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Alamosa Daily Digest Friday, July 17, 2026

Ty McDuffey

17 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Mid-summer in the Valley means the heat sits on you like a wool blanket you can't shake, and that's usually when folks stop waiting for the perfect weather and just get out there—the county fair circuit's spinning up, the Sand Dunes are packed with tourists trying to cool off in those creek beds, and Adams State's got summer sessions running hard. These next few weeks are when a place like Alamosa either hums along or it doesn't, and the calendar filling up tells you which way things are leaning. Better grab a cold one and get your events in while you can, because September comes fast up here at 7,500 feet, and by then half the year's gone.

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Mid-summer, still hot: A list of Valley events

Manassa Pioneer Days kicks off this Friday and runs through Saturday, offering traditional summer entertainment including morning parades, evening rodeo, and a demolition derby. A 5K race will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, earlier than previous years, drawing hundreds of runners to the community...

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