Upcoming Events
Barn Dance & Silent Auction
• Sunday, June 7 2025 – 5:00 pm
• Located at Riverbend Ranch
• Featured Artists: The Desert Thunder Band
Don’t miss our always popular Barn Dance, Picnic & Silent Auction. This year we’ll be dancing to the music of the Desert Thunder Band, a Country/Western and Rock N’ Roll band that has been captivating audiences across the Four Corners since 1995. Bring your own picnic or purchase food from Cuevas Tacos, Porky’s Smokehouse, Star Liquors and Cream Bean Berry Ice Cream.
A Silent Auction featuring art and items from local businesses will highlight the evening with all proceeds going to the Gathering and its youth programs. For more information, call (970) 517-5619.
TICKETS – $20
EARLY DISCOUNT ends June 2
$25 starting June 3 and at the Door
Children under 12 are free
Please leave your pets at home. Thank you.
Durango Cowboy Gathering
• Wednesday, September 30 to October 3, 2026
Our premier event of the year. Come join us for 4 fun-filled days to celebrate our western heritage. We bring in over 20 poets and musicians from all over the United States to perform pieces that celebrate our western history and provide insight into the future of our western heritage.
Concerts will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings showcasing some of the best performers around.
More performers will be featured at various venues on Friday and Saturday afternoons. The Cowboy Poetry & Music Train and the Horseback Trail Ride are events that should not be missed.
The Chuckwagon Breakfast, Horseback Social, Wild West Shootout, and Cowboy Parade will fill your Saturday morning with buckets of FUN.