Rooted in COMMUNITY.
Forged in HISTORY.
Welcome to Walsenburg, Colorado. The heart of Huerfano County.
Thanks for a great Porchfest, friends!
Check out the newest FAR OUT murals at Fiesta Park, Civic League Park, West 7th Street, and behind the fire department!
Up next: Walsenburg PRIDE!
Stay tuned for details.
April Showers Bring May Flowers!
Thank you for your support during our annual April fundraiser!
Every dollar you give offsets cost for hanging baskets and flowers on Main Street from May to October.
Any additional funds raised help support our free public events and shop local initiatives!
Upcoming EVENTS
Farmer’s Market
Sundays, 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Swing by Heritage Park on Sundays at noon for fresh veggies, plant starts, and more! Weekly through September.
Mountain Mining Days
Saturday, September 5
Walsenburg’s annual heritage festival starts kicks off early with vendors and food trucks closing down the block on 6th next to Miners Plaza.
Calendar
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Check out what Walsenburg’s got going on in 2025, or add your downtown sale / event to our community calendar.
Walking WALSENBURG
Handmade flower planters have been a staple for almost twenty years in downtown Walsenburg, thanks to generations of local volunteers, merchants, and the Museum of Friends.
In 2022, through a through a generous Colorado Artist Grant, administered by RedLine and Arts in Society, WDRC collaborated with local designers and fabricators to develop and install steel Walking Walsenburg planters along Main Street.
Continuing in the tradition of storytelling of the areas ancestors, these planters are adorned with iconography evoking a reminder of our collective strengths, diverse culture, and complex history.
Walsenburg Downtown Revitalization Committee
This page is run by the Walsenburg Downtown Revitalization Committee, a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit, working to bring events and beautification initiatives to the downtown district to drive resident engagement, tourism, and economic development.
Current Sponsors
Thanks to these great businesses for your support and partnership. We couldn’t pull off these events without you!
Support our Mission
If you enjoy downtown Walsenburg events and flower planters, and want to see more, consider sending some moolah our way.
Volunteer
Help out on event days or with various town projects including flower watering, fundraising, and clean-up initiatives.
In the NEWS
Walsenburg brings back its community celebration, Porchfest, for a second year
May 15, 2024 | By Eden Lane
Walsenburg, Colorado, is gearing up for an artistic weekend as the town hosts its second annual Porchfest and Mural Fest on Saturday, May 25. The event combines music and art with community-wide spring cleaning, allowing visitors to wander between yard sales, pop-up concerts and wall-sized works in progress…