🎶 Celebrate Labor Day at Sauvage Spectrum — Free — 12:00–6:00 PM — Sauvage Spectrum, Palisade
Spend Labor Day at Sauvage Spectrum with Ciao Baby pizza from noon–6 PM, live music from Clayton Yeazle from 2–5 PM, and 50% off tapped wine from 3–6 PM.

🍖 Labor Day BBQ — Grand Junction Newcomers Club — $13 Members / $20 Nonmembers — 5:00–8:00 PM — Canyon View Park Grand Pavilion
The club’s annual Labor Day gathering features pulled pork, chicken, roasted potatoes, coleslaw and cookies, with a vegetarian option available by request. Reservations are first-come, first-served.

🌮 Taco Tuesday — Shea Michael Bramer — $No Cover Listed — 6:00–8:00 PM — Talbott’s Taproom, Palisade
Talbott’s weekly Taco Tuesday pairs its food special with two hours of live music from Shea Michael Bramer.

🗣️ Healing Rooms of the Grand Valley — FREE — 6:30–8:30 PM — 1333 N. 23rd St., Grand Junction
Non-denominational prayer support is available for physical, spiritual, emotional or financial needs. No appointment is required.

🎸 Coral Grief, Superfox & Girldad @ Copeka — $13+ — 7:00–10:00 PM — Copeka Coffee
Seattle dream-pop group Coral Grief comes to Copeka with Superfox and Girldad for an all-ages show featuring dreamy guitars, glowing synths, driving bass and indie-pop sounds.

📝 Poetry Night at the Library — FREE — 6:00–7:45 PM — Central Library
The Western Colorado Writers’ Forum joins Mesa County Libraries for an evening devoted to poetry, writers and the local literary community.

🎸 Chuck Jay Live — $No Cover Listed — 7:30–9:30 PM — Handlebar Tap House
Wednesday-night live music at Handlebar Tap House featuring Chuck Jay.

🛍️ Market on Main featuring Nathan Spenser — FREE — 5:30 PM–Dusk — Downtown Grand Junction
Downtown’s weekly summer market returns with local vendors, food and entertainment. Nathan Spenser makes his Market on Main debut with live music from 5:30–7:30 PM.

🤝 Unity in Community Festival 2026 — FREE — 5:30–8:00 PM — 5th & Main, Downtown Grand Junction
United Way of Mesa County takes over part of Market on Main with nonprofit booths and free family activities including face painting, balloon twisting, animals, yard games and more.

🪕 Mama Said String Band — $No Cover Listed — 6:00–9:00 PM — Peach Street Distillers, Palisade
An evening of live string-band music at Peach Street Distillers in downtown Palisade.

🎤 Ward Davis with Special Guest Remi Mae — $12.59+ — 7:30–10:30 PM — Warehouse 2565
Singer-songwriter Ward Davis brings an intimate solo acoustic show to Grand Junction with special guest Remi Mae. Davis has written songs recorded by artists including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Trace Adkins.

🍷 F.A.C. at Sauvage Spectrum featuring Ian Janco — FREE — 4:00–7:00 PM — Sauvage Spectrum, Palisade
Friday Afternoon Club includes Underdog Cheese from 4–7 PM, live music from Ian Janco from 5–7 PM and wine specials from 4–6 PM.

🎶 Colterris Summer Sunsets: Haymaker — $No Cover Listed — 5:00–8:00 PM — Colterris Winery
Colterris continues its Summer Sunsets series with an evening of live music from Haymaker at the winery.

🎹 One Night in Memphis — Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash — $43+ — 7:30 PM — Asteria Theatre
Former cast members of Broadway’s Million Dollar Quartet recreate the music of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash in a celebration of 1950s rockabilly, country, gospel and rock ’n’ roll.

🎼 Miguel Espinoza Fusion Trio — $20+ — 7:30 PM — Moss Performing Arts Center
The acclaimed trio blends flamenco, classical and jazz with North African, Celtic and Brazilian influences for a guest-artist performance at CMU.

🤠 Ned LeDoux — The Bareback Jack Tour: A Tribute to Chris LeDoux — $34.78+ — 7:30–11:30 PM — Warehouse 2565
Ned LeDoux celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father Chris LeDoux’s 1976 Bareback World Championship with a night built around Chris LeDoux’s music and legacy.

🥕 Fruita Farmers Market — FREE — 8:30 AM–12:30 PM — Fruita Civic Center
Join the Chamber every Saturday morning in downtown Fruita for a community market showcasing local produce, products, makers, food and other Western Slope vendors.

🃏 Pokémon & Sports Card Show — $5 Ages 16+ / FREE 15 & Under / $10 Early Access — 10:00 AM–5:00 PM — Mesa County Fairgrounds Community Building
Case Hit Promotions brings its card show back to Grand Junction with buying, selling and trading of Pokémon, sports cards, Magic: The Gathering, Lorcana, Hot Wheels and more. Exclusive early access runs from 9:00–10:00 AM for $10, with free parking and Wi-Fi available.

🐾 Rosé & Ruff Drafts with Roice-Hurst Humane Society — $TBD — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM — Whitewater Hill Vineyards
Bring a friend, your dog or a photo of your pet and attempt to draw one another’s animals over wine. The winery is also donating $2 from each bottle of Pit Bull Kisses sold to Roice-Hurst Humane Society.

🏍️ Motorcycle Show at Palisade Pizza & PourHouse — FREE — 11:00 AM — Palisade Pizza & PourHouse
Motorcycles take center stage for a Saturday show in Palisade, with free registration for those who want to bring a bike and participate.

🌸 Sip, Paint & Mix Party — Girls Night Out — $45 — 3:00–5:00 PM — Grande River Vineyards
A creative afternoon combining a custom fragrance-making experience with decorating your own jar at Grande River Vineyards.

🎸 Backyard Beats: Jerry Schaeffer — FREE — 4:00–7:00 PM — Carboy Winery, Palisade
Carboy’s free Backyard Beats series continues with Jerry Schaeffer performing outside at the Mt. Garfield Estate.

🤘 IT LIVES! — $20.72 — Doors 6:00 PM / Show 7:00 PM — Mesa Theater
A heavy night featuring Grand Junction metalcore band Nvr Endvr alongside Suicide Cages, Thornhaven, Frowntown Disco, Humongous Shark and special guest Radiance Burns.

😂 Comedy Night — $30+ — 7:30 PM — Gemini Beer Company
Saturday-night stand-up comedy comes to Gemini Beer Company for an evening of live laughs and locally brewed beer.

🎭 Cavalcade’s Monthly Variety Show — $6.89–$12.24 — 7:30–9:30 PM — Cavalcade, Fruita
Cavalcade’s homegrown monthly variety show mixes live music from local guest musicians with poetry and other performances in its intimate all-ages Fruita venue.

🛥️ Come Sail Away — 2026 Family Health West Foundation Bash — $52+ — 8:00 PM — Asteria Theatre
Family Health West’s annual fundraiser goes full yacht rock with Yachty by Nature performing ’70s and ’80s favorites inspired by Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates, Toto, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and more. Proceeds support behavioral-health services for Mesa County patients.

🪴 Trinity’s Plant Swap — $TBD — 9:00 AM–1:00 PM — The Artful Cup, Palisade
Plant lovers can meet up at The Artful Cup for a Sunday morning plant swap in downtown Palisade.

🐕 22nd Annual Dog Days — $Admission Not Listed — 10:00 AM–3:00 PM — Lincoln Park-Moyer Pool
The entire pool opens exclusively to dogs for paddling, soaking, fetching and even diving-board leaps. Small dogs 25 pounds and under get the pool from 10:00–11:00 AM, followed by dogs of all sizes from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM.

🎨 Paint n’ Sip at Grande River Vineyards — $TBD — 3:00–5:30 PM — Grande River Vineyards
A Sunday afternoon guided painting event paired with wine at Grande River Vineyards in Palisade.

🥁 The Rush Tribute Project — $TBD — 7:30–10:30 PM — Avalon Theatre
The three-piece tribute recreates more than 40 years of Rush using vintage instruments, clothing and sounds designed to reproduce the band’s live-concert experience. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

🍷 Colorado Mountain Winefest — $60 Concierge / $200 Signature / $325 Reserved — Saturday, September 19 — 11:00 AM–4:00 PM — Riverbend Park, Palisade
Colorado Mountain Winefest celebrates its 35th anniversary with a redesigned single-session experience featuring 30 Colorado wineries, gourmet food from CMU Tech Culinary students, live entertainment and interactive experiences. Reserved ticket holders enter at 11:00 AM, with the main session running noon–4:00 PM.

🏊 Grand Junction Community Recreation Center Grand Opening — FREE — Friday–Saturday, September 25–26 — Community Recreation Center
The long-awaited Community Recreation Center officially opens with a ribbon cutting at 4:00 PM Friday followed by free public use from 5:00–8:00 PM. Free community access continues Saturday from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, including scheduled pool sessions.

🍂 Fruita Fall Festival — FREE — September 25–26 Main Festival — Downtown Fruita
One of the Grand Valley’s longest-running community traditions returns with live music, food, more than 100 vendors, arts and longtime favorites including the parade and famous outhouse race.

📺 Rocky Mountain PBS KIDS FEST Grand Junction — FREE — Saturday, October 3 — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Rocky Mountain PBS brings its free KIDS FEST back to Grand Junction with hands-on family activities, community resources and PBS KIDS fun. Registration isn’t required, but families are encouraged to sign up for event updates.