Judy Collins takes the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College stage in December. (Courtesy)
Judy Collins takes the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College stage in December. (Courtesy)

Before you know it, summer will be over, schools will be back in session and we’ll be looking to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College to help keep us entertained.

Tickets for the 2026-27 Performing Arts Season go on sale beginning at noon Wednesday for the Concert Hall’s 30th anniversary – 30th! – and this year’s schedule features an eclectic mix of music, magic and annual shows some have built family traditions on. (We’re looking at you, Nutcracker.)

Get your tickets

Tickets for the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College’s 2026-27 season go on sale at noon Wednesday. Prices listed include applicable service fees and all sales are final. For tickets and more information, visit www.durangoconcerts.com or call 247-7657.

“Since opening in 1997, the Community Concert Hall has served as a cultural gathering place for Southwest Colorado, connecting audiences with world-class performances across music, dance, theater and family programming,” said a news release from the Concert Hall. “This milestone season honors that legacy while looking ahead to an exciting and diverse future of live entertainment.”

YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan will be in Durango on April 20. (Courtesy)
YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan will be in Durango on April 20. (Courtesy)

To celebrate the Concert Hall’s 30th birthday, Boots, Bows & The Big Stage will bring together the Bar D Wranglers and the San Juan Symphony for a performance created for the anniversary.

Here’s what the Concert Hall has planned for its upcoming season:

September

Get the Led Out: A Celebration of the Mighty ZEP, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $40, $50, $60, $65.

Backstage Pass Concert Series presents Liz Longley, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $38.

October

The Young Fables, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30, $40.

November

Cirque Mechanics – TILT!, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $40, $50, $60, $70.

December

State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara Nutcracker Ballet featuring the San Juan Symphony, Dec. 11, 12 and 13, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $55, $65, $70.

Bar-D Wranglers Christmas Jubilee, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25, $35, $45.

Judy Collins, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $45, $55, $65.

January

Stillhouse Junkies: Ballad of Charlie Avalon, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25, $30, $35.

February

SOLAS, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30, $40, $45.

International Guitar Night, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $45, $50. This year features French classical virtuoso Roxane Elfasci, Italian acoustic rock musician Luca Stricagnoli, Hawaiian mellow slack-key master Jim Kimo West and Australian blues slide-guitar player Minnie Marks.

The Wailin’ Jennys will perform at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College in June 2027. (Courtesy)
The Wailin’ Jennys will perform at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College in June 2027. (Courtesy)

March

Kneebody, March 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30, $40, $50.

Masters of Illusion – Believe the Impossible, March 24, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $45, $55, $65.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Quinto Elemento, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $45, $55.

April

Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock and Roll, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35, $45, $55, $65.

YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan, April 20, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39, $49, $59, $69.

Boots, Bows & the Big Stage, April 23, 7 p.m. Tickets: $45, $55, $65, $85. A 30th anniversary celebration of the Community Concert Hall – bringing together the Bar D Wranglers and San Juan Symphony.

Backstage Pass Concert Series presents Raye Zaragoza, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $38.

June

The Wailin’ Jennys, June 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $45, $55, $65, $70.