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
FREE Alpenglow Concert Series, 5:30pm each Monday
Upcoming Events
The Center for the Arts brings talented musicians to perform all summer long. The venue boasts a large dance floor and seating area to soak up tunes from a wide variety of artists, as well as an excellent indoor venue for more a intimate concert setting. Expect everything from classic rock to bluegrass to hip-hop.
Crested Butte Music Festival
July 5 – August 11, 2018
The best in symphony, opera, bluegrass, EDM, gypsy jazz
Kids go FREE
Educational programs in multiple genres for all ages
Upcoming Events
The Crested Butte Music Festival brings 6 weeks of some of the best symphony, opera, bluegrass, chamber music, gypsy jazz and more. The events take place at the Center for the Arts, or 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.
Colorado Jazz Musicians Festival
September 7–9th, 2018
Leading jazz musicians
Kids go FREE
Educational programs in multiple genres for all ages
Festival Lineup
In its inaugural year, the Colorado Jazz Musicians Festival will provide magnificent music in a majestic setting. Featuring some of Colorado’s leading jazz musicians, including Anne Booth, Bob Montgomery, Wayne Wilkinson, and Eric Gunnison, the festival will be held among the beautiful mountain landscape and mountain community of Crested Butte.
Mt. Crested Butte Summer Concert Series
Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association, The Live! From Mt. CB Music Series will return for the summer of 2018 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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.
Butte 66
Treasury Building, Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225
(970) 349-2999 • Menu • Map
Butte 66 is located right on the base area, overlooking Mount Crested Butte. You can expect to see local and out of town artists take stage just as the lifts shut down. Shows start at 5:00 and last till 7:00pm.
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.
Montanya
212 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224
(970) 799-3206 • Class Schedule • Map
Montanya Rum Distillers hosts family friendly shows from 6-9pm. There is no cover charge and you will only hear original music from some extremely talented artists including many local groups. Their hours are 3:00pm–9:00pm.
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.