Special Events
Durango celebrations and festivals are in abundance! Food, wine, farming, film, cycling, beer, winter and our heritage are a sampling of our community-centric celebrations and gatherings. For a complete listing of special events, visit the Event Calendar.
Ongoing Activities
January- SnowdownSnowdown Balloon Rally Train
| February- Valentine's Special Train
- Winter Photographer’s Special
- San Juan Dog Sled Stage Race
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March- Durango Independent Film Festival
- Gallery Walk
- Hozhoni Pow Wow
| April- The Easter Beagle Express
- Durango Bluegrass Meltdown
- Home and Ranch Show
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May- Cinco de Mayo
- Durango Wine Experience
- Durango Shootout Soccer Tournament
- Annual Narrow Gauge Day
- Spring Gallery Walk
- Taste of Durango
- Fiesta Days Carnival
- Iron Horse Bicycle Classic
| June- Vallecito Lake Chamber Fishing Tournament
- Annual fun in the Sun Arts & Crafts Fair
- Shrine Circus at the Fairgrounds
- Lucky Seven Rodeo
- Animas River Days
- Ride the Rockies
- Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine
- Crossroads Durango Pro Rodeo Series
- Steamworks Animas Valley Half Marathon
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July- Lucky Seven Rodeo
- Salute to America
- Gem and Mineral Show
- Crossroads Durango Pro Rodeo Series
- Independence Day Express
- Music in the Mountains
- Art on the Animas
- Fiesta Days
| August - La Plata County Fair
- Colorado Peace Ride
- Annual Durango and Silverton Railfest
- Ignacio Bike Week
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September | October- Fall Photographer's Special
- Durango Cowboy Gathering
- Durango Heritage Celebration
- Apple Days
- Pumpkin Patch Express
- The Rocky Horror Show
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November- Cascade Canyon Winter Train Begins
- Durango Turkey Trot
- Polar Express Begins
| December- Polar Express
- Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival
- Noel Night
- Annual New Year’s Eve Special Train
- New Year's Eve Party - The 60's
- New Year's Eve Celebration
- First Night Durango - Snowflake Drop
- New Year's Celebration Pow Wow
- New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
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For a complete listing of special events, visit the Event Calendar.
Blog
Blues on the Rails
Choo Choo with the blues… it was no ordinary ride on the scenic steam train and I missed it. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train pulled out of the rail yard last Saturday as the “Durango Blues Train” for an evening of Blues on the Rails.
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