Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 12:30 PM
Join us for a delicious meal as we share highlights from the past year and vote on MCHS Bylaw updates. It’s a chance to connect with fellow supporters and celebrate the many ways our members make it possible to preserve local history!
Cost is $20 per person.
Call (970) 516-1100 to RSVP and pay at the event, or RSVP and pay online.
POSTPONED until Spring 2027
Explore the history and significance of pinto bean farming on the Great Sage Plain with Bob Bernhart and Steve Garcher. Drawing on personal experience and regional knowledge, they will discuss the role pinto beans have played in shaping the agricultural economy and cultural identity of the region.
All public programs are free unless otherwise noted. A $5 suggested donation supports future programming.
Programs are typically held at the museum, 35 S. Chestnut Street, unless otherwise specified.
We, along with our regional partners, have a variety of wonderful resources in development and programs planned for America’s 250th and Colorado’s 150th celebrations in 2026! Click on the images above to learn more about what is going on and gain access to resources from across the region, state, and nation.
Want to get a head start? Enjoy the Mountains and Mesas: A Southwest Colorado Regional Reading List
Bookmark this Calendar of Events to keep up with all the exciting initiatives planned by the museum and our regional partners all year long!
Checkout the Southwest Colorado Passport online – This pocket-sized guide, modeled after a travel passport, will enable you and your children, or grandchildren, to travel to places that will bring our history and heritage to vibrant life! All 4th graders will get a physical copy at school, homeschool parents can pick up a copy at the museum or local libraries.
More to Commemorate – Here in Montezuma County, we will also be celebrating Cortez’s 140th and Mesa Verde National Park’s 120th anniversary
CO150 Film Festival Comes to Montezuma County
The CO150 Film Festival is a statewide celebration featuring films connected to Colorado’s landscapes, people, and stories. Grab your friends, revisit an old favorite on the big screen, and experience the charm of two historic venues!
Sunflower Theatre
For more information on the venue and to purchase tickets visit sunflowertheatre.org.
Mancos Opera House
For more information on purchasing tickets visit their Facebook page.
Learn more about the CO 150 Film Festival initiative by visiting their website.
Heritage Days 2026 | Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2
This two-day event celebrates the rich history, culture, and community of Cortez, Montezuma County, and the surrounding region. Featuring iconic local exhibitors, hands-on demonstrations and activities, live music, guided walking tours, and engaging educational programs, the event offers something for the whole family!
This readers theater performance, featuring fifteen local actors, was inspired by a 1920s poem, In Memory of Pioneers, by early Yellow Jacket homesteader Augustus “Gus” Stevenson. The script was developed from oral histories, memoirs, letters, and more from the museum’s archives.
