Events on this Day

 Friday, August 19th
Durango Botanic Gardens Bake Sale
9:30am / Durango Botanic Gardens
Thank you, Durango, for making our first Bake Sale a huge success!    Join us again as we team with the Friends of the Library for another bake/book sale.    The sale will be held on the north patio of the Library starting at 9:30. It should be a beautiful summer day, so come early for the best selection of baked goods and books! Surprise your family or a friend with a pie. Enjoy a cookie or two while strolling through the Gardens and support both your library and the Botanic Gardens. See you there!
Friends of the Library Book Sale
9:30am / Durango Public Library
Book and Bake Sale by Friends of the Library and Durango Botanic Gardens    Summer clearance, all books $1 each (Children's and Paperbacks 5 for $1)
DAC's 2022 Community Art Show "That's So Durango"
12:00pm / Durango Arts Center
Durango is and always will be a place of beauty, adventure, art, music, parking problems, flannels, dogs, bikes, and the train. The Durango Arts center is pleased to invite all community artists to submit their work for the 2022 community art show, "That's so Durango!" The Gallery is free to the public.
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 music and songs of old west cowboys, comedy, and lively instrumentals. The show is fun for the whole family.    Activities, shops, and ticketing open at 4:30. Supper is at 6:30. Open Memorial Day Weekend through September - Rain or Shine ! Reservations are required.
Friday Nights with The Assortment
6:00pm / Fox Fire Farms
Music, food and wine. Come enjoy your Friday nights with Fox Fire Farms. Seating on spacious lawns. Bring rain gear if there is a chance of rain.  FREE ADMISSION  All seating is outdoors on our spacious lawns.
Live Muscie with Donny Johnson
6:00pm / Fur Trappers Steakhouse and Bar
Tonight we will be having amazing dinner and drink specials all night long as well as some live entertainment out on our beautiful spacious patio. so come on down to the best steakhouse in the 4 corners.   RSVP 970-259-0940
Movies in the Park Series - Cruella
7:00pm / Durango Recreation Center Lawn
City of Durango and Credit Union of Colorado present Movies in the Park! The movies in the park series if free to the community thanks to local sponsors. Come enjoy watching family-friendly movies on a 20' movie screen!   Bring blankets, chairs, family and friends and enjoy a movie together. Prior to the movie, enjoy live music, local youth talent and hands-on activities. Arrive in time for the T-Shirt cannon and prize giveaways!   Popcorn and beverages are available for purchase. Activities begin at 7:00pm movies will begin 15 minutes after sunset!
Cindy & Mary Present A Night Of Improv
7:00pm / Durango Arts Center
Devise & Conquer members, Mary Quinn and Cindy Laudadio-Hill are excited to showcase both short and long-form improvisation (with a little help from their friends)   Hilarity will ensue.
Citizen Bat Walk
8:00pm / The Powerhouse
Participate in citizen science and explore the wacky world of wildlife that lives all around the Animas River ...at night!   Join Miss Heather and Powerhouse staff scientists for a short lecture inside learning about bats and their importance in the environment. Following that, your group will journey into the night along the Animas River Trail, using bat sonar detectors to identify and observe different bat species along the trail.    All data will be reported back to Bat Conservation International
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