Durango hosts a diverse array of exciting special events throughout the year. Look to Durango.com for the most current information about all of the Durango events you look forward to. Browse through some of the popular yearly events below, or visit the Durango.com calendar of events for a comprehensive listing of Durango special events.

Durango Farmer's Market

Saturday morning in downtown Durango hums with life as the shops and cafes open a new day. The air is delicately scented with coffee and breakfast aromas, as crowds cluster in the First National Bank parking lot on 8 th Street for the Durango Farmer’s Market.

The Farmer’s Market is the place to be in Durango from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. each Saturday, running spring through fall. Visitors can purchase healthy organic produce grown locally. The market is not limited to produce, though. Vendors sell a delectable assortment of natural wellness products from herbs, candles, pottery, soap, wheatgrass juice, wool, honey, farmstead cheese, fresh baked goods, smoothies, crafts, and much more!

Durango Farmer’s Market strives to infuse local commerce rather than supporting big corporations and foreign labor. All of the products featured in the market have been made in the Four Corners region.

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La plata County fairgrounds, Main Ave. Parking lot
4 - 7 pm

Durango Cowboy Gathering

The Durango Cowboy Gathering in early October invites cowboys of all walks to flock to Durango for a weekend of wild festivities! Nationally renowned cowboy poets entertain the town with song and yarn throughout the event, and an authentic, “motorless” parade graces the downtown streets one day during the Gathering each year.

Be sure to visit Durango, Colorado for the famous Cowboy Gathering in October!

Durango Railfest

The Durango Railfest is an annual event that celebrates all that goes by rail. Durango is the ideal location to remember the heady days of railroading. After all, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been in continuous operation for over a century. What better place to remember railroading than a place that has never forgotten it? Rare and unique railroad equipment and cars are the stars at the Durango Railfest. The Denver and Rio Grande's Galloping Goose is one rail star not to be missed. An 1875 wood fired locomotive is another example of the equipment that appears at the Railfest. This locomotive makes special excursions on the D&SNGR. This an event for all to enjoy, especially railfans.

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic started as a contest between two brothers, Tom and Jim Mayer. Jim, Tom’s older brother, was a train engineer on the iron horse. Everyday when the train which Jim was conducting passed their home, Tom would jump on his 10 speed bike and pedal 50 miles over the two mountain passes in an effort to beat this brother. As the train pulled into the Silverton station one day in 1971, Jim’s young brother was waiting his arrival – sweating and smiling. The following year, Tom and friend, Ed Zink along with 36 cyclists joined the contest which today is called the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.

SnowDown 2011 Theme is "SnowDown Bites"

Snowdown is Durango's annual Winter Celebration. A costume party, parade and annually changing theme make this event one of a kind. Previous themes include Snowdown in Da Nile, an Egyptian themed Snowdown, and A Jolly Roger Snowdown, a pirate themed Snowdown party. The 2011 Theme is entitled "SnowDown Bites!" Mark your calendar, and start getting your costumes ready for February 2 - 6, 2011! For more information you can visit the calendar of events.

HOLiDAZZLE

The sixth annual “HoliDazzle,” designed to boost retail traffic and subsequently sales revenues in and around Downtown Durango, officially kicks off the day after Thanksgiving– the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

Gift certificates are given away as part of the comprehensive promotional program. HoliDazzle helps promote nearly 40 events or activities taking place in and around Downtown Durango. The effort is one of many organized to help sustain Durango’s Historic Downtown.

Merchants put the “dazzle” in Holidazzle with the Window Decorating competition. Early word is that Santa Claus will also be making a visit to Historic Downtown Durango.