Featured Happenings
Sep
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6:00pm / Durango Public Library
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5:00pm / Animas River Lounge at the DoubleTree Hotel
Sep
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5:30pm / Animas Chocolate & Coffee Co.
Sep
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10:00am / Blue Rain Gallery
Sep
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12:00pm / Tico Time
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5:00pm / Downtown Durango and the Smiley Building
Sep
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7:00pm / River's Edge Durango Rooftop Bar
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5:30pm / Cork & Larder
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3:00pm / Buckley Park
Events on this Day
Snowdown Balloon Rally & Mass Ascension
7:30am / North Animas Valley
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…blastoff! This spectacular event features a stellar display hot air balloons launching in the early morning frost....
Snowdown Balloon Rally Train
8:00am / The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Once again, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is the proud sponsor of the Snowdown Durango Balloon Rally Mass Ascension on Saturday, Feb. 4....
Intergalactic Mutant Kids Splash Down
9:00am / Durango Rec Center
An Intergalactic Mutant Splash at Durango Rec Center, Learn and feel what its truly feels like to be in space, by completing an underwater maze of Scuba...
Snowdown 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
9:00am / Durango Community Recreation Center
Hosted by Durango Parks and Recreation
Go beyond it all with your favorite crew and join the SNOWDOWN celebration by playing 3-on-3 basketball at...
Reiki Level One
10:00am / Durango Community Acupuncture
Reiki is a profoundly powerful, yet simple system of touch healing with innumerable benefits. Participants learn to channel universal life force; an energy...
Learn to Play the Didgeridoo
10:00am / Lisa's Office
Includes modern didgeridoo and travel bag. Access other states of consciousness, improve health and enhance your creativity & self-expression. Pre-registration...
Snowshoe Tracking Workshop with Durango Nature Studies
10:00am / Haviland Lake
Date: Saturday, February 4
Time: 10:00 – noon
Place: Haviland Lake (meet at Rapp Corral Parking area)
Instructor: Program Facilitator, Grace...
Snow Games
10:00am / Santa Rita Park
Hosted by McDonald’s
This interstellar SNOWDOWN event is now entertaining a second-generation of extraterrestrials! I kid you not! Crazy...
Intergalactic Preschool Dance Party
10:30am / Durango Public Library
Young space travelers, aliens, and other young children (and their families) are invited to dance the morning away to their favorite songs in the universe!
Beginning Digital Photography
10:30am / Paul Boyer Photography
This is a basic course for people who want to learn how to use digital photography technologies. Course topics include understanding how cameras work,...
Intergallactic Obstacle Course
11:00am / Buckley Park
Family friendly obstacle course with fun challenges for ages 2-17. Prizes, Hot Chocolate. Donations welcome. 11am registration. 11:30-2.
Jazz Guitar of Robbie Pepper
11:00am / Mahogany Grille
Enjoy the smooth jazz guitar of Robbie Pepper during brunch at the Mahogany Grille
Boldly Go Where No Spam Has Gone Before
11:00am / Durango Welcome Center
Hosted by Fort Lewis College
Set your Phasers to FUN or grab your favorite lightsaber and get ready to carve! Your mission is to employ the issued...
Snowdown 9-ball tournament
11:00am / Pongas
Now in its 21st Year! Double Elimination, the number of entries will determine format, up to 64 players. Doors open at 10 AM. Commemorative T-shirts will...
Snowdown Castaway Fly Fishing Casting Contest
11:00am / Roosa Park
Hosted by The San Juan Anglers
Exchange your Lightsaber for a fishing pole and display your skill at Casting Distance, Best Casting Loop, Casting...
Intergalactic Wipeout
11:00am / Buckley Park
Hosted by Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition
Kids (8-12), and Teens (13-18), are invited to race through this year’s obstacle course...
Snowdown Book Games
12:00pm / Maria’s Bookshop
Think you have what it takes to out-smart the other book wits in town? Test your bookishness at the 5th annual Maria’s Bookshop Book Games! Teams...
Race Through Space - A Snowshoe Challenge
12:00pm / Santa Rita Park
Hosted by Durango Nature Studies
Join us on an adventure through space on snowshoes! Race through our obstacle course, dodging many challenges....
Snowdown Chili Cook-off
12:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall
Hosted by Sunnyside Farms Market & The Durango Bootleggers Society
Make sure you’re ready to chow down on some delicious red and green chili,...
Snowdown Bloody Mary Contest
12:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall
Hosted by Durango Craft Spirits
Those who lay claim to Durango’s Best Bloody Mary can show off their goods at this bloody good time! The...
10th Annual Snowdown Belt Sander Drag Races
1:00pm / Kroegers Ace Hardware
2 belt sander race down a 50' track. The one that crosses the finish line first is the winner of that race. Double elimination tournament, and 1st, 2nd,...
Intergalactic Splash Down
1:00pm / Durango Rec Center
Join us for an Intergalactic Splash of Scuba Diving excitement this year, Go out of this world by going below the surface, Grab the stars and win the prize....
17th Annual Outhouse Stuffing
1:00pm / Gazpacho's
Hosted by Gazpacho’s New Mexican Restaurant, Durango Auto Detail and Lou’s B&B
SNOWDOWN presents the 17th annual Outhouse Stuffing Contest!...
Canine Fashion Show
1:00pm / McDonalds parking lot
Hosted by McDonalds
Calling all super space pups! Want to be the best-dressed dog in the galaxy? Dress your pooch in his best astronaut or alien...
Cornhole Tournament
1:00pm / American Legion
Attention all Galactic Cornholers! The meteoric cornhole tournament returns! Try to sink four bean bags through the Black Hole in the wooden platform!...
Broomball Tournament
1:00pm / Chapman Hill Ice Rink
This coed single-elimination tournament is the bomb! The City of Durango hosts this 6-on-6 tournament. “Official Broomball†equipment is required....
Hula Hoop Contest
2:00pm / Gazpacho's
Hosted by Gazpacho’s New Mexican Restaurant, Durango Auto Detail and Lou’s B&B
Who can keep their hula hoop spinning like the...
Firing Blanks A Generative Writing Session
2:00pm / DurangoSpace
Whether you’re an experienced writer in the middle of your umpteenth project, or you’re brand new to the craft, there is nothing worse than...
Snowdown Foosball Tournament
3:00pm / El Rancho Tavern
Bring your favorite earthling in for an afternoon of barroom foos’ at its best! Open to 32 teams, with 2 divisions, A & B. Park your spacecraft...
'After Forever' Snowboarding Film & Live Music by Salem
4:00pm / Ska Brewing World HQ
Join us for a viewing of “After Forever†by Absinthe Films at 4pm.
Live music at 5pm ifrom “Salem†acoustic funk, hip-hop, jazz,...
Vision All Together Exhibit
5:00pm / Durango Arts Center
Join the Durango Arts Center for "Vision Altogether: Performance Art for Video," opening on January 19 and on display through February 4, 2017 in the Barbara...
Better Than Best Margarita Contest
5:00pm / Cerda 7 Cantina y Comida
Do you think you’re the best Margarita Maker in the Galaxy? Here’s your chance to prove it! Your mission is to create the best margarita...
Snowdown Nintendo 64 Mario Kart
5:00pm / Moe’s Lounge
Come play Mario Kart, a go-cart racing game for the Nintendo 64! Players will be driving over bridges, through pits, and racing around the universe! Prizes...
Snowdown How Well Do You Know Y(our) Wine?
5:00pm / Four Leaves Winery
Yes, galactic explorers love their wines! Each person will receive 4 samples of wine; if you can correctly identify 3 of the 4 samples, using our description...
DCS Presents: Sweet Songs, Sweet Treats
6:00pm / St. Marks Episcopal Church
Tickets $10/$5


The Durango Children’s Chorale and the Durango Youth Chorus will present an evening of energetic and youthful...
Washers - Quarter finals
6:00pm / Durango Brewing Company
Washers is a game of skill, similar to horseshoes. Teams of two will compete against one another for bragging rights as the Indoor Washer Guild’s...
Snowdown Fireworks
6:00pm / In the skies above Durango
Look up! It’s a UFO, it’s an exploding star! It’s the SNOWDOWN fireworks! We’ll be lighting up the Durango skies, and all astronauts...
22nd Annual Lady F's Lunacy Final Round
7:00pm / Lady Falconburgh's Barley Exchange
Back for the 22nd year in a row, the most venerable Lady Falconburgh hosts this display of intrepidity, smarts, cool brains and galactic wits. Jeopardy...
Snowdown Booty Shakin Contest
7:00pm / Wild Horse Saloon
Dip it, Drop it, Shake what yo’ mama gave you. This head-to-head battle is set up in 3 timed heats. Do you have what it takes to be the best booty-shaker...
Snowdown Beer Trivia
8:00pm / Carver Brewing Co.
Teams of up to 4 will test their beer knowledge and sensory skills to win fabulous prizes! Entry is $20. Prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
8th Annual Costume Gala
8:00pm / Derailed Pour House
Get your space moves on at this annual event that will rock the house down! Your best intergalactic dance moves and spaciest costumes will win you more...
Guinness Games Yahtzee
8:00pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Yahtzee, “the game that makes thinking fun.†Players compete individually or in teams of 4 in case of a large turnout. Be on time and ready...
Intergalactic Snowdown DJ and Mc Battle
8:00pm / Moe's
This is the Snowdown Event you ALL have been waiting for -INTERGALACTIC STYLE!!!! - join your host Ralphsta as he takes you thru this years best and most...
Karaoke Contest
10:00pm / 8th Avenue Tavern
To Infinity and Beyond!!! (but still ends at 2)! Warm up those vocal chords for this annual karaoke contest! Judges will pick winners each night based...
Pull-up Contest
10:00pm / Pongas
Lift yourself up among the stars! Men and women compete to do the highest number of pull-ups. Earn the right to call yourself “the strongest in the...
