Featured Happenings
Events on this Day
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...
Scenic Round Trip Silverton Train (Diesel)
8:00am / Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Enjoy a leisurely trip to yesteryear riding 3 1/2 hours each way on this diesel train plus spend 2 hours in the historic mining town of Silverton to enjoy...
La Plata County Fair
8:00am / La Plata County Fair grounds
Celebrating the work of all the community in La Plata County with 4-H shows, rodeo events, food vendors, and competitions from food preservation to local...
La Plata County 4-H 5K Run at the Fair
8:30am / La Plata County Fairgrounds
We will be meeting on the lawn, next to the Extension Building. Runners and walkers will go south on the Animas River Trail from the La Plata County Fairgrounds...
Dog Days of Summer Sale with LPCHS
9:00am / Durango Nursery & Supply
We're so excited to be partnering with La Plata County Humane Society for our Dog Days of Summer Sale this year!
Join us August 3rd through...
Scenic Round Trip Silverton Train (Steam)
9:00am / Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
For a truly unforgettable step back in time, enjoy a leisurely trip to yesteryear riding 3 1/2 hours each way on this train while spending a nearly 2 hour...
Live Painting Demonstration
10:00am / Blue Rain Gallery
Join us for a live artist demonstration with Tony De Luz, happening alongside Durango Farmers Market Second Saturdays on Main Ave. Stop by to watch Tony...
Dig Into Reading: Pasta Paleontology
11:00am / Durango Public Library
Make a dinosaur skeleton with different shape pasta!
Paleontologists use the fossilized bones of dinosaurs to learn about them, and now...
La Plata County Fair Community BBQ
11:00am / La Plata County Fairgrounds - On the Patio
Join us for our Community BBQ on the Fairgrounds Patio. This is a ticketed event, and the number of tickets available is limited.
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Juried Members Show
12:00pm / Durango Arts Center - Barbara Conrad Gallery
Local member artists have envisioned Colorado - the Next 150 years in a variety of media. The exhibit allows artists and audiences to imagine Colorado’s...
Poetry by the River - White Rabbit Books Open Mic
12:00pm / White Rabbit Books & Curiosities
The Summer Season Finale
Join us beside the Animas River as we close a wonderful summer season of poetry, stories, inspiration and community.
This...
Too Broke For Sturgis Party
12:00pm / Durango Harley-Davidson
If your Sturgis budget mysteriously turned into groceries and rent... this party is for you.
Join us for the Too Broke for Sturgis Party...
The Carnival at the Fair
12:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds and Event Center
Enjoy the Carnival while the Fair is in town!
Yarn Meetup
1:00pm / Durango Public Library
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels! Come work on your current project in an informal group setting! We meet every second...
A Bold Thrust for a Dying Empire - The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776
1:00pm / Animas Museum
Grand opening of the newest addition to the "Moments That Made US" exhibit in the Ballantine Gallery at the Animas Museum! "Crossroads" looks at how the...
Meditations on Compassion
4:00pm / Next to Himalayan Kitchen
Free guided meditations, all are welcome. Come practice together and create community
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...
Anuraag Pendyal
5:30pm / The Diamond Belle Saloon
New Orleans pianist and songwriter Anuraag Pendyal tours with funk legend Cyril Neville while performing rock, reggae, ragtime, and more throughout his...
Nuage
6:00pm / Union Social House
Nuage brings a fresh and imaginative approach to live music, blending rock, bluegrass, and folk into beautifully crafted arrangements for cello, viola,...
Matt Rupnow Music
6:00pm / The Office Spiritorium
Matt Rupnow is a Singer/Songwriter who lives in Southwest Colorado. He is writing, recording and performing his unique blend of music he likes to call...
Live music with Nina Sasaki & Dan Carlson
6:00pm / Lola's Place
Free concerts - come and enjoy live music on our patio 3 evenings a week.
Enjoy a refreshing beverage or bar bite, with salami or salmon...
The Raven Narratives Live Storytelling Slam; Odd Jobs
7:00pm / Ska Brewing World HQ
This is a slam event where audience members tell their stories on the Raven Narratives stage.
Bring your ' odd job' story to share!
Fair Family Dance
9:00pm / La Plata County Fairgrounds - On the Patio
Join us for our annual La Plata County Fair Family Dance!
Waylon Bailey Band is playing live on the Patio.
Cost is only $5.00...
