Arts and Entertainment
Snowdown Durango January 24 – February 2, 2025
Snowdown Durango January 24 – February 2, 2025 Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description The 46th annual Snowdown Durango kicks off January 24, 2025 with the theme Snowdown, The Board Game Edition: It’s Your Move. Check back here for an ongoing schedule of events. Every year, people from all over Durango and the Four Corners region come out to enjoy the event’s festivities. Join the fun for Snowdown 2025 with the...
Snowdown Light Parade
Snowdown Light Parade Friday, Jan 31, 2025 • 6:00 pm Downtown Durango • Main Street, Durango, CO 81301 Event Description Durango’s only nighttime parade, where lighted floats create a dazzling delight in Durango’s most entertaining procession along Main Avenue. Entrants are encouraged to incorporate lights on their floats. Floats compete for bragging rights in several categories. Post courtesy of...
West Slope Westies Crash Course and Social Dance
Discover the joy of West Coast Swing with West Slope Westies in Durango, CO, (a registered 501c3.) Whether you’re a beginner eager to learn the basics, or a more experienced dancer looking to refine your moves, we offer classes in a fun, supportive environment. Join our vibrant community for weekly lessons, dance nights, special events, and workshops where you can meet fellow dance enthusiasts, make new friends, and...
Live Music Nightly at The Office & The Belle Month of January
Live Music Schedule Live Music Nightly at The Office & The Belle THERE’S NOTHING LIKE LIVE MUSIC! Enjoy live music each evening in The Office Spiritorium and The Diamond Belle Saloon. The local talent here in the southwest is amazing! The Belle also features ragtime greats like Adam Swanson and the Blue Moon Ramblers who have been playing the Belle for 30+ years! Select month: January February March THE DIAMOND BELLE...
Christmas tree drop-off and recycling begins
Durango, CO: Christmas trees can be dropped off at Santa Rita Park, located at 149 South Camino Del Rio, beginning Dec. 13 through Jan. 31, 2025. Residents may drop off natural trees free of ornaments, tinsel, bases, and metal screws and nails at the drop-off site near the large playground area in Santa Rita Park. There will be signage posted to help direct residents to the right area. The trees will be recycled into mulch...
New Years At Purgatory
New Years At Purgatory Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Purgatory Resort • Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Come join the party at Purgy’s to bring in the new year! The bar and cafeteria are open until midnight for late night food and drink. New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade: Purgatory’s favorite holiday tradition! From 6:00 pm – 6:30pm at the Base Area, patrollers and ski instructors will be coming down...
Durango Green Drinks
Durango Green Drinks DESCRIPTION Join Durango Green Drinks the last Thursday of the month from 5-7PM at 11th Street Station with two local sustainability organizations hosting each month. It’s free and casual. Short announcements and presentations usually start around 5:30. DATE & TIME Thu, December 26, 2024 5:00pm – 6:00pm Outlook/iCal Google LOCATION 11th Street Station 1101 Main Ave DURANGO, CO 81301 Post...
The Polar Express Train Ride ALL WEEK except Christmas
The Polar Express Train Ride ALL WEEK except Christmas DESCRIPTION Three time excursions to choose from! Experience the magic this holiday season! Join us for a truly unforgettable immersive theatrical re-creation of the classic holiday story, The Polar Express Train Ride. Climb aboard a vintage steam train as it departs our Durango Depot for the North Pole to pick up Santa Claus himself. You’ll be immersed in the story as our...
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Officially Has A New Position
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Officially Has A New Position Just before Christmas, let’s hope this doesn’t screw up the deliveries of the North Pole’s most famous resident. Hoping to keep tabs on the magnetic north’s wandering ways, the World Magnetic Model 2025 has been released this week, revealing the latest official predicted placement of Earth’s magnetic fields. This version will remain valid...
Willy Wonka’s Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
Willy Wonka’s Ugly Sweater Christmas Party DESCRIPTION Frolic with The Quarks in a winter wonderland- door prizes, ugly sweater contest, conga line and candy cane limbo! $15, all ages DATE & TIME Fri, December 20, 2024 8:00pm Outlook/iCal Google LOCATION The Subterrain 900 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Buy Tickets Post courtesy of...
2025 Official Snowdown Beer Release Thu, December 19, 2024
2025 Official Snowdown Beer Release DESCRIPTION For over 45 years people have come together to celebrate SW Colorado’s ultimate Cabin Fever Reliever: Snowdown! New limited release beer! Want in on the first sip of the official beer of Snowdown 2025? Join us for the release party + live tunes from Rob Webster. DATE & TIME Thu, December 19, 2024 5:00pm Outlook/iCal Google LOCATION Ska Brewing World HQ 225 Girard St....
Bar D Wranglers Christmas Jubilee
Bar D Wranglers Christmas Jubilee Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024 • 7:30 – 9:30 pm Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall • 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Returning again for the holidays is The Bar D Wranglers popular “Christmas Jubilee”. A traditional, cowboy Christmas show! This holiday event combines beloved Christmas and Western music, poetry, over-the-top stories and laughs; all...
Second Weekend Series – Haiikuu
DESCRIPTION This is our monthly Second Weekend Series featuring touring and local artists/bands that we think you’ll really like! [haiikkuu] haiikkuu weaves soul poetry through the 4th world. Ephemeral ambient r&b textures interplay with human vibration in liminal space & Dali daydreams. Ashley Christine Edwards (aka haiikuu) is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer/performer based in Colorado. Nearly a decade...
Sponsor a Wreath at Greenmount Cemetery
Sponsor a Wreath at Greenmount Cemetery Please join us in Remembering, Honoring, and Teaching on December 14, 2024. You can support by sponsoring a wreath, volunteering, or inviting friends to participate. The event will begin at 9:30 am with a Police Escort down Main Avenue to Greenmount Cemetery, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at 10:00 am, with wreath placement immediately after. Post courtesy of...
The Gingerbread Lodge
The Gingerbread Lodge Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Black Diamond Lodge • Durango, CO Map Event Website Event Description Join us at the Black Diamond Lodge for a free community holiday event! Enjoy festive decorations, Christmas music, a roaring fire, free hot cocoa and cookies, and fun activities for kids. 🎄 Highlights include: Gingerbread House Contest (free to enter, adult & kid categories) with public...
Holiday Farmer’s Market
Holiday Farmer’s Market Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 • 9:00 am – 2:00 pm La Plata County Fairgrounds • 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 MapEvent Website Event Description Meet our regular and new local Artisans bringing an assortment of quality handmade holiday gift items. Plus, you can pick up the last of the season’s fresh vegetables, meats, cheeses and more from our favorite local farmers! A festive and fresh way to...
The Nutcracker Ballet
The Nutcracker Ballet December 13-15, 2024 Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall • 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description A tradition at the Community Concert Hall, the “Nutcracker” performed by the highly-acclaimed State Street Ballet of Santa Barbra will be returning to Durango this December for four performances. The San Juan Symphony will perform with the ballet. This performance is...
‘Not So Silent Night’ Ukulele Jam in Durango, Dec. 11
‘Not So Silent Night’ Ukulele Jam in Durango, Dec. 11 Posted on December 4, 2024 by Post Contributor We will have a great celebration with our monthly ukulele jam this month. The ‘Not So Silent Night’ Uke Jam, hosted by Denise Leslie and friends, begins at 7:30pm on Wednesday, December 11 at Stillwater Music’s “The Light Box”. Led by renowned ukulele instructor Denise Leslie, the jam features her talented rhythm section,...
Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival
Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 • 12:00 – 4:00 pm La Plata County Fairgrounds • 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 Map Event Description There will be fine art and amazing crafts at this 3 day event! Come meet the creative people from the Four Corners. Local vendors will be offering paintings, jams and jellies, handcrafted jewelry, sewn goods, holiday sweets and treats, Christmas, alpaca and Navajo decor,...
Local Cookie Decorating Class with FLC Alumni
Local Cookie Decorating Class with FLC Alumni December 8, 2024 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mountain Dough Baking Co., Durango CO Do you want to learn the basics of decorating sugar cookies? Join fellow FLC grads for a fun-filled cookie decorating and catered brunch event at alumni-owned Mountain Dough Baking Co. Together, we will practice basic piping and filling techniques and will walk away with these four beautifully decorated...
