Join us for a weekend of fun!
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
Inspired by the mountains of Colorado where she was born and raised, Carin Mari is a songwriter who is passionate about life and playing her own brand of music.
Her talents as guitarist/singer/songwriter have won numerous awards, including the North America County Music Association 2009 Entertainer and Songwriter of the Year, Female Vocal
Inspired by the mountains of Colorado where she was born and raised, Carin Mari is a songwriter who is passionate about life and playing her own brand of music.
Her talents as guitarist/singer/songwriter have won numerous awards, including the North America County Music Association 2009 Entertainer and Songwriter of the Year, Female Vocalist and Female Entertainer of the Year for South Plains College, and eight Colorado Country Music Awards. In 2010, Carin, entered the Texaco Country Showdown and won the Southwest Regional final and a
trip to Nashville.
Carin will perform the Saturday night concert in an open-air setting at the Ouray County Fairgrounds in Ridgway.
Glen Campbell's daughter Debby with her band Adamas, performed at the first Old West Fest in 2019. She hopes to join us again at a future date.
Events & Activities
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
The 2021 Old West Fest is September 24-26 .
This year’s festival will include two movies, eight presentations and workshops, a 90-minute Wild West horse show, and a Saturday evening country music concert. We also have horse-drawn wagon rides, Western karaoke, a Western heroes and villains look-alike contest and more. In addition, attende
The 2021 Old West Fest is September 24-26 .
This year’s festival will include two movies, eight presentations and workshops, a 90-minute Wild West horse show, and a Saturday evening country music concert. We also have horse-drawn wagon rides, Western karaoke, a Western heroes and villains look-alike contest and more. In addition, attendees will be able to tour two locations used during the filming of the 1969 John Wayne movie True Grit: the restored courtroom at the Ouray County Courthouse and Mattie's ranch west of town.
Festival partners include the Ouray County Ranch History Museum and the Ridgway Railroad Museum, both of which are planning additional events for the same weekend. The Ridgway Railroad Museum will be offering rides on the Galloping Goose and special tours.
Also on this weekend is the Plein Air competition in Ridgway. (The Weehawken's Sneffles Fiber Arts Fest has been cancelled). This promises to be a huge weekend of family fun during our peak of fall colors.
Mission
Singer songwriter Carin Mari to perform
Mission
The Ridgway Western Heritage Society celebrates Ridgway, Colorado's film, ranching and railroad heritage, and Western arts & culture.
HISTORY
The first annual Ridgway Old West Fest in 2019 celebrated Ridgway Colorado's brief transformation into Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the filming of True Grit. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the relea
The Ridgway Western Heritage Society celebrates Ridgway, Colorado's film, ranching and railroad heritage, and Western arts & culture.
HISTORY
The first annual Ridgway Old West Fest in 2019 celebrated Ridgway Colorado's brief transformation into Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the filming of True Grit. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of True Grit, for which John Wayne won his only Academy Award. The famous director Henry Hathaway brought the True Grit cast and crew to Ridgway & Ouray County in late summer of 1968.
Check out our Store page (see button at top of this page or click on book title here) to buy our wonderful book,
SCULPTURES WANTED Festival goers: Know of a John Wayne sculpture someone is trying to find a home for? We would love to have you donate it to the Ouray County Ranch History Museum. Contact Joan Chismire, 970.316.1085, JChismire@gmail.com.
Festival Sponsors include:
