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🔥 Top 3 Things To Do This Father’s Day Weekend
🎨 Take Part in Art — 💲 Free — Saturday, June 20, 10 AM–12 PM, Lincoln Park
Bring the family to Lincoln Park for a free morning of hands-on art, live performances, giant games, crafts, prize raffles, snacks, and local arts organizations.
🏍️ Freedom Fest — 💲 Free — Saturday, June 20, 9 AM–9 PM, Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson
Freedom Fest brings an all-day mix of motorcycles, stunt shows, food trucks, vendors, music, a beer garden, bike wash, and more. The Concrete Cowboys will perform stunt shows throughout the day, with a DJ and live music from the Sean Moon Band.
🎒 Grand Junction Peaks & Plains Prepper Expo — 💲 $10 cash only — Saturday–Sunday, June 20–21, Grand Junction Convention Center
This two-day expo brings vendors, emergency gear, off-grid resources, expert speakers, and preparedness seminars to the Convention Center. Saturday runs 9 AM–5 PM and Sunday runs 10 AM–4 PM.
📅 Mesa County Event Calendar
MONDAY - June 15
Quiet start to the week. Keep scrolling — the calendar picks up quickly heading into Father’s Day weekend.
TUESDAY - June 16
🗣️ Healing Rooms of the Grand Valley — 💲Free — 6:30 PM–8:30 PM, 1333 North 23rd St., Grand Junction
Drop in for non-denominational prayer support for physical, spiritual, emotional, or financial needs. No appointment required.🎸 Young Dubliners — 💲 $34.20+ — Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM, Mesa Theater
The Young Dubliners bring their Celtic rock sound to Mesa Theater in downtown Grand Junction.
WEDNESDAY - June 17
No featured events for Wednesday this week. Thursday through Sunday are loaded with live music, markets, festivals, and family-friendly options.
THURSDAY - June 18
🎶 Stray Grass at Civic Center Park — 💲 Free — 7:30 PM, Fruita Civic Center Park
Fruita’s Thursday Night Concert Series continues with Stray Grass and an evening of bluegrass and Americana.🍺 Almost Utah | Live at WestCo Brewing — 💲 Free — 7 PM, WestCo Brewing
Almost Utah brings jam rock, blues, funk, and reggae to WestCo’s Patio Series on Thursday night.🎵 James Kirby in Concert — 💲 Check listing — 7 PM, Radio Room, 1310 Ute Ave.
Singer-songwriter James Kirby takes the Radio Room stage Thursday night.🎸 Anthony Gomes — 💲 $28+ — 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Blues-rock guitarist Anthony Gomes brings a high-energy Thursday night show to Mesa Theater.
FRIDAY - June 19
🎭 The Trail to Oregon — Get Uncomfortable Productions — 💲 $15 GA / $10 students & seniors — 7–9:30 PM, Grand Junction Koinonia
Get Uncomfortable Productions brings The Trail to Oregon to Grand Junction Koinonia for a goofy, interactive musical comedy based on the original cross-country road trip game. Viewer discretion advised for strong language and adult situations.🎬 Movies Under the Stars: Jungle Cruise — 💲 Free admission — Grill opens 6 PM, movie at dusk, Glade Park
Glade Park’s summer movie night continues with Jungle Cruise. Admission is free, with concessions and grill sales supporting the Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department.🎵 LANCO — 💲 $30+ — 8–11 PM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Country band LANCO plays Warehouse25sixty-five on Friday night.
SATURDAY - June 20
🥕 Fruita Farmers & Makers Market — 💲 Free to attend — 8:30 AM–12 PM, Fruita Civic Center Park
Shop local produce, makers, and community vendors at Fruita’s Saturday morning market.🏍️ Freedom Fest — 💲 Free — 9 AM–9 PM, Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson
Motorcycles, stunt shows, food trucks, vendors, a beer garden, and live music fill the dealership for an all-day Freedom Fest.🎒 Grand Junction Peaks & Plains Prepper Expo — 💲 $10 cash only — 9 AM–5 PM, Grand Junction Convention Center
The Prepper Expo kicks off Saturday with preparedness gear, emergency supplies, speakers, vendors, and off-grid resources.🎨 Take Part in Art — 💲 Free — 10 AM–12 PM, Lincoln Park
A free family-friendly arts event with hands-on activities, performances, games, crafts, raffles, snacks, and local arts groups.🎬 Colorado 150 Film Festival — 💲 $12 per film / $20 full day — Doors 1 PM, Avalon Theatre
The Avalon Theatre Foundation celebrates Colorado’s 150th with Colorado-connected films and speakers, including Trumbo at 3 PM and True Grit at 7 PM.🎸 Cosmic Kitten + Soft Teeth at Copeka — 💲 $18 — 7–10 PM, Copeka Coffee
Cosmic Kitten and Soft Teeth bring an indie/alt-rock Saturday night to Copeka Coffee.🎸 Good Enough Gang & Friends — 💲 $20 — 7 PM–Late, The Bloom Room
Good Enough Gang brings a night of Grand Valley indie music to The Bloom Room with The Stylotones, Big Butter & Egg Man, and Peer Mystic. All ages welcome.🎸 Framing the Red — 💲 $20.72 advance — Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Southern rock band Framing the Red returns to Mesa Theater with the Soul of the Swamp Tour.🎧 Pasture Bedtime: A Cow Print EDM Party — 💲15+ — 7 PM–12 AM, Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar
Warehouse25sixty-five is throwing a cow print EDM party with DJs, lasers, and performers on Saturday night. The lineup includes TACOCAT, AWOKEN, Bennyfitz, Tokyo Mandy, and Dill Pickle. 21+ event.
SUNDAY - June 21
🥕 Palisade Sunday Farmers Market — 💲 Free to attend — 9 AM–1:30 PM, Downtown Palisade
Spend Father’s Day morning in downtown Palisade with local produce, artisan goods, food vendors, and a full market atmosphere.🎒 Grand Junction Peaks & Plains Prepper Expo — 💲 $10 cash only — 10 AM–4 PM, Grand Junction Convention Center
The Prepper Expo continues Sunday with vendors, gear, seminars, and preparedness resources.🛹 Go Skateboarding Day — 💲 Check listing — 2–6 PM, Emerson Skate Park
Celebrate Go Skateboarding Day with an afternoon at Emerson Skate Park.
⚾ This Week in Sports ⚾
⚾ Razorback Suckers Home Stand
The Razorback Suckers are home at Suplizio Field all week, with games Tuesday through Sunday.
⚾ Tuesday, June 16 — vs. Tucson Saguaros — 6:30 PM
⚾ Wednesday, June 17 — vs. Pecos Bills — 6:30 PM
⚾ Thursday, June 18 — vs. Pecos Bills — 6:30 PM
⚾ Friday, June 19 — vs. Pecos Bills — 6:30 PM
⚾ Saturday, June 20 — vs. Trinidad Triggers — 6:30 PM
⚾ Sunday, June 21 — vs. Trinidad Triggers — 3:05 PM
🆕 New in Mesa County 🆕
🎭 CMU Stages 2026–27 Broadway Series — 2026–27 season, is already on sale at Asteria Theatre, and this is worth paying attention to early. Last season’s Broadway Series sold out fast, and these shows are popular, limited, and usually not cheap — so if you want seats, don’t wait too long. This season’s lineup includes The Wiz, Legally Blonde, Stomp, Clue, Mystic Pizza, Waitress, and Shucked.
🍹 Tiki Bird is now open in downtown Grand Junction
Tiki Bird is now open at 119 North 7th Street, bringing a fast-casual restaurant and bar concept from the team behind Pêche. The menu leans into bold, globally inspired street food — fresh, flavorful, a little salty, a little spicy, and built to be approachable without feeling ordinary. The drink program pairs that same energy with rum-forward tiki cocktails, tropical flavors, house-pressed juices, beer, wine, and intentional zero-proof options. Current hours are Monday–Sunday, 3–10 PM, with no reservations.
🔜 Coming Up Soon
🎵 Brothers Osborne — June 26, Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
Big outdoor country show coming to Las Colonias.🌿 Colorado Lavender Festival — June 26–28, Palisade
Major Palisade summer event worth flagging early.🏃 Powderhorn Mountain Trail Climb 5K & 15K — July 18, Powderhorn Mountain Resort
Runners can take on a steep Grand Mesa climb up Stagecoach Trail, with 5K and 15K options at Powderhorn Mountain Resort.
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