A Labor Day weekend-long extravaganza for the whole family!** If you are looking to travel over Labor Day weekend, look no further than the 6th Annual US Sand Sculpting Challenge in San Diego, CA! One of the top 20 “Must See” seaside festivals in the world according to American Express, the U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge and Dimensional Art Exposition will return to San Diego’s downtown waterfront for 2017. The 6th annual edition...
19th annual San Juan Brewfest, Aug 26th
Saturday August 26, 2017 Historic Downtown Durango 50 breweries, 100+ beers, 2 great bands, and lots of fun to benefit United Way of Southwest Colorado Headliner – Dragondeer Dragondeer is a psych-blues band from Denver, Colorado whose singular, reverb drenched take on old school blues and soul coupled with inspired improvisation has the band making fans in roots circles as well as indie clubs across Colorado and beyond. Perfect to...
Daphne Willis singer/songwriter, Wednesday
Don’t miss singer/songwriter Daphne Willis Lauded for her vocal emotiveness and the depth of her songwriting, Daphne Willis takes the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m. The dance floor will be open. Collaborating across multiple genres ranging from roots-rock to pop to hip hop and electronic dance music, Daphne Willis has proven difficult to classify. Her infectious...
La Plata County Fair, Aug 9-13
The La Plata County Fairgrounds will be buzzing with events for 5 days, August 9 – 13! 2017 La Plata County Fair “A Lasting Legacy” La Plata County Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 970-382-6465 Some highlighted events include: CARNIVAL OPEN – Wednesday, August 9 through Sunday, August 13 BEER GARDEN OPEN – Thursday, August 10 through Sunday, August 13 Kyle Park Concert – Friday 11th,...
Dweezil Zappa brings “50 Years of Frank” to FLC Aug. 10
Son of legendary Frank Zappa on his “Cease and Desist Tour 2016-2017” Perhaps the only person suited to truly carry on the tradition of Frank Zappa’s unique music is his son, Dweezil Zappa, and the son now continues the legacy of the father performing “50 Years of Frank” during “The Cease and Desist Tour,” coming to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Aug. 10, 2017, 7:30 p.m. An accomplished musician who picked up his...
