Durango and Around
TICO TIME SANGHA YOGA FESTIVAL
SANGHA YOGA FESTIVAL JULY 13 – JULY 16, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION Sangha Fest celebrates health & wellness, conscious community, and personal development through yoga, breathwork, music, meditation, movement, art, dance, nature, ceremony, and play. You may arrive on Thursday, July 13 to get settled in and join us for opening ceremony in the evening followed by candlelight yoga. Then start bright and early on Friday with 3 full...
Music In The Mountains
UPCOMING EVENTS 2023 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OUR 2023 SCHEDULE IS LIVE! Browse all upcoming events below to learn more about each event, or click here to buy your tickets! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Free Mobile Stage Concerts JUMP TO TICKETED EVENTS > THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 11:00 AM FREE MOBILE STAGE CONCERT: DURANGOSTRING ENSEMBLE Cottonwood Park, Next to Animas Valley Elementary, Durango, CO 81301 LEARN MORE THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023...
JULY 4TH IN DURANGO
JULY 1 – JULY 4, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION July 4th celebration in Historic Downtown Durango will feature a whole weekend of festivities and events! Things will kick off on Saturday, July 1st at the 11th Street Station with a watermelon eating contest. The night will also include live music! On Saturday evening at the 11th Street Station, get ready to dance like no one is watching during a live concert and silent disco. On Sunday,...
TICO TIME CANNABIS CUP & REGGAE PARTY !!!
CANNABIS CUP & REGGAE PARTY !!! Join us at the Tico Time Cannabis Cup & Reggae Party August 11-13 presented by Elevated. This camping festival is a 2 night, 3 day event with music lineup Friday and Saturday Nights, Cannabis Cup Awards, Cannabis Trade Show, Workshops, Drum & Dance, Late Night Dancehall Parties, Yoga, and more. Our event is focused on celebrating each other & connecting all those interested in the...
Rattlesnake Avoidance Training For Your Dog
Protect your dog! Register today! June 24th, 2023 Sky Ute Fairgrounds Ignacio, Co. Hikers, hunters, and dog park enthusiast! Your season is here! A little training today could prevent disaster tomorrow. Reservation required. Training conducted by Professional Dog Trainer Terry Chandler, with 30 years experience in rattle snake avoidance training. Visit durangokennelclub.com to register or call for your registration today....
TRUE WESTERN ROUNDUP June 7th
TRUE WESTERN ROUNDUP WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023 EVENT DESCRIPTION The True Western Roundup, formerly known as the True West Rodeo, brings together the western heritage of Durango. True Western Roundup is brought to you by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, TBK Bank and many other impressive businesses. We are very excited to have come together to showcase the working ranch activities of the American Cowboy and Cowgirl....
ANIMAS RIVER DAYS
JUNE 2 – JUNE 4 EVENT DESCRIPTION Animas River Days is dedicated to celebrating the Animas River’s role in Durango by providing a venue for public gathering with whitewater competitions as well as community outreach about river resources and conservation. Events take place throughout downtown Durango. For more information, call (970) 259-3583. Animas River Days includes these sporting events: river surfing, stand-up...
A Veteran’s Train Ride For The Iron Horse Classic
Image by Rusty Oremus of engine before leaving the depot Durango, CO – The annual Iron Horse Bicycle Rally took place once again, attracting over 1,900 cyclists who eagerly signed up to conquer the challenging U.S. Highway 550 route from Durango to Silverton. This unique event, which pits participants against the iconic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train, has become a thrilling tradition for both riders and...
IRON HORSE BICYCLE CLASSIC
IRON HORSE BICYCLE CLASSIC MAY 26 – MAY 28 EVENT DESCRIPTION The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is THE big race! Gear up or just watch as bikers race the train from Durango to Silverton all day. Events include the most popular race, the McDonald’s Citizen Tour, which winds through 50 miles of beautiful Colorado scenery, La Strada La Plata Gravel and the Durango Mesa Cycling Festival. Since 1971, this iconic event has tested man vs....
Rise and Vibes. May 19-21.
Rise AND Vibes Roots & Reggae, RockinG on the River May 19-21, 2023. Just outside of Durango, Co Rise and Vibes Music Festival is an annual music and camping festival that unfolds within the natural beauty of the Animas River Valley. Located between Aztec, NM and Durango, CO, this carefully curated music festival is in the heart of one of the most breathtaking parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Rise and Vibes Music Festival...
Mother’s Day 2023
From ours to yours, Happy Mother’s Day! Working hard, providing, taking care of the family, mother’s do a lot and May 14th is a day to rest and relax. Durango has a wide variety of locally owned and operated shops to put a nice gift together for the do-all mom. Flowers For a nice bouquet of flowers, visit one of the local florists such as April’s Garden, Adela Flora, or Bayfield Blooms for a colorful, naturally scented,...
DURANGO FARMERS MARKET IS BACK
EVENT DESCRIPTION The Durango Farmers Market offers fresh produce, protein, high-quality artisan crafts and ready to eat food and beverage – all from our local region! Every Saturday you can find us in the parking lot of the TBK Bank on 8th Street in between Main Avenue and Camino del Rio. Free Parking is available at the City Transit Center lot. The market opens at 8 am from May through September and 9 am in October and goes...
La Plata County Assessor
Carrie Woodson, the Assessor for La Plata County, visited The Wells Group to share that the new property valuations are being mailed out to owners in early May 2023. Property values are reassessed every two years. This latest cycle runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. La Plata County saw an average of a 20% increase in value. While this may seem high, it was actually the lowest in all of Colorado. In comparison, Archuleta...
TICO TIME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
MAY 11 – MAY 14 EVENT DESCRIPTION Join us at TICO TIME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, May11-14, 2023 at Tico Time River Resort, just 20 minutes south of Durango, Colorado. Lineup includes Yonder Mountain String Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Lindsay Lou, Big Richard, Kyle Tuttle Band, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Pick & Howl, and SO MANY MORE! Here at Tico Time Bluegrass festival, we strive to cultivate the...
CINCO DE MAYO
A traditional Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo has made its way into the United States as a lively fiesta. Especially in places that have Mexican influence this holiday is celebrated at many local residences and businesses. The Three Durangos Durango, Colorado is one of the world’s three “Durangos” alongside Durango, Mexico and Durango, Spain. Durango, Colorado was named after Durango, Mexico and has a wonderful influence...
DANDELION FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 LOCATION Rotary Park Durango, CO 81301 EVENT DESCRIPTION Let’s christen the Spring and welcome the warm season, together! You are invited to the 14th annual DandeLion Festival! This is a free, all-ages concert and celebration of Beltane, Organic Land Stewardship, Plant Medicine, and the ongoing movement for Organic Parks in Durango which seeks to protect the health of our children, pets, people,...
Durango Events Calendar
(Courtesy) Wild Child Media Co. Highlight of the week Tickets are on sale now for the 37th season of Music in the Mountains summer classical music festival, July 6 through July 30. This season, expect a lineup of performances featuring orchestra, chamber music and free community concerts of classical and world music. Artistic Director and Conductor Guillermo Figueroa, has assembled all-star soloists from around the globe to bring them...
DURANGO BLUEGRASS MELTDOWN APRIL 21 – APRIL 23
Get ready to hear the hills of the San Juan Mountains ringing with the sweet sounds of strings: The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is just around the corner. Taking place in April each year, the festival breaks up the long winter with incredible bluegrass music, a barn dance and other celebrations for visitors. It is an annual event that you will not want to miss. Bluegrass Meltdown The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is a festival that brings...
The Oxford brings something new to Durango bar scene
Durango’s newest bar called The Oxford, located at 119 W. Eighth St. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Management team taps into a different demographic with cocktail lounge The Oxford cocktail bar’s March 18 opening returns the space formerly known as Joel’s Bar to Durango’s night scene. While the bar may be in the same place as Joel’s, owner Chip Lile assures it is not the same vibe. Along with business partners Chris Lile and...
Two months later, some Lightner Creek residents have water
Clint Brooks, left, and Neil Diamond, co-owners of Brooks Well Service, have cleared their schedules making it a priority to get water to the residents of Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park as they work connecting lateral lines on Thursday to mobile homes. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) For the last two months, Reed Thompson has had to hope he gets off work with enough time left in the day to gather his six children and drive them...
