Durango Heritage Celebration©
October 8 - 11, 2009
The Durango Heritage Celebration is a multi-faceted festival of Durango's colorful and diverse history. Our goal is to celebrate our town's heritage, through these activities, and to benefit our community. The community-wide event offers a variety of activities, sure to please ladies, gentlemen and children. It includes many opportunities for attendees to dress up and be a part of Durango's Victorian and Old West past, or to enjoy the ambiance in modern dress. Fall weather in Durango is typically very pleasant and offers opportunities for enjoying autumn colors, both in town and in our surrounding mountains.
This second annual celebration focuses on the golden era in the history of Durango,
from its founding in 1881 to 1910. Highlights will include, but are not limited to: a Grand Victorian Ball, featuring Miss Tabitha aka Sharon Guli of River Crossing Inc. and the Grandview Victorian Orchestra; a Victorian banquet; a Silver Screen Saloon Show; Victorian fashion show and tea; a barbershop concert; historic trolley tour; a tour of the Animas Cemetery with re-enactors portraying pioneers buried there; a period steam train ride on our historic narrow-gauge railroad; a mustache contest; a Ballet Folklorico Hispanic dance demonstration; special museum displays and programs; a Single Action Shoot and other fun and educational activities throughout Durango's downtown and surrounding area.
Find out more at:
www.DurangoHeritageCelebration.org or 970-382-9298
