Free Durango Rocks Summerfest held June 23
The City of Durango presents a new community event, “Durango Rocks Summerfest,” to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. This free event offers live music, games, and a variety of vendors. Local musicians Lacey Black & Red Rhapsody, Formula 151 and Ralph Dinosaur will headline the music stage. The event will also feature performances from local dance troupes, free interactive games and fun activities for kids, arts and crafts vendors, appetizing cuisine, and local brews.
The Rocky Mountain Rockettes, Third Avenue Dance Company and the Durango Gymnastics Academy will provide entertainment between each band with live dance and tumbling performances. For the family members with energy to burn, the festival will offer a free bounce house, steep pitch slide and water games. Daring individuals can experience the thrill of the quad-bungee trampoline for a small fee. Young children will enjoy free games and activities, including rock painting, a balloon toss, sack races and tug-of-war.
Come hungry! Family’s can chose from a variety of local food and beverage vendors. With the beer garden housed near the large stage, adults can indulge in the flavors of Durango's finest local breweries. Numerous arts and crafts vendors will offer a variety of creative and decorative pieces for purchase. In addition, local youth baseball, lacrosse and soccer teams will play games and provide demonstrations on the small baseball field throughout the day.
Don’t miss this community event of the summer! Admission to the event is free so bring the whole family and all of your friends. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and continue throughout the day until 5 p.m. Parking at the La Plata County Fairgrounds and the Durango Community Recreation Center is limited, so please take advantage of free fare from Durango transit public transportation and the Animas River Trail. For more information, please contact Heidi Schaiberger at 970-375-7306.