Best Music Festivals in Colorado

You asked. We delivered! Colorado is known for its fantastic and diverse music festivals that feature big names as well as local up and coming bands. Here is a great list of recurring music festivals throughout Colorado that are a MUST SEE:

1. If you’re a music fan that enjoys a wide variety, then ARISE Music Festival is for you. This is actually the 7th year it has returned!

2. Blues From The Top. As the name suggests, if you are a blues lover, this is a perfect event for you! It’s also located in beautiful Winter Park.

3. Country Jam actually picked up some larger names recently such as Luke Bryan and Sam hunt. This event is quickly becoming the premier country music event not only in Colorado, but also the entire nation. So if Country is your thing, you better get here fast. They’ve been going for 28 years.

4. Folks Festival has been running for 30 years. Yes, you guessed it, it is great for folk artists. Not a fan? That’s okay. There are other non-folk artists that perform here too!

5. Global Dance Festival is mostly for the EDM lovers out there. This event is huge and locals go crazy for it!

6. Since 1991, the Jazz Aspen Snowmass has been a big hit. Artists such as Richard Bona, Jose James and Etienne Charles are often featured.

7. Of course, you can’t forget the Westword Music Showcase. This attracts all the best local talent AND some national headliners.

So hopefully you got at least one music festival to go to after reading this list! There is such a wide variety of music out there and Colorado offers some of the best atmosphere in the nation. What do you have to lose? Go check out all the festivals and take it in!