Looking for the best music festivals in Colorado in 2024? Well, I’m here to help, because I’ve compiled a solid list of upcoming Colorado Festivals and events that’ll keep you grooving all year long!
The Rocky Mountains. Celeb spotting in Aspen. World-class skiing. The bizarre case of JonBenét Ramsey. There are a bunch of things you probably picture when you think of Colorado – but music festivals should definitely be one of them! Traditional bluegrass music is iconically celebrated here in its truest form, while rock and roots, country and even EDM are well represented during the summer music festival season.
So dust off your sturdiest pair of cowboy boots, because my pick of the best Colorado music festivals mostly takes you away from the capital of Denver, and into the rolling ranches of the high country and beyond. After, all John Denver didn’t write “Rocky Mountain High” for nothin’.
So read all about the best Colorado Music Festivals 2024 has to offer, and feel free to leave a comment if you think I’m missing any important ones!
1) Sonic Bloom Festival 2024
Sonic Bloom is truly a Colorado music festival experience you’ll never forget | Credit: Juliana Moskow
When: June, 2024 (dates TBC)
Where: Rye, Colorado
http://sonicbloomfestival.com/
“SONIC BLOOM is a 4-day camping festival that brings electronic music, dance, art and human performance together in an atmosphere that inspires open channels of co-creativity for everyone involved.”
Out of all the music festivals in Colorado, this is the one I’m DYING to go to. It looks like such an amazing festival, and I know many friends who have gone and said how amazing it is. The line-ups are always awesome, but the reason people go to is the VIBE. If you’re looking for a good Colorado festival, then this should be a top priority (in my opinion at least).
One of my good friends Melissa attended Sonic Bloom last year though, and wrote up this review for my site! Give it a read! “Sonic Bloom | Musical Magic in Colorado”
2) Hanuman Festival
Credit: Facebook
When: July, 2024
Where: Boulder, Colorado
“Join the Global Yoga Tribe. Honor the Practice, Create Magic, Raise the Vibration!”
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“Open your heart and experience awakening, belonging and connection in a four-day celebration of world-class yoga, mind-blowing music, inspirational experiences and nourishing community.”
3) The RIDE Festival
Photo via Facebook
When: July, 2024
Where: Telluride, Colorado
Bringing stellar rock n roll to the most stunning venue in the world!
“Since its debut in 2012, The RIDE Festival has quickly garnered a reputation among music fans for its thoughtful performance curation – handpicking rootsy, rocking talent whose music flawlessly compliments the festival’s stunning Telluride, Colorado setting. There’s something magical about Telluride. Celebrated for its rugged ski terrain, majestic mountains, rivers and waterfalls, and panoramic views, the tiny historic mining town-turned-tourist-hot-spot is one of Colorado’s most renowned mountain towns. Known to music aficionados, the annual RIDE Festival draws 8,000+ fans to the picturesque Telluride Town Park to experience seasoned and emerging performers in an intimate setting unlike any other. The RIDE Festival is a destination event featuring rock ‘n’ roll music, kid-friendly festival programming, and a varied late-night live music schedule. The RIDE Festival’s proximity to many outdoor activities makes this a unique opportunity to extend your stay. Enjoy world class hiking, mountain biking, river rafting, fishing, visit area hot springs or delve into the history of the west.”
4) Global Dance Festival
Easily the biggest Denver Music Festival for EDM fans!
When: July, 2024
Where: Denver, Colorado
https://globaldancefestival.com/
Global Dance Festival is one of Colorado’s biggest and best EDM Festivals, bringing in an unbelievably stacked line-up spanning nearly every genre of electronic music across five amazing stages!
“Embrace your sense of adventure and get your heart-racing on one of the many carnival rides, dance like no one’s watching at the Silent Disco, wander amongst the many striking art installations and discover other hidden gems throughout the GDF grounds while you meander from stage to stage.”
5) Apogea 2024
When: June, 2024
Where: Valdez, Colorado
This is the official Colorado Regional Burning Man Event.
“Art, performance, sustainability, radical inclusion, and radical self-reliance. Join us, all are welcome! Here you will find an experiential forum where our ever-expanding community practices freedom of expression in an environment of participation, sharing, and creativity. We invite you to join us in a place where our spirits are as high as the mountains and our minds are as wide open as the plains!”
Check out my article on Burning Man Accessories, Clothing, and Outfit Essentials, as well as my blog on The Best Burning Man Goggles to look your best out there!
6) Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2024
Photo via Planet Bluegrass
When: June 20-23, 2024
Where: Telluride, Colorado
https://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/
“Every June, Festivarians make the annual pilgrimage to Telluride. Nestled in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is not only an iconic representation of all kinds of music, but a place of awe inspiring beauty; somewhere you can dance under the solstice sun and embrace your truest self. It certainly doesn’t get better than this.”
7) Country Jam 2024
When: June 20-22, 2024
Where: Grand Junction, Colorado
“Country Jam is the largest country music and camping festival in Colorado, featuring the biggest names in country music over four days at Jam Ranch just outside of Grand Junction. A weekend you’ll never forget. For nearly three decades Country Jam has launched itself to the forefront of the country music festival scene, hosting the biggest names in country music amongst the Red Rock landscape of Western Colorado. Come join us.”
Check out my article on the best country music festivals in the U.S.A for similar festivals!
8) Rockygrass Festival 2024
When: July 26-28, 2024
Where: Lyons, Colorado
https://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/
“The last weekend of July, 5,000 Festivarians descend on the historic quarry town of Lyons (just 15 minutes north of Boulder in the Rocky Mountain foothills) for one of the world’s premiere traditional bluegrass festivals. With recent headliners Steve Martin, Ricky Skaggs, Peter Rowan, The Infamous Stringdusters, Del McCoury Band, and Alison Krauss, RockyGrass has consistently sold-out in advance for the past decade. Renowned as a picker’s festival, the week leading up to the event, the RockyGrass Academy offers three hundred musicians of all ages an opportunity to learn bluegrass from many of the festival performers, including instrument building and a Kids Camp.”
Just the right amount of people, superb transitions and timing, great food and drink, well-kept facilities… a superb example of a small society.
9) Bohemian Nights Festival
Credit: Bohemian Nights
When: June-September, 2024
Where: Fort Collins, Colorado
https://www.bohemiannights.org/
“Bohemian Nights shares the gift of live Colorado music with the Northern Colorado community. Bohemian Nights exposes community members to new, emerging and established Colorado artists; reveals Fort Collins as a music city; and shares the gift of live music with the community. The Downtown Fort Collins Business Association produces an annual festival in August as a part of the NewWestFest celebration. This free community music festival features a variety of genres and includes a family-centered Kids’ Music Adventure. Bohemian Nights Presents Thursday Night Live is a series of free summer concerts performed in Old Town Square. This series showcases Colorado’s finest established and emerging musical talent.”
10) Powabunga Festival
One of the coolest snowy raves in Colorado!
When: TBC, 2024
Where: Vail, Colorado
Colorado’s Ultimate Festival Snow Getaway.
This is one of Colorado’s newest festivals on the list, but after a wildly successful inaugural edition in 2019 being headlined by the likes of ZHU, Bob Moses, and Justin Jay, it’s safe to say this is new boutique ski resort event is a Colorado festival that’ll be amazing for many years to come!
“Complete with stacked afterparties, funky costumes, and fresh mountain air – this is a winter festival experience you don’t want to miss!
11) Bravo! Vail Music Festival
Credit: Zach Mahone
When: June-August, 2024
Where: Vail, Colorado
Four of the world’s greatest orchestras make their summer home at Bravo! Vail Music Festival!
“Experience intimate performances of internationally renowned orchestras, musicians, and soloists as they perform powerful classical masterworks, soulful jazz, and electrifying pop programs in the majestic Rocky Mountain setting of the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Bravo!”
12) Denver Day of Rock
When: June, 2024 (TBC)
Where: Denver, Colorado
www.denverunionstation.com/events/denver-day-of-rock/
“Denver Day of Rock is a one-day music festival benefitting the work of Amp the Cause. This free event features four stages of live music along Denver’s LoDo District. Denver Day of Rock unites the community through music and family friendly entertainment while also raising funds to help Amp the Cause continue to support non-profits in the community.”
13) Westword Music Showcase
When: September, 2024 (TBC)
Where: Denver, Colorado
“The Westword Music Showcase has been the city’s most enduring annual tradition for local rock fans – 27 years, to be exact. It’s not an overstatement to suggest that just about every local band that ever mattered has played Westword, which has proven, over the decades, to be the most consistent and comprehensive major media outlet covering the local music scene. ”
14) Mountain Town Music Festival 2024
When: August 17, 2024
Where: Keystone, Colorado
www.keystonefestivals.com/festivals/mountain-town-music-festival/
“A celebration of all things Colorado. Warm summer days, free live music from national acts and the harvest season for our colorful state. Come spend the weekend in Colorado’s high country and celebrate the waning of summer and squeeze in that one last mountain adventure before the aspens start to turn their golden hues.
National acts grace the River Run Village stage and local food vendors will line the streets concocting their best peach recipes as well as other harvest favorites such as; Rocky Ford melons, Olathe sweet corn & elk. Both the sweet and the savory, for you to enjoy. Dance the day away with free live music, performers include Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Jared and the Mill , The Brother’s Comatose and headliner TBA! The festival will also feature vendors from across Colorado highlighting hammocks, original art, pet goodies, jewelry, clothing and more! As always there will be activities for the kiddos with face painters and plant your own flower pot. Join us for this family-friendly, music-filled day at Keystone and help us welcome in the cooler days!”
15) Jazz Aspen Snowmass – June Experience 2024
When: June 20-24, 2024
Where: Aspen, Colorado
http://www.jazzaspensnowmass.org
“Founded in 1991 and entering its 32nd season, the mission of Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) is to present and preserve jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances, and education programs. JAS has been consistently recognized for its unique marriage of world-class music to an unparalleled natural and intimate setting, and its impeccable hospitality for artists and audiences alike. Over the course of its history, the event has showcased performances by an eclectic lineup of artists including James Brown, Stevie Nicks, Kanye West, Chris Stapleton, Leon Bridges, Eric Church, The Count Basie Orchestra, Sheryl Crow, Roy Ayers, Sting, and Stevie Wonder among many others.”
16) Jazz Aspen Snowmass – Labor Day Experience 2024
When: August 30 -September 1, 2024
Where: Aspen, Colorado
http://www.jazzaspensnowmass.org/labor-day-experience
“Founded in 1991 and now in their 32nd season, Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) presents and preserves jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances and education programs. The JAS Labor Day Experience brought out names like Stevie Nicks, Chris Stapleton, and Leon Bridges for previous festivals.”
17) Seven Peaks Music Festival
When: September, 2024 (TBC after 2023 hiatus)
Where: Villa Grove, Colorado
https://sevenpeaksfestival.com/
Seven Peaks festival is ready to bring some of the biggest names in Country Music to the gorgeous mountains of Colorado! From Dierks Bentley and the creators of massive country festivals like Tortuga, Watershed, and Faster Horses – you know you’re in good hands! If you’re into country music, then this is where you should be Labor Day weekend!
18) Juneteenth Music Festival
When: June, 2024
Where: Denver, Colorado
https://www.juneteenthmusicfestival.com/
“Five Points: A place where Duke Ellington played and Billie Holiday sang, people gathered for a cold drink after a long day’s work and African Americans, segregated by racist housing laws, made a life and a living. Five Points honors Juneteenth by throwing an annual parade and music festival.”
19) Drishti Beats Yoga & Music Festival
Credit: Drishti Beats Yoga & Music Festival
When: July, 2024
Where: Snowmass Village, Colorado
https://festival.drishtibeats.com/
A 3-Day Yoga & Music Festival
While soaking in the vibrant summer Snowmass Village community, festival goers are invited to embark on an incredible journey filled with soul-shaking music, heart-opening yoga, mind-expanding workshops, lectures, art and more, from some of the most eclectic yet refined selection musicians, yoga instructors and speakers.
20) High Ground Music Festival
When: TBC, 2024
Where: Denver, Colorado
https://www.highgroundfest.com
“High Ground fuses music, narrative, immersive art, “chill” yet vibrant culture, and nature. In 2022, High Ground evolves into a 2-day experience that embraces all things Colorado. This is a festival for those who wish to dive deeper and experience more. The Revelers of High Ground are a community that connects, explores, grows, and experiences something new together.”
21) Caveman Music Festival 2024
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When: August 30-September 1, 2024 (Labor Day Weekend)
Where: Weston, Colorado
“A one-of-a-kind music event created by songwriting troubadour Red Shahan and bandmate Parker Morrow, and hosted by the Lake Monument Resort in the bucolic village of Weston, Colorado. This 3-day music festival happens Labor Day weekend, and the lineup is fantastic and includes artists like Shane Smith and the Saints, one of the most played artists on the hit TV show Yellowstone and hit songwriter/GRAMMY-nominated artist Brent Cobb. The Monument Lake Resort has been completely renovated turning out a state-of-the-art destination resort that sits on 368 gorgeous mountain acres. So whether it’s hiking along mountain vistas, fishing at the mile-long private lake, boating on cool clear waters, or just basking in the tranquility of nature, Caveman Music Festival offers it all along with the perfect soundtrack at this secluded little piece of heaven.”
22) Block Party Music Festival
When: August, 2024
Where: Eagle, Colorado
https://blockpartyeagle.com/lineup/
“A three-day outdoor music festival, showcasing 13 bands on three stages, offering an eclectic mix of live blues, funk, and rock in the heart of Downtown Eagle. Block Party specializes in recruiting the finest bands from some of the best names around the world from bluegrass, rock, jazz, and beyond to bring vibrant energy to their festival. Colorado is on its way to becoming a globally recognized music hub with locally organized festivals like Block Party leading the shift towards more immersive, live music events. Block Party is the perfect representation of the vastness of incredibly talented artists from in and around the Rocky Mountain area, showcasing the region’s growing music scene. ”
23) Rhythms On The Rio
When: August, 2024
Where: Del Norte, Colorado
“HYTHMS ON THE RIO is an attendance-capped 3-day festival on the banks of the Rio Grande River. You will instantly feel the community-first mentality that has developed over 15 events to make ROTR what it is today; a value-driven, laid-back experience with GREAT music for all ages to enjoy TOGETHER!!!!”
24) Decadence NYE Colorado
When: December., 2024 (NYE festival)
Where: Denver, Colorado
“One of the largest NYE festivals in the world, Decadence Colorado, returns to Denver. Experience two full nights of mammoth sized arenas at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver filled with world-class talent, elegant décor, and gorgeous art installations.”
25) Beanstalk Music & Mountains Festival
When: August, 2024
Where: Bond, Colorado
“Beanstalk Festival joins together the awe-inspiring beauty of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado River with a live music experience featuring some of the top touring acts and musicians the jam scene has to offer. Hosted by Colorado’s own, Magic Beans, the festival showcases choice local and national talent, deep in the heart of the mountains. Enjoy the outdoors and river all day, then let loose at night with good folks from around the country. Watch the music come to life under the brightest stars you’ve ever seen. Now celebrating its ELEVENTH year, Beanstalk has proven itself to be one of Colorado’s premier and intimate music and camping festivals. We hope to see you on the river this year!”
26) MeadowGrass Music Festival
Image: Springs Magazine
When: May, 2024
Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado
https://rockymountainhighway.org
“Each year, we hold the MeadowGrass Music Festival, which brings distinctive music from local, regional and national levels right into our own backyard. MeadowGrass is known for great music and its family-friendly outdoor setting for audiences of all ages. You’ll come for the music, but end up leaving as part of the Rocky Mountain Highway family.”
Am I missing any epic music festivals in Colorado 2024?
There are tons of amazing events spread around this gorgeous country, and it’s hard to include every one of them on these lists! So please do let me know if you think I need to add a specific music festival! I’ll be personally attending several of these in the next year or two as I’m spending a lot more time in Colorado now! Can’t wait to finally check out Red Rocks, camp at Sonic, and jam out to music on the Colorado ski slopes!
Looking for more music festival guides?
I’ve written a ton of articles about different music festivals around the world, as well as in the U.S.A. Check out a few of these below, and get ready for your next big event!
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Underground Music Showcase – Denver’s largest and most iconic music festival, just announced the full 2019 lineup and will once again bring an array of acclaimed national and local artists, creatively curated stages, and host endless surprises across the three-day showcase. The just announced 2019 UMS lineup, with performances by more than 200 artists, includes national headliners Honne, Chicano Batman, Black Mountain, Tuxedo, Earthgang, and Still Woozy.
Supporting artists include Empress Of, Yves Tumor, DRAMA, Sophie Meiers, LEIKELI47, Y La Bamba, Gardens & Villa, William Elliott Whitmore, Miya Folick, Tessa Violet, Haviah Mighty, Liza Anne, Spooky Mansion, Greyhounds, Dressy Bessy, DBUK, SWSH, Kainalu, Jackie Mendoza, Clavvs, Rapperchicks, Rich Jones, Divino Niño, Parallelephants, Deezie Brown, Garrett T Capps and more and more than 200 acts from across Colorado. View the full lineup here: https://www.undergroundmusicshowcase.com/lineup.
I can say with assurance that I’m a major music fan. I listen to music every day and I can’t imagine my life without this pleasure. Music gives me special magnificent emotions and it takes me to another reality. I always try to find a way to visit some new music events and open new singers to myself. Unfortunately, due to our pandemic situation I couldn’t do it in full measure. I’m so glad to read this article and realize that finally I have a chance to go to such incredible music festivals and dive into a unique atmosphere. I have already been inspired by the “SONIC BLOOM FESTIVAL”. Your description totally lures me to visit this event with the confidence that I will not regret it and will have feelings that it is truly wonderful.
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I suggest that you add another festival which I just attended. See https://www.snowygrass.com/
CAVEMAN MUSIC FESTIVAL – Labor Day Weekend 2023
3 Days of Music in the beautiful Sangre De Cristo Mountains of Colorado ⚡️ 20+ Artists ↟ Hiking ↟ Fishing ↟ Kayaking ↟ Big Skies
Really thank you! I had no idea there were so many cool festivals