Colorfest 2025! The early morning light makes it all so bright!
40th Annual Colorfest Details and Weather! September 18-20, 2026!
Fall in Pagosa doesn’t get better than this. Grab your friends, your family, your favorite flannel and come celebrate 40 years of Pagosa Springs Chamber of Commerce Colorfest with us, September 18-20!
Here’s the lineup:
Friday 9/18, 6-9pm: Passport to Pagosa
Wander around town tasting your way through our local restaurants and cast your vote in the People’s Choice Contest. Tickets are $100 and include a collectible glass. 21 and up for this one!
Follow this link for more details.
Sat & Sun mornings, 7:30am: Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascensions
Arleen and Shawn will be there bright and early to brief the pilots.
Grab your coffee and watch dozens of balloons take off right from downtown.
Saturday’s launch is south of the Springs Resort. Afterwards wander the Main Street End-of-Season Sidewalk Sales! Downtown businesses will be bringing the deals outside from 10 AM–5 PM.
Sunday’s launch is uptown across from Les Schwab and other uptown areas. Weather permitting of course, this is Colorado!
Free to Watch! No ticket required!
Saturday 9/19, 4-8pm: Bands, Brews & Barrels
Live music, beer and spirits tasting, and you get to vote on your favorite brewer and distiller. Beer/spirit tasting ticket is $35, general admission is $10, and kids 14 and under are free!
Follow this link for more details.
Saturday 9/19 at dusk: Balloon Glow + Drone Show
This is the one everyone talks about. Watch the balloons light up the sky followed immediately by our drone show.
Sunset: 7:09pm. Last Light: 7:35pm.
: Free to watch, no ticket needed.
Come for one event or come for the whole weekend. Either way we can’t wait to see you out there celebrating everything that makes this town so special!
Weather
Friday 9/18, 6-9pm: Mostly Cloudy – thunderstorms & rainshowers earlier in the afternoon. Should be ending by 6pm. Wind Southwest at 8 Gust to 15mph decreasing to Northeast at 6mph. Temperature: Upper 60s decreasing to mid-50s.
Saturday morning 9/19, 7:30am: Partly Cloudy. Areas of Fog that could impact the launch. Light and variable winds. Temperature: Low 40s increasing to low 50s. Sunrise: 6:53. First Light: 6:27
Saturday 9/19, 4-8pm: Partly Cloudy. Slight chance thunderstorms and rainshowers over the mountains. Wind Southwest at 8 Gust to 15mph decreasing to Northeast at 6mph. Temperature: mid 70s decreasing to low-60s.
Sunday morning 9/20, 7:30am: Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy. Wind Northeast 6mph. Temperature: Low 40s increasing to low 50s. Sunrise: 6:54. First Light: 6:28.
