🎡 Spring Carnival at Mesa Mall — 💲 Varies — 5–11 PM, Mesa Mall
Wright’s Carnival continues at Mesa Mall through Sunday, June 7, with rides, games, food wagons, $40 wristbands, and $1 tickets.

📚 Downtown Grand Junction StoryWalk® 2026 — 💲 Free — Final day, Downtown Grand Junction
Mesa County Libraries’ downtown StoryWalk wraps up June 1, featuring A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas in downtown business windows.

📖 Mesa County Libraries Summer Reading — 💲 Free — Mesa County Libraries
Summer Reading is underway at Mesa County Libraries, with reading goals, prizes, and summer activities for kids, teens, and adults.

🗣️ 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.

🐛 Insect Walk and Talk with Entomologist Mel Schreinder — 💲 $10 — 11:30 AM–1 PM, Southwest Seed Farm Entomology Walk
A guided insect walk/talk listed through 970tix.

🎵 One Riverfront Concert Series: Big Head Todd and the Monsters — 💲 $16.76 — Gates 6 PM, Show 7 PM, One Riverfront, Fruita
One Riverfront Concert Series presents Big Head Todd and the Monsters in Fruita as part of its early June concert lineup.

🍦 Ice Cream with a Cop — 💲 Free — 11:30 AM–1 PM, Enstrom Candies, 701 Colorado Ave.
Grand Junction Police Department is hosting Ice Cream with a Cop at Enstrom Candies. Kids attending can receive a free scoop of ice cream.

🔥 Colorado Wildland Fire & Incident Management Academy Open House — 💲 Check listing — 3 PM, CMU Houston Hall
Open house for the 2026 Summer Academy at Colorado Mesa University’s Houston Hall.

🦖 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.

⚾ Grand Junction Razorback Suckers Home Opener — 💲 Ticketed/check listing — 6:30 PM, Suplizio Field
Grand Junction’s new Pecos League baseball team opens its first home stand against the Roswell Invaders at Suplizio Field.

🎻 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival — 💲 $59–$265 — 11 AM–10 PM, Riverbend Park, Palisade
Three-day bluegrass and roots festival at Riverbend Park with music, camping, food, activities, and a big Palisade weekend vibe.

🎸 Scotty Knows at Reckless Brewing Company — 💲 Check listing — 6–9 PM, Reckless Brewing Company, Fruita
Scotty Knows plays its first show at Reckless Brewing Company in Fruita with three hours of high-energy pop punk covers, including Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Lit, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Green Day, New Found Glory, Hit the Lights, and All Time Low. The show is all ages.

🎵 NightVision 2026 — 💲30+ — 4 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Two-day Christian music festival begins Friday. Friday lineup includes Caleb & John, Megan Woods, Andrew Ripp, Benjamin William Hastings, and headliner Anne Wilson. Gates open at 1 PM.

🎬 Glade Park Movies Under the Stars: Guardians of the Galaxy — 💲 Free admission — Movie at dusk, Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department
The grill opens at 6 PM, concessions start at 5:30 PM, and the movie begins at dusk. Activities usually include games, hay rides, volleyball, and concessions.

🎵 BlackHawk — 💲 Ticketed — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Country group BlackHawk performs at Warehouse25sixty-five on Friday night.

🎨 First Friday at The Art Center — 💲 Free — 6:30–9 PM, The Art Center of Western Colorado
The Art Center hosts its June First Friday with new exhibitions, a cash bar, and hors d’oeuvres.

🎸 One Riverfront Concert Series: Devon Allman Blues Summit — 💲 $16.76 — Gates 6 PM, Show 7 PM, One Riverfront, Fruita
The Devon Allman Blues Summit comes to Fruita featuring the Devon Allman Project, Larry McCray, Laka Soul, and Jimmy Hall.

🎻 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival — 💲 Ticketed — Riverbend Park, Palisade
Second day of the three-day festival.

🎵 NightVision 2026 — 💲30+ — 4 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Saturday lineup includes Hopeful., Miles Minnick, Blessing Offor, Katy Nichole, and headliner Jeremy Camp. Gates open at 1 PM.

🥞 58th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day and Fun Fest — 💲10, Kids 12 & under free! — 8–11 AM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
The Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction hosts its annual pancake fundraiser and fun fest at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.

🎶 Sean Moon Band — 💲 Check listing — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Live music at Warehouse25sixty-five on Saturday night.

🚗 2026 Grand Junction “Junction Jam” — 💲 Registration/check listing — 9 AM, Grand Junction
Bonneville Offroad Racing hosts the 3rd Annual Junction Jam, a 23-mile off-road race through Grand Junction with straights, corners, and jumps.

🎸 Spineshank + Hed PE: Nu Metal Sucks Tour — 💲 Ticketed — Doors 6 PM, Show 7 PM, Mesa Theater
Spineshank brings the Nu Metal Sucks Tour to Mesa Theater with Hed PE, Primer 55, and Oceans on Other Planets. The show is all ages.

🎶 Schaffer Brothers Band — Band in the Barrel Music Series — 💲FREE — 1pm-5 pm — Restoration Vineyards, Palisade
Restoration Vineyards’ Band in the Barrel series lists Schaffer Brothers Band for June 6, with reservation time slots.

🎻 Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival — 💲 Ticketed — Final day, Riverbend Park, Palisade
Final day of the three-day festival.

🥕 Palisade Sunday Farmers Market — 💲 Free to attend — 9 AM–1 PM, Downtown Palisade
The Palisade Sunday Farmers Market returns for the season in Downtown Palisade with produce, artisan goods, food, and local vendors.

🎡 Spring Carnival at Mesa Mall — 💲 Varies — Final day, 12 PM–12 AM, Mesa Mall
Final day of Wright’s Carnival at Mesa Mall.

🎉 Kid Fest 2026 — June 13, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Family event listed for 12–7 PM at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.

🎨 Take Part in Art — June 20, Lincoln Park
Free hands-on arts event with activities, performances, giant games, snacks, and community arts groups.

🎒 Grand Junction Peaks & Plains Prepper Expo — June 20–21, Grand Junction Convention Center

🎵 Brothers Osborne — June 26, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Gates open at 6:30 PM, show starts at 7:30 PM, tickets listed from $35.50–$95.50 plus fees.

🌿 Colorado Lavender Festival — June 26–28, Palisade
Big late-June Palisade event worth keeping in the “Coming Up Soon” section.

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