🕺 Line Dancing Afternoon Class — 💲 6 — 12:15–2 PM, Lincoln Park Barn
Afternoon line dancing class through Grand Junction Parks & Recreation.

🎨 Clifton Community Art Show Entry Deadline — 💲 Free to submit — Deadline 8 PM online
Last day for artists to submit entries for the Clifton Community Art Show, which runs May 29–July 16.

🗣️ Healing Rooms of the Grand Valley — 💲Free — 6:30 PM–8:30 PM, 1333 North 23rd St., Grand Junction
Non-denominational prayer support is available for physical, spiritual, emotional, or financial needs; no appointment required.

🏆 High School Sports Awards — 💲 $11–$13 — Doors 6 PM / Awards 7 PM, Avalon Theatre
The 2026 Daily Sentinel High School Sports Awards honors local District 51 athletes from Central, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Caprock Academy, and Palisade.

🎻 Season Opener Spring Concert — 💲 Check listing — 7 PM, American Lutheran Church
A spring concert featuring “The Three B’s: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.”

🏊 FYAC Splash Bash 2026 — 💲 Free — 5–7 PM, Fruita Rec Center
Kick off summer with the Fruita Youth Action Council’s annual Splash Bash for 6th–12th graders, with swimming, food, yard games, and summer energy.

🎵 Deathslope Music Festival — 💲 Varies — Thursday–Sunday, Mesa Theater
Four-night Memorial Day weekend music festival at Mesa Theater featuring local and regional underground rock, punk, metal, doom, indie, and experimental acts.

🎨 3rd Thursday Open Clay Night — 💲 Check listing — 4–8 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
Open clay night listed on the Downtown Grand Junction calendar.

🦖 Story Time at Dinosaur Journey — 💲 Check museum admission — 10 AM, Dinosaur Journey, Fruita
Monthly dino-themed story time for kids ages 2–9 and their grownups at Dinosaur Journey.

🏊 School’s Out Pool Party — 💲 Check admission — 1:30–7:30 PM, Lincoln Park-Moyer Pool
Celebrate the start of summer as Lincoln Park-Moyer Pool opens for the season.

🎨 Animal Lantern Kid’s Summer Clay Class — 💲 Check listing — 12:30–2 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
Kids ages 6+ can build and glaze an animal lantern using handbuilding clay techniques.

🎵 Deathslope Music Festival — 💲 Varies — Mesa Theater
Second day of the four-night underground music festival at Mesa Theater.

🤠 Colorado Stampede PRCA Pro Rodeo — 💲 Ticketed — 7 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Opening night of the Colorado Stampede PRCA Pro Rodeo.

🎵 Turnpike Troubadours: Wild America Tour — 💲 $45.50–$145.50+ fees — 7 PM, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Turnpike Troubadours bring the Wild America Tour to Las Colonias, with Rattlesnake Milk also listed for the show.

🎶 NINETY PERCENT 90’s — Night 1 — 💲 Ticketed — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Back-to-back 90s party weekend kicks off at Warehouse25sixty-five.

🎡 Spring Carnival at Mesa Mall — 💲 Varies — 2–10 PM, Mesa Mall
Wright’s Carnival sets up at Mesa Mall with rides, games, and carnival fun. Wristbands are listed at $40, tickets are $1 each, and the carnival runs Friday, May 22 through Sunday, June 7.

🎉 Fruita Fourth Fridays — 💲 Free — 5–8 PM, Downtown Fruita
Fruita Fourth Fridays bring the community together downtown with vendors, music, and local Friday-night fun.

⚾ JUCO Banquet 2026 — 💲 $50 individual / $500 table — 6–9 PM, Grand Junction Convention Center
Kick off the 2026 JUCO World Series with the annual banquet, bringing together community members, supporters, and all ten qualifying teams before tournament play begins.

🎶 Moody’s Underground Grand Opening — 💲 Ticketed — 6 PM, Moody’s Underground
Moody’s Underground celebrates its grand opening with a night of funk, jazz, soul, and live music at the new downtown venue.

⚾ Alpine Bank NJCAA JUCO World Series — 💲 Ticketed — Suplizio Field
Opening day of the 2026 JUCO World Series, running May 23–30 in Grand Junction.

🚗 Rods & Hogs Classic Car & Motorcycle Show — 💲 Free admission — 10 AM–3 PM, Grand Junction Harley-Davidson
Classic car and motorcycle show with food, drinks, music, prizes, and proceeds benefiting HopeWest.

🎵 Deathslope Music Festival — 💲 Varies — Mesa Theater
Saturday lineup of the Memorial Day weekend music festival at Mesa Theater.

🤠 Colorado Stampede PRCA Pro Rodeo — 💲 Ticketed — 7 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Second night of PRCA rodeo action at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.

🎶 NINETY PERCENT 90’s — Night 2 — 💲 Ticketed — 8:30 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Second night of the 90s party weekend at Warehouse25sixty-five.

🎵 The Oxymorons at Moody’s Underground — 💲 Check listing — 7–10 PM, Moody’s Underground
The Oxymorons head underground for a Saturday night of dancing, singing along, and breaking in the new Moody’s Underground space.

⚾ Alpine Bank NJCAA JUCO World Series — 💲 Ticketed — Suplizio Field
JUCO World Series continues at Suplizio Field.

🎵 Deathslope Music Festival — 💲 Varies — Mesa Theater
Final day of the four-night Deathslope Music Festival.

🤠 Colorado Stampede PRCA Pro Rodeo — 💲 Ticketed — 7 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Final night of the Colorado Stampede PRCA Pro Rodeo weekend.

🎵 Pecos & The Rooftops — 💲 $25+ — May 28, Mesa Theater
Texas country-rock band Pecos & The Rooftops comes to Mesa Theater.

🐔 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival — 💲 Varies — May 29–30, Downtown Fruita
Fruita’s signature oddball festival returns with food, vendors, live music, games, and hometown weirdness.

🧘 2026 Grand Valley Yoga Fest — 💲 $35+ — May 29–31, Palisade High School
Three-day yoga, music, and community festival in Palisade.

🎬 Glade Park Movies Under the Stars — 💲 Free admission — Friday nights starting June 5, Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department
Glade Park’s summer movie series returns with food, activities, and free outdoor movies at dusk. The first movie is Guardians of the Galaxy on Friday, June 5, followed by more Friday night movies through August.

🎻 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival — 💲 Ticketed — June 5–7, Riverbend Park, Palisade
One of the bigger early-summer festival weekends coming up in Palisade.

🎉 Kid Fest 2026 — 💲 $5 adults / $25 kids advance wristband — June 13, 12–6 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Family event with bounce houses, character meet-and-greets, DJ dance parties, crafts, temporary tattoos, and more.