Take the 2019 Jolt Your Summer Challenge! This summer challenge inspires outdoor lovers and active families to explore Farmington and offers 50 free and affordable activities to experience this summer. Print your checklist today and take the Jolt Your Summer Challenge!
All day Aug 23, 2019
| Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EXHIBIT! Get up close and personal with a T. rex when you visit Stan at the Farmington Museum! Bring your camera for this face to face meeting with one of the largest T. rex ever found.
August 23, 2019 from 8:00am - 5:00pm
| Farmington Museum & Visitors Center
Beautifully handcrafted examples of Steven Barrs' work, ranging from inventive sculptures to intricate furniture pieces, will be on display at the Farmington Museum.
All day Aug 24, 2019
| Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT!
The Farmington Growers Market is a public market that brings together locally grown food, hand-made crafts, and our community. Saturday market run from 8am-12pm throughout the season. The Tuesday market will begin on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 and run from 4-6pm.
August 24, 2019 from 8:00am - 4:00pm
| Chokecherry Canyon
Come out for a day of volunteerism and explore your favorite adventure spot. Allen Elmore and Cliffhangers Four Wheel Drive Club, with the support of Waste Management and other local organizations, are putting on a trash cleanup in Chokecherry Canyon and the Glade Run Recreation area.
August 24, 2019 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm
| Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Join the Farmington Museum on the terrace by the river each Saturday evening during the summer months for some local live entertainment at the FREE 17th Annual Summer Terrace Music Series. Don’t forget your folding chair and dancing shoes!
August 27, 2019 from 8:00am - 10:00am
| Riverside Nature Center
Join Donna Thatcher, Education Specialist, and other birders for bird watching from 8:00 to 10:00am at the Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park off Browning Parkway, and a leisurely walk of 1 to 2 miles in Animas and Berg Parks every Tuesday. This is a free event.
August 27, 2019 from 11:00am - 12:00pm
| Riverside Nature Center
Preschool children and their families are invited to bring lunch and meet at the Nature Center for a picnic, followed by a story or activity and a stroller-friendly walk in the park.
August 27, 2019 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
| Clancy's Pub & Sushi Bar
Come and join us every Tuesday night at Clancy's Pub for SpeedQuizzing. Bring your kids, friends, and family and test your brain. $10 Clancy's gift card given to the team that wins the round. Three rounds per night. Enjoy the food and drinks, and check out the nightly specials.
August 28, 2019 from 10:00am - 12:00pm
| E3 Children’s Museum & Science Center
Visit E3 Children’s Museum & Science Center for playdates that are designed for families with young children every Wednesday at 10:00am. Take part in activities that will help develop early motor skills. Different activities are offered each week to encourage children’s imaginations.
August 28, 2019 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
| Animas Park
Bring your lunch and join Riverside Nature Center staff and volunteers in Animas Park, off Browning Parkway, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, in the observation room to watch wildlife as we eat.
August 29, 2019 from 4:30pm - 8:30pm
| Downtown Farmington
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Explore the Maker's Market for locally made and grown treasures! Hosted every Thursday evening in Orchard Park, historic downtown Farmington.
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Talented Native American artisans are juried into this annual festival celebrating the craftsmanship and friendship of regional artists. Totah Festival features a weekend of fantastic food, a contest Pow-Wow, Cultural Dance Expo and the very popular authentic Navajo Rug Auction.
September 6, 2019 from 6:00pm - 9:30pm
| Downtown Farmington
VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Farmington rolls out the red carpet for the 2019 W.E. Rock Grand Nationals with a 4x4 party in downtown! Come for the fun, meet the 2019 competitors, watch the flex ramp comp, take part in the 4x4 Show and join the raffle for the chance to win some epic gear.
September 19, 2019 from 11:00am - 12:30pm
| San Juan College Quality Center for Business & The Big Idea Makerspace
Farmington is a place where outdoor lovers and active families thrive, these monthly Action Team Meetings are held to ensure that as a community we work together to energize life journeys as we Live, Work, Play and Stay Farmington. Farmington business owners and residents are invited to join these monthly meetings and help make a difference!
September 23, 2019 from 8:00am - 5:00pm
| Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
This annual national juried art show is held at the Farmington Museum. The show features a variety of artwork paintings, watercolor, sculptures, photographs and mixed media.
October 12, 2019 from 10:00am - 2:00pm
| Farmington Indian Center
The public is invited to the Farmington Indian Center for this fun social event, the Fall Navajo Song & Dance, which will close out the local Navajo Nation fair season.
October 31, 2019 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm
| Historic Downtown Farmington
Family friendly Halloween party in Historic Downtown Farmington from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.! Enjoy games, dancing and a live DJ, costume contests and of course trick or treating.
November 30, 2019 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
| Riverside Nature Center
Make big, beautiful wreaths and other sculptures from grapevine trimming to decorate your house or for the xeriscape garden at Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park in Farmington.
December 1, 2019 from 2:00pm - 6:30pm
| Farmington Civic Center
Celebrate the magic of Christmas at the Miracle on Main Street holiday event. There will be live entertainment, free crafts and games for the kids, family bingo, picture ops in a giant life-sized snow globe, craft fair, food vendors, pet adoptions, a chance to meet Santa, the lighting of the giant tree and more! This is one holiday event you do not want to miss.
December 6, 2019 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
| Aztec Ruins
Aztec Ruins National Monument will host the annual Evening of Lights holiday display. This event celebrates New Mexico traditions with hundreds of luminarias while illuminating the Aztec West great house with over one hundred LED lanterns. The lantern display is a one-night-only event and a time to experience Aztec West in a new light.
Discover Farmington's holiday spirit along the Animas River! Luminarias, carolers and a live nativity transform the river walk trails and Berg Park for this holiday celebration.
