Francisco Fort Museum

10/03/2026

Hello, La Veta! FRANCISCO FORT MUSEUM is open today for La Veta Oktoberfest until 4pm -- our last museum day open for the season. We also have our fantastic new 2027 Pop-In Pass on sale now for only $25/individual or $40/family. Just in time for the holidays, a perfect stocking-stuffer, white-elephant party gift, or business gifts for locals and summer residents. https://www.franciscofort.org/gift-shop

09/17/2026

Hello, La Veta! In honor of the annual Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival, Francisco Fort Museum and Gift Shop will be open this week, Thu - Sat from 10-4. Admission is $7 for adults, kids are free. We look forward to your visit!

09/03/2026

Hard to believe it's already Labor Day weekend, the museum's last week of the summer! There is still time to visit today, tomorrow and Saturday (10-4). Although we will be officially closed for the season after this Saturday, we will open again for Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival and La Veta Oktoberfest. Please see details at

Francisco Fort is the last surviving original adobe fort in Colorado and serves as the home of the Francisco Fort Museum. The museum houses the heirlooms of Huerfano County, including collections of Native American, Spanish settler, and pioneer artifacts.

07/11/2026

Whether you are browsing for a gift of shopping for yourself,
Francisco Fort Museum Gift Shop has a great selection of books about the old west and local history, plenty of off-grid toys and games for family camping and road trips, and more! Open Thu – Sat, 10-4 at 306 S. Main Street, La Veta. Please come in for a visit!

07/11/2026

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07/08/2026

We are busy preparing for the Ute Bear Dance ceremony at La Veta's Francisco Fort Museum next week (Saturday, July 18)! Anyone with a rake and an hour to kill is invited to gather at the museum gift shop tomorrow (Wednesday 7/08) at 5pm to help remove leaves and twigs from the quad. Please join us for some gentle yard work to the peaceful tune of birdsong in the cool of a lovely La Veta summer evening. Thank you!

07/07/2026

We were honored to have Dr. Lorenzo Trujillo as a speaker and performer at Francisco Fort Museum about 11 years ago. History Colorado has posted this article by him, as well as the all female group Mariachi Las Dahlias pictured. They have connections to the youth mariachi group just started in Walsenburg. What a rich and vibrant tradition! Museums are so much more than 'dusty old things' on display! They are centers for history, cultures, and stories! Come experience the Ute Bear Dance on July 18th!

07/06/2026

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