Palisade’s Winefest is taking a smaller, more food-focused approach for its 35th anniversary, while Montrose has two nights of ranch rodeo and a free Saturday punk festival. In Glenwood Springs, the weekend brings a trail race, a community suicide-prevention walk and the first of four Octoberfest Saturdays at Glenwood Caverns. Here are options for September 18–20, with links to event details and registration. ## Mesa County ### Friday, September 18 **Death Comes for Us All! at Mesa Theater** Within Oblivion headlines Friday’s show, with Grove Ritual, Borne of Execration and Burning Through Darkness also on the bill. Doors open at 7 p.m.; music starts at 8 p.m. Listed admission is $20. Mesa Theater is at 538 Main St. in Grand Junction. Tickets and details **Wine Festivus at Colterris** The Long Run brings its Eagles tribute show to Colterris Winery for the first of two evenings. Gates open at 6 p.m., with music at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket; food trucks will be on site. The concert is at 3907 N. River Road in Palisade and is for ages 21 and older. Tickets are sold by date. The advertised $45 rate is for members, so check the ticket listing for general admission pricing. A second concert takes place Saturday. Event details ### Saturday, September 19 **Tour de Vineyards** Start the day on two wheels with a choice of 23- or 58-mile routes through wine country. The shorter ride follows the Palisade Fruit & Wine Byway; the longer option adds a loop over Reeder Mesa. Both routes start and finish in downtown Palisade, with a rolling start between 7 and 8 a.m. Packet pickup and other morning activities begin at 6 a.m. near Third and Main streets. Registration is required, and a ride registration does not include Winefest admission. Routes and registration **Downtown Grand Junction Car Show** The 25th annual Downtown Car Show, presented by ColorAuto Detailing, brings antique, muscle and classic cars to Main Street between Third and Seventh streets. Motorcycles and electric vehicles are part of the mix, too. The show runs through 3 p.m. The organizer’s page lists conflicting morning start times, so check before planning an early visit. Event details **Colorado Mountain Winefest** Winefest returns to Riverbend Park in Palisade with capacity reduced to fewer than 2,000 guests and more emphasis on food alongside the wine. Signature admission includes wine tastings and access to the CMU Tech Culinary Showcase. The main session begins at noon. Reserved ticket holders can enter at 11 a.m. and receive additional benefits, including access to a shaded pavilion. All attendees must be at least 21 and bring valid identification. Check the official ticket page for current prices and availability. Winefest tickets and details **Stillhouse Junkies at Mesa Theater** Saturday’s bill pairs Stillhouse Junkies with the Clayton Yeazle Trio for an evening of bluegrass. Doors open at 7 p.m.; the show begins at 8 p.m. Listed tickets are $18–$20. Mesa Theater is at 538 Main St. in Grand Junction. Tickets and details ## Montrose County ### Friday, September 18 **Naturita Adult Book Club** Naturita Library’s adult book club meets from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Check with the library for the current selection and information about joining the discussion. Library calendar **Mountain States Ranch Rodeo Finals** The finals begin at 5:30 p.m. at Montrose County Fairgrounds, with a second evening scheduled for Saturday at the same time. The series brings working ranch teams together for competition. Check with the organizer for admission information. Official schedule ### Saturday, September 19 **Inner Covers Book Club** The group meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Montrose Center for Arts, 11 S. Park Ave., to discuss _The Last Painting of Sara de Vos_ by Dominic Smith. Note the location: the library’s calendar lists the main branch at 320 S. Second St. as closed Saturday, September 19. Library calendar **Punk on the Unc** KVNF’s first Punk on the Unc brings music, skating, food vendors and art to Riverbottom Park and the Montrose Skatepark, 205 Apollo Road. The festival runs from noon to 7 p.m. and is free and open to all ages. Music begins at 1 p.m. with Minor Malfunction. The afternoon lineup also includes Drug School, Down Valley Trash, Black Dots and Pitch Invasion. Bring a skateboard if you want to skate, or come for the music and food. Full lineup and details **Mountain States Ranch Rodeo Finals, second night** Competition continues at Montrose County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. Official schedule ## Garfield County ### Saturday, September 19 **Sunlight Showdown Half Marathon** The trail half marathon takes runners into Babbish Gulch at Sunlight Mountain Resort. The event is listed for 8 a.m.–3 p.m., with bib pickup from 7 to 7:45 a.m. in the main lodge. Register ahead: there is no race-day registration. The organizer lists one aid station, at mile 8.5, with water and electrolyte mix. Registration and race information **Western Slope Out of the Darkness Walk** The ninth annual walk begins at 11 a.m. at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs. Organized by the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Garfield County in coordination with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the family-friendly event raises awareness and funds for suicide prevention in Colorado. County announcement **Octoberfest at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park** Glenwood Caverns opens its Octoberfest season with music from the Alpine Echo Band, German-inspired food and seasonal craft beers. Saturday’s event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the park, 51000 Two Rivers Plaza Road. Check the park’s ticket options before going. Octoberfest continues September 26, October 3 and October 10. Park events and tickets ## Delta County ### Sunday, September 20 **Tony Furtado Trio in Cedaredge** Close out the weekend with the Tony Furtado Trio at the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, 195 W. Main St. The concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Check the venue for current ticket prices and availability. Concert information _Schedules and ticket availability can change. Check the linked organizer pages before heading out._

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Main Street coordinator Sherry Bedford told the council Paris earned national Main Street designation, highlighted preservation incentives, volunteer contributions (valued by BLS), WineFest and brick‑paver fundraising totals, and reported 53 vacant downtown properties and a large increase in assessed values since 2019.

It's the quiet weekend before Winefest, which means it's the best weekend to actually get into a tasting room. Cyclists take over the Monument Saturday morning, the dogs take over the pool Sunday, Montrose closes out its free summer concert series, and Cedaredge fills up with writers. Here's the rundown. ### MESA COUNTY **Friday, Sept. 11** * **Topaz Stories: Remembering the Japanese American Incarceration** — Whitman Building, Museums of Western Colorado, 248 S. 4th St., Grand Junction, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. (also Saturday). Traveling exhibit of personal stories from the Topaz, Utah, internment camp, presented by Rocky Mountain PBS and the Museums of Western Colorado. Free parking in the Museum of the West lot. * **Ned LeDoux: The Bareback Jack Tour** — Warehouse25sixty-five, Grand Junction, 7:30 p.m. Ned honors his dad's 1976 Bareback World Championship with a night of Chris LeDoux songs. Tickets roughly $35–$46. * 📚 **At the library:** Friends of the Mesa County Libraries Weekend Book Sale, First Congregational Church, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cash, check or Venmo; proceeds fund Summer Reading, Comic Con and Culture Fest. * 🍷 **Wine country:** Friday Afternoon Club at Sauvage Spectrum, 676 38¼ Rd., Palisade, 4–7 p.m. — Underdog Cheese, live music from Ian Janco 5–7, half-off tapped wines and 10% off growler fills 4–6. Free. Also Friday: Bubbles & Brims hat-making workshop with Laredo Hat Bar at Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield Estate, 5 p.m. (ticketed, roughly $146–$247). **Saturday, Sept. 12** * **Tour of the Moon** — starts and finishes at the Grand Junction Convention Center, 159 Main St., 7 a.m. The Coors Classic–famous ride through Colorado National Monument, 41- or 64-mile options, capped at 2,200 riders. Heads up if you're driving Rim Rock Drive or the Redlands Saturday morning: expect bikes. * **Saturday Morning Music Sessions** — 530 Main St., downtown Grand Junction, 10 a.m.–noon. Triple Play Records' free weekly concert. * **Topaz Stories** — Whitman Building, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. (see Friday). * **Comedy Night at Gemini Beer Company** — 310 N. 7th St., Grand Junction, 7:30 p.m. Two nationally touring comics, presented by Joke Junction. $30. * 📚 **At the library:** Book sale continues, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday hours: Central and Clifton 9–5, Fruita, Orchard Mesa and Palisade 9–4, Collbran 9–1, De Beque 9–1 and 2–4. Gateway is closed. * 🍷 **Wine country:** Backyard Beats free live music at Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield Estate, 4 p.m. Bubbles Brunch at Sauvage Spectrum, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., with DJ Tokyo Mandy and food trucks. Early risers: Vin.Yasa gentle yoga at Carboy, 11 a.m., with optional snacks and wine after ($15–$41). **Sunday, Sept. 13** * **22nd Annual Dog Days** — Lincoln Park–Moyer Pool, 1340 Gunnison Ave., Grand Junction, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The whole pool goes to the dogs for the last swim of the season: small dogs (25 lbs and under) 10–11 a.m., all dogs 11–3. Canines only in the water — health rules. $5 per dog, spectators free; proceeds benefit Roice-Hurst Humane Society and the Billy Crawford Memorial Scholarship Fund. * **The Rush Tribute Project** — Avalon Theatre, 645 Main St., Grand Junction, 7:30 p.m. Three-piece with vintage gear recreating four decades of Rush. * 📚 **At the library:** Only Central Library is open Sunday, 1–5 p.m. All branches closed. * 🍷 **Wine country:** Country Swing Dance Class with MCDC at Carboy Winery, 4 p.m., $15. **Look ahead, Mesa County:** Colorado Wine Week runs Sept. 14–20 with tastings and dinners across the valley, and the 35th Colorado Mountain Winefest lands at Riverbend Park in Palisade Saturday, Sept. 19 (11 a.m.–4 p.m.) — same day as the Tour de Vineyards ride, the 25th Downtown Car Show on Main Street, and the Rock, Gem & Mineral Show at the Mesa County Fairgrounds (Sept. 19–20). Laura Jane Grace plays Mesa Theater Sept. 16; Ian Munsick plays Las Colonias Sept. 23; the Blue Angels headline the Grand Junction Air Show Oct. 3–4. ### MONTROSE COUNTY **Friday, Sept. 11** * **9/11 25th Anniversary Memorial** — Demoret Park, Main and Townsend, Montrose, 6:30 a.m. Moments of silence at 6:46, 7:03, 7:37 and 8:03 a.m. marking each attack. Bring a flag and line the corners. * **Montrose Summer Music Series: Stylie, with La Familia Music Group** — Montrose Rotary Amphitheater at Cerise Park, 6 p.m. The free series' season finale: Colorado reggae-rock-funk headliner, food court on site, free parking. * **Fridays on the Farm** — Billy Goat Hop Farm, 67181 Trout Rd., Montrose, 4–9 p.m. Live music, beers brewed with the farm's own hops, NA hop water, a rotating food truck. Kids, dogs and goats welcome. Last one is Oct. 2. * **JBF Community Children's Sale** — Friendship Hall, 1001 N. 2nd St., Montrose. Friday 5:45–9 p.m. is presale-ticket holders only; Saturday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. half-price day. Consignment clothes, gear, toys and books for babies through teens; free entry tickets requested for Saturday and Sunday. **Saturday, Sept. 12** * **Montrose Farmers' Market** — Centennial Plaza, 422 S. 1st St., 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Summer market runs every Saturday through October. * **bRUNch Fun Run** — Toasty All Day Eatery, 1341 Mayfly Dr., Montrose. Sign-in 7:15 a.m., run 7:45. 5K or 1-mile on the river trail; one drink included with a finished run, then brunch. * **JBF Children's Sale** — Friendship Hall, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (see Friday). * 📚 **At the library:** The main Montrose branch is closed Saturdays, but two programs still run — the adult book club discusses _The Frozen River_ by Ariel Lawhon at 9 a.m. in the meeting room, and Libros y Chisme, the bilingual book club, meets 11:30 a.m. at Ay! Chabela, 1015 E. Main St. Naturita Library is open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday. **Sunday, Sept. 13** * **JBF Children's Sale half-price day** — Friendship Hall, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. * 📚 **At the library:** Montrose main branch open 1–5 p.m.; Naturita 10 a.m.–3 p.m. **Look ahead, Montrose County:** September is Library Card Sign-Up Month — the Montrose Library Open House is Tuesday, Sept. 15, 5–6:30 p.m., followed at 6 by author J.v.L. Bell on Colorado women of the Gold Rush era. The Mountain States Ranch Rodeo Finals hit the fairgrounds Sept. 18–19, KVNF's first Punk on the Unc takes over the Montrose Skatepark Sept. 19, and the 25th Black Canyon Triathlon is Sept. 26. ### GARFIELD COUNTY **Friday, Sept. 11** * **Kids Night at the Rec** — Glenwood Springs Community Center, 110 Wulfsohn Rd., 4:30–9 p.m. Parents get the evening off; kids 5–12 get a themed night of activities and dinner led by Junior Rec Counselors. $40, $32 for members; register at gwsco.info/KidsNight. * **Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park** — open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday. The summer concert series is wrapped, but it's a quiet weekend on the mountain before Octoberfest starts. **Look ahead, Garfield County:** Rifle's Third Thursday on Third goes Oktoberfest Sept. 17, 5–8 p.m., with Alpine Echo and Smokey Bones food truck. Octoberfest at Glenwood Caverns runs Saturdays Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Also Sept. 19: the Western Slope Out of the Darkness Walk at Two Rivers Park (10 a.m.) and the Sunlight Showdown trail half marathon (8 a.m.). The Glenwood Springs and Colorado River Valley chambers host a Regional Candidate Forum Monday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m., at the Ute Theater in Rifle. ### DELTA COUNTY (worth the drive) **Friday, Sept. 11** * **Grand Mesa Writers' Symposium** — Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, 195 W. Main St., Cedaredge, Friday–Sunday. Craig Childs, Paolo Bacigalupi and Kierstin Bridger headline. Friday: social hour 6–7 p.m., speaker readings 7–8. Saturday: workshops all day, then the "Writing with a Sense of Place" keynote at 7:30 (doors 7) — that evening alone is $25, the weekend pass is $160. Sunday: open mic 9 a.m., closing keynote with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer at 11. * **Delta Car Show, Downtown Cruise Night & "Stories in the Sky" drone show** — Main Street, Delta. Car show and cruise 4–8 p.m., then a synchronized drone light show at nightfall celebrating Colorado 150 and America 250. Free. * **Hotchkiss Second Friday Art Walk** — downtown Hotchkiss, 5–8 p.m. Galleries, studios and shops open late; free. * **Friday Nights Live in the Orchard** — Big B's Delicious Orchards, 39126 Hwy 133, Hotchkiss. DJ at 6 p.m., main act 7:30. Free show, $10 parking benefits local nonprofits; camping available. **Saturday, Sept. 12** * **Delta Farmers Market & Bazaar** — 2195 Southgate Ln., Delta, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. * **Hotchkiss Farmers Market** — outside the Creamery Arts Center, 165 W. Bridge St., 10 a.m.–2 p.m. * **Saturday Sessions at Big B's** — Hotchkiss, 7 p.m. showtime. Free; come early to paddle the pond. **Look ahead, Delta County:** Tony Furtado Trio at GMAEC Sept. 20, Delta Comic Fest at the Delta Library Sept. 26, and Paonia's Mountain Harvest Festival Sept. 25–27.

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The event is designed as a walkable tasting experience that pairs wine sampling with retail stops throughout the downtown district.

The event is designed as a walkable tasting experience that pairs wine sampling with retail stops throughout the downtown district.

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