Events in Ouray

Sip a beverage, enjoy the company of friends, old & new, and create a beautiful work of art you’ll be proud to hang in your home or give as a gift! Experienced art instructor Blair will guide you through creating an acrylic painting with step-by-step instructions in a relaxed atmosphere, and you will go home with a masterpiece. No experience necessary, all materials and a drink are included.

Friday, May 2 5:00 – 7:00pm

Come meet Ouray's new City Administrator, Michelle Metteer! The Wright invites everyone to a Meet & Greet in The Tavern on Friday, May 2 from 5pm-7pm. Michelle, along with City Council and various other City Staff & Officials will be in attendance. This is a chance for the Community of Ouray to come together before the rush of the summer season and enjoy some music and refreshments!

5/3 at 1pm. Tickets are $55 This is a fundraiser for Ouray County nonprofits. Please wear tea attire. There will be a silent auction and spring cocktails are available for purchase

May 6, 6-8pm

Ouray Community Center

Brush up on your backcountry skills:

• Navigation

• Equipment

• Communication

• Planning

ANORA Rated R (2024) Screening @ 7pm // Box Office @ 6:30pm Tickets $5 Anora, a young woman from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Let the Wright Opera House guide you through an interactive theatrical experience where the guests play the roles! You're in for an evening filled with intrigue and laughter, all during a delectable three-course meal. Someone among you is a ::gasp:: MURDERER! Is it the stranger at the table next to you? Could it be your friend...or even your DATE??? Bring the whole crew along for a thrilling evening of crime solving, fun, and support for the Ouray Public Library.

$70 / ticket includes a personalized interactive experience with a speaking-role and three-course meal. $75 / ticket includes an interactive experience (non-speaking role) and three-course meal. Cash bar available. Doors @ 6:00pm Event Begins @ 6:30pm Ticket sales END @ 9pm on Monday

NOSFERATU Rated R (2024) Screening @ 7pm // Box Office @ 6:30pm Tickets $5 In the 1830s, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Count Orlok, a prospective client. In his absence, Hutter's new bride, Ellen, is left under the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding. Plagued by horrific visions and an increasing sense of dread, Ellen soon encounters an evil force that's far beyond her control.

May 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Doors: 7 || Show: 7:30 || $15 ADV / $20 DOS

Setting: Mixed standing/seated

Acoustic adventurers Stillhouse Junkies explore the worlds between roots, bluegrass, Texas swing, blues, and rock. Their free-flowing musical interplay and improvisation make every show unique as they weave their way through high-energy, intricately composed original songs, never taking the same path twice.

A 90-minute training for kids (4th grade and older) on how to be safe when home alone. Must pre-register (10 slots) 4pm - 6:30pm (Free)

The Two Tenors
Live in the Wright Opera House Tavern
Doors @ 6:30pm // Show @ 7pm 

Tickets: $12 advance // $15 day-of-show

Join us for this silver-haired saxxy duo featuring Ouray County locals, Jim Pettengill and John Ast!

6:00 Cocktails 6:30 Bunco Fun Begins*

$5.00 Buy In

MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY 24

Please Bring An Appetizer or Dessert ToS hare

Members and their guests are welcome

BONNIE AND CLYDE Rated R (1967) Screening @ 7pm // Box Office @ 6:30pm Tickets $5 Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner's daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway). Their crimes quickly spiral from petty theft to bank robbery, but tensions between the couple and the other members of their gang--hapless driver C.W. (Michael J. Pollard), Clyde's suave older brother Buck (Gene Hackman) and Buck's flibbertigibbet wife, Blanche (Estelle Parsons) --could destroy them all.

Friday, May 23 7:00 – 9:00pm

Music Bingo at the Tavern 7pm - 9pm 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!

May 23, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Million Roadhouse in Ridgway

Celebrate all things fly fishing with an array of short films from destinations around the world, all while raising awareness for the Uncompahgre River Watershed. RIGS Fly Shop and Telluride Angler have joined forces again to bring the 2025 Fly Fishing Film Tour to Ridgway!

Bobcat featuring Til Willis Live in the Tavern at the Wright Doors @ 6:30pm // Show @ 7:00pm Tickets $12 advance, $15 day-of-show Bobcat is a one-man band like no other. Drawing inspiration from the likes of garage rock, soul music, power-pop, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, punk rock, psychobilly, new wave and indie rock, this one-man band takes the notion one step further with ornate arrangements with minimal accompaniment.

From the Himalayas to the World Stage: The Inspiring Journey of Pem Dorjee Sherpa Thursday, May 29th Doors @ 6:30pm // Presentation @ 7:00pm Tickets $5 advance, $10 day-of-show

Join us for an extraordinary talk with Pem Dorjee Sherpa as he shares his remarkable journey from a small village in Nepal to the summit of Mount Everest—twice. Hear firsthand about his early life in the remote Solu-Khumbu region, his rise in the mountaineering world, and the incredible story of how he and his wife, Moni, exchanged marriage vows at the top of the world. This is a tale of resilience, love, and adventure that you won’t want to miss!

Different elevations and habitats provide opportunities to view a wide variety of Colorado’s native plants and wildflowers. Ridgway writer Mary Menz and Montrose photographer Jim Pisarowicz will share their extensive plant knowledge and excitement for the area with you. Slowly stroll along the Uncompahgre River as we look at blooming shrubs and early wildflowers of Ridgway. Each year brings a different perspective to the landscape depending on winter precipitation. Bring cameras and nature journals to satisfy your creative outlets.

Registration includes a copy of their book Common Wildflowers of the San Juan Mountains (second printing 2022). Special guest and fellow NPM Sandra Dick will also join the group as a guide!

Friday, June 6th @ 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7th @ 4pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, June 8th @ 4pm

Tickets: $25 advance // $30 day of show // $20 senior // $15 student

65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth…

30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office…

UpstART Theater, in partnership with New York-based theater company Recent Cutbacks, and The Wright Opera House is bringing an international smash hit from London, New York, and

the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Ouray, Colorado.

Now, Recent Cutbacks performs a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Get ready…to HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS

Family friendly; 8 and up recommended

6th Annual Ouray International Film Festival

June 19 – 22, 2025

Details Forthcoming

he 3rd Annual San Juan Trail Tri will be held on June 14, 2025 in Ridgway State Park, Colorado. This event is certain to become a regional favorite, showcasing our beautiful home with a trail run and paddle in Ridgway State Park and mountain bike on the Ridgway Area Trails. Money raised from this event directly benefits the Montrose Recreation Foundation and our partner, Voyager Youth Program. Registration is open now!

Join Erin Cawley for a week-long theatre camp for ages 6 -11 focused on the production of a short play at the end of the week. We’ll work on theatre skills, teamwork skills, prop and costume ideas/creation, theatre games, and more. The camp concludes with a performance on Friday, June 27th at the Wright Opera House Theatre. Doors open at 1:00 PM, and the show starts at 1:30 PM.

In collaboration with the Wright Opera House Ouray: “Coffee and Canvas: Painting like Bob Ross”

June 28th, 10:30am-12:30pm

Starts at 6pm in Fellin Park. $15.00 at the gate

Starts at 10am

Begin at 2pm

Jeep parade starts at 9pm

Begins at approximately 9:30

The Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run is an ultramarathon of 102.5 miles in length, plus 33,197 feet of climb and 33,197 feet of descent for a total elevation change of 66,394 feet, at an average elevation of over 11,000 feet. The run is held on a loop course on 4WD roads, dirt trails, and cross country in Southern Colorado's San Juan Range, USA. In 2025, the run will be in the counter-clockwise direction.

The Ouray 100 starts and finishes at Fellin Park, only yards from the hot springs.  With over 40k feet of elevation gain, this is one of the most difficult 100 milers in the world.  The route includes:  Camp Bird Road, Silver Basin, Imogene Pass Road, Chicago Tunnel, Fort Peabody, Ptarmigan Lake, Richmond Trail, Ironton, Corkscrew Gulch, Gray Copper Trail, Weehawken Trail/Alpine Mine Overlook, Hayden Trail/Crystal Lake, Old Twin Peaks Trail, Silvershield Trail, Perimeter Trail/Lower Cascade Trail, Chief Ouray Mine Trail, and Old Horsethief Trail/Bridge of Heaven.