Featured Happenings
Cultural & Heritage events
Durango Farmers Market on Main
8:00am / Downtown Durango
This event brings regional farmers, ranchers, and food producers to Main Avenue, creating a vibrant, walkable marketplace that highlights where our food...
La Plata County 150 Years Ago
1:00pm / Animas Museum
Join us as we take a look at La Plata County, 150 years ago, part II. Two years ago we looked at the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the county....
#NoKings4 Sign Waving
3:30pm / Main Ave from 19th St. to 32nd St.
#NoKings4 theme is Rise Up! Sing Out! We can show out on Main Ave, then truck over to the Fairgrounds Extension Bldg to our Watch Party! Or, host your...
True Western Roundup - Colorado Pro Rodeo
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Durango Farmers Market
8:00am / TBK Parking Lot
Offering a lively market day experience that brings together local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and makers.
Visitors can shop fresh...
Summer Solstice Window Viewing & Sunrise Cyanotypes
5:30am / Center of Southwest Studies Gallery & Courtyard at FLC
Free and open to all! Light refreshments provided. Parking on the Fort Lewis College campus is free during the summer, May to August.
(5:45-7:30...
Death Cafe
4:00pm / Durango Public Library
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people...
True Western Roundup - Colorado Pro Rodeo
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Durango Farmers Market
8:00am / TBK Parking Lot
Offering a lively market day experience that brings together local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and makers.
Visitors can shop fresh...
True Western Roundup - Colorado Pro Rodeo
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
True Western Roundup - Ultimate Bull Fighting
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Home of the Brave - America 250 / Colorado 150 Commemoration
10:00am / Bears Ranch
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary and Colorado's 150th year of statehood, Home of the Brave will host a July 4th/5th commemorative...
True Western Roundup - Professional Bull Riding
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Home of the Brave - America 250 / Colorado 150 Commemoration
10:00am / Bears Ranch
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary and Colorado's 150th year of statehood, Home of the Brave will host a July 4th/5th commemorative...
True Western Roundup - Colorado Pro Rodeo
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Durango Farmers Market on Main
8:00am / Downtown Durango
This event brings regional farmers, ranchers, and food producers to Main Avenue, creating a vibrant, walkable marketplace that highlights where our food...
True Western Roundup - New Mexico Rodeo Assoc.
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Agritourism Opportunities for Farms and Ranches - Summer Speaker Series
6:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds and Event Center
We're excited to welcome Brian Bartlett of Mesa Verde Country to discuss the growing opportunities in agritourism. Learn how farms and ranches can diversify...
True Western Roundup - New Mexico Rodeo Assoc.
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
True Western Roundup - New Mexico Rodeo Assoc.
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Stand Up Comedy: 'Bad Indian' All Indigenous Comedy Showcase
7:00pm / Durango Arts Center
The Bad Indian Showcase is coming to Durango July 24th, & is an acclaimed Native American comedy production created and produced by Joshua Emerson...
True Western Roundup - New Mexico Rodeo Assoc.
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
True Western Roundup - New Mexico Rodeo Assoc.
6:30pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Our mission is to produce events that preserve our western heritage, promote business, support human and animal athletes, build community and provide a...
Durango Farmers Market on Main
8:00am / Downtown Durango
This event brings regional farmers, ranchers, and food producers to Main Avenue, creating a vibrant, walkable marketplace that highlights where our food...
Durango Farmers Market on Main
8:00am / Downtown Durango
This event brings regional farmers, ranchers, and food producers to Main Avenue, creating a vibrant, walkable marketplace that highlights where our food...
Woven Landscapes: An Artist Talk with Darby Raymond-Overstreet
6:00pm / Center of Southwest Studies at FLC, Lyceum (Room 120)
Free + Open to All!
Join us for a special presentation by, Darby Raymond-Overstreet, a featured artist in the Center of Southwest Studies’ current...
Bayfield Heritage Day & Sheep Trailing Association
8:00am / Stephenson Park
Family friendly event with Sheep Trailing Parade, Live music, a local Parade, Vendors and festival. Celebrate the 25th anniversary event focused on Bayfield's...
Weaving a Partnership: The Cedar Mesa Perishables Project
6:00pm / Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College (Lyceum, Rm 120)
Join us at the Center of Southwest Studies for an insightful presentation and documentary film screening about the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project. Since...
Durango Cowboy Gathering
7:00pm / Doubletree Hotel
The annual Durango Cowboy Gathering, formerly known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place September 30 – October 4, 2026. Cowboy poets and musicians...
Durango Cowboy Gathering
9:00am / Doubletree Hotel
The annual Durango Cowboy Gathering, formerly known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place September 30 – October 4, 2026. Cowboy poets and musicians...
Durango Cowboy Gathering
9:00am / Doubletree Hotel
The annual Durango Cowboy Gathering, formerly known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place September 30 – October 4, 2026. Cowboy poets and musicians...
Durango Cowboy Gathering
9:00am / Doubletree Hotel
The annual Durango Cowboy Gathering, formerly known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place September 30 – October 4, 2026. Cowboy poets and musicians...
Durango Cowboy Gathering
9:00am / Doubletree Hotel
The annual Durango Cowboy Gathering, formerly known as the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place September 30 – October 4, 2026. Cowboy poets and musicians...
Durango Farmers Market on Main
9:00am / Downtown Durango
This event brings regional farmers, ranchers, and food producers to Main Avenue, creating a vibrant, walkable marketplace that highlights where our food...
Imagined Futures: An Artist Talk with Tyrrell Tapaha
6:00pm / Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College (Lyceum, Rm 120)
The Center of Southwest Studies will host an artist talk with Diné weaver, fiber artist, and sixth-generation sheepherder, Tyrrell Tapaha (he/they), who...
Artist Talk: Herstory Printmaking Collective
4:30pm / Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College (Lyceum, Rm 120)
herstory/noun/ - history viewed from a female or specifically feminist perspective with a special attention to the experience of women.
Join...
Durango Farmers Market: 4th Annual Trick or Treat at the Market
9:00am / TBK Parking Lot
Join us for the 4th Annual Trick or Treat at the Market, a festive community celebration and the final market day of the regular season at the Durango...
Durango Farmers Market: Harvest Market
9:00am / TBD
Celebrate the close of the growing season at the Durango Farmers Market Harvest Market!
The Harvest Market features local farmers, ranchers,...
Festival of Trees & Wreaths
12:00pm / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum
Festival of Trees & Wreaths is a free and family friendly holiday tradition that’s sure to get you into the spirit of the season! Tour an enchanting...
Festival of Trees & Wreaths
12:00pm / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum
Festival of Trees & Wreaths is a free and family friendly holiday tradition that’s sure to get you into the spirit of the season! Tour an enchanting...
Festival of Trees & Wreaths
12:00pm / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train Museum
Festival of Trees & Wreaths is a free and family friendly holiday tradition that’s sure to get you into the spirit of the season! Tour an enchanting...
Durango Farmers Market: Holiday Market
9:00am / La Plata County Fairgrounds
Celebrate the season at the Durango Farmers Market Holiday Market!
This special one-day winter market brings together local farmers, food...
