Featured Happenings

Embark on an Incredible Journey Through the San Juan Mountains For a truly unforgettable step back in time, enjoy a leisurely trip to yesteryear riding...

Four Days For The Fourth - Scavenger Hunt

9:00am / Downtown Durango

Win a $50 gift card for solving the puzzle in the Scavenger Hunt! The Hunt starts Wednesday July 3. Pick up an instruction sheet at the Durango Welcome...

Four Days For The Fourth - Paint a Patriotic Mural

9:00am / Hermosa Café

You, too, can be an artist! Saunter over to Hermosa Café and pick up a paintbrush to participate in the community mural. Each year Hermosa Café provides...

Cascade Canyon Express

9:30am / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Cascade Canyon Express steam excursions depart from our Durango Depot (479 Main Avenue) at 9:45am and the excursion will last 5.25 hours arriving back...

San Juan Nature Walks

10:00am / Andrews Lake

Join San Juan Mountains Association staff and volunteers for an interpretive naturalist hike! Learn about wildflowers, ecology, wildlife, geology, and...

Oscar's Café Pie Eating Contest

1:30pm / Durango Beer and Ice Company

If you've eaten at Oscar's Café here in Durango, then you've seen the HUGE pies behind the counter. (And if you haven't eaten there, you should.) Oscar's...

Fresh Beer Fridays!

3:00pm / Ska Brewing World HQ

Every Friday we will tap a one-of-a-kind, unique, special, small-batch brew from our Mod System. Only available at World HQ!

Friday Mocktail Happy Hour

3:30pm / Durango Sustainable Goods

We are partnering with TESStastic for "warming spirit" mocktail evenings every Friday from 3:30-6 pm! Come down to the shop to sample or purchase New/Old...

First Friday

4:00pm / Various Locations

Celebrate Durango's creative side! Every First Friday of the month, businesses, galleries, and the spaces in between host local artists of all...

The ArtRoom Collective First Friday

4:00pm / Smiley Building / ArtRoom Collective

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/480012964518947 Demo: 5:30pm: Ray will demonstrate his photography technique with a professional headshot. The...

1st Friday Art Lot Market

4:00pm / Hermosa Cafe Art Lot

Art market at Hermosa Cafe Art Lot. Artists are welcome to set up a booth at no charge to display/ sell their goods. No reservation is required - just...

Sunset Shreds

4:00pm / Purgatory Resort

Fridays in July, Purgatory Resort is extending our lift-served biking and scenic chairlift rides until 7:00pm for $25! Start the weekend right with some...

Four Days for the Fourth - Watermelon Eating Contest

4:00pm / 11th Street Station

Do you LOVE watermelon? Show us how much at the 11th Street Station Watermelon Eating Contest on Friday July 5 from 4 to 6 pm at 1101 Main Ave. This is...

Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers

4:30pm / Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers

Old West Cowboy Music Show and Chuckwagon Supper. Durango's favorite family entertainment since 1969. Bar D Wranglers perform in concert after supper with...

True Western Roundup - Red, White & Bulls

5:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds

A variety of delicious food and drink will be available at each of the events. Gates open at 5:00, Event begins at 6:30 Avoid long...

Live Music with Tracy Wiebeck

5:00pm / Serious Texas BBQ South

Come join us for live music on the patio! Eat, drink and be merry!

Spirit Of The Woods - First Friday Artwalk Featuring Eunika Rogers and Hib Sabin

5:00pm / Blue Rain Gallery

Hib Sabin, a sculptor, and Eunika Rogers, a painter who forges for natural pigments, collaborate to transform the gallery into a magical forest. Eunika...

Have a Glass - Make Some Glass

5:00pm / Sun Sapphires

Mix creativity with pleasure and unwind from a busy week. Enjoy happy hour drinks, & learn how to make your own fused glass bowl. By the end of the evening,...

Christmas in July

5:00pm / ELHI Community Center

The ELHI Community Center is putting a twist on our Annual Taste of Christmas Holiday market and getting rid of the cold! Join us for a Christmas in July...

Quick & Dirty Downtown Walking Tour

5:00pm / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot

For those seeking the highlight reel of Durango's early history, beginning in 1881, through the lens of the Historic Downtown Durango District (Main...

4th of July Pie Baking Contest

5:00pm / EsoTerra Ciderworks

4th of July is for pie! Contest Rules and Information Prizes 1st Ribbon, $50 2nd Ribbon, $25 3rd Ribbon and $10...

Holiday Weekend Celebration with Baracutanga

5:00pm / Ska Brewing World HQ

Join us Friday, July 5th for a special Holiday Weekend Celebration with Baracutanga. Get your dancing shoes on and enjoy Samba, Latin, Reggae, Afro and...

'That's So Durango' Opening Reception

5:00pm / Durango Arts Center

We have some incredibly talented locals here in Durango. Come check out their work at ' That's So Durango' gallery exhibit!

Handbuidling with Nolan McPherson

5:30pm / Seed Studio

Fridays | 6-week series | 5:30 - 8:30pm |Classes are July 5, 12, 19 Seed Studio is excited to welcome Nolan McPherson to our studio this summer to share...

Friday Nights at Fox Fire Farms

6:00pm / Fox Fire Farms Winery

Live music provided by local groups, food, scenic carriage rides and Fox Fire Farms wines. Located on a 910 acre livestock farm in a stunning Colorado...

Live Music with Dana Ariel

6:00pm / Union Social House

Join us under the trees at Union Social House for Dana Ariel

Four Days For The Fourth - Apple Slushy Slam Contest

6:30pm / EsoTerra Ciderworks

What do you need when it is HOT, HOT, HOT outside? A cold apple slushie! Watch or participate as teams of 3 each slam a frozen apple slushie (non-alcoholic)...

Four Days For The Fourth - Live Music with "Yes, No, Maybe"

7:00pm / 11th Street Station

YES, NO, MAYBE. is an acoustic musical duo based in Durango, Colorado. Strings and powerful female vocals define the sound of this band. Enjoy guitar,...

Four Days For The Fourth - The Mysto Really Big Magic Show

7:00pm / Animas City Theatre

This Family Friendly Vaudeville Style Magic Show features 5 big stage illusions. See a woman cut into thirds, pierced with swords, vanished into thin air,...

Four Days For The Fourth - Music & Movies in the Park

7:00pm / Buckley Park

Watch the classic movie, Sandlot, on a 20' movie screen! Bring your blankets, chairs, family and friends to enjoy a night at the movies together at Buckley...

Painting Party - Colorado Stargazing

7:00pm / Picasso & Vino

Join us at our new creative experience venue in Durango! Discover your inner artist while we show you step by step how to create your masterpiece. No Experience...

Playing With Skunks & Roll Away

7:00pm / The Subterrain

Get funky with local jives Rolling With Skunks and special guests Roll Away $15, all ages

Durango Star Party Summer Series

8:00pm / SJMAs Durango Nature Center

Join SJMA and the Durango Astronomical Society for the summer star party series located, for the first time, at SJMA's Durango Nature Center! Weather...

Live Music

8:00pm / Starlight Lounge

Live band starts at 8 - 10 and then a DJ starts jamming from 10 - close!

Hauntings & History Downtown Ghost Tour

8:00pm / Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train Depot

Downtown Durango is saturated with paranormal activity. You don't need to walk far to get your fill of ghost stories. Main Avenue was once home to...

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