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Singing With Santa & Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Friday, Nov 28, 2025 • 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Singing With Santa & Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting Friday, Nov 28, 2025 • 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Buckley Park • Main Avenue, Durango, CO81301 MapEvent Website Event Description Kick off the holidays in downtown Durango with Singing with Santa at Buckley Park on Friday, November 28. Families can enjoy carols, cookies, hot chocolate, and a magical countdown to the community tree lighting with Santa himself. After the...
Turkey Trot Thursday, Nov 27, 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Turkey Trot Thursday, Nov 27, 2025 • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Fort Lewis College • 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO81301 MapEvent Website Event Description One of Durango’s most popular running races for close to 30 years has become a holiday tradition for so many families. The Turkey Trot, presented by Animas Surgical Hospital, features a 5-mile race and a 1-mile fun-run. All of the proceeds go to great local charities. Come...
The Polar Express Train Is Back November 21, 2025 – January 3, 2026
The Polar Express Train November 21, 2025 – January 3, 2026 Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad • 479 Main Ave, Durango, CO81301 Map Event Description Join the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for the holiday classic, THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride, a magical theatrical interpretation of the classic tale of a child’s Christmas Eve journey to the North Pole featuring a ride on a steam locomotive....
Mesa Verde Entrance Fee-Free Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Mesa Verde Entrance Fee-Free Day Select dates from Jan 9 – Nov 11, 2025Select dates from January 9 through November 11, 2025 Mesa Verde National Park • Mile .7 Headquarters Loop Road, Mesa Verde National Park, CO81330 Map Event Description Mesa Verde waives it’s entry fee several times each year. This is due to efforts to encourage everyone to visit their national park, and applies to all national parks. Complete...
Pondering Pines Maker’s Market at Vallecito Lake Nov 8-9, 2025 • 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Pondering Pines Maker’s Market at Vallecito Lake Select dates from Nov 8-9, 2025 • 11:00 am – 9:00 pmSelect dates from November 8 through November 9, 2025 at 11:00 am JW Vallecito Resort • 13030 Co Rd 501, Bayfield, CO81122 MapEvent Website Event Description Join us for a magical weekend at the Pondering Pines Holiday Maker’s Market, a two-day indoor event supporting Vallecito community members affected by the...
Downtown Children’s Halloween And Events
Downtown Children’s Halloween Friday, Oct 31, 2025 • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Downtown Durango • Durango, CO Event Description Join the fun in downtown Durango on October 31 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM for a safe, festive Halloween experience for kids. Little ghosts and goblins will roam Main Avenue and East 2nd Avenue, trick-or-treating at participating businesses (about 75–100 locations) handing out candy and non-candy items to children 10...
Halloween Bike Parade and Powerhouse Party Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 • 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Halloween Bike Parade and Powerhouse Party Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 • 4:00 pm – 6:30 pmThursday, October 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm Animas River Trail • Durango, CO Event Description Get ready for a ghoulishly good time at the Devo Halloween Costume Parade and Party! All Ages – Wear your costumes! All members of the public are welcome! Join us for a parade along the picturesque Animas River Trail, ending at the Powerhouse for an epic...
The Rocky Horror Show
Event Description Come and be a part of the Rocky Horror experience at the DAC. Sing and dance the “Time Warp” along along with Brad and Janet as they discover the wonders “over at the Frankenstein place” as they learn about love, life, and transvestite aliens. One fateful night, Brad Majors and his fiancée, Janet Weiss — a wholesome, well-behaved, utterly normal young couple in love — innocently set out to visit an old professor....
Animas Valley Balloon Rally
Event Description The Animas Valley Balloon Rally hosts a full weekend of events each October. The event this year takes place October 17 – 19, 2025. The event kicks off with the Downtown Balloon Glow on Friday evening, where spectators will see multiple hot air balloons light up. The event also features a few candlesticks (baskets without their balloons.) This is a great opportunity to meet the pilots and get up close to the...
17th Annual Apple Days Festival
17th Annual Apple Days Festival DESCRIPTION Join the Good Food Collective for the 17th Annual Apple Days Festival brought to you by EsoTerra Ciderworks. The festival celebrates our region’s apple abundance, helps feed our community, reduces waste, and saves the bears! We invite you to join us for daily community harvests from September 20-October 9 and then on Saturday, October 11, from 9 am-12 pm at the Durango Farmers Market...
West Slope Startup Week 2025
West Slope Startup Week 2025 DESCRIPTION This is the third year for West Slope Startup Week in Durango! Five days of ideas, connection, and collaboration – all celebrating rural entrepreneurs and the communities they call home. This ‘conference’ is unlike any other! It is FREE and ‘a la carte’, meaning you get to choose your own adventure; come to as much or as little as you like. Sessions are hosted in...
Durango Cowboy Gathering October 1-4, 2025
Durango Cowboy Gathering October 1-4, 2025October 1 through October 4, 2025 Downtown Durango • Durango, CO MapEvent WebsiteEvent Schedule Event Description The Durango Cowboy Gathering is a fun filled five-day event that captures the true spirit of the American cowboy through song, music and stories. Cowboy poets and musicians from all across the country will perform in various venues throughout Durango including the...
Four Corners Photo Expo Saturday, Oct 4, 2025
Four Corners Photo Expo Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pmSaturday, October 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm Sky Ute Casino & Resort Hotel • 14324 Hwy 172 North, Ignacio, CO81137 MapEvent Website Event Description Join photography enthusiasts and gear lovers on October 4, 2025, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Sky Ute Casino & Resort Hotel in Ignacio, Colorado (14324 Hwy 172 North). This is your chance to test and compare...
Autumn Arts Festival September 20-21, 2025
Event Description Join us in beautiful, historic downtown Durango to celebrate the Annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival. A regional destination event held on quaint Second Avenue, the festival is just one block away from Main Avenue, surrounded by hotels, shops, and locally owned restaurants. Organized as a benefit event by and for the Durango Arts Center, the region’s premiere non-profit arts organization serving Durango and...
Purgatory Oktoberfest Sept 14th 2025
Tickets are $15 in advance. $20 at the door if still available. Tickets are limited. Buy tickets Come on up and try out the flavors of the season at our Purgatory Oktoberfest celebration on Sunday, September 14th from noon to 4:30 pm. With great brews, beautiful views, live music and a festive atmosphere it will be a blast! When you arrive, check-in at the ticket tent and receive your 19.5 oz custom beer mug and a ticket for your...
The 7th annual Devo Film Fest September 12, 2025
We are looking for excellent, short, entertaining content for the Durango Devo Film Fest (DDFF)! Durango Devo is a Colorado 501[c][3] Youth Non-Profit. We provide outdoor mountain bike programs to 4-corners youth, ages 2-19, with the mission of developing lifelong cyclists by engaging kids with nature on their bikes. The DDFF is a fundraiser for Durango Devo, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Devo’s riders. Your film contribution will...
Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Four Corners Motorcycle Rally August 28-31, 2025 Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Save the date and join us for the 2025 Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Durango, Colorado! Enjoy the best riding rally in the United States with a weekend full of bikes, live music, motorcycle giveaways, stunt shows, racing, bike shows, great food and drinks and more! Ride on the world famous Million Dollar Highway, attend the...
Mushroom & Wine Festival
Mushroom & Wine Festival Friday, Aug 29, 2025 • 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Purgatory Resort • Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Purgatory Resort’s Mushroom & Wine Festival is a wildly popular celebration of the bountiful wild mushrooms that can be found right here on the mountain. The celebration features a 5-course dinner with wine pairings. Each course features mushrooms sourced locally by our chef right...
The Great Animas City Night Bazaar
The Great Animas City Night Bazaar Friday, Aug 29, 2025 • 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Memorial Park • 2901 E. 3rd Ave., Durango, CO81301 Map Event Description The Great Animas City Night Bazaar brings the community together with live music, local art, food, and entertainment for all ages. Enjoy performances by local bands, browse the vibrant art market, grab a bite from your favorite food trucks, and sip craft brews in the beer...
San Juan Brewfest August 22-23, 2025
San Juan Brewfest August 22-23, 2025 Buckley Park • Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 MapEvent WebsiteBuy Tickets Event Description The San Juan Brewfest is held at Buckley Park in Historic Downtown Durango. The Brewfest is the best beer tasting festival in the Four Corners and benefits Team Up. Friday August 22, 5:00 – 8:00 pm: is locals day with only 750 general admission tickets to be sold for just $40 for the opening day of the San...
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