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🔥 Top 3 Things To Do This Weekend
⚾ Alpine Bank NJCAA JUCO World Series — 💲 Ticketed — Through Saturday, May 30, Suplizio Field
JUCO championship week continues at Suplizio Field, with tournament play running through Saturday, May 30.
🐔 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival — 💲 Varies — Friday–Saturday, Downtown Fruita
Fruita’s weirdest and most beloved festival returns May 29–30 with food vendors, live music, the 5K, car show, eating contests, pancake breakfast, and plenty of headless-chicken weirdness.
🧘 Grand Valley Yoga Fest — 💲 Ticketed — Friday–Sunday, Palisade High School
Three-day yoga, music, and community festival in Palisade with classes, workshops, music, and community connection.
📅 Mesa County Event Calendar
MONDAY - 25
⚾ Alpine Bank NJCAA JUCO World Series — 💲 Ticketed — Through Saturday, May 30, Suplizio Field
JUCO championship week continues at Suplizio Field, with tournament play running through Saturday, May 30.🎬 Summer Movie Series at Picture Show — 💲 $4.99 movie meal — 9:15 AM, Picture Show Grand Junction
Picture Show’s summer kids movie series kicks off with David. The $4.99 movie meal includes a tray of popcorn, small drink, and fun-sized candy.🎡 Spring Carnival at Mesa Mall — 💲 Varies — Through Sunday, June 7, Mesa Mall
Wright’s Carnival continues at Mesa Mall with rides, games, and carnival fun. Wristbands are listed at $40, tickets are $1 each, and the carnival runs through Sunday, June 7.🛍️ Riverside Market at the Eddy — 💲 Check listing — 4–8 PM, The Eddy, Downtown Grand Junction
Riverside Market at the Eddy returns downtown with an evening market-style gathering.
TUESDAY - 26
🗣️ 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.
WEDNESDAY - 27
🎬 Summer Movie Series at Picture Show — 💲 $4.99 movie meal — 9:15 AM, Picture Show Grand Junction
The summer movie series continues with another showing of David. The series runs every Monday and Wednesday through August 5, with a new family movie featured each week.🎵 MAKUTA — Live in Concert — 💲 $20 — 7–8:30 PM, Our Lady of Perpetual Motion
MAKUTA performs live in Grand Junction.
THURSDAY - 28
🎵 Pecos & The Rooftops — 💲 Ticketed — 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Texas country-rock band Pecos & The Rooftops comes to Mesa Theater.🎷 Spring is Here Jazz Orchestra — 💲 $21 — 7–9 PM, The Warehouse
Western Colorado Jazz Orchestra performs a spring-themed jazz concert with big band favorites and fresh arrangements.🎨 Summer Kid’s Wheel Throwing Classes — 💲 Check listing — 12:30–2 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
Kids ages 9+ can learn the basics of pottery wheel throwing, choose two favorite pots, and have them glazed and fired after class.🎶 Redd & The Paper Flowers at Cavalcade with T&C Mining Co. — 💲 $17.59 — 7:30–8:30 PM, Cavalcade
Live music at Cavalcade with Redd & The Paper Flowers and opening act T&C Mining Co.
FRIDAY - 29
🐔 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival — 💲 Varies — Friday–Saturday, Downtown Fruita
The festival opens Friday at 4 PM, with beer garden hours from 4–9 PM and live music from Gentle Jack Jones and Dave Watts & Friends.🧘 Grand Valley Yoga Fest — 💲 Ticketed — Friday–Sunday, Palisade High School
A three-day yoga festival in Palisade with classes, music, community, and proceeds supporting mental health and suicide awareness programs.🎭 Alex Velluto: Release the Head Comedy Show — 💲 $22.94 — 7–8:30 PM, Cavalcade
Comedy show tied into Mike the Headless Chicken Festival weekend.🎨 Sasquatch Kid’s Summer Clay Class — 💲 Check listing — 12:30–2 PM, Downtown Grand Junction
Kids ages 6+ can create and glaze a Sasquatch-themed clay project using handbuilding techniques.🎶 Young Guns Rodeo Co. Kickoff Party — 💲 Check listing — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Warehouse25sixty-five hosts a Friday night Young Guns Rodeo Co. kickoff party.
SATURDAY - 30
🐔 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival — 💲 Varies — Downtown Fruita
Saturday’s festival lineup includes the Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, Wheels West Car Show, 5K, 4-H Chicken Show, Peep & Wing Eating Contest, and live music.🧘 Grand Valley Yoga Fest — 💲 Ticketed — Palisade High School
Second day of the Grand Valley Yoga Fest in Palisade.🎭 Alex Velluto: Release the Head Comedy Show — 💲 $22.94 — 7–8 PM, Cavalcade
Second night of the Release the Head Comedy Show at Cavalcade.✍️ Write-a-Thon: Pages, Pledges, and Prizes — 💲 Check listing — 1–5 PM, Hilltop, 359 Main St.
Western Colorado Writers’ Forum hosts its first Write-a-Thon fundraiser and writing event in downtown Grand Junction.🎶 Neon Cowboy DJ Dave Dance Party — 💲 Free entry — 8–11:30 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
An all-request Neon Cowboy DJ Dave Dance Party with free entry.🐴 Buckers and Barrels Unlimited — 💲 Check listing — 4 - 11:00 PM Mesa County Fairgrounds
Buckers and Barrels Unlimited comes to the Mesa County Fairgrounds for a Saturday rodeo-style event.
SUNDAY - 31
🧘 Grand Valley Yoga Fest — 💲 Ticketed — Palisade High School
Final day of the Grand Valley Yoga Fest in Palisade.🎵 Keller Williams — 💲 Ticketed — 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Keller Williams performs at Mesa Theater on Sunday night.
🌟 Good News Mesa County 🌟
🎓 CMU Century Scholarship surpasses $10 million goal
Colorado Mesa University’s Century Scholarship has now raised more than $10 million, supported by 176 donors, to help open more doors for Mesa County students pursuing higher education. The scholarship was originally launched with a $5 million endowment goal, and the fund has continued growing during CMU’s centennial celebration.
🏢 Grand Junction Business Incubator keeps local startups growing
The Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction has helped launch 2,284 companies, with 86% still in business after five years. The Colorado Sun also reported that the center works with more than 1,000 existing small businesses and entrepreneurs in Mesa County each year.
🔜 Coming Up Soon
🎬 Glade Park Movies Under the Stars — 💲 Free admission — Friday nights starting June 5, Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department
First movie is Guardians of the Galaxy on Friday, June 5.🎻 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival — 💲 Ticketed — June 5–7, Riverbend Park, Palisade
Big early-summer music festival weekend in Palisade.🎵 BlackHawk — 💲 Ticketed — June 5, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
BlackHawk comes to Warehouse25sixty-five on Friday, June 5.🎉 Kid Fest 2026 — 💲 $5 adults / $25 kids advance wristband — June 13, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Family event with bounce houses, character meet-and-greets, crafts, music, and more.🎨 Take Part in Art — 💲 Free — June 20, Lincoln Park
Hands-on arts activities, performances, games, snacks, and more at Lincoln Park.
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