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Snowdown 2019!!!
Comicon is coming to Durango. Celebrating 41 years in 2019, this five-day winter celebration takes place from January 30th-February 3rd, with fun, folly, and a family-friendly parade of lights. Come beat your cabin fever at Durango’s favorite winter event! For more information, check out the full events schedule on Durango Downtown’s Snowdown Events page...
Snowdown Bed Race
We are approaching one of Durango’s most beloved winter celebrations—Snowdown. January 30-February 3, Durango becomes an exciting winter festival. This year’s theme, “Get Your Comic On” will surely be a blast. The Wells Group is excited to be a sponsor for the Snowdown Bed Race on Friday, February 1 at 4 pm. Groups of 5 people (4 pushing and 1 on the bed), will race down and back Main Avenue, changing their comic-con “onesie” halfway...
The Growling Old Men
Acoustic Americana/bluegrass mandolin and guitar duo Growling Old Men will be performing at The Strater on Monday, January 28th. Ben Winship (mandolin, octave mandolin and vocals) and John Lowell (guitar and vocals) present a relaxed set of original, traditional and obscure music that is never the same each night. The Growling Old Men are favorites at festivals and concerts all over the western world, having played at the Shetland...
McDonald’s Twilight Nights Race Series
If you are into Nordic skiing, snow shoeing, or fat biking, you will want to be a part of this exciting series of races at Purgatory Resort. It’s the Twilight Nights series, presented by our friends at McDonald’s and organized by the Durango Nordic Center. Headlamps required! Twilight Nights is not your typical Wednesday night out. Set at the base of Purgatory Resort, this short track race series is for nordic skiers, fat bikers,...
Winterfest 2019, January 25th – 27th – Pagosa Springs, CO
Join us on SATURDAY for the following events: Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension–8:00am Downtown Downtown Pagosa Springs by the San Juan River. Enjoy the spectacular winter view as balloons fill the sky. Pagosa Mountain Sports Fat Bike Race -Location and Time TBD 16K, 8K, KidK $20/adults, $10/racers under 18. This is a fun activity for the whole family! Click here for more information, and to register. Pagosa Nordic Club Learn to Cross...
Supersuckers & The Hangmen
SUPERSUCKERS & THE HANGMEN Fri · January 11, 2019 Doors: 8:00 pm/ Show: 9:00 pm(event ends at 12:30 am) THE ANIMAS CITY THEATRE – MUSIC $18.00 – $20.00 Tickets THIS EVENT IS 21 AND OVER Tickets available at Animas City Theatre box office, Animas Trading Company, www.animascitytheatre.com 30th Annv Big Show (Country and Rock) and the 1st two records in their entirety. A country set (45min) Smoke of Hell in its...
New Year’s Eve Fireworks, Torchlight Parade, Rail Jam, and Party – Purgatory
Join us at Purgatory Resort to ring in the New Year! Fireworks & Torchlight Parade Come out to the ski beach at 6pm and join us for our favorite holiday tradition. Watch as our patrollers and ski school instructors traverse their way down the mountain, lighting up the slopes with torchlights. When the parade arrives at the base area, enjoy a great fireworks show to get your New Year’s Eve celebration started. Date: December...
80’s New Years Eve Party
80s Costume Contest with $1,900 in cash prizes! Tickets: $75 Couple • $40 Single Sky Ute Events Center, Ignacio CO Includes dinner, dancing, party favors and champagne toast. $15 Dance Only, Per Person...
Durango—Truly One of the Best Places for the Holidays
Did you know Durango frequently appears on “best of” lists to visit? This time of the year, we have been recognized nationwide as a magical place to spend the holidays (https://www.msn.com). Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted some of the town’s events, including the famous Polar Express. However, there’s still more to do! If you’re approaching vacation in the next week and looking for some family-friendly activities, we have...
Santa Claus on the Mountain
Bring the kids for an afternoon with Santa and Mrs. Claus! They’ll be on the beach giving out candy canes and finding out who has been naughty or nice. Enjoy the festive holiday atmosphere in the base area as we get ready for Christmas! Date: December 22, 2018 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Location: Purgatory Resort – Base...
Cherry Poppin Daddies WWII Xmas Canteen
Coming from a swing, jazz, Great American Songbook and Tin Pan Alley tradition, the Daddies aspired to be worthy of carrying the torch, even as the band members simultaneously strive to create their own modern, iconoclastic version of music. Individuality and defiance have always been part of the band’s DNA, which, in turn, reinforced the band’s rebellious reputation. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies has always prided itself on its craft and...
Seussical Jr
Durango Arts Center present Seussical, Jr. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant, who discovers a speck of dust on a clove that contains the Whos who live on it. Horton faces a double challenge; not only must he protect the Whos from a world of danger, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayze La Bird. Meanwhile, smitten Gertrude McFuzz tries to catch the attention of the kind...
Mesa Verde’s Holiday Open House
Music, storytelling and refreshments at the museum. Luminarias will glow along the pathways. Thursday December 13th. Free entry after 4PM. Event information, including dates and times, is subject to change. Please contact the Mesa Verde directly for the most up-to-date information. Event information courtesy of...
Bar D Wranglers 2018 Christmas Jubilee
Durango’s much-beloved cowboy crooners come off the Bar D and return to the Community Concert Hall stage for their traditional cowboy Christmas show. Founded by Cy Scarborough in 1969, the Bar D Wranglers offer their own unique style of Western music, cowboy poetry and humor. The Christmas Jubilee is a warm-hearted and fun-filled show that inspires the entire family to remember the true meaning of the holidays. Orchestra Pit seating...
Noel Night – December 7th – Downtown Durango
Join us for Durango’s BIGGEST Christmas Party and shopping day of the year! This all-day and all-evening holiday celebration features over 100 participating businesses- all with their own discounts, raffles, holidays refreshments, parties, and so much more! Featuring live music and entertainment all over downtown Durango, the 16th Annual Noel Night will surely put you in the holiday spirit. Start your holiday shopping off right-...
Winter Wonder Bands
Stillwater Music will present its eighth annual “Winter Wonder Bands” student concert and fundraiser from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. Enjoy youth band performances, a catered meal provided by Hot Tomatoes, and a silent auction which benefits Stillwater programs. DATE: Dec 17 2018 TIME: 12:00 PM – 06:00 PM WHERE: Henry Strater...
Michael Martin Murphey Christmas Show
Michael Martin Murphey’s musical journey has taken many unpredictable paths over the past 50 years. Topping the Pop, Country, Western and Bluegrass charts, Murphey has never been one to rest on his laurels. A loyal American son from Texas, Murphey is best known for this chart-topping hits “Wildfire,” Carolina In The Pines,” “What’s Forever For,” “Long Line of Love,” “Geronimo’s Cadillac,” “Cowboy Logic,” and many more across his 35...
44th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival
There will be Fine Art and Amazing Crafts at this 3 day event! Come Meet the Creative People from the 4-Corners Christmas decor, food, salsa mixes, dips, spices, wine barrel art, ornaments, goat milk soaps and lotions, blankets, hand blown glass, baby and childrens items, LuLaRoe clothing, jewelry, Native American art, quilts, rustic wood furniture, Scentsy, crosses, jams & jellies, gemstones, bird baths, and items for cats...
‘The Nutcracker’ performed by State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara
As is now tradition at the Community Concert Hall, the magical holiday ballet, “Nutcracker,” performed by the highly-acclaimed State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, will usher in the holidays with two matinee and two evening performances. Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson holds true to the original classical ballet in this Tchaikovsky masterpiece, creating a traditional “Nutcracker” set in Victorian times and suited for all ages. The...
Durango Choral Society – A TRADITIONAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS
All four Durango Choral Society choirs take the stage for our joyous holiday celebration! You’ll dig our jazz combo’s swingin’ beat, highlights from Handel’s Messiah, and a variety of music to get your holiday season off to a great start. Santa Claus even takes a break from his busy schedule to stop by and say hi to the kids. Date: Sunday, December 2, 2018 Time: 3:00 PM Community Concert Hall at FLC 1000 Rim Drive Durango, CO 81301...