It's the Weekend!

After an explosively delightful Independence Day Holiday, it's time to enjoy a fun-filled Gunnison Weekend!  And there's a lot going on!  

This evening, Friday, July 5th, kicks off with the First Friday Art and Music Walk, in downtown Gunnison starting at 5pm.  There's music, refreshments, along with fantastic and diverse art works, showcased at 11 galleries and businesses.  Stop in the Gunnison Gallery or the Gunnison Arts Center and pickup your Art Walk guide.  There will be a drawing for art at the end of the evening.



Ready for Cattlemen's Days!

Over at the Fred Field Western Heritage Center at the Rodeo Grounds (275 S. Spruce Street) starting at 6pm, is the Cattlemen's Days Kick-Off Dinner Dance! 

That's right - it's Cattlemen's Days in Gunnison!  Take your little buckaroos to the kickoff dinner and dance!  It's for the entire family. 
When the sun goes down and you're looking for a later night venue, head south of Gunnison to the Gunnison Valley Observatory for an astronomy program on the fasinating discoveries of the Hubble Telescope and then enjoy public viewing of the Gunnison night sky through the silver-dome housed, 30" telescope.  It's eductional and relaxing. Bring a jacket, it can get chilly once the sun goes down. 

Annual Trough Balloon Rally

Saturday morning kicks off EARLY, at 5:30am, with the launch of the brilliantly-colored hot air balloons from Jorgensen Park along East Highway 50.  After "chasing" the balloons, stop for your favorite coffee and breakfast at one of Gunnison's hearty breakfast spots. 
The 4-H Horse Show then starts at 8am at the Rodeo Grounds.  It's quite a show of these talented and hard-working young people.  Heading back "up town" at 9:30am to the 100 Block of East Virginia Avenue in the heart of downtown, where you can select fresh produce, natural meats, delectable baked goods, ecletic crafts and a selection of Western Colorado wines at the weekly Gunnison Farmers' Market.  There's also prepared foods and lively music. 
After this busy, fun-filled morning, recharge with a delicious lunch at one of Gunnison diverse eateries and then head out into the Gunnison Valley - your "Base Camp of the Rocky Mountains"!  The area offers a myriad of outdoor recreational opportunities.  There's just about everything you can imagine to enjoy the great outdoors in Gunnison.  


Ready for the Horse Show

After dinner, you can go back out to the Gunnison Valley Observatory and learn out "Comets, Meteors and Asteroids - Oh My!"  Kids may get an opportunity to create a meteor impact crater or two and to touch an actual meteor!  The program starts at dusk with telescope viewing following the program at dark. 

Sunday, July 7th, is the Cattlemen's Days Open Horse Show at the Rodeo Grounds.  Dust off your cowboy or girl hat and your boots and enjoy the show.  Finish out the weekend by relaxing in your lawn chair at Legion Park for the Gunnison Art Center's "Sundays at 6" free conert series.