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Downtown Events Reflect Who We Are
It’s about time to SPING IT ON! That means the City, Business Improvement District (BID), and many independent organizations get crazy busy with events that get us locals moving again, and attract out-of-towners and their wallets into downtown.
SPRING IT ON is an umbrella promotion produced and funded by the City and the BID. It promotes multiple events (over 30) during a specific time period (month of May) under an attention grabbing theme. The theory is that “more is more”. When 30+ activities are promoted together, the quantity and diversity is impressive. And, every event gets more attention than if they simply promoted themselves individually. The concept does work. It’s easy to put the entire schedule of events on the refrigerator door and then plan accordingly
There are several places to access the SPING IT ON listing of May events. Bright yellow posters will be in downtown windows. Three websites feature the promotions as well…the BID web site at www.DowntownDurango.org., the City web site at www.Durangogov.org., and at www.DurangoDowntown.com.. Also, the complete listing will be in the Thursday edition of the Herald for the next 4 weeks.
This weekend’s featured events are: The 3rd annual Durango Wine Experience starting this Thursday and running through Saturday. On Friday, May 1 celebrate the start of the summer train season at the annual Narrow Gauge Day (free lunch and entertainment) at the train station, and on Saturday enjoy Cinco de Mayo family fiesta on at BuckleyPark.
Two popular events coming up are Gallery Night on May 8, and the Durango Garden Club plant sale on May 9 at Christ The King parking lot.
Opening this month for the season are: May 9 The Saturday Farmers Market at First National Bank of Durango and the Sunday Durango Flea Market at the fairgrounds.
Two popular events coming up are Gallery Night on May 8, and the Durango Garden Club plant sale on May 9 at Christ The King parking lot.
Opening this month for the season are: May 9 The Saturday Farmers Market at First National Bank of Durango and the Sunday Durango Flea Market at the fairgrounds.
Here’s the best part. There is NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. These are all great events with strong ties to the character of our community. They spotlight regional wine making, locally grown and produced farm products and garden plants. The other events (train, Cinco de Mayo, and galleries) honor our local heritage. These are also all very people-orientated social events where friends meet, families gather, and everyone is welcome.
If you’re in town, new to town, or still in town…come and enjoy our community at its best.