😌 Quiet Day — No major events
Use Monday to rest up, because fair week starts tomorrow.

🗣️ 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.

🎡 Mesa County Fair Opens — 💲 Varies — Mesa County Fairgrounds
The Mesa County Fair kicks off Tuesday with carnival fun, vendors, food, and a full day of livestock activity. Opening day highlights include the Beef Show, Bucket Calf Show, and Sheep Show.

🎡 Mesa County Fair — 💲 Varies — Mesa County Fairgrounds
Fair week continues Wednesday with carnival rides, food, vendors, and more 4-H/FFA action. Livestock highlights include the Swine Show, Llama Show, poultry check-in, and dairy goat events.

🎡 Mesa County Fair: Bull Wars + Cuts & Corks — 💲 Varies — Mesa County Fairgrounds
Thursday is one of the biggest fair days, with carnival fun, livestock shows, Bull Wars, and Cuts & Corks. Livestock highlights include dairy/utility goats, poultry, pocket pets, and cats.

🛍️ Market on Main — 💲 Free — 5:30 PM–dusk, Downtown Grand Junction
Market on Main brings local vendors, farm products, shopping, food, music, and summer evening energy to Downtown Grand Junction.

🎶 Fruita Thursday Night Concert Series — 💲 Free — 7:30–10 PM, Fruita Civic Center
Fruita’s Thursday Night Concert Series continues downtown. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a summer evening of live music.

🎵 Moors & McCumber Concert — 💲 Check event page — 6:30 PM, Restoration Vineyards, Palisade
Moors & McCumber perform at Restoration Vineyards for a Wildland Firefighter Benefit Concert. A good Palisade-area music option with a local cause attached.

🎺 Grand Junction Centennial Band: Concerts in the Parks — 💲 Free — 7 PM, Sherwood Park
The Grand Junction Centennial Band brings its summer Concerts in the Parks series to Sherwood Park. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a free evening concert in the park.

🎡 Mesa County Fair: Rodeo Night — 💲 Varies — Mesa County Fairgrounds
Friday brings rodeo night to the Mesa County Fair, along with carnival rides, food, vendors, and family fun. 4-H/FFA highlights include round robin events, the dog agility demo, exhibitor BBQ, cornhole finals, and the Parade of Champions.

🎤 Lee Brice: Live in Concert — 💲 $41.50–$71.50 + fees — 8 PM, Las Colonias Amphitheater
Lee Brice takes the stage at Las Colonias Amphitheater with special guest Grace Tyler. Gates open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8 PM.

🎻 Asleep at the Wheel — 💲 Check event page — 8 PM, Avalon Theatre
Western swing legends Asleep at the Wheel bring their Riding High Tour to the Avalon Theatre. Doors open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8 PM.

🏍️ Bike Night at Warehouse 25SIXTY-FIVE — 💲 Check event page — 6–8 PM, Warehouse 25Sixty-five / Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson
Bike Night brings motorcycles, live music, food, drinks, and Friday night energy to Warehouse 25Sixty-five and Teddy Morse’s Grand Junction Harley-Davidson.

🎸 David Adam Byrnes — 💲 Check event page — 8–11 PM, Warehouse 25Sixty-five
Country artist David Adam Byrnes hits the stage at Warehouse 25Sixty-five for a Friday night show.

🎬 Glade Park Movies Under the Stars: Lilo & Stitch — 💲 Free — Movie starts at dusk, GPVFD, 16400 DS Rd.
Glade Park’s Movies Under the Stars continues Friday with Lilo & Stitch. The grill opens at 6 PM, concessions open at 5:30 PM, and the movie starts at dusk. Bring chairs and warm clothes, but leave outside food, drinks, and alcohol at home.

🎡 Mesa County Fair Final Day — 💲 Varies — Mesa County Fairgrounds
Saturday is the final day of the Mesa County Fair, with carnival fun, food, vendors, the livestock sale, and Monster Truck shows in the grandstands. If you haven’t made it out yet, this is your last chance for fair week.

🎶 Honky Tonk Circus Tour with Jeremy McComb — 💲 Check event page — 8:30–11:30 PM, Tiara Rado
Jeremy McComb brings the Honky Tonk Circus Tour to Tiara Rado for an outdoor Saturday night country show.

🛍️ Fruita Farmers Market — 💲 Free — 8:30 AM–12:30 PM, Fruita Civic Center Park
The Fruita Farmers Market features local products, vendors, and downtown Fruita community energy on Saturday morning.

🎸 40 Oz to Freedom — 💲 $16–$22 — 8 PM, Mesa Theater
Sublime tribute band 40 Oz to Freedom comes to Mesa Theater for an all-ages reggae show. Doors open at 7 PM and the show starts at 8 PM.

🍔 Grill and Chill — 💲 $15/person, meal included — 6–9 PM, Fruita Community Center Pool Deck
Fruita Parks and Recreation is hosting a new all-ages summer pool deck event with burgers, hot dogs, yard games, music, and a relaxed family-friendly night at the Fruita Community Center.

🥥 Monty Python and The Holy Grail — Back To The Big Screen Film Series — 💲 $13.60 all-in — 3 PM, Avalon Theatre
The Avalon brings Monty Python and The Holy Grail back to the big screen with audience participation, costumes encouraged, quote-alongs, prizes, and a coconut horse riding contest. Doors open at 2 PM and the movie starts at 3 PM.

🍑 Palisade Farmers Market — 💲 Free — 9 AM–1 PM, 3rd & Main, Downtown Palisade
The Palisade Farmers Market brings local produce, vendors, food, and small-town Sunday morning charm to downtown Palisade.

🎨 Carboy Summer Arts & Crafts Fair — 💲 Free to attend — 12–6 PM, Carboy Palisade
Carboy Palisade hosts a Summer Arts & Crafts Fair with local vendors, handmade goods, jewelry, home items, natural body products, live music, food truck bites, and plenty of shade.

🎭 CMU Stages 2026–27 Broadway Series — 💲 Tickets on sale now — Asteria Theatre
CMU Stages has its 2026–27 Broadway Series on sale now, with upcoming shows including The Wiz, Legally Blonde, Stomp, Clue, Mystic Pizza, Waitress, and Shucked

🍑 Palisade Peach Festival — 💲 Tickets required — August 21–22, Riverbend Park, Palisade
The Palisade Peach Festival returns to Riverbend Park with two days of live music, fresh Palisade peaches, food trucks, vendors, family activities, a drone show, peach eating contest, and more. Mesa County residents can enter their ZIP code in the coupon field at checkout for a local discount.

🎼 Grand Junction Symphony: Evening Under the Stars — 💲 Free, ticket required — Saturday, Aug. 22, Las Colonias Amphitheater
The Grand Junction Symphony’s Evening Under the Stars returns to Las Colonias Amphitheater. The concert is free, but tickets are required, and this one usually fills up.

🍷 Colorado Mountain Winefest — 💲 Tickets required — September, Riverbend Park, Palisade
Colorado Mountain Winefest returns to Palisade this September with wine tasting, food, vendors, and one of the biggest annual events in Western Colorado.