Arts & Culture in Ouray Colorado
Ouray County has a rich, year-round cultural scene and our ongoing calendar of events is sure to stimulate your mind, touch your heart and excite your senses. In addition to a wide variety of art galleries in Ouray and Ridgway, which is also a Colorado Designated Creative District, there are numerous art and craft shows, live performances, historic reenactments, concerts, and radio shows throughout the year. In the summer you can catch festivals in our beautiful town parks and intimate performances at small venues and businesses.
History
Ouray & its surrounding areas: steeped in history & heritage
Live Entertainment
Music, theater and dance in Ouray
Mine Tours
Experience hardrock mining history from the inside
Museums
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Performing Arts
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Visitors Centers
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1222 CR 14, Ouray, CO, 81427
Tour a real Silver and Gold mine. You will walk 1,500 feet into Gold Hill accompanied by a trained guide. You will experience history at the ground level - the way the miners experienced it in the past century - and learn about the rich ore veins, work en ...
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304 S. Lena, Ridgway, CO, 81432
The boutique adobe-style resort & spa, offers unique lodging with private hot tubs, romantic fireplaces & patios in many rooms, as well as spa suites with full kitchens. Our heated hot pools and yoga classes are complimentary to enjoy during you s ...
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533 Main Street, Ouray, CO, 81427
Extensive historic pharmacy and medical collection dating back to 350 BC for your viewing with a special focus on Colorado and Wild West pharmacy related items. Admission charge of $10.00 to that area of the store includes an ext ...
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420 Sixth Ave., Ouray, CO, 81427
Visit the Ouray County Historical Museum ay 420 Sixth Avenue in Ouray and experience the incredible history of this intimate mountain community. The museum building was originally St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, built in 1886 through contributions from min ...
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Ouray, CO, 81427
For 36 years, Ouray County Performing Arts Guild has brought the finest entertainment in the performing arts for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to Ouray County. Please visit our website, www.ocpag.org for more performance information and tickets. ...
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206 Cty Rd 1, Colona, CO, 81403
OPEN Sundays June - Sept. 1-5 p.m., FREE ADMISIONLocated in the historic Colona School a quarter mi. west of Hwy. 550 on Ouray County Rd 1. The museum is OPEN every Sunday afternoon June through September. Storytelling at 3 p.m. Info: 970 626-5726.Celebra ...
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421 Main Street, Ouray, Colorado, CO, 81427
Located in the center of town, between 4th & 5th Avenues on Main Street, the Ouray Elks Lodge BPOE #492 has been a cornerstone for the county since being founded on June 6th, 1899. The lodge itself was built in 1905 and its historic charm and beauty h ...
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150 Racecourse Rd., Ridgway, CO, 81432
Ridgway Railroad Museum displays the history of Ouray County's world-reknown Rio Grande Southern, Silverton and D&RG narrow-gauge railroads.
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604 Clinton Street, Ridgway, CO, 81432
Ridgway Chautauqua, at the 101 year old Sherbino Theater, is the community’s premier venue for arts, culture, creativity, and lifelong learning. The core values of RCS are rooted in our deep commitment to the Chautauqua principles of lifelong learni ...
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462 Main Street, Ouray, CO, 81427
Who We Are The mission of Friends of the Wright Opera House is to purchase, renovate and expand the historic Wright Opera House to create a shared venue for arts related non-profit organizations. The Wright Opera House features year round events, enterta ...
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P.O. Box 1285, Ouray, CO, 81427
UpstART seeks to Awaken, Enliven & Entertain audiences in Ouray County and beyond, by presenting professional quality theater and education through a Rural/Urban collaboration of artists.
1075 Sherman Street, Ste 210, Ridgway, CO, 81432
Weehawken Creative Arts is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with classrooms in Ouray and Ridgway. Our mission "provide high quality arts education and personal growth programs within our community year-round."
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825 Main St, 825 Main St, Ouray, Colorado, 81427
Community art studio with pottery wheels, a kiln and lots of creative energy! Monthly memberships, day passes, lessons, and classes in pottery, fiber arts, and painting. Private "art parties". Retail space for member artists.
721 CR 4-A, Silverton, CO, 81433
Go underground in a real gold mine! Ride the electric mine train 1/3 mile into Galena Mountain for live mining demonstrations. You'll see operating drills, skip, slusher, mucker and honey waggon - all original San Juan mining equipment from ...
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