Events in Ouray

Take a frigid plunge into the new year. Jump into the chilly activity pool at the Ouray Hot Springs

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Telluride, CO

Adult Hockey starts for the season. Meet at the Ouray Rotary Park Ice Rink.

Registration required

Youth Ice Hockey starts every Tuesday at the Ouray Rotary Park Ice Rink. Practice goes from 6-8 PM.

Open for 5th-8th-graders

Registration Required

This inclusive festival is dedicated

to expanding access to the out-

doors to diverse and marginalized

communities.

Snow riders race through an exciting

course while being pulled by horses.

It’s a rodeo combined with ski racing!

Explore the basic equipment and

skills necessary for travel in the

backcountry.

$20 per person.

Listen while we play a snippet of a song and if you see the title on your music bingo card, mark it off. You know the rest! Put your music knowledge to the test! Free to play!

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Ouray, CO

Bring a friend or two and relax at Cahoots!

Complimentary food & beverages and free drawing.

Sponsored by the Ouray Chamber

Come celebrate a once-in-a-generation milestone—America’s 250th, Colorado’s 150th, and Ouray’s 150th birthdays!

Ouray is honored to kick off the 2026 celebration series as the inaugural drone show location, lighting up the winter sky in unforgettable fashion.

The drone show will be viewable from the west side of Main Street (with the best views from the south end of town) and during the RAB Pool Party at Twin Peaks Lodge and Hot Springs.

We hope you’ll join us for this historic evening of celebration in Ouray!

Ice climbing competitions & clinics,

gear demos, and presentations.

A truly international event!

The San Juan Snakes face off

against the Telluride Lizard Heads

A fun community gathering!

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Hut-Based OPUS Hut

Join us every Friday at Cahoots Tavern for special drinks offers!

$4 Landshark Lager

$4 Red Stripe

$5 Bacardi & Capri Sun

Free shot of Sake with Hawaiian Aloha Shirt

*Ongoing event through Winter Season

UpstART, Ouray County’s own professional theater company, presents John Kolvenbach’s Love Song, with performances Feb 6 through 9 at the Wright Opera House.

Just in time for Valentine's Day! An all-local cast performs Love Song, by John Kolvenbach at The Wright Opera House. Beane is an oddball who can't figure out how to "people." Joan laments the woeful inadequacy of the human race. Harry just wants to decode Beane and maybe make out with Joan once in a while. A terrifying burglar wants Beane's clothes. Funny, fast paced, and surprisingly touching, John Kolvenbach's slightly warped comedy about love "is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms."

Thursday, Feb 5 @ 1 pm
Special student matinee. Free for student groups. Please inquire for details

Nature, in 4 Seasons: Naturalist hikes led by San Juan Mountain Association Guides.

Are you interested in connecting with the landscapes of Ouray? Do you desire more knowledge of the regional plants and animals that inhabit the San Juans? Or do you simply wish for a fun and engaging exploration that you can share with your family?

If any of these motives resonate with you, come join the knowledgeable Naturalist Guides of the San Juan Mountains Association for our 4 part Nature Exploration of the Ouray Region.

These outings will broaden your awareness of the species that call the San Juans home. We will be engaged in moderate hiking, species identification, and habitat exploration. Each hike will be focused on a different set of “residents” who stand out during the varied seasons of the year.

Groups will meet at the Ouray Visitor Center at 9:00 a.m. Programs will last until 1:00 

Attendees will get an intimate experience sampling from seven wineries, two distilleries, and one cidery from Colorado’s Western Slope. By the glass and/or bottle purchases can be enjoyed fireside amongst several lounge seating arrangements throughout the venue with breathtaking thirteen thousand foot snowy peaks.

Attendees will also get to participate in interactive retail as vendors won’t just be selling unique offerings but showcasing their craft and getting shoppers involved with their purchases.

Attendees have the option to attend Session 1 from 12pm to 3pm or Session 2 from 4pm to 7pm, each for $50 a ticket or $25 for non-drinkers.

Black Friday Sale 11/28

Tickets are $10 off for a limited time only. The promo code will be announced on @ouraywinterwinefestival social media this Friday. Grab one for you and your valentine!

Are you interested in connecting with the landscapes of Ouray? Do you desire more knowledge of the regional plants and animals that inhabit the San Juans? Or do you simply wish for a fun and engaging exploration that you can share with your family? On February 14th from 9am - 1pm, join San Juan Mountains Association on our free, interpretive hike to explore our winter landscape and reveal how a little sun can make life in winter a whole lot easier. We will compare and contrast shady North Slopes with other “sunnier” hillsides in the Ouray Valley.

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Telluride, CO

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Ouray, CO

Join SJMA in a hiking/snowshoeing tour of the Corkscrew Gulch area to explore the nearby wetlands and forest communities in search of animal tracks and signs to decipher the mysterious stories of animal survival in winter. We will share some of the special stories of the animals that survive and thrive in winter amidst a snowy/ice landscape.

Description goes hereJoin us every Friday at Cahoots Tavern for special drinks offers!

$4 Landshark Lager

$5 Red Stripe

$5 Bacardi & Capri Sun

Free shot of Sake with Hawaiian Aloha Shirt

*Ongoing event through Winter Season

Snow has already begun dusting our higher peaks in the San Jaun Mountains, which means winter is closing in and it's time to tune up our skis and skills.

Our Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Course dates for the upcoming winter season are live! If you're new to the backcountry or are looking to refresh your skills, check out our Level 1 courses, which includes a hut-based course at Campfire Ranch Red Mountain Pass. We are also offering two hut-based Level 2 courses—one at Campfire Ranch and another at the OPUS Hut—for those who are keen on progressing further in the backcountry. (Also, keep an eye on our Avalanche Rescue Course dates, as those are coming soon!)

Location: Telluride, CO