Visit the Fort to celebrate La Veta’s origins during Francisco Fort Days on July 29th
Francisco Fort Day in La Veta (306 South Main) has something for everyone! Rain or Shine! All events are free and open to the public.
The day begins at 7:30 am with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the La Veta Methodist Church. The Orphan Valley Singers will be performing.
Kids! A scavenger hunt through the museum, the kid corral, make a yarn doll or leather key chain to take home. Learn how to grind corn with a mano and a metate. Games include a bean bag toss, a pinata, chicken poop bingo, and a duck race.
Francisco Fort Day is a long-standing tradition in La Veta and this year is supported by The Friends of the Museum, the Huajatolla Heritage Festival and Foundation, the Methodist Church of La Veta, the La Veta Public Library, the La Veta Mercantile and the Town of La Veta. Come to Francisco Fort Day and see where history and creativity live in La Veta. Life’s too short not to be at the Fort!
Pancake breakfast sponsored by the La Veta Methodist Church
Mario the Cornmaster all day long.
Events ongoing through the Day
Teresa Vigil-Herbalist .
The sharing of the Pictorial Archive of 25 Founding Families of Huerfano County will be available for viewing in the Hispano room in the West Wing at the museum. In addition, Sandy Dolak will be there to record more stories and scan photos. In addition to adding to the Hispano photo project, she is also interested in collecting materials for the upcoming Coal Camp and Cow Camp event on November 4.
Sarsaparilla in the Saloon, brewed by our own Mountain Merman Brewery in La Veta
Mike Kernor & Connor Knowles in the Blacksmith Shop
Will Prator--Mountain Man-Buck Skinner
Dave Steffen--Making Adobe Bricks West Wing
Zachary Dees Prebula—Juggling, unicycle etc…
Randi Samulsen Brown-author
Mining Museum Walsenburg
Bean Bag Toss, Corn Grinding on Metates, Tree Circumference Guesses, Chicken Poop Bingo, twice during the day, Duck Race early afternoon
Kid's activities: face painting, yarn dolls, leather rings, pinata, and more
At the Library: 10:30 am Michael Martinez, the Espinosa Brothers, talk and book signing,
In the Mercantile 11:30 am John Carson, Kit Carson's Grandson on Kit's Life 12:30 pm Teresa de Jesus Vigil, Herbalist, 1:30 pm Bob Kennemer, Local and Historic Plants 2:30 pm Dave Enke—Old Instruments
Music in the Plaza 10:00 Red Wing Rustlers, 11:00 Patty Clayton 11:30 Rambling Rangers 12:30 Willson and McKee 1:30 Michael Rael 2:00 Patty Clayton 2:30 Michael Rael
3:00 Ken Saydak Saloon
Fort Museum is open all day long. Other vendors and performers as well.