📖 Mesa County Libraries Summer Reading — 💲 Free — Mesa County Libraries
Summer Reading continues at Mesa County Libraries through July 25, with reading goals, free books, and creative 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 those looking for encouragement, healing prayer, or spiritual support. No appointment required.

🎪 Circus Classic at Mesa County Fairgrounds — 💲 Ticketed — 7 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Circus Classic brings its big top show to the Mesa County Fairgrounds with classic family circus acts, stunts, laughs, and pre-show fun including a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce house, and face painting.

🎪 Circus Classic at Mesa County Fairgrounds — 💲 Ticketed — 7 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Circus Classic continues at the Mesa County Fairgrounds for a second night of family circus fun, with pre-show activities including a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce house, and face painting.

🎶 Fruita Thursday Night Concert Series — 💲 Free — 7:30–10 PM, Fruita Civic Center
Fruita’s summer Thursday night concert series continues at the Fruita Civic Center.

🎸 The Eagles Experience with Boys of Summer — 💲 $40 — Doors 5:30 PM, Show 6:30–9 PM, Restoration Vineyards, Palisade
Boys of Summer brings its Eagles tribute show to Restoration Vineyards for an outdoor evening of classic hits, wine, and food trucks. Seating is general admission, and guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

🚚 4th Annual Food Truck Palooza, Craft Fair & Grand Valley Food Truck Friday’s — 💲 Free to attend / food & vendor prices vary — 10 AM–8 PM, 2898 Riverside Pkwy, Grand Junction
Grand Valley Food Truck Fridays hosts its 4th Annual Food Truck Palooza and Craft Fair with food trucks, craft vendors, water slides, music, games, and summer fun.

🎬 Call of the Wild — Movies Under the Stars — 💲 Free — Concessions 5:30 PM, grill 6 PM, movie at dusk, Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department
Glade Park’s Movies Under the Stars continues with Call of the Wild. Activities usually include volleyball, hay rides, corn hole, tether ball, relay races, bingo, concessions, and the grill.

🎬 The Goonies — Back To The Big Screen Film Series — 💲13.60 — Doors 6 PM, Show 7 PM, Avalon Theatre
The Avalon brings The Goonies back to the big screen with pre-show fun, themed treats, costumes encouraged, and a downtown treasure hunt tied to the event.

🎵 Richrath Project — The Music of REO Speedwagon — 💲 $15+ — 7–10 PM, Clubhouse at Tiara Rado
Warehouse25sixty-five brings the Richrath Project to the outside stage at Tiara Rado for a night of REO Speedwagon hits. Lawn GA seats are listed at $15.

🎸 Ted Nugent — 💲 $65+ — 5 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Rock legend Ted Nugent brings his high-energy live show to the Mesa County Fairgrounds, featuring classic hits, loud guitars, and decades of stage-tested rock intensity.

🥕 Fruita Farmers & Makers Market — 💲 Free to attend — 8:30 AM–12 PM, Fruita Civic Center Park
The Fruita Farmers & Makers Market brings local produce, meats, handmade goods, food, artisan vendors, and live music to Civic Center Park.

💎 Grand Junction Gem and Mineral Club Member Rock Sale — 💲 Free — 9 AM–3 PM, 2328 Monument Rd., Grand Junction
The Grand Junction Gem and Mineral Club hosts a local mineral and rock sale with minerals, gems, fossils, geodes, slabs, and rocks from club members’ personal collections.

🦖 Dino Day at Dinosaur Journey — 💲 $7 adults / $5 kids — 10 AM–5 PM, Dinosaur Journey, Fruita
Dino Day features hands-on family activities including fossil painting, paleo lab tours, dinosaur-themed crafts, interactive games, educational stations, food trucks, and museum activities.

🎉 Kid Fest 2026 — 💲 $25 kids wristband / $5 adults — 12–6 PM, Mesa County Fairgrounds
Kid Fest 2026 is a family summer celebration with DJ dance parties, character meet-and-greets, bounce houses, face painting, balloon creations, crafts, temporary tattoos, a dino dig experience, vendors, and food trucks.

🌟 Glow N Games 2026 — 💲 $40 adults / $20 students / $10 SOCO athletes; $45 day-of — Check-in 6:30 PM, 5K starts 9 PM, Long Family Memorial Park
Glow N Games lights up the night with a neon 5K run/walk, DJ, glow gear, swag, and fundraising for Special Olympics Colorado.

🎸 The DIRT — Tribute to 80’s Hair Metal — 💲 $23.69+ — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
The DIRT brings big riffs, throwback energy, and classic 80s hair metal anthems to Warehouse25sixty-five.

🎸 brokeNCYDE & Filth — Boybands and Breakdown Tour — 💲 $27.98 advance — Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM, Mesa Theater
brokeNCYDE and Filth bring the Boybands and Breakdown Tour to Mesa Theater, joined by This Day Forward and NVR ENDVR. The show is all ages.

🎸 Tab Benoit at Mesa Theater — 💲 $25–$30 — Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Blues guitarist Tab Benoit plays Mesa Theater on Sunday night. Strong Sunday music option for the issue.

🥕 Palisade Sunday Farmers Market — 💲 Free to attend — 9 AM–1 PM, Downtown Palisade
The Palisade Sunday Farmers Market brings produce, artisan goods, food, and local vendors to downtown Palisade for a relaxed Sunday morning stop.