Events in Ouray

Get ready for a night of laughter and fun with comedian Alan Bromwell as the headliner from Denver, CO!

Different elevations and habitats provide opportunities to view a wide variety of Colorado’s native plants and wildflowers. Ridgway writer Mary Menz and Montrose photographer Jim Pisarowicz will share their extensive plant knowledge and excitement for the area with you. Slowly stroll along the Uncompahgre River as we look at blooming shrubs and early wildflowers of Ridgway. Each year brings a different perspective to the landscape depending on winter precipitation. Bring cameras and nature journals to satisfy your creative outlets.

Registration includes a copy of their book Common Wildflowers of the San Juan Mountains (second printing 2022). Special guest and fellow NPM Sandra Dick will also join the group as a guide!

Friday, June 6th @ 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7th @ 4pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, June 8th @ 4pm

Tickets: $25 advance // $30 day of show // $20 senior // $15 student

65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth…

30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…

UpstART Theater, in partnership with New York-based theater company Recent Cutbacks, and The Wright Opera House is bringing an international smash hit from London, New York, and

the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Ouray, Colorado.

Now, Recent Cutbacks performs a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Get ready…to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS

Family friendly; 8 and up recommended

Join a group of women hikers for hikes in and around Ouray. The hike for the day can be arranged according to the goals and abilities of who shows up. We are looking for volunteers to coordinate this group. Meet behind the Visitor Center

Contact seanhart@cityofouray.com 970-318-1003 if interested.

6th Annual Ouray International Film Festival

June 19 – 22, 2025

Details Forthcoming

he 3rd Annual San Juan Trail Tri will be held on June 14, 2025 in Ridgway State Park, Colorado. This event is certain to become a regional favorite, showcasing our beautiful home with a trail run and paddle in Ridgway State Park and mountain bike on the Ridgway Area Trails. Money raised from this event directly benefits the Montrose Recreation Foundation and our partner, Voyager Youth Program. Registration is open now!

Learn about the fascinating geology of Ouray.

Meet behind the visitor center.

Join a group of women hikers for hikes in and around Ouray. The hike for the day can be arranged according to the goals and abilities of who shows up. We are looking for volunteers to coordinate this group. Meet behind the Visitor Center

Contact seanhart@cityofouray.com 970-318-1003 if interested.

Join Erin Cawley for a week-long theatre camp for ages 6 -11 focused on the production of a short play at the end of the week. We’ll work on theatre skills, teamwork skills, prop and costume ideas/creation, theatre games, and more. The camp concludes with a performance on Friday, June 27th at the Wright Opera House Theatre. Doors open at 1:00 PM, and the show starts at 1:30 PM.

In collaboration with the Wright Opera House Ouray: “Coffee and Canvas: Painting like Bob Ross”

June 28th, 10:30am-12:30pm

The Ridgway RiverFest is a family-friendly celebration of the Uncompahgre River, our watershed and river recreation with all-age river races, live music, local food and drink, kids’ activities, watershed educational and cultural programs. Takes place at Rollins Park in Ridgway. The highlight of the day is the infamous “Junk of the Unc” race in which boaters maneuver their craft, constructed from scrap materials not intended for river travel, through whitewater rapids and others’ junk, trying to keep it all intact until the finish line.

Starts at 6pm in Fellin Park. $15.00 at the gate

Starts at 10am

Begin at 2pm

Jeep parade starts at 9pm

Begins at approximately 9:30

The Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run is an ultramarathon of 102.5 miles in length, plus 33,197 feet of climb and 33,197 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,394 feet, at an average elevation of over 11,000 feet. The run is held on a loop course on 4WD roads, dirt trails, and cross country in Southern Colorado's San Juan Range, USA. In 2025, the run will be in the counter-clockwise direction.

The Ouray 100 starts and finishes at Fellin Park, only yards from the hot springs.  With over 40k feet of elevation gain, this is one of the most difficult 100 milers in the world.  The route includes:  Camp Bird Road, Silver Basin, Imogene Pass Road, Chicago Tunnel, Fort Peabody, Ptarmigan Lake, Richmond Trail, Ironton, Corkscrew Gulch, Gray Copper Trail, Weehawken Trail/Alpine Mine Overlook, Hayden Trail/Crystal Lake, Old Twin Peaks Trail, Silvershield Trail, Perimeter Trail/Lower Cascade Trail, Chief Ouray Mine Trail, and Old Horsethief Trail/Bridge of Heaven.

$10 advance/$15 day-of-show/$5 student

Grannie Smith and her granddaughter Petunia enter a spaghetti sauce contest to save their hotel from the scheming Duke Dreadful, who’ll do anything to win. With help from Sheriff Ketchum, can they stop him before it’s “Mission Im-Pasta-ble”? Join us at The Wright to find out!

Produced by special arrangement with PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE, Denver, Colorado.