Silverton Creates!

2024 Dates: September 6-14

Planning is now underway for Silverton Creates! 2024.  Last year this well-attended weekend celebration of the arts encompassed more than 30 unique activities happening around town including art workshops and demonstrations, heritage tours, live music, a maker's market, dance/movement & theater arts, reading/lectures, film, a pancake breakfast and more.  This year we are expanding the event to cover a full week of activities, happening September 6-14, 2024. Come join us for crisp mountain air, vibrant fall foliage and a uniquely Silverton creative experience!

Some of the activities being planned for Silverton Creates! 2024:

First Friday Art Walk: Friday September 6 (4:30-7:30 pm)

San Juan County Historical Society Celebration: Saturday September 7 (4-7 pm)

Silverton Summer Sounds outdoor concert: Friday September 13 (6-9 pm)

Music and Maker’s Mart at Memorial Park: Saturday September 14 (11 am-6 pm)

And many more to come!

Stay tuned for more details and a full 2024 event schedule!

Calling all Silverton Creatives

To create a schedule that is jam-packed with exciting artistic activities, we need your help! We are seeking individuals and organizations that can plan and execute activities of their own design during the event week of Silverton Creates! (September 6-14, 2024). In particular, we are looking for events that include artistic, creative and/or heritage elements. There are so many possibilities — we urge you to let your imaginations go wild! What would you like to make happen? Contact us if you’d like to kick around ideas, or register your event idea by clicking the button below.


Thank You 2023 Sponsors!

Silverton Creates! is supported by these generous sponsors: Town of Silverton, San Juan County Tourism Fund Board, Silverton Mountain, Citizens State Bank, San Juan County Community Fund, Durango Magazine, Creative Crackerjack, Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce, KSJC Silverton Community Radio, Silverton Public Library, Silverton Powerhouse Collective, Columbine Roadhouse, Move Yoga & Fitness, Avon Hotel, Kendall Mountain Gallery, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Silverton Camera Company, Coffee Bear, 9318 Collective, The Whistlestop, Silverfest, Mountain Memories, Villa Dallavalle Inn, Wildcrafter Spa, Skyflower Boutique, Silverton Hardware, Silverton Train Store.