Westcliffe - South Central Colorado

Westcliffe Calendar of Events

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April - 2025

April 4-27
Historic Beckwith Ranch ~ Wild West Era Exhibition @ Beckwith Ranch - Celebrate the Wild West Era of the Wet Mountain Valley - Kids Participate in Wild West Demonstrations & Games - Ranching Heritage Displays, Videos, Artifacts, Speakers, Demonstrations - Tour the Ranch - Enjoy Re-Enactments: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11am-3pm April 4-6, 11-13, 18-19 & 25-27, 2025 - Historic Beckwith Ranch ~ Wild West Era Exhibition

April 26
Trails for All FREE Community Hike #1 @ Silver Cliff Town Park - Trails for All - FIRST FREE COMMUNITY HIKE - All Ages & Pets on Leash Welcome - 4.4 Miles Total - Meet at Flag Court - Hike Start 10:45am on the Park to Park Trail - Rain or Shine - Dress Appropriately (Layers!) - Bring Your Water Bottle: Saturday from 10:30am-2:30pm April 26, 2025 - Trails for All FREE Community Hike #1

May - 2025

May 1-31
Sangres Art Guild ~ Light in Motion @ 3rd Street Gallery - First show of the 2025 SAG - Validating the Sun, Warmth & Spring - Everything is Popping, Moving & Growing: Daily from 11am-4pm, May 1-31, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Light in Motion

May 10
WPCA 3rd Annual Custer County’s Got Talent Show @ Jones Theater - Bigger and Better - Singers, Dancers, Comedians, Musicians, Poetry - New Performers and Returning Favorites. Ticket Price by Donation - Benefitting Children’s Programming at the Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts: Saturday from 7-9pm May 10, 2025 - WPCA 3rd Annual Custer County’s Got Talent Show

May 17
WCPA Live Theater ~ One Man Show: Wyatt Earp plays Doc Holiday @ Jones Theater - Wyatt Earp is Back! His Famous Great-Great Uncle - Back for the First Time Since 2018 - The Elderly Earp Looks Back on His Life, Times & Various Careers - Wyatt Earp is a Crowd Favorite in The Wet Mountain Valley - One Night Only: Saturday from 7:30-9:30pm May 17, 2025 - WCPA Live Theater ~ One Man Show: Wyatt Earp plays Doc Holiday

May 17
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon May 17 & 24, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

May 24
Memorial Day Parade @ Main Street from the Country Store to the Bluff - Respect and Honor Our Fallen Heroes - Community Parade with Floats: Saturday from 12-1pm, May 24, 2025 - Memorial Day Parade

May 24
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon May 17 & 24, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

May 24
SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory - View live images on a 10 foot outdoor screen in the amphitheater outside the Smokey Jack Observatory; seating is limited: Sunday 9:30-11:30pm (times may vary) May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 & September 20, 2025 - SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party

May 31
SJO Visual Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - 2 hour Open House - View Celestial Objects Through Our Powerful 14” Telescope Weather Permitting: Sunday from 9:30-11:30pm (times may vary) May 31, June 21, August 16 & 30 and September 13, 2025 - SJO Visual Star Party

June - 2025

June 5-29
Sangres Art Guild ~ Colorful Colorado @ The 3rd Street Gallery - Free Family Friendly - Offering Small Bird Houses to Paint Free - Celebrating the Diversity of This State & The Many Ways We Find Color in Colorado - Whether It's Foliage, Rocks, Mountains, Flowers - People Who Inhabit Colorado - The Artists All Have Their Own Lens & Style: Daily from 11am-4pm June 5-29, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Colorful Colorado

June 6, 13, 20, 27
18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market @ Jess Price Park 4th & Main - Healthy, fresh produce grown by local farmers that are free of herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers - Local craft and food vendors: Fridays from 9am-1pm June-September, 2025 - 18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market

June 7
4th Annual Beckwith Ranch Roundup @ Beckwith Ranch - Live Bands - Ranching Arena Presentations - Tours of Newly Restored Barns & Mansion - Blacksmithing Demo - Observe the Sun Safely - Face Painting - Stick Horse Derby - Horse Shoes - Calf Roping, Ponies - Authentic Chuckwagon Lunch - Wagon Rides, Silent Auction: Saturday from 10am-3pm June 7, 2025 - 4th Annual Beckwith Ranch Roundup

June 7-8
Mace’s Hideout 100 & 50 @ The Wet Moutains - An Ultra Trail Race - Varied Terrain: Trails, Dirt Roads & Mountainous Paths - 100-Miles a Challenging Ultra-Distance Race - 50-Miles an Optional Shorter Distance: Saturday & Sunday June 7-8, 2025 - Mace’s Hideout 100 & 50

June 13-15
WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres @ Jones Theater - As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, tells the story of Rosalind, who flees to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and the "wise fool" Touchstone, to find her father the Duke, who is living there in exile with his band of followers: Friday/Saturday 6:30pm and Sunday 2pm June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, 2025 - WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres

June 14
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon June 14, 21, & 28, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

June 20-22
WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres @ Jones Theater - As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, tells the story of Rosalind, who flees to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and the "wise fool" Touchstone, to find her father the Duke, who is living there in exile with his band of followers: Friday/Saturday 6:30pm and Sunday 2pm June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, 2025 - WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres

June 20
SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Observe the surface of the Moon through our 14-inch observatory telescope. You probably won’t see Marvin the Martian or the Lunar Landing Modules, but you will see craters, rays, and lunar mares: Friday from 9-10pm June 20, July 25, August 15 & September 12, 2025 - SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing

June 21
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon June 14, 21, & 28, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

June 21
SJO Visual Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - 2 hour Open House - View Celestial Objects Through Our Powerful 14” Telescope Weather Permitting: Sunday from 9:45-11:45pm (times may vary) May 31, June 21, August 16 & 30 and September 13, 2025 - SJO Visual Star Party

June 27-29
WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres @ Jones Theater - As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, tells the story of Rosalind, who flees to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and the "wise fool" Touchstone, to find her father the Duke, who is living there in exile with his band of followers: Friday/Saturday 6:30pm and Sunday 2pm June 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, 2025 - WCPA Shakespeare in the Sangres

June 28
SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory - View live images on a 10 foot outdoor screen in the amphitheater outside the Smokey Jack Observatory; seating is limited: Sunday 9:45-11:45pm (times may vary) May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 & September 20, 2025 - SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party

June 28
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon June 14, 21, & 28, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

June 30-July 11
WCPA Creativity Camp - Youth 7-12 @ Jones Theater - A two week program for children to learn theater games and exercises, stage combat and scene work - Culminating in a performance: Two Weeks Starting on Monday from 9am-12pm June 30-July 11, 2025 - WCPA Creativity Camp - Youth 7-12

July - 2025

July 1-11
WCPA Creativity Camp - Youth 7-12 @ Jones Theater - A two week program for children to learn theater games and exercises, stage combat and scene work - Culminating in a performance: Two Weeks Starting on Monday from 9am-12pm June 30-July 11, 2025 - WCPA Creativity Camp - Youth 7-12

July 2-August 2
Wet Mountain Valley Artist Lorie Merfeld-Batson @ Greenstone Artworks - An Accomplished Impressionist - Paints in Oils, Pastels & Watercolors - Her Approach Switching Mediums Fresh & Creative - Studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago & the Palette and Chisel: Daily 10am-5pm July 2-August 2, 2025 - Wet Mountain Valley Artist Lorie Merfeld-Batson

July 3-26
Sangres Art Guild ~ Shadows & Light @ 3rd Street Gallery - Sun is High in the Sky - Balance Between Light & Darkness - During the Brightest We Honor the Shadows However They Speak - We Are Bathed in Brilliant Light: Daily from 11am-4pm July 3-26, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Shadows & Light

July 4, 11, 18, 25
18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market @ Jess Price Park 4th & Main - Healthy, fresh produce grown by local farmers that are free of herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers - Local craft and food vendors: Fridays from 9am-1pm June-September, 2025 - 18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market

July 4
July 4th Celebration and Fireworks @ Silver Cliff & Westcliffe - Observe Our Nation’s Independence During Custer County’s Fourth of July Celebration - Festivities Include All Aboard Westcliffe’s Annual Craft & Flea Market, Pancake Breakfast - Old-Fashioned Small-Town Parade - Impressive Fireworks Show by the Non-Profit, Mortar Men: Friday from 7am-10pm July 4, 2025 - July 4th Celebration and Fireworks

July 4
July 4th Open House @ Beckwith Ranch - Meet Beckwith Family in person in Their 4th of July Outfitts - Tour the Mansion, Bunkhouse, Blacksmith Shop & Barns: Friday from 11am-4pm July 4, 2025 - July 4th Open House

July 5
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon July 5, 19, & 26, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

July 10-13
22nd Annual High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival @ Bluff Park - Music Will Ring Out Across the Wet Mountain Valley in the Heart of the Rockies with Stunning Views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains - A Full Roster of National & Regional Bluegrass Performers - Friday & Saturday Night Couples & Square Dances: All Day Thursday-Sunday from July 10-13, 2025 - 22nd Annual High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival

July 11-19
Custer County Fair and Westcliffe Stampede Rodeo @ Custer County Fairground - Rodeo Features Cowboys and Bucking Broncos - Ranch Rodeo the 17th - PRCA WPRA Rodeo 18th & 19th - Projects by 4-H and FFA Members - A Full Week, July 11-19, 2025 - Custer County Fair and Westcliffe Stampede Rodeo

July 17-19
Friends of the Library Arts & Craft Fair @ Lange Hall - Each Artisan Donates 23% of Sales Directly to the Library to Help Purchase Books, DVDs, Magazines, Computer Equipment, Courier Services & Community Programs: Thursday-Saturday from 2-5pm July 17-19, 2025 - Friends of the Library Arts & Craft Fair

July 17-19
79th Stampede Ranch & PRCA WPRA Rodeo @ Custer County Fairground - Experience Colorado’s Western Lifestyle - Cowboys and Cowgirls Compete for Cash Prizes - Saturday Morning’s Parade Down Main Street - Roping, Bronc & Bull Riding - Barrel-Racing - Kids Mutton-Busting & Stick-Horse Races - Rodeo Clowns Entertain: Thursday-Saturday from 6:30-11:59pm July 17-19, 2025 - 79th Stampede Ranch & PRCA WPRA Rodeo

July 19
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon July 5, 19, & 26, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

July 25
SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Observe the surface of the Moon through our 14-inch observatory telescope. You probably won’t see Marvin the Martian or the Lunar Landing Modules, but you will see craters, rays, and lunar mares: Friday from 9-10pm June 20, July 25, August 15 & September 12, 2025 - SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing

July 26
4th Annual Day of the Cowboy Celebration @ Jones Theater - Live Performances From Cowboy Poets & Cowboy Musicians - Then Rendezvous at Bootleggers Bistro: Saturday from 2-7pm July 26, 2025 - 4th Annual Day of the Cowboy Celebration

July 26
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon July 5, 19, & 26, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

July 26
SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory - View live images on a 10 foot outdoor screen in the amphitheater outside the Smokey Jack Observatory; seating is limited: Sunday 9:30-11:30pm (times may vary) May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 & September 20, 2025 - SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party

July 31-August 30
Sangres Art Guild ~ Wild & Crazy @ 3rd Street Gallery - Summer Heat Hazes Our Minds & Vision - Embrace Wild & Crazy - Givi Voice to Something Colorful, Bizarre & Amazing - A Perfect Venue for the Abstract, - Every Artist Has a Way to Express Wild & Crazy: Daily from 11am-4pm July 31-August 30 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Wild & Crazy

August - 2025

August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market @ Jess Price Park 4th & Main - Healthy, fresh produce grown by local farmers that are free of herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers - Local craft and food vendors: Fridays from 9am-1pm June-September, 2025 - 18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market

August 1-2
Wet Mountain Valley Artist Lorie Merfeld-Batson @ Greenstone Artworks - An Accomplished Impressionist - Paints in Oils, Pastels & Watercolors - Her Approach Switching Mediums Fresh & Creative - Studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago & the Palette and Chisel: Daily 10am-5pm July 2-August 2, 2025 - Wet Mountain Valley Artist Lorie Merfeld-Batson

August 1-30
Sangres Art Guild ~ Wild & Crazy @ 3rd Street Gallery - Summer Heat Hazes Our Minds & Vision - Embrace Wild & Crazy - Givi Voice to Something Colorful, Bizarre & Amazing - A Perfect Venue for the Abstract, - Every Artist Has a Way to Express Wild & Crazy: Daily from 11am-4pm July 31-August 30 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Wild & Crazy

August 2
ROCKIN’ the RANCH @ Beckwith Ranch - All-Day Music Event - Local Bands - Shade Canopies Provided - Onsite Food Trucks - Bring Your Own Food, Blankets & Lawn Chairs (No Coolers or Outside Alcohol) - Hard & Soft Beverages Available: Saturday from 10am-5pm August 2, 2025 - ROCKIN’ the RANCH

August 3
KLZR Taste of the Valley @ Location TBA - The Valley’s Premier Annual Event - A Celebration - Combining Food & Wine - Backdrop the Vallley's Iconic Scenery: Sunday from 5-8pm August 3, 2025 - KLZR Taste of the Valley

August 9
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon August 9, 16, & 30, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

August 15
SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Observe the surface of the Moon through our 14-inch observatory telescope. You probably won’t see Marvin the Martian or the Lunar Landing Modules, but you will see craters, rays, and lunar mares: Friday from 9-10pm June 20, July 25, August 15 & September 12, 2025 - SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing

August 16
25th Annual SilverWest AirFest @ Butler Field (fly in or drive) - Loads of Family Fun - Watch Vintage Airplanes Take Off & Land - Pancake Breakfast - Live Music - Craft & Food Vendors – Airplanes & Helicopters - Kid Activities: Saturday from 7:30am-3pm August 16, 2025 - 25th Annual SilverWest AirFest

August 16
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon August 9, 16, & 30, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

August 16
SJO Visual Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - 2 hour Open House - View Celestial Objects Through Our Powerful 14” Telescope Weather Permitting: Sunday from 9:00-11:00pm (times may vary) May 31, June 21, August 16 & 30 and September 13, 2025 - SJO Visual Star Party

August 23-24
5th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQs @ Beckwith Ranch - Family-Friendly Blues Festival - Outstanding Line-Up of Blues Musicians & Bands - Bring Chairs & Blankets - Locally Sourced Food & Craft Beers Vendors: Saturday-Sunday from 10am-6pm August 23-24, 2025 - 5th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQs

August 23
SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory - View live images on a 10 foot outdoor screen in the amphitheater outside the Smokey Jack Observatory; seating is limited: Sunday 8:45-10:45pm (times may vary) May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 & September 20, 2025 - SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party

August 27-31
13th Annual Wet Mountain Weavers Fiber Arts Show @ Greenstone Artworks - Labor Day Weekend - Handmade Woven, Knit, Crocheted, Felted, Beaded, Sewn Crafts for Purchase - Weaving & Spinning Demonstrations - Free Drawing for Beautiful Handmade Pieces: Wednesday-Sunday from 10am-5pm August 27-31, 2025 - 13th Annual Wet Mountain Weavers Fiber Arts Show

August 28-31
25th Annual Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Show and Boutique @ Hope Lutheran Lange Hall - Custer County Area Quilters Display & Sell Quilts & Quilted Crafts - Patriot Quilts, Antique Quilts, Children’s Quilts - Bucket Raffle: Thursday-Sunday from 10am-5pm August 28-31, 2025 - 25th Annual Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Show and Boutique

August 30
16th Annual High Altitude Horsepower Car Show @ Westfliffe - See and/or Register Cars on Main Street - Antique, Vintage, Classic, Rat Rod, Hot Rod, Muscle Car - Vote For Your Favorites - Drawings & Cash Prizes, People’s Choice Awards - Live Music & Entertainment - Pancake Breakfast: Saturday from 9am-2pm August 30, 2025 - 16th Annual High Altitude Horsepower Car Show

August 30
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon August 9, 16, & 30, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

August 30
SJO Visual Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - 2 hour Open House - View Celestial Objects Through Our Powerful 14” Telescope Weather Permitting: Sunday from 8:45-10:45pm (times may vary) May 31, June 21, August 16 & 30 and September 13, 2025 - SJO Visual Star Party

September - 2025

September 4-11
Sangres Art Guild ~ Thru a Child’s Eyes @ The 3rd Street Gallery - Family Friendly Free - Judged by 3rd & 4th Graders - Show Challenges Artists to Recall Seeing the World From Their Eyes as a Young Person - Bring Your Children & Your Own Joyful Inner Child: Two Week Show from 11am-4pm September 4-11, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Thru a Child’s Eyes

September 5, 12, 19, 26
18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market @ Jess Price Park 4th & Main - Healthy, fresh produce grown by local farmers that are free of herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers - Local craft and food vendors: Fridays from 9am-1pm June-September, 2025 - 18th Annual Westcliffe Friday Farmers Market

September 6
Sangres Art Guild ~ Alla Prima Westcliffe Plein Air Workshop @ 3rd Street Gallery - One-Day Plein Air Workshop - Nationally Renowned Artist Lorie Merfeld-Batson of Westcliffe, Colorado - Pre-Registration Required - Limited 10 Participants: Saturday Starts at 8:45am September 6, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Alla Prima Westcliffe Plein Air Workshop

September 6
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon September 6, 13, & 20, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

September 7-12
Sangres Art Guild ~ 17th Alla Prima Westcliffe Plein Air Event @ Westcliffe - 6 Workshop - Artists Create New Art Throughout the Valley's Glowing Aspens, Snow Capped Mountains, Wildflowers - The 3rd Street Gallery Hosts an Exhibit Featuring APW Artists’ Studio & Plein Air Work: Sunday September 7 - Friday September 12, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ 17th Alla Prima Westcliffe Plein Air Event

September 12
9th Annual WCPA Anne K. Relph Memorial Golf Tourney @ Hollydot Golf Course - Grab Your Clubs for a Day of Golf, Fun & Philanthropy - Fundraiser Tournament to Support the Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts: Friday from 9am-2pm September 12, 2025 - 9th Annual WCPA Anne K. Relph Memorial Golf Tourney

September 12
SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Observe the surface of the Moon through our 14-inch observatory telescope. You probably won’t see Marvin the Martian or the Lunar Landing Modules, but you will see craters, rays, and lunar mares: Friday from 9-10pm June 20, July 25, August 15 & September 12, 2025 - SJO Lunatic Public Lunar Viewing

September 13
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon September 6, 13, & 20, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

September 13
SJO Visual Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - 2 hour Open House - View Celestial Objects Through Our Powerful 14” Telescope Weather Permitting: Sunday from 8:15-10:15pm (times may vary) May 31, June 21, August 16 & 30 and September 13, 2025 - SJO Visual Star Party

September 20
SJO Sun Observing Hour @ Smokey Jack Observatory Bluff Park - Free - Family Friendly - Day of Viewing the Enormous Star Right Above - Our Sun - Special Solar Filters & Solar Telescopes Allow For Safe Viewing – See Solar Flares, Solar Prominences & Sunspots: Saturday from 11am-noon September 6, 13, & 20, 2025 - SJO Sun Observing Hour

September 20
SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party @ Smokey Jack Observatory - View live images on a 10 foot outdoor screen in the amphitheater outside the Smokey Jack Observatory; seating is limited: Sunday 8:00-10:00pm (times may vary) May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23 & September 20, 2025 - SJO Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) Star Party

September 27-28
8th Annual Sangre de Cristo Trail Festival @ Music Meadows Ranch - Human Potential Running Series - 8-Mile, 27k, 50k, 50-Mile, 100k, 100-Mile - Along the Rainbow Trail Eastern Flank: Saturday-Sunday September 27-28, 2025 - 8th Annual Sangre de Cristo Trail Festival

October - 2025

October 2-25
Sangres Art Guild ~ Autumn’s Beauty & Bounty @ The 3rd Street Gallery – Observe Autumn’s Changing Colors - Show Celebrates Harvest, Beauty, Bounty, Color & Autumn - Bring Your Family - Paint Little Pumpkins to Take Home: 11am-4pm Thursday October 2 - Saturday October 25, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Autumn’s Beauty & Bounty

October 5
Octoberfest Volksmarch @ Barnburners Westcliffe Outpost Amphitheater - There are oodles of Oktoberfests in the USA - Only one in Westcliffe Colorado - B. Social Feedstore Sponsors A Non-Competitive Fitness Walk developed in 1960s Europe - 6K Volksmarch All Ages - Beer Garden - Bavarian/German Food - Traditional German Live Music: Sunday from 10am-7pm October 5, 2025 - Octoberfest Volksmarch

October 30-November 29
Sangres Art Guild ~ Reflections @ The 3rd Street Gallery - November A time of Reflection - Water & Metaphor: 11am-4pm Thursday October 30 - Saturday November 29, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Reflections

October 31-November 1
Beckwith Ranch Holiday Gift Show @ Historic Beckwith Ranch - Shop for Unique Christmas Gifts - Artisans, Authors, Artists & Boutiques - Expanded to the Bunkhouse - Tour 1890s Family Ranch: Friday-Saturday from 10am-4pm October 31-November 1, 2024 - Beckwith Ranch Holiday Gift Show

November - 2025

November 1
Beckwith Ranch Holiday Gift Show @ Historic Beckwith Ranch - Shop for Unique Christmas Gifts - Artisans, Authors, Artists & Boutiques - Expanded to the Bunkhouse - Tour 1890s Family Ranch: Friday-Saturday from 10am-4pm October 31-November 1, 2024 - Beckwith Ranch Holiday Gift Show

November 1-29
Sangres Art Guild ~ Reflections @ The 3rd Street Gallery - November A time of Reflection - Water & Metaphor: 11am-4pm Thursday October 30 - Saturday November 29, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Reflections

December - 2025

December 4-6
Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair @ Hope Lutheran Lange Hall - A wonderful Holiday Fair - Benefits the West Custer County Library: Thursday/Friday from 2-5pm; Saturday from 9am-5pm December 4-6, 2025 - Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair

December 4-21
Sangres Art Guild ~ Winter Solstice ~ Holiday Show @ The 3rd Street Gallery - Honoring the Depth of darkness & Shortest Days - Long Shadows - A Metaphor For Change & Transformation - Tables of Small Art Objects, Jewelry, Cards: 11am-4pm Thursday December 4 - Sunday December 21, 2025 - Sangres Art Guild ~ Winter Solstice ~ Holiday Show

December 6
WCPA A Christmas Carol: A Dramatic Reading @ Jones Theater - Dramatic reading of Dickens' classic tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol - Head to the Theater After the Parade & Tree Lighting - Christmas Caroling & Hot Apple Cider before the show: Saturday from 5:30-7pm December 6, 2025 - WCPA A Christmas Carol

December 6
Christmas Parade @ Main Street - Start the Winter Season - Family Friendly - Parade Featuring Local Floats at 4:30pm - Tree Lighting at Dusk at Jess Price Park - Followed by “A Christmas Carol” at the Historic Jones Theater: Saturday from 4:30-6pm December 6, 2025 - Christmas Parade

December 13-14
Victorian Christmas Celebration @ Beckwith Ranch: Victorian Christmas Music, Singing & Singalong - Rooms are Decorated for Christmas - Wonder Thru & Vote For Your Favorite - Snacks & Drinks - Gift Shop Christmas Shopping - Meet Mr. & Mrs. Santa Share Your wishes for Christmas: Saturday-Sunday 11am-4pm December 13-14, 2025 - Beckwith Ranch Holiday Gift Show

February - 2026

February 14
Celebrate World Sound Healing Day @ Westcliffe Library - Join Nada Yoga Practitioners and Sound Healing & Movement Therapists to heal our planet, heal our waters, and raise our consciousness through toning meditative sounds: Saturday from 5:30-6:30pm February 14, 2026 - Celebrate World Sound Healing Day

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