In the 1970's, a group of counter-culture denizens in Durango, Colorado, started a festival aimed at curing the winter doldrums. The end of January was a slow, sleepy time of the year back then.
45 years later, Snowdown is an annual event that brings together city boosters, businesses along Main Street, locals, and tourists for a week of costumes, quirky fun and events. Each Snowdown has a theme, and over the years, festival organizers have encouraged participants to get decked out as pirates, disco dancers and ancient Romans.
1992 stands out as maybe the weirdest, edgiest year on record--at least for a small fraction of the people who happened to be in Durango between January 29th and Feburary 2nd of that year.
In this episode of the Magic City of the Southwest, we revisit Clown Around Snowdown.
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Produced by Magic City Studios llc
Written by Kirbie Bennett and Adam Burke
Original Musical Score by Adam Burke
Hosted by Kirbie Bennett
Graphic design by Jamie Wanzek
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