Colorado Bluegrass Festivals in 2022: The Best in Colorado Bluegrass
Colorado Bluegrass Festivals in 2022: The Best in Colorado Bluegrass
Colorado has it all – sunshine, fishing, skiing, rafting, camping, hiking, legalizing, and … bluegrass.
It seems every town in this great state has a venue, stage, pub or brewery that features bluegrass music. So it stands to reason that Colorado also has a ton of bluegrass musicians, which, in turn, leads to bluegrass festivals!
That doesn’t mean Colorado only has local bluegrass artists at the festivals – no, bluegrass festival lineups in Colorado draw the best talent in the country. The local musicians are the cherry on top of the Colorado bluegrass lineups!
After a few years of uncertainty, marked by postponements and cancellations, it seems that the 2022 music festival calendar is trending more towards normal. There are a ton of options for music festivals in Colorado in 2022, and if bluegrass is your thing, you’ve got plenty of choices!
So here you go:
The Colorado Bluegrass Festivals of 2022.
We’ll keep this updated as much as we can to stay on top of the latest announcements, as there’s bound to be some additions to this already great list of bluegrass throw-downs!
DURANGO BLUEGRASS MELTDOWN
Every April, the festival breaks up the long winter with incredible bluegrass music, a barn dance, and other celebrations for visitors.
WHEN: April 22-24, 2022
WHERE: Durango, CO
WHO: Bruce Molsky and Tony Trischka, The Special Consensus, Unspoken Tradition, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Chain Station, The Meltdown Sisters and more…
PALISADE BLUEGRASS BASH
Hosted at Palisade Brewing Company, a great Colorado springtime bluegrass party!
WHEN: April 21-24, 2022
WHERE: Palisade, CO
WHO: Tejon Street Corner Thieves, Liver Down The River, Mark Joseph and American Soul, Chicken Wire Empire, High Country Hustle, Wood Belly, Buffalo Commons, Still House String Band, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Timber, and more…
TICO TIME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
What time is it? TICO TIME! This 2nd-year festival on the Animas River is technically in Aztec, NM, but you can pretty much throw a rock to Colorado! Read the 2021 Tico Time Bluegrass Festival Review
WHEN: May 12-15, 2022
WHERE: Aztec, NM
WHO: The Lil Smokies, Tim O’Brien, Jan Fabricus, Trout Steak Revival, Wood Belly, Grant Farm, Jon Stickley Trio, Liver Down The River, Buffalo Commons, Jack Cloonan Band, High Country Hustle, Tara Rose & The Real Deal, Big Richard, Chain Station, and more…
BLUEGRASS ON THE ARKANSAS
A FREE music festival on the Arkansas River in beautiful Salida, Colorado!
WHEN: May 28-29, 2022
WHERE: Salida, CO
WHO: Rapidgrass, Wood Belly, Red Mountain Boys, Floodgate Operators, Blue Canyon Boys, Ragged Mountain, Blue Meadow, Bonnie Culpepper and Alex Johnstone Band
BLOCK PARTY – EAGLE COLORADO
A downtown Eagle, CO street festival, with camping and lodging nearby.
WHEN: June 3-5, 2022
WHERE: Eagle, CO
WHO: Ripe, Common Kings, Leftover Salmon, Sam Bush, Keller & The Keels, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Eric Krasno & The Assembly and Liver Down the River, and more TBA!
PAGOSA FOLK AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Family friendly music festival with on-site camping, workshops, late night stage, vending, and epic pickin’ circles.
WHEN: June 10-12, 2022
WHERE: Pagosa Springs, CO
WHO: Tommy Emmanuel, Tony Furtado, Eilen Jewel, Lil Smokies, Town Mountain, The Wooks, FY5, Bonnie & Taylor Sims Band, Jackie Venson and more…
PALISADE BLUEGRASS AND ROOTS FESTIVAL
Located along the Colorado River at Riverbend Park, The Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival brings together some of the country’s top bluegrass artists as well as Colorado’s favorite emerging stars for three days of non-stop, festival vibes.
WHEN: June 10-12, 2022
WHERE: Palisade, CO
WHO: Jamestown Revival, Steep Canyon Rangers, Della Mae, Shinyribs, The Brothers Comatose, Rapidgrass, Acoustic Syndicate, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs, The Lowest Pair, Red Mountain Boys, more…
TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
The King of ALL Colorado bluegrass festivals – Telluride Bluegrass is always legendary.
WHEN: June 16-19
WHERE: Telluride, CO
WHO: Tenacious D, Sam Bush Band, Tyler Childers, Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, Greensky Bluegrass, Watchhouse, the Telluride House Band (Sam, Bela, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan and Stuart), Punch Brothers, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, The Infamous Stringdusters, Aoife O’Donovan, and more…
HIGH MOUNTAIN HAY FEVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
A 4-day volunteer-run non-profit in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado.
WHEN: July 7-10, 2022
WHERE: Westcliffe, CO
WHO: Dry Branch Fire Squad, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, Kathy Kallick Band, The Kody Norris Show, Heidi Clare and Ron Thomason, The Price Sisters, Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin, Ismay, more…
5oth ANNUAL ROCKYGRASS FESTIVAL
One of the best and original Colorado Bluegrass festivals celebrating 50 years!
WHEN: July 29-31, 2022
WHERE: Lyons, Colorado
WHO: Hot Rize, Sam Bush, Punch Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Del McCoury Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Earls of Leicester, Darrell Scott’s Bluegrass Band, Peter Rowan’s Bluegrass Band, We Banjo 3, more…
RHYTHMS ON THE RIO
Not a full-on bluegrass festival, but always featuring plenty of twang, with some funk and rock mixed in, set on the Rio Grande River!
WHEN: August 5-7, 2022
WHERE: Del Norte, CO
WHO: TBA
SNOWYGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL
A great little bluegrass festival in the beautiful town of Estes Park, CO, at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park.
WHEN: August 5-7, 2022
WHERE: Estes Park, CO
WHO: Seldom Scene, Wood Belly, The Sweet Lillies, The Way Down Wanderers, Hunker Down, and more…
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FESTIVAL
Sure, as the name implies, this is more ‘Folk’ than bluegrass, but still, the line gets blurry. Plus, any excuse to hang out at the beautiful Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons is a good one!
WHEN: August 12-14, 2022
WHERE: Lyons, CO
WHO: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers · Ani Difranco · Indigo Girls · The Wailin’ Jennys · John Craigie · Mick Flannery · Courtney Hartman and more TBA!
FOUR CORNERS FOLK FESTIVAL
Four Corners Folk Festival is another KSUT sponsored event in beautiful Pagosa Springs. This will be the 25th FCFF!
WHEN: September 2-4, 2022
WHERE: Pagosa Springs, CO
WHO: Rising Appalachia, Tim O’Brien Band, Carrie Rodriguez, Ron Artis II & The Truth, Way Down Wanderers, Darrell Scott, Bill Miller, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bowregard, Seth Walker, Sierra Ferrell, Caitlin Cannon, FY5
2022 Colorado Bluegrass Festivals
That’s it for now for the 2022 Colorado Bluegrass Festivals, but stay tuned, as there will surely be more announcements and additional bluegrass festivals to add to this list!
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