Best bets this weekend include the Dandelion Festival and Durango Derby on Saturday and a benefit for Garden Project of Southwest Colorado on Sunday.
The 10th annual Dandelion Festival will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday in Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave.
This event will celebrate spring, honeybees, wild foods and organic land stewardship, featuring a May pole dance, live music, kids activities, educational classes, belly and hula dancing, healing dome workshops, vendors, local food, local merchandise from Dojo Bags, dandelion-inspired beer and bicycle-powered lemonade and ice cream.
Proceeds will go to organic land stewardship practices and health for honeybees in La Plata County.
On Friday before the event, a wild food dinner will be held at 6 p.m., and herbalist Brigitte Mars will give a free talk at 7:30 p.m. at Turtle Lake Refuge, 848 East Third Ave.
To make a reservation, call 247-8395.
For more information, visit www.turtlelakerefuge.org.
The Original Kentucky Derby Party – the Durango Derby – will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in their finest Kentucky Derby attire to watch the races. The event will feature music, gambling, hat contests, yard games and the infamous mint julep. Food and a full cash bar will be available.
The event is for those 21 and older.
General admission is $40.
For tickets, visit www.powsci.org/events/durangoderby.
Give Back Day, a benefit for Garden Project of Southwest Colorado, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Durango Outdoor Exchange, 546 E. College Drive.
The fundraising event will give 10 percent of sales to Garden Project of Southwest Colorado.
For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2jo00Kq.
Mancos Public Library Book Sale, 10 a.m., Mancos Public Library, 211 E. First St., Mancos, 533-7600.
Anasazi Heritage Center curation tours, 2 p.m., Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, 882-5600.
Meet Denkai Animal Sanctuary, 4 p.m., Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez.
Summer Comedy Series, 7 p.m., $10-$15, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., 375-7160.
Mancos Public Library Book Sale, 10 a.m., Mancos Public Library, 211 E. First St., Mancos, 533-7600.
Kids card-making event, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave.
Dancing with the Durango Stars 2018, 5:30 p.m., $40, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., 375-7160.
Free book giveaway, noon, 923 Narrow Gauge Ave.
