September 2026
Go find something good.
A handpicked field guide to festivals, music, food, cars, art, and outdoor days across Southern Colorado.
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Your September
68 events to explore
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Weekly markets in Cañon City, Florence, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Alamosa, Colorado Springs, Buena Vista, Pagosa Springs, and Durango.
A farm-park market with local produce, artists, makers, prepared food, and live musicians.
Fiber art, demonstrations, handmade goods, and mountain-town atmosphere over Labor Day week.
Motorcycles, stunt shows, racing, hill climbs, flat track, live music, food, and vendors.
Three days of Americana, country, rock, and Red Dirt music with two stages and lakeside camping.
Hundreds of hot rods and classics, a downtown cruise, food, music, and a nitro-car fire-up.
Salsa fiesta, live music, open-air market, mountain run, and a full weekend of town celebrations.
A walkable mini music festival spread across several downtown locations during First Friday.
A parade and street fair with food vendors, live music, local history, and kids’ activities.
Morning balloon launches, evening glows, drone shows, live music, and food. General admission is free.
Three days of fine art and craft, local musicians, and specialty foods in Memorial Park.
Food, agriculture, livestock, concerts, monster trucks, demolition derby, and arena entertainment.
A free Labor Day weekend festival of regional art, handmade work, food, and community.
A relaxed mountain-town show for classic, custom, and enthusiast cars.
Pick-your-own flower-farm mornings on September 5, 12, and 19, centered on peak-season dahlias.
Colorado roots, folk, and bluegrass-leaning bands alongside food trucks and an artisan market.
Sunday brunch plus a visit to the flower field and a pick-your-own dahlia bouquet.
A high-energy motorsports weekend at PPIR with drifting and track action.
An open track day for cars and motorcycles at Pueblo Motorsports Park.
A two-day antique, vintage, architectural salvage, handmade, and upcycled market.
A downtown art walk with live music, sculpture, artist activities, and creative pop-ups.
Apples, farm tours, vendors, demonstrations, pie, pony rides, and live music.
A free country, outlaw-country, and country-rock festival with four regional bands.
Tastings from 25 Colorado wineries with live music, food vendors, and lake views.
Dog-friendly craft beverage tasting, food trucks, vendors, games, and festival activities.
A community celebration with live music, dancing, regional food, and local vendors.
A guided agriculture tour by bicycle, ending with a locally sourced farm-to-table lunch.
More than 40 fiber-art vendors, demonstrations, a beer garden, workshops, and activities.
Classic, custom, and collector cars in Woodland Park Saturday and Cripple Creek Sunday.
A large community potluck centered on local food, agriculture, neighborliness, and Colorado’s 150th.
Four days of Celtic, folk, and roots concerts, workshops, sessions, dance, and community gatherings.
Pueblo chile roasting, growers, cooking competitions, local food, vendors, and live music.
Morning hot-air balloon launches plus Friday and Saturday evening glows during Chile Fest.
Hot-air balloons, music, local food, and separate beer and spirits tasting events.
Show-and-shine, a mountain rod run, barbecue, and a Sunday airplane fly-in breakfast.
A free downtown weekend with juried artists, exhibitions, live music, and community events.
Three nights of Pretty Lights with camping, creek and beach hangs, and an immersive destination-festival setup.
A major weekend of blues, funk, rock, soul, gospel, jam, craft beer, and mountain scenery.
A long-running local celebration with a parade, community traditions, vendors, and family activities.
Vintage tractors, antique farm machinery, demonstrations, and a tractor pull on Pioneer Day weekend.
Seven live acts plus wine tasting, food, vendors, and a laid-back one-day mountain festival.
German food, two polka bands, dancers, stein hoist, brat-eating contest, and a kids zone.
Native American dance, song, arts and crafts, cultural sharing, and food.
Historic warbirds, modern military aircraft, static displays, and aerial demonstrations.
Two days of regional autocross competition on a tight, technical course at PPIR.
German-inspired beer and food specials with pretzel and stein-holding contests.
About 100 artists, live entertainment, demonstrations, and local food in downtown Durango.
A free sustainable-gardening market with a Master Gardener talk, pollinator protection, and local vendors.
A hands-on introduction to bonsai care, shaping, and plant selection at a local garden center.
A multi-venue festival of country, rock, pop, and acoustic performances by Nashville and regional songwriters.
Tarantula tours, science, parade, live art, food trucks, music, classic cars, and a drone show.
More than 80 classes and roughly 200 shops covering cooking, crafts, DIY, home, and creative hobbies.
4x4 trails, biking, hiking, fishing, climbing, running, camping, vendors, and live music.
Three days of Americana, funk, jam, roots, and acoustic music with workshops and family-friendly activities.
A three-day camping festival of Americana, outlaw country, rock, jam, and a Sunday open jam.
Talks, food trucks, camping, campfires, stargazing, and dark-sky activities at an astronomy-focused ranch.
A gravel-racing festival with 40-, 70-, and 110-mile routes, expo, finish festival, and live music.
Custom cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, vendors, and live entertainment at the fairgrounds.
Super sprints and a long evening of organized, legal off-street drag racing at PPIR.
An evening-length community music celebration at the San Luis Valley’s independent listening room.
A free classic and jam-rock day featuring Steely Dead, Zeppelin Alive, and Grizzly Gopher.
Colorado craft beer, live music, and local food in the heart of Manitou Springs.
Green chile cookoff, margarita contest, chile roasting, beer garden, food vendors, and live music.
A flower-farm harvest day with live music, food, artisan market, dahlias, and the first pumpkins.
A practical gardening class on selecting, planting, growing, and harvesting gourmet garlic.
Trail races from 8 miles through ultra distances, with camping and a lively community basecamp.
A dedicated instructional and practice day for drivers learning or sharpening drifting technique.
A garden-set Oktoberfest evening with German beer, food, music, and seasonal festivities.
Made for wandering south.
A simple community calendar seeded from published 2026 listings. Dates and lineups can shift, so always follow the source link.