Upcoming
Events & Festivals

Are you interested in speaking up for a neglected or abused child as a CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer? If so, please help make a difference in a child's life, and become a CASA volunteer! By volunteering 8-10 hours a month you can help a child reach a safe and permanent home.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! 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.

The San Juan College Fine Arts Committee Invitational featuring Bev Taylor will showcase an array of art in an exhibit titled Beyond Words.

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 10, 2018 and run from 4-6pm.

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.

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.

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!

Come Play Singo! It is Like BINGO with music!

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.

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.

Fall in love with Jazz! Join music lovers for a live Jazz Jam, every Wednesday evening from 7 to 9pm. Everyone is welcome to attend!

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.

This workshop will focus understanding why it is important to have an estate plan and will, how to discuss estate planning with family, and what types of information you should leave for your executor.

Ghouls and Gals, you are all invited to a spooktacular event at Smiles 4 Kids!

The fall gathering is a great time to join, or to renew your membership, as well as to enjoy food and fellowship with other members. The Friends of the Nature Center support the programs, activities, and development of facilities at the Riverside Nature Center in Farmington, and are kept abreast of all the new plans and developments.

Come to Riverside Nature Center in Farmington and see slides of common fall and winter birds in the park and at your home feeders.

Make plans to attend the Halloween Boo-ouldering Competition at the San Juan College Climbing Wall!

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! 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.

Cross Roads Community Church will be hosting its annual Fall Fest!

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, this lobby exhibition explores the impact and influence the war had on American life. The exhibition features panels, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, and posters from the Library of Congress, alongside artifacts from the museum’s collection.

Some of the wildlife in Animas Park are most interesting just at sunrise. Come walk the park trails and enjoy the beginning of the day on a refreshing fall morning.

Visit the Bonnie Dallas Senior Center for the annual Holiday Craft Fair!

Get ready for the holidays by visiting Farmington Recreation Center for their Christmas Craft Fair.

Come and support your local disabled artisans by shopping for one of a kind handmade Christmas gifts!

Great opportunity to do your holiday shopping! Tibbetts Middle School will be holding their annual fall craft fair from 9:00am to 2:00pm in the gymnasium.

Hand-made, one-of-a-kind ceramic creations and the best soup in town are combined for the annual San Juan College Charity Bowl Sale. This is one of those do not miss events!

Artwork that is sure to appeal to a wide variety of tastes is what you’ll find at the San Juan College Fall Art Student Exhibit, November 9 to November 30, in the Henderson Fine Arts Center Art Gallery.

Experience history coming to life when Alan Osborne brings to life, New Mexico Before Columbus.

Adults and kids alike will enjoy the Farmington Museum Foundation's FREE annual Fall Festival.

Frank Bowman, a flintknapper who makes stone weapons using the techniques and styles of ancient hunters, will be demonstrating his craft at Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park in Farmington.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Join the Farmington Museum as it explores all aspects of the West and investigates why the West has played such a pivotal role in world history and how it continues to permeate all aspects of American life, at home and abroad.

Join Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park, for a Moonlight Walk.

This is an entrance fee free day in all National Park Service sites and all public Federal Lands!

Show will take place in the San Juan College Planetarium with a stargaze to follow, weather permitting. This is a free event! Planetarium show offered at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. with stargaze at 8:30 p.m.

St. Mary's Parish Youth Group will be having their annual craft fair.

The Farmington Museum has an extensive collection of these cultural artifacts and they will be showcased in the exhibition Petroliana: Oil and Gas Memorabilia from the Farmington Museum Collection.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Help local families in need this holiday season by taking part in American General Media's Stuff the Bus event!

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.

Celebrate the holiday season, local artisans and local small businesses at the annual Holiday Art Walk! Come for the inspiration and discover unique gifts as you take part in the Small Business Saturday movement.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Jump start the holiday season with Farmington’s annual Christmas parade. Bundle up for this evening parade of lights, through Historic Downtown Farmington, along Main Street.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! 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.

Get the holiday shopping season off to a wonderful start at Northeast Elementary School!

Learn about feeding birds and make tree ornaments which birds can eat to decorate a tree at Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park in Farmington or to take home.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Each year, San Juan College thanks the community for their support with a phenomenal display of luminarias on the campus grounds and buildings.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! 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 opps 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.

The San Juan College Art Department is sponsoring its annual Letters of Support and Raise a Glass fundraiser, at the Henderson Fine Arts Center Art Gallery.

Join Donna Thatcher, Education Specialist, and other birders for bird watching and a leisurely walk of one to two miles in Animas and Berg Parks.

8th Annual Fran Templeton Memorial Craft Fair.

Come celebrate the holidays at the Farmington Recreation Center’s Open House!

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Since 1985 Navajo Ministries has presented this annual live nativity. A local favorite, it is a must not miss Christmas tradition.

The Farmington Museum has a large collection of photographs that document the history of the city and the surrounding areas. The images highlight the diversity of the region, from the people who call it home to the industries that drive the economy to the natural environment we all share.

The park trails are beautiful by moonlight, with glimpses of animals, and maybe even the call of an owl.

VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT! Come to the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden next to Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park in Farmington and help arrange colorful seeds in a work of art on the ground to be enjoyed by our birds and animals. Join in this outdoor project as a New Year's treat for our wildlife.

Admission Days at Navajo Prep is to give interested parents more information about the school, as well as offer tours of the campus.

Take a walk starting at Riverside Nature Center and travel through Animas Park looking for tracks and traces of the animals who live here. If weather permits, make a plaster cast of a track to take home.

The public is invited to join in for this Navajo winter night oral history game taught through song and playful teasing of opponents.

What is energy? Where does it come from and how do we harness it? Drop by the Farmington Museum to discover the answers to these questions and more!

Discover community resources and services to help you “Stay Well Farmington” at the Annual Health and Wellness Fair.

Be sure an come to historic downtown Farmington for the Spring Downtown Stroll and Art Walk.

Area rivers are celebrated with a festival of music, food, activities and entertainment. This festive celebration takes place along the Animas river trails, from Berg Park to Animas Park in Farmington. This event is featured in the Jolt Your Summer Challenge.

Celebrate summer and local artisans at the Summer Art Walk and enjoy art receptions and open houses throughout "The Heart" of Farmington.

The Fourth of July is celebrated with a variety of special activities. Events include a fireworks display, night parade, Party in the Park, skateboarding competition, summer theater, gem and mineral show and more! The 2019 schedule of events will be added as soon as it is available.