Summers in Crested Butte are warm and stunning, which gives you the perfect excuse to get down to some rockin’ and groovy tunes. These music venues and events will serve up a variety of musical performers showcasing rock, jazz, blues, funk, bluegrass, swing, and more!
Local Venues and Concerts
Crested Butte Center for the Arts
606 6th St. Crested Butte, CO 81224
New Center Grand Opening July 1st
Alpenglow is back! Free summer concerts take place on Monday evenings at 5:30pm. For more info: Click Here
| Date | Artist | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 6/28 | Gun Rack | Electric Roots Rock |
| 7/5 | Brothers of Brass | NOLA Brass Band |
| 7/12 | Lizzy Plotkin + Natalie Spears | Bluegrass |
| 7/19 | Easy Jim | Grateful Dead Tribute |
| 7/26 | MILLK | Disco/Funk/Jazz |
Crested Butte Music Festival
June 23 - October 1, 2021
The Crested Butte Music Festival brings of some of the best symphony, opera, bluegrass, indie rock, chamber music, gypsy jazz and more. The events take place all around the valley including Gunnison, the CB backcountry, and inside beautiful homes around Crested Butte for an intimate and unique concert setting. There is a wide range of events with exciting themes and artists--check out the schedule here.
| Date | Artist | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 6/25 | Season Preview Listening Party | Mix |
| 7/23 | Chopin and Improptu | Movie Score |
| 7/26 | Violin and Piano in the Garden | Classical |
| 7/29 | Bluegrass Progressive Rafting Trip | Bluegrass |
| 7/30 | Yonder Mountain | Bluegrass |
| 7/31 | Bluegrass Camp Performance | Bluegrass |
| 7/31 | The Another Brothers | Bluegrass |
| 8/5 | Django Jeeping | Gypsy Jazz |
| 8/6 | Gypsy Jazz South Valley | Gypsy Jazz |
| 8/7 | Gypsy Jazz North Valley | Gypsy Jazz |
| 9/2 | Watermusik ... on a Boat | Classical |
| 9/3 | Fingernoise Chamber Orchestra | Chamber Music |
| 9/4 | Big Easy at Big Mine | Jazz |
| 9/6 | Backyard Labor Day Home Soiree | Jazz |
| 9/9 | Bach to Jeeping | Classical |
| 9/10 | The Great and Not-So-Great Vocalists | Movie Score |
| 9/11 | Devotchka | Alternative/Indie |
| 9/23 | Alexander String Quartet | Classical |
| 9/24 | Alexander String Quartet Home Series | Classical |
| 9/25 | Mariachi Block Party | Mariachi |
| 10/1 | Jazz Through the Seasons | Jazz |
Mt. Crested Butte Summer Concert Series
Mt. Crested Butte's concert series takes place in the ski resort base area on Wednesday evenings. 2021's Schedule is TBD.
| Date | Artist | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Public House
202 Elk Avenue, CO 81224
(970) 349-0173 • Website • Map
Public House celebrates local Colorado craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries, seasonally relevant and farm-driven food, generous lodging, and the conviviality of live music. Music usually starts around 8:00 or 9:00pm. Check out their shows here.
Elk Ave Brewing Co (formerly the Eldo)
215 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224
(970) 251-3000 • Map
The Eldo Brew Pub hosts intimate late night shows. This small venue is located on the 2nd floor story right in the middle of Elk avenue. The bar typically hosts artists on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday during the winter ski season. Their hours are from 3pm–2am.
Princess Wine Bar
218 Elk Avenue, CO 81224
(970) 349-0210 • Website • Map
The Princess is a fine drinking establishment that serves cocktails, wine, coffee and tea. Best of all, the Princess Wine Bar hosts live music 7 nights a week. Open from 11:00am to 12:00am.
