Events on this Day

Join us for Durango's Christmas Party! It's the biggest shopping day of the year with live music, holiday treats, special shopping discounts and more. Advertise in the Noel Night insert, list your events, or sign up to perform on our website.

Now offering FREE YOGA in store every Friday before store opens! Bring your mat and a friend and check out the classes from local professional instructors.

20% off sale 9 am to 9 pm. Piano Jazz and Holiday music by Darryl Kuntz all evening.

Zumba Gold® fuses Latin and World rhythms with easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will leave you wanting more! Performed at a slower pace with lower impact, Zumba Gold® is perfect for beginning exercisers, Seniors, and anyone wanting major F U N at a less intense pace. Class is open to all-1st class free! Multi class discount punch cards available. *Class runs from 9:30-10:15 AM

A signature community event, Durango Arts Center’s Winter Solstice Invitational Artisans’ Market is the perfect destination for holiday shopping. Experience Barbara Conrad Gallery transformed into a dynamic outlet featuring over 25 invited regional artists selected for their high-quality offerings of original and unique fine arts and crafts. Find the perfect one-of-a-kind holiday gift in this year’s market filled with local ceramics, jewelry, metal, textiles, glass, wood, note cards, ornaments, calendars, photography, painting, and drawing.

A holiday tradition benefitting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Over 100 creative vendors from the surrounding four corners will have their handcrafted arts and crafts for sale. From homemade jellies, sauces, dips, treats to blown, fused and stain glass, embroidered art, clothing, Christmas Decor, barnwood decor, pottery, angel decor, sculptures, candles, diffusers, all kinds of body and beauty products, Alpaca yarn and decor, Native American decor, fleece socks, gloves and so much more! Come check us out, spin the wheel to win a door prize, enter to win a large flat screen HDTV and don't forget stop and have a bite to eat at the cafe.

The first Friday of every month, the brewing team at Steamworks creates a special beer that is only available at the brewpub. Tapping of the firkin happens at 3:00, so it's best to arrive early to get your 10oz taste!

The Rochester Hotel and R Space will again be hosting local artists and crafters for Noel Night! Join in the festivities at our two 2nd Avenue locations to pick up the perfect gifts and stocking stuffers for your loved ones. You will have a wide variety of uniquely made items from our beloved local artists.   “Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever." -Richelle E. Goodrich

Maria's will be hosting a Holiday Book Drive out in front of the shop on Noel Night! Come make a donation for a local nonprofit to stock their library this holiday season!

Join us during Durango's annual community Holiday Party as we welcome fine art equine photographer Tony Stromberg to the gallery with a one-man show. Tony will be in attendance from 5-7pm to answer questions about his work and inspiration, as well as sign copies of his book, “Horse Medicine.” The show continues daily through the holiday season, closing on December 31.

The award-winning book by Chris Van Allsburg and adapted to the big screen in 2003, the story of a child's Christmas Eve journey comes alive onboard THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride! All ages can enjoy the experience, warmth and fun of the Christmas season on a special trip to the North Pole!

The Animas Museum will hold its annual Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar on Friday, December 6th from 5-7pm and Saturday, December 7th from 9-3pm. Vendors will offer hand-crafted arts and craft items in the historic museum setting from local artists and crafters. Join us on Friday from 5pm to 7pm for an evening at the 1870s Joy Cabin for company, conversation, and refreshments. The Museum is located at 3065 W. 2nd Ave. For more information call 970-259-2402.

Join Durango Business Improvement District to kick off Noel Night at the Community Christmas Tree Lighting this Friday December 6. Arrive at Buckley Park by 5:15 pm for some Christmas songs, then we will light the tree at 5:30. Then head Downtown for Noel Night, the biggest shopping night of the year!

Presented by Alpine Aerial Acrobatics and The Salida Circus   Tickets - Pre Sale $25  Door $27

Julie & The Boyz this Fri-Sat at The Wild Horse! Dance away!!

Lisa Blue Trio at Durango Craft Spirits- for Noel Night!!

The award-winning book by Chris Van Allsburg and adapted to the big screen in 2003, the story of a child's Christmas Eve journey comes alive onboard THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride! All ages can enjoy the experience, warmth and fun of the Christmas season on a special trip to the North Pole!

Presented by Alpine Bank   'Twas the Week After Christmas'  A hilarious and heartwarming story about what happens when the North Pole loses the Christmas Spirit. It’s been years since the Elves and Reindeer have gotten along. The Reindeer egos are high and Elves’ productivity is low. Will a week of vacation help remind the Elves and Reindeer what Christmas is all about?   Oliver!  In this adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, orphan Oliver Twist falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin. When Oliver's intended mark, Mr. Brownlow, takes pity on the lad and offers him a home, Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy to keep him from talking.

Music Departments hoiday contert!   $10/adults, 18 & under and FLC students free

The award-winning book by Chris Van Allsburg and adapted to the big screen in 2003, the story of a child's Christmas Eve journey comes alive onboard THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride! All ages can enjoy the experience, warmth and fun of the Christmas season on a special trip to the North Pole!

Presented by Alpine Aerial Acrobatics and The Salida Circus   Tickets - Pre Sale $25  Door $27