Featured Happenings
Events on this Day
Shuckin' Suckin’ Oyster Slurping Contest
4:00pm / Highway 3 Roadhouse
It’s a race against the clock to see how many delightful little raw oysters can slither down your throat in 60 seconds!
Phat Phat Phat Burger Eat Off
4:00pm / Derailed Pour House
Get your gears oiled and your belts tightened, or in this case, loosened. You have 30 minutes to eat this 6 pound monstrosity of a burger piled high with...
Name That Tune
4:00pm / 8th Avenue Tavern
Dust off the phonograph. Little snip-its of songs are played (5-30 seconds). The host will stop playing and ask for the song title and artist. Players...
Steampunk Speed Dating
5:00pm / Rochester Hotel & Bar
The 3rd Annual Speed Dating Extravaganza at the Rochester Hotel and Bar. Take a change and come over...you might just meet the person of your dreams!
#TBT (Throwback Thursday)
5:00pm / Ska Brewing World Headquarters
Throwback Thursday with specials from The Container Restaurant and Live Music by No Electric Bill.
How well do you know your wine?
5:00pm / Four Leaves Winery
For $5 you will receive 5 different samples of wine; if, using our description menu, you can correctly identify 3 of the 4 samples, you will receive a...
2015 Kids’ Follies
5:00pm / Durango Arts Center
2015 Kids’ Follies: Steampunk Style January 28 and 29, 2015 5 & 7:30 p.m. shows More than 20 acts performed by children ages 8 – 18 Fun for...
Wine and Spirits Tasting & Art Auction
5:30pm / Double Tree Hotel
Hosted by Bank of Colorado and other local businesses.
A SNOWDOWN standby and a benefit for LaPlata Open Space Conservancy with proceeds used to conserve...
Limbo Contest
5:30pm / Moe’s Lounge
How low can you go? Show off your talent in this contest of flexibility, humor and limbo technique. It starts as a triple overhead and then gets dropped...
Magical Musical Mystery Tour Finals
6:00pm / Lost Dog Bar & Lounge
SNOWDOWN’S oldest music trivia contest! Finals
Snowup Treadmill Challenge
6:00pm / The Lost Dog
How high can you climb? Each contestant has 7 minutes to push their limits and rack up as many vertical feet as possible while being spurred on by a rowdy...
Beer Pong Tournament
6:00pm / Pongas
Come get “Beer-Punkedâ€. Teams of two will play double elimination tournament with traditional beer-pong rules. Must be 21+.
Washers
6:00pm / BREW Pub & Kitchen
Washers is a game of skill, similar to horseshoes. 32 teams of two will compete against one another for bragging rights as the Indoor Washer Guild’s...
Trivia Night at the Pow
6:30pm / Powerhouse Science Center
We will put a Steampunk twist on our weekly trivia event. The format is a 5 round, 10 question journey with topics ranging from food and pop culture...
Bar Olympics
6:30pm / Derailed Pour House
Let the games begin! Teams of two compete in a relay of bar games from goofy things your friends won’t do to drinking faster than the next guy...
Dodgeball; Steams vs. Punks
6:30pm / Durango Rec Center
Hosted by Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc. (SUCAP)
Blow off some steam with your friends after work Thursday night, 6:30 until done. All...
Drag Race and Fashion Show
6:30pm / El Rancho Tavern
Co-hosted by Spaaah Shop and Day Spa.
No gender boundaries here. Male dressed as female, female dressed as male... Must be 21+.
Arm Wrestling Tournament
7:00pm / Wild Horse Saloon
Co-hosted by A & L Coors.
Six men’s and six women’s weight classes. Must be 18 or older.
2015 Kids’ Follies
7:30pm / Durango Arts Center
2015 Kids’ Follies: Steampunk Style
January 28 and 29, 2015
5 & 7:30 p.m. shows
More than 20 acts performed by children ages 8 – 18
Fun...
Thumbwars
8:00pm / Moe’s Lounge
Battle of the thumbs. We give this event a thumbs up! Must be 21+.
Snowdown Beard Competition
8:00pm / Carver Brewing Co.
Got Beer’d? Those who are facial-hair-endowed are encouraged to get beer and beard at Carvers. Contestants entering the 3 month long “Beard...
The Guinness Games - Operation
8:00pm / The Irish Embassy Pub
Operate with those gadgets and gizmos! Arrive early to sign up and play.
Karaoke Contest
8:00pm / 8th Avenue Tavern
Warm up those vocal chords for this annual karaoke contest! Contestants can choose from any of the over 40,000 songs to sing. Winners will be picked...
Speed Quarters
10:30pm / Moe’s Lounge
First person to bounce 10 quarters into a pint glass wins. Must be 21+.
