The 57th Annual Mancos Days is scheduled for July 29-31.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Desperadoes and Fancy Ladies.” The weekend will be filled with the usual family-friendly events held in Boyle Park, said Town Administrator Andrea Phillips.
“We’re super-excited about this year,” Phillips said. “I think it will be a lot of fun.”
Mancos Days kicks off Friday, July 29, with kids activities including games and a parade. Live music will follow on Friday afternoon, and art galleries will be open for Grand Summer Nights. The softball tournament also begins Friday afternoon.
Devil’s Dram, a local Celtic-fusion band, will provide music on Friday evening.
A street dance for teens will close out the first day of festivities on Friday night. South Mesa and Grand Avenue will be closed for the dance, which will feature a DJ, Phillips said.
Saturday will start with a pancake breakfast and fun run. The softball tournament will continue, and volleyball and horseshoe tournaments will begin.
Saturday also will feature a parade, which starts at 10 a.m. Prizes will be given for the best float in four categories: business, individual, nonprofit and group, Phillips said. Winners will be announced in the afternoon.
Last year’s Mancos Days was the first to feature a classic car show, and that will continue again this year on Saturday.
“The classic car show will be bigger and go on for longer this year,” Phillips said.
The Mancos Days Queen will be crowned on Saturday, and a quilt made with pieces of previous queens’ dresses will be given away, Phillips said. Adult and kids games, square dancing and a duck race will follow, along with more live music and a spaghetti dinner at the Mancos School Cafeteria.
The Cliff Dwellers, a Mancos indie rock band, will provide music to round out the events Saturday.
Sunday, July 30, will feature more live music, and the softball tournament will wrap up. The Mancos Volunteer Fire Department will conduct water fights on Main Street to end the festival.
To register for the parade or the softball tournament, visit the town website, www.mancoscolorado.com.
Schedule of events
Friday, July 29
9 a.m.
: Kids parade lineup, Grand Avenue and Beech Street
10 a.m.
: Kids parade starts, Grand Avenue
11 a.m.
Kids games
11:30 a.m.
: Kids parade winners announced
1 p.m.
: Fishing derby
1 p.m.
: Queens tea, Bauer House
4 p.m.
: Flag ceremony
4:30 p.m.
: Live music
5 p.m.
: Softball tournament
5 p.m.
: Grand Summer Nights, Grand Avenue
6:30 p.m.
: Music by Devil’s Dram
8 p.m.
: Teen Street Dance, S. Mesa Street and Grand Avenue
Saturday, July 30
All events are in Boyle Park unless otherwise noted
6:30 a.m.
: Youth sports pancake breakfast, Mancos School
6:45 a.m.
: Fun run
7:30 a.m.
: Softball tournament
8:30 a.m.
: Fun run awards
9 a.m.
: Parade registration and lineup, Spruce Street and Grand Avenue
10 a.m.
: Parade starts
11:30 a.m.
: Classic car show
11:30 a.m.
: Queen’s lunch
1 p.m.
: Queen’s Quilt winner announced
1 p.m.
: Adult and kids games
1 p.m.
: Horseshoe tournament
2 p.m.
: Four Corners Square Dancers
3 p.m.
: Parade winners announced
3 p.m.
: Lions Club duck race, Mancos River
3:30 p.m.
: Live music
5:30 p.m.
: Spaghetti dinner, Mancos School Cafeteria
6 p.m.
: Music by the Cliff Dwellers
Sunday, July 31
7:30 a.m.
Softball tournament
11 a.m.
: Live music
1 p.m.
: Water fights, Main Street
