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Market where you can grab dinner and buy your fresh produce, fruits and vegetables for the week. Ft. community heroes and music from the Celtic Knots.
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Market where you can grab dinner and buy your fresh produce, fruits and vegetables for the week. Ft. community heroes and music from the Celtic Knots.
Rhythms on the Rio, the San Luis Valley’s largest and longest-running music festival, will return to Del Norte on July 31 through Aug. 3. Organized by the South Fork Music […]
Discover the powerful legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers, who patrolled the Great Sand Dunes region from 1876 to 1879. These segregated Black military units served with honor and courage during […]
Stop by the Market for local food, gifts, art, jewelry, coffee, fudge, cheese, eggs, pickles, tie-dye and tons more.
Who committed the crime? Help solve the mystery of the murder in Downtown Alamosa as Narrow Gauge Book Coop takes you on a First Friday Murder Mystery adventure! Collect clues […]
Join us for a Potato Bar dinner to support the Alamosa Veterans Memorial Park project. Then come around on the next day, Saturday, Aug. 2, for the 3rd annual car […]
It's the Bee's Knees 5K Trail Run/Walk. The race will begin and end on Hwy 160 (Grande Ave.) at the High Valley Community Center (same location as last year), which […]
Find local produce, meats, honey, jewelry, and more here!
Join us for Junior Ranger Day! Park at the Dunes Parking Area and follow signs to the registration table to get started. There will be various stations where kids can interactively learn about the dunes, artifacts, fossils, and wildlife, and earn prizes upon completion. Stop by anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to participate!
The 3rd Annual Alamosa Veterans Memorial Park Car & Motorcycle show includes a swap meet and trophy awards as well as food vendors and beer garden.
Annual Covered Wagon Days Parade in Del Norte
Market where you can grab dinner and buy your fresh produce, fruits and vegetables for the week. Ft. an open mic, flea market, and books and crafts.
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