August 9th Full Day Douglas Pass Adventure
Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United StatesDig for fossilized leaves and invertebrates with the Museums of Western Colorado!
$125
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DINOS @ DUSK
Trail Through Time I-70, Mack, Colorado, United StatesJoin us at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry to celebrate the end of a RAWR-some dig season! Dig for fossils, join Dr. Julia McHugh for a tour of the quarry, take a […]
August 12th Full Day Dig
Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United StatesDig for dinosaurs with the Museums of Western Colorado!
$175
Hose Cart Races
Museum of the West 462 Ute Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado, United StatesJoin the Race! Put on your running shoes, put together a team, and get ready to run with the best! The Museums of Western Colorado is recreating one of the […]
$5.00
History Alive! Chautauqua Performance
Love Recital Hall 1221 N 12th St, Grand Junction, Colorado, United StatesFriday night's performers will include:Young Chautauquans (characters & performers TBA)Mary ShelleyEdgar Allan Poe Presented in partnership with Colorado Humanities at Love Recital Hall at CMU.
Free
History Alive! Chautauqua Lectures & Performances
Love Recital Hall 1221 N 12th St, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States9 a.m. –– Doors Open/Coffee9:15 a.m. –– “From Adversity to Advocacy: How Rachel Carson Overcame Hardships to Write Silent Spring” – Katie Knutson (Rachel Carson)10:15 a.m. –– “Hemingway’s Fight for […]
Free
Cross Orchards Market
Cross Orchards Historic Site 3073 F Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, United StatesVendors include farmers, artisans, and food trucks! Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market in partnership with Farm and Ranch Market or F.A.R.M. for short. […]
Free
Cross Orchards Market
Cross Orchards Historic Site 3073 F Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, United StatesVendors include farmers, artisans, and food trucks! Each summer, Cross Orchards Historic Site is home to a special market in partnership with Farm and Ranch Market or F.A.R.M. for short. […]
Free
National Fossil Day Talk
Title: Colorado's Covert Cretaceous: The vertebrate assemblage of the Williams Fork Formation Speaker: Dr. A. B. Heckert, Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina […]
Free
Maritime Archaeology Presentation
Redland United Methodist Church 527 Village Way, Grand Junction, Colorado, United StatesJoin the Museums of Western Colorado’s Curator of History & Archaeology, Vida Jaber for a special presentation for the Colorado Archaeological Society about her experience as a Maritime Archaeologist. Vida […]
Free
Sensory Friendly Museum Night
Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United StatesThe Museums of Western Colorado and the Occupational Therapy Program at Colorado Mesa University are teaming up for FREE low-sensory event at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita. This event is for […]
Free
Cross Orchards’ Model TT and Early Trucks Presentation
The Ordinary Fellow 202 Peach Ave, Palisade, Colorado, United StatesMatt Darling, the Curator of Cross Orchards Historic Site of the Museums of Western Colorado and the museum’s railroad historian will present an interesting program about the development of early […]
Free