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DINOS @ DUSK

Trail Through Time I-70, Mack, Colorado, United States

Join 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 guided hike on the Trail Through Time, or just sit back and enjoy the party! Tickets include access to all activities || 1 Token Per […]

August 12th Full Day Dig

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Dig for dinosaurs with the Museums of Western Colorado!

$175

Hose Cart Races

Museum of the West 462 Ute Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Join 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 States

Friday 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
Event Series History Alive

History Alive! Chautauqua Lectures & Performances

Love Recital Hall 1221 N 12th St, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

9 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

Event Series Cross Orchards Market

Cross Orchards Market

Cross Orchards Historic Site 3073 F Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Vendors 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
Event Series Cross Orchards Market

Cross Orchards Market

Cross Orchards Historic Site 3073 F Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Vendors 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 States

Join 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

The 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