Rendezvous at the Fort
Featuring
Mountain men trappers' and traders' encampments as it was at Bent’s Old Fort in the 1830s and 1840s. Meet the Indian Nations today – ceremonial dances, singing, and the history of each respective Indian nation, many of whose ancestors traded at Bent’s Old Fort.
Meet the award-winning Spanish Colonial artists who carry on their culture with handmade retablos and bultos, tin art, micaceous clay pottery, and beautiful weavings from churro wool.
Storytellers, music with Rex Rideout, and much more! Delicious food – frito pie, tamales, and more from the Fort!
Saturday Tickets
Sunday Tickets
Saturday and Sunday, September 21 & 22, 2024
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both Days.
Rain or Shine!
Adults $10
Children ages 7 - 12: $5
6 & Under Free
Parking is Free
At The Fort
19192 Highway 8
Morrison, Colorado – in Southwest Denver “Red Rocks Country.”
See the map on our Contact Us page >
2024 Rendezvous Participants:
Vic Barkin - 1830s Rocky Mountain Trapper
Lynnette De Schepper - Demonstrating card games from early 1800s
Edward Duncan - Company trader
Daniel Jacob Koch - Representing Bent's Old Fort National Historical Site
Karin Kowalski - Demonstrating steps of processing wool and making jerga cloth (Sunday only)
Venerando Musumecci - Blacksmith
Fred Oglesby - Trader/clerk
Sam Pisciotta - Displaying 1810 period trade goods and demonstrating fire making
Michael Schaubs - Indian Sign Language, trade procedures, establishing "brotherhood" trade camps
Anna Taylor - Domestic help
Greg Waltrip - Bent St. Vrain & Company
Angela & Malcolm Weeden - Processing churro wool into jerga cloth (Sunday only)
A day at the Rendezvous at The Fort is a day in the early West, offering engaging and immersive fun for the whole family. Historic interpreters will show guests day-to-day skills from the 1840s, such as sign language, wool processing, domestic arts, black powder shooting competition, and more. Additional activities include a Scavenger Hunt, informative lectures, raptors, mammals, and reptiles provided by Nature’s Educators, storytelling by Angel Vigil, music of the period by Rex Rideout, The American Indian powwow and dance demonstrations by the Denver Singers, and artwork by Spanish colonial artists using traditional methods. Concessions will be provided onsite by The Fort Restaurant.
2024 Spanish Colonial Artists:
Charlie & Debbie Carrillo - Retablos, bultos, relief carving, and micaceous pottery
Teresa Duran - Retablos and painted wood relief
Al Florence - Retablos and bultos
Frank L. Garcia - Retablos, bultos, and hide paintings
Juan Lopez - Filigree jewelry
Judy Miranda - Retablos
Margarito Mondragon - Retablos and bultos
Jerry Montoya - Retablos, crosses, tinwork
Mel Rivera - Straw applique
Catherine Robles Shaw - Retablos and bultos
Randy Trujillo - Blanket box, tin pieces, and crosses
Eugene & Rose Vigil - Weaving
