Gunnison Valley Events Calendar
Did you know there are many events in Crested Butte and Gunnison? See live music, take an art class, volunteer, play trivia, watch (or participate in) a ski or bike race, and more! Check this calendar to see what’s going on.
Calendar of Events
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Hot Tub Jazz
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Hot Tub Jazz
Hot Tub Jazz is a Grand Junction-based jazz quartet that has performed at Colorado Mountain Winefest, Jazz Among the Grapevines, and countless private events. Hot Tub Jazz plays many of the great jazz standards of the American Songbook, contemporary tunes from folks like Michael Franks and Van Morrison, as well as jazz versions of other […]
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Swing Dancing
Swing Dancing
The Pavillion Dance Series presents Swing Dancing on July 2nd. Lessons begin at 6pm featuring basics and beyond of Western Swing Dancing and Waltzing. With Live Music for Dance by Lizzy Plotkin, Jenny Hill and Mike Facey from 7:30-9pm.
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July 3, 2025: MTCB Independence Day Celebration &
July 3, 2025: MTCB Independence Day Celebration &
Join us for a free family-friendly concert and Independence Day celebration. Featuring live music, food and beverage offerings by CBMR, and children's activities! We'll finish the evening with an Independence Day fireworks show starting at dark. Gates open at 4:30 pm.
JIM DAVIDSON @ GARLIC MIKE’S RIVER BAR
JIM DAVIDSON @ GARLIC MIKE’S RIVER BAR
Jim Davidson returns to Garlic Mike's River Bar next to the Gunnison River and featuring Mike's classic River Bar fare. So come on out and listen to the mesemrizing sounds of the river in the background to Jim's old-school, traditional fingerstyle guitar and vocal renditions of the music of Willie Nelson, George Strait, Johnny Cash, […]
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4th of July
4th of July
4th of July Celebrations - Gunnison Colorado - Jorgensen Park -- Everything starts at 4:00 pm, including kids games, food court, and beer garden. SUP Demos from 5 - 6 pm, Pup & SUP Race at 6 pm, live Music with Bombargo starting at 6:30 pm, and Fireworks at 9:30 pm. Bring your own chairs!!!! […]
JIM DAVIDSON @ BLUE MESA MUSIC
JIM DAVIDSON @ BLUE MESA MUSIC
Jim Davidson returns to Blue Mesa Music for another First Friday Art Walk and on the 4th of July!! So start your 4th of July celebration at Blue Mesa Music and groove to some old-school traditional fingerstyle guitar and vocal renditions of the music of Willie Nelson, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, […]
Floodgate Operators, Music on the Mountain
Floodgate Operators, Music on the Mountain
The Music on the Mountain series returns for July 4th with Floodgate Operators! Join us at the Red Lady Stage in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area for free live music. Matt & Madeline Shugert will open at 5:30 pm. All live series openers are provided in partnership with the Gunnison Valley Music Association. […]
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BLACK CANYON RAMBLERS @ BUTTE 66
BLACK CANYON RAMBLERS @ BUTTE 66
The Black Canyon Ramblers are very excited to be performing at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Summer Folk Fest on the deck of Butte 66 Bar & Grille overlooking Mt Crested Butte. So come on up and enjoy good food and drink and relax to some old-school traditional acoustic music of your favorite folk and […]
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Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Rooted in American old-time and bluegrass traditions, Matt, Madeline & Lizzy deliver spirited instrumentals and rich three-part harmonies that celebrate the beauty and intimacy of acoustic string-band music.
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Alpenglow: JD Clayton
Alpenglow: JD Clayton
The Fort Smith Arkansas native, JD Clayton, released his debut album Long Way From Home, early last year which has received overwhelming critical acclaim. There's no artifice surrounding the Arkansas-born singer and songwriter. No glitz. No pretension or mythology. JD Clayton's sound, and where he chooses to make it-Arkansas, the most western of the southern […]
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Summer Classics: Gypsy Jazz Social Club
Summer Classics: Gypsy Jazz Social Club
Mysterious... yet strangely familiar, the Gypsy Jazz Social Club (GJSC) musical journey embraces the acoustic swing sound pioneered in the 1930s and 1940s by Django Reinhardt and others and is today enjoying a resurgence in popularity among musicians and jazz aficionados alike. Gypsy Jazz Social Club is a consortium of versatile musicians scattered throughout western […]
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Swing Dancing
Swing Dancing
The Pavillion Dance Series presents Swing and Two-step Dancing on July 9th at The Three Rivers Pavillion in Almont. Dance lessons begin at 6pm with Live music for dance featuring Evelyn Roper, Johnny Kongo and Sean Turner from 7:30-9pm.
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The Shalom Sessions
The Shalom Sessions
The Shalom Sessions on July 10th is the 3rd annual B'nai Butte Benefit Concert featuring music by the Stillhouse Junkies and opening set by Lizzy Plotkin. The concert takes place at Sweet Reunion Venue on Wildcat Trail. Dinner and concert tickets are available at www.bnaibutte.org.
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Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
The Expanding Minds are a genre bending quartet with jazz influences based out of the Gunnison/Crested Butte Valley.
Wild Rumors – A Fleetwood Mac Experience
Wild Rumors – A Fleetwood Mac Experience
Wild Rumors is like Fleetwood Mac at their peak: no guardrails, all gas, no brakes! Delivering a full on Fleetwood Mac concert experience rock show that will blow your mind.
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Alpenglow: Easy Jim
Alpenglow: Easy Jim
Easy Jim is known for their exciting original improvisations, high energy performances, and attention to detail. No two shows are ever the same and it's always Easy Jim's mission to provide a visceral concert experience that pays tribute to one of the most infamous rock 'n' roll bands, The Grateful Dead.
Easy Jim Alpenglow After Party at the Public House
Easy Jim Alpenglow After Party at the Public House
The Crested Butte Public House invites you to the Alpenglow After Party with Easy Jim, Music of the Grateful Dead who will perform two more sets with no song repeats on Monday, July 14th at 10pm following their performance on the town park stage! Tickets and event information can be found at www.publichousecb.com.
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Summer Classics: Rhythm Future Quartet
Summer Classics: Rhythm Future Quartet
The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet is keeping the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today's musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. Crested Butte residents may remember Rhythm Future Quartet […]
Gunnison Music Cruise
Gunnison Music Cruise
The second Gunnison Music Cruise of 2025 features Sunny Downpour. Sponsored by Sanctuary Somatics and Natural Grocers, this uniquely Gunnison concert features a local band playing on a trailer towed through the city with a crowd of dozens of bicyclists following. When they hit the end of the cruise route, the band will play for […]
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Mid-Week on Main Street
Mid-Week on Main Street
Join the Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce for Mid-Week on Main July 16 5:30-7pm in IOOF Park at Main Street and Virginia for free music with Opal Moon sponsored by Alpha Mechanical, The Clarke Agency and Tango Boutique. Sound assistance provided by the IBar Ranch. See you in the park!
ALO, Music on the Mountain
ALO, Music on the Mountain
The Music on the Mountain series returns! ALO will take the stage on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Join us at the Red Lady Stage in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area for free live music. Rachel Vanslyke will open at 5:30 pm. All live series openers are provided in partnership with the Gunnison Valley […]
Swing Dancing
Swing Dancing
The Pavillion Dance Series presents Swing Dancing on July 16th at The Three Rivers Pavillion in Almont. Swing and Latin dance lessons begin at 6pm with Live music for dance from the Gypsy Jazz Social Club from 7:30-9pm.
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Third Thursday Monthly Art Pop up
Third Thursday Monthly Art Pop up
Come have a beer on us celebrating creativity at the very first Third Thursday Monthly Art Pop up, hosted by The Artlaws of the Southwest! Every month will look a little different as we will have rotating artists showcasing their crafts but live music, food and great art will always be a guarantee. Free to […]
Songwriter Shuffle
Songwriter Shuffle
Gunnison Tough's annual Songwriter Shuffle Concert and Auction is the most eminent event of the summer! An intimate concert experience in a spectacular venue, the event serves as our non-profit's largest fundraising event of the year helping us to continue providing comprehensive cancer programs to keep our community strong! The Songwriter Shuffle features incredibly talented […]
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Tris and the Goldmine Band
Tris and the Goldmine Band
Pensacola Florida based classic rock band Tris and the Goldmine Band plays at the Gunnison Arts Center. Doors 7pm, show 7:30pm
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Romeo + Juliet + Cocktails + Music
Romeo + Juliet + Cocktails + Music
The Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival presents an evening of poetry, music, and dance, inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Cocktails and mocktails themed to the event! ALL AGES welcome, outside under the stars of the Quigley Bandshell.
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Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Cole Creek Connection delivers an energetic mix of classic rock, Americana, country covers, and original songs, with tight musicianship and vocal harmonies that get audiences dancing and singing along to their feel-good sound.
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Alpenglow: Jacob Larson Band
Alpenglow: Jacob Larson Band
The Jacob Larson Band is a 10 piece funk and soul ensemble combining powerhouse vocals, classic instrumentation and an old-school approach to music. Digging inspiration from the roots of soul religion, the band shares their own take on notable influences such as Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Jacob, an experienced […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Summer Winds
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Summer Winds
Former members of the Crested Butte Music Festival and Summer Classics Festival converge in Crested Butte to create a new, one-of-a-kind chamber performance.
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Artikal Sound System, Music on the Mountain
Artikal Sound System, Music on the Mountain
The Music on the Mountain series returns! Artikal Sound System will take the stage on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Join us at the Red Lady Stage in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area for free live music. Chachixpress will open at 5:30 pm. All live series openers are provided in partnership with the Gunnison […]
Square Dancing
Square Dancing
The Pavillion Dance Series presents Square Dancing on July 23rd at the Three Rivers Pavillion in Almont. Lessons from Andrea Early-Coen on Appalachian flatfooting and square dance basics start at 6pm with the dance and string band music from Jenny Hill, Sam Pankratz and Matt and Madeline Shugert starting at 7:30pm.
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FREE Movie Night – Harry Potter 4
FREE Movie Night – Harry Potter 4
Free movie night at the Majestic. Come watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
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Ethan J. Perry Skeleton Crew Tour 2025
Ethan J. Perry Skeleton Crew Tour 2025
Boulder-based artist Ethan J. Perry performs solo acoustic shows featuring introspective and genre-blending music that promises an intimate, heartfelt experience.
Dive Into Improv!
Dive Into Improv!
Sponsored by The Dive, this evening will encourage you let go of that pesky voice in your head that might be silencing your best ideas, all while playing and laughing with a delicious cocktail or mocktail in hand (open bar generously donated by Danny and Kerry LeFebvre of The Dive, cost is included in your […]
Two Nights of Floodgate Operators
Two Nights of Floodgate Operators
Two night campout with Gunnison Valley favorites, Floodgate Operators!
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Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Summer Fundraiser
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Summer Fundraiser
Come dance and sing with Bill Dowell and Friends at the 2nd Annual Crested Butte Mountain Theatre's Summer Fund Raiser. Long time C.B. entertainer, Bill will be bringing his special brand of good times music. Help celebrate and support CBMT's 53-years of bringing locally produced live theater. Tickets are available at cbmountaintheatre.org.
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Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Sunday’s @ 6 Live Music
Meet the Galentines- an all girl indie rock band from Boulder CO. Their music celebrates the complexity of womanhood, capturing all of its challenges and triumphs (medium) while breaking the barriers that define the female experience.
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Youth Cultural Arts Camp
Youth Cultural Arts Camp
Join Fara Tolno from Guinea, West Africa and local educator Angela Carroll for FIVE fantastic days of cultural arts classes with an opportunity to perform at the Arts Fair on Saturday August 2nd. Youth ages 7-12 are invited for daily drum, dance, song, games, art and more from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Jerry's Gym in […]
Alpenglow: Mihali
Alpenglow: Mihali
For Mihali, music behaves much like a living being. It grows, it matures, and it changes with a sentient consciousness and with whims of its own. And just like music, the Vermont-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of rock outfit Twiddle continues to evolve, using his gift as one of the strongest modern-day songwriters, guitarists […]
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Summer Classics: The CopyCat Concert
Summer Classics: The CopyCat Concert
Join Elizabeth Bond and Friends for an unusual combination of classical and contemporary music in the open-air courtyard.
Musicians Class
Musicians Class
This is an outstanding musical opportunity!! Fara has played with artists such as BB King, Neil Young, Burning Spear, Mamady Keita, Otis Taylor, Joe Cocker, Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, and more. Fara will teach a 4 class course, placing a traditional African rhythm onto a variety of instruments to build a cohesive musical piece. All […]
African Dance Intensive
African Dance Intensive
An opportunity for IN-DEPTH study of African Dance with option to perform at the Arts Fair on Saturday August 2nd. Guest artist Fara Tolno is a joyful and skilled teacher that loves sharing his culture. Wear comfortable clothes that allow for a full range of movement and bring a water bottle. This class has potential […]
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Sons of Habit, Music on the Mountain
Sons of Habit, Music on the Mountain
The Music on the Mountain series returns! Sons of Habit will take the stage on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Join us at the Red Lady Stage in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area for free live music. Sam Heart will open at 5:30 pm. All live series openers are provided in partnership with the […]
Sons of Habit, Music on the Mountain
Sons of Habit, Music on the Mountain
The Music on the Mountain series returns! Sons of Habit will take the stage on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Join us at the Red Lady Stage in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort Base Area for free live music. Sam Heart will open at 5:30 pm. All live series openers are provided in partnership with the […]
Swing Dancing
Swing Dancing
The Pavillion Dance Series presents Swing Dancing on July 30th at Three Rivers Pavillion in Almont. Swing Dance Lessons start at 6pm and live music for dance featuring Salida's Bruce Warren Trio (with Lizzy Plotkin) goes from 7:30-9pm.
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Gilbert & Sullivan’s
Gilbert & Sullivan’s
Presenting Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operetta "Trial by Jury." This family friendly program includes selections from "The Pirates of Penzance," "The Mikado" and H.M.S. Pinafore. Performers include singers and musicians from Crested Butte and Gunnison. Ticket are available here: https://doubledproductions.ticketspice.com/trial-by-jury-in-cb
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Free Music in the Garden
Free Music in the Garden
The museum is excited to bring back live music in the garden on Fridays in August from 5pm to 7pm. Libations & snacks will be available for purchase. This is a free live music series brought to you by generous sponsors, Bill Peatross & the Gunnison Valley Music Association. Scheduled Artists: Friday, August 1st- Billy […]
Crested Butte Arts Festival
Crested Butte Arts Festival
The 53rd Annual, Crested Butte Arts Festival will return to historic Elk Avenue, August 1st-3rd, 2025. 150 juried fine artist will exhibit in addition to live entertainment, art auction, food vendors and complimentary kids crafting tent throughout the weekend.
Swing Dancing with After Midnight Jazz
Swing Dancing with After Midnight Jazz
Swing Night with After Midnight Jazz Band Thursday, August 1 | Doors at 7:15 PM | Show at 8:00 PM Swing Dance Lesson: 6:15-7:15 PM. Get ready to swing the night away! Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music and dancing as the After Midnight Jazz Band brings their infectious energy and vintage […]
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Crested Butte Arts Festival
Crested Butte Arts Festival
The 53rd Annual, Crested Butte Arts Festival will return to historic Elk Avenue, August 1st-3rd, 2025. 150 juried fine artist will exhibit in addition to live entertainment, art auction, food vendors and complimentary kids crafting tent throughout the weekend.
CBSF Bluegrass + BBQ Fundraiser
CBSF Bluegrass + BBQ Fundraiser
Join us for a lively evening supporting the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation, featuring delicious food from local favorite Tully's and live music from the Black Canyon Ramblers. This community fundraiser helps provide opportunities for local youth to thrive in snowsports, from scholarships to gear support. Enjoy great eats, mountain vibes, and foot-stomping tunes-all for a […]
Annual events in Crested Butte and Gunnison
Gunnison Valley is also host to several beloved annual events. A classic winter event is The Alley Loop, a Nordic ski race that doubles as a costume contest. In fall, Mt. Crested Butte hosts the famous Chili and Beer Festival. Every summer in Gunnison, a crowd gathers to watch America’s fourth-oldest rodeo, Cattlemen’s Days. There are also festivals in Crested Butte that celebrate local art, music, wildflowers, and more. Attending an annual event is a good way to connect with the culture of the Gunnison Valley. You might even create a new tradition for you and your family and friends!
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