Hosted by Local First, Durango Creative District, and The ArtRoom Collective
Many thanks to Alpine Bank, our Presenting Sponsor for 2024
Celebrate Durango’s creative side! Every month local businesses, galleries, and the spaces in between host artists of all kinds. Find live music, original performances, featured artist showcases, and artisan pop-up markets downtown and across town. Check out the monthly list of venues below!
Be a part of the fun! Showcase and support our community’s local art and creative scene by listing your Durango First Friday event.
List of Events
July 5 | 7-10pm
Grab a bit to eat or drink while listening to a live performance by the band Yes, No, Maybe.
920 Main Ave.
Animas Artist Collective: 4 of Durango’s most celebrated artists showing at the ACC Cafe.
742 Main Ave.
Looking for a fun shopping experience on First Friday? Come on by Animas Trading Company, we are open until 9:00 pm! Have a laugh at our witty gifts/goods and jam out to some tunes while trying on our wide variety of new summer apparel & accessories.
Have your dog with you? No worries, all free spirits and furry friends are welcome!
Smiley Building, 1309 E 3rd Ave
July 5th | 5-7pm
Blue Rain Gallery
934 Main Ave. #B
Durango, CO 81301
At Blue Rain Gallery enjoy an exhibition featuring the works of Eunika Rogers and Hib Sabin. Hib Sabin, a sculptor, and Eunika Rogers, a painter who forges for natural pigments, collaborate to transform the gallery into a magical forest. Eunika paints ethereal aspen forests using clays collected in nature, while Hib Sabin incorporates shamanism and mythology into his animal forms.
July 5th | 5-7pm
802 E 2nd Ave
Explore the exhibition “That’s so Durango 2024” at its opening Friday night. Immerse yourself into the world of Durango, forever a place of beauty, adventure, art, music, parking problems, flannels, dogs, and bikes! But this is no ordinary Gallery Exhibit. View Durango through the eyes of local Artists, who share their love, frustrations, and more for our quaint little town! Entry is free to the public!
July 5th | 12:30-8PM
862 Main Ave.
Frontera Jewelry is offering a 10% discount to all locals for First Friday.
Frontera Jewelry specializes in creating local mountain range jewelry, bolo ties, and empowering wears. Come check out their designs, meet the artist, and check out our studio space.
Our apprentice Lexi Graves will also have her handmade crochet items available for purchase.
July 5th
738 Main Ave
Enjoy the sounds of live music at Hermosa Cafe.
July 5th | 3pm-7pm
809 Main Ave
The Sparrow Mercantile is hosting Animas Glow Studio for a permanent jewelry pop-up. Stop by, shop, and pick a piece of permanent jewelry.
RSVP by direct messaging @animasglowstudio on Instagram or emailing animasglowstudio@gmail.com.
Cost will vary depending on jewelry choice.
July 5th |5-7pm
708 Main Ave
Explore art nature photography by Frank Comisar. Scenic Aperture is a gallery that also provides workshops with individualized training and exciting opportunities to photograph North America’s most beautiful places.
July 5th | Open until 8pm!
640 Main Ave
Suite 201 (upstairs)
Explore their collection of locally made glass art and fine jewelry. Discover unique pieces for your home or as gifts, and learn about our upcoming glass art classes. We look forward to welcoming you!
Participate as a Business or Artist
Any and all stores are welcome to participate in Durango First Friday from the north side of town to the south. Thanks to the generosity of the city of Durango, there will be free bus and trolly services every First Friday to accommodate ease of getting from one end of town to the other easily and safely.
Visit the links below to register your First Friday event, add your name to list of interested artists, and download First Friday promo material.
Looking to host an artist, musician, or preformer?
Looking to connect with an interested business to host your art?
Visit the links below to view a spreadsheet of local creatives as well as First Friday hosts interested in parterning for a Durango First Friday event. We also have provided installation and waiver guides to assist both artists and businesses in best practices for art installations.
Durango First Friday Updates
