Summer events calendar

By the Thirst Team

If you aren’t out being entertained this summer, you’re doing Colorado wrong. But we’re here to help. This is a list of the best live entertainment and events all over the state through the end of September.

JULY 

Greeley Stampede, through July 4

“Head Over Heels,” Theatre SilCo, Silverthorne, through July 23

Bands on the Bricks, Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, through Aug 2

“Romeo and Juliet,” Central City Opera House, through Aug 5

Colorado Music Festival, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, through Aug 6

“The Winter’s Tale,” Roe Green Theatre, Boulder, through Aug 12

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Boulder, through Aug 13

“Cinderella,” Mainstage Theatre, Creede, through Aug 25

“Pirates of Penzance,” Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake, through Aug 25

“Mountain Octopus,” Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre, Creede, through Aug 26

“Beautiful,” Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake, through Aug 26

“Clue,” Mainstage Theatre, Creede, through Sep 2

Awful Bigness, Clyfford Stills Museum, Denver, through Sep 10

Boomtown Improv Comedy, Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre, Creede, through Sep 15

“Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” Mainstage Theatre, Creede, through Sept 16

“Miss Rhythm — The Legend Of Ruth Brown,” Garner Garner Galleria Theatre, Denver, through Oct 15

“Treasure Island,” Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, July 1

Steely Dead, Fox Theatre, Boulder, July 1

311, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 1

Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, July 1-3

Range Call Celebration, Meeker, July 1-4

“Kiss Me, Kate,” Central City Opera House, July 1-Aug 5

“Something Rotten!,” Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake,
July 1-Aug 24

Field of Drinks, Metcalfe Park, Fountain, July 2

The Motet, Boulder Theater, July 2

Zeds Dead, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 2-3

Salute to the USA, Nottingham Park, Avon, July 3

Toad the Wet Sprocket and Cracker, Arvada Center, July 3

Yonder Mountain String Band, Boulder Theater, July 3

Deadbeats Backyard Jamboree with Zeds Dead, Civic Center Park, Denver, July 4 

Blues Traveler returns to Red Rocks once again on July 4.

Blues Traveler, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 4

Star Spangled Symphony, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, July 4

Indigo Girls, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, July 5

Pandas & People, Belmar Park, Lakewood, July 5

Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 5-6 

Cirque du Soleil Kooza, Ball Arena, Denver, July 5-Aug 13

Big Head Todd and the Monsters & Blues Traveler, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 6

Miguel Aviña, Four Mile Historic Park, Denver, July 6

High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival, Westcliffe, July 6-9

Tony’s Speakeasy: A Black and White Affair, 331 Elk Ave., Crested Butte, July 7

Wailing Souls, Levitt Pavilion, Denver, July 7

The Hot Lunch Band, Lone Tree Arts Center, July 7

Indigo Girls, Arvada Center, July 7

Big Head Todd and the Monsters & Blues Traveler, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, July 7

Colorado Brewers Rendezvous, Riverside Park, Salida, July 7-8

The Avett Brothers, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 7-9

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, July 7-16

Los Lobos and Ozomatli, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, July 8

Dixie’s Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, July 8

Life Time Silver Rush 50 Run, Leadville, July 8

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, with Blues Traveler, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, July 8

Arts and Crafts Festival, Grand Lake,
July 8-9

“Hedwig And The Angry Inch,” Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, July 8-22

“King Lear,” Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Boulder, July 8-Aug 12

SPARKS 2023, Boulder Theater, July 9

Viva Streets Denver, Downtown Denver, July 9

Tatiana Mayfield and the Drew Zaremba Sextet, Solaris Plaza, Vail,
July 9

Jason Isbell, Dillon Amphitheater, July 9

Fall Out Boy, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, July 9

Falling in Reverse, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 11

49 Winchester, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 11

Wycliffe Gordon’s Funk Revolution, Donovan Pavilion, Vail, July 11

Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Soiled Dove, Denver, July 11-12

String Cheese Incident, Dillon Amphitheater, July 11-12

Al Green and the Colorado Symphony, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison,
July 12

Nosotros, Belmar Park, Lakewood, July 12

Trampled by Turtles, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 13

A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mainstage Theatre, Creede, July 13

Tony Desare with the Zaremba Jazz Fellowship, Lionshead Village, Vail,
July 13

Los Mocochetes, Four Mile Historic Park, July 13

Hanuman Festival, Yellow Barn Farm, Longmont, July 13-16

Trampled by Turtles, Dillon Amphitheater, July 14

Pearl Street Arts Fest, Boulder, July 14-16

String Cheese Incident, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 14-16

Blues & BBQ, Citizens Park Pavilion, Edgewater, July 15

Breckenridge Beer Festival, Beaver Run Resort, July 15

Dream Theater, Mission Ballroom, Denver, July 15

Central Park Beer Festival, South Green, Denver, July 15

Thievery Corporation, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 15

Castle Rock Wine Fest, Bison Park, July 15

Dark Star Orchestra, River Valley Ranch, Carbondale, July 15

The Ladies of Soul, Arvada Center, July 15

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, July 15

Winter Park Jazz Festival, Rendezvous Event Center, July 15-16

“Othello,” Central City Opera House,
July 15-Aug 6 

“The Royale,” Creede Repertory Theatre,
July 15-Sept 2

Old Crow Medicine Show is coming to Vail and Grand Junction in July.

Old Crow Medicine Show, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 16

Gabriel Santiago Presents “The Sounds of Brazil,” Solaris Plaza, Vail, July 16 

Old Crow Medicine Show, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 16

Tori Amos, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 17

Caamp, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 17

Old Crow Medicine Show, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, July 17

Killer Queen, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 18

The Dip, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 18

David Sedaris, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, July 19

The Local Honeys, Belmar Park, Lakewood, July 19

The Narrators: Hot, Buntport Theater, July 19

Caamp, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 19-20 

Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival, July 19-23

The String Queens, Lionshead Village, Vail, July 20

Cypress Hill with the Colorado Symphony, Mission Ballroom, Denver, July 20

Pink Martini, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, July 20

High Lonesome, Four Mile Historic Park, July 20

Skyway Artisan Market, Colorado Springs, July 21

George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Arvada Center, July 21

Pink Martini, Lone Tree Arts Center, July 21

Little Feat and Leftover Salmon, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, July 21

STS9, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 21-22

Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 21-30

Summer Brew Fest, Mile High Station, Denver, July 22

The Dead South, Dillon Amphitheater, July 22

Colorado is for Lovers, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, July 22

Little Feat, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, July 22

Jeff Tweedy, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, July 22

“One Man, Two Guvnors,” Roe Green Theatre, Boulder, July 22-Aug 13

Mt. Sneffels Fiber Arts Festival, Ridgway, July 22-23

Portugal. The Man with the Colorado Symphony, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 23

Jeff Tweedy, Avalon Theatre, Grand Junction, July 23

Hot House West, Solaris Plaza, Vail, July 23

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Ziggy Marley, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 24

“Wicked,” Buell Theatre, Denver, July 24-Aug 25

Noah Kahan, Dillon Amphitheater, July 25

Brent Faiyaz, Mission Ballroom, Denver, July 25

“RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles,” Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, July 25

JImmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 25

Cavetown, Levitt Pavilion, Denver, July 26

The Wood Brothers, Avalon Theatre, Grand Junction, July 26

Noah Kahan, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 26

Chris Daniels & the Kings, Belmar Park, Lakewood, July 26

Big Wild, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 27

Summer Salt, Gothic Theatre, Denver, July 27

Sullivan Fortner, Lionshead Village, Vail, July 27

Taste of Pikes Peak, Park Union, Colorado Springs, July 27

Mozart Under Moonlight with the Colorado Symphony, Arvada Center, July 28

Sunset SUP Races, Nottingham Lake, Avon, July 28

Big Wild, Mission Ballroom, Denver, July 28

Dispatch, Dillon Amphitheater, July 28

Earth Day Celebration and Community Festival, Winter Park, July 28

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 28-29

The Kid Show: Ask a Kid, Creede Repertory Theatre, July 28-30

Breckenridge Food and Wine Festival, July 28-30

Delta County Fair, Hotchkiss, July 28-Aug 5

Vail Dance Festival, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, July 28-Aug 7

“The Half Life of Marie Curie,” Theatre SilCo, Silverthorne, July 28-Aug 20

Winter Park Brew Fest, Rendezvous Event Center, July 29

Face Vocal Band, Arvada Center, July 29 

Buddy Guy & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, July 29

Koe Wetzel, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, July 29

Avon Arts Celebration, Nottingham Park, July 29-30

Dispatch and the Colorado Symphony, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 30

Tony Monaco presents a Tribute to Howard Stone, Solaris Plaza, Vail, July 30 

Los Lonely Boys, Levitt Pavilion, Denver, July 30

The Dark Horizon Tour, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, July 30

Big Thief and Lucinda Williams, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 31

Rio Blanco County Fair, Meeker, July 31-Aug 5

AUGUST 

K-Love, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 1-2

Logan County Fair, Logan County Fairgrounds, Sterling, Aug 1-6

Train, Dillon Amphitheater, Aug 2 

Jorma Kaukonen, Avalon Theatre, Grand Junction, Aug 3

Ween, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 3

Andrew Bird, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 3

“My Son The Waiter,” Lakewood Cultural Center, Aug 3-20

Josh Turner, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, Aug 4

The Front Bottoms, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 4

Face Vocal Band, Lone Tree Arts Center, Aug 4

Greensky Bluegrass, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, Aug 4

Crested Butte Arts Festival, Aug 4-6

Pretty Lights, Mission Ballroom, Denver, Aug 4-6

Moffat County Hot Air Balloon Festival, Craig, Aug 4-6  

Bluegrass & Beer Festival, Keystone, Aug 5-6

Nanna, Bluebird Theater, Denver, Aug 5

The Infamous Stringdusters, Dillon Amphitheater, Aug 5

Russell Dickerson, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, Aug 5

Boygenius, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 5

Winter Park Uncorked, Rendezvous Event Center, Winter Park, Aug 5

“Proving Up,” Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield, Steamboat Springs, Aug 5

“The Comedy of Errors,” Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Boulder, Aug 6

Jorma Kaukonen, Boulder Theater, Aug 6

Viva Streets Denver, Downtown Denver, Aug 6

Joe Bonamassa, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 6

“Gianni Schicchi,” Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield, Steamboat Springs, Aug 6

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz, Boulder Theater, Aug 7

Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 7

Gov’t Mule’s Dark Side of the Mule, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 7 

Hippie Sabotage, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 8

Ghost, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 8

The Gipsy Kings, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 8

Australian Pink Floyd Show, Mission Ballroom, Denver, Aug 8

Fran Lebowitz, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 9

Maggie Rogers, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 9

Chicago, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, Aug 10

Parker McCollum, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 10

Pretty Lights, Dillon Amphitheater, Aug 10-12

Chicago, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 11

“Gianni Schicchi,” Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield, Steamboat Springs, Aug 11

Jon Pardi, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 11

The National with the Beths, Mission Ballroom, Denver, Aug 11-12

Telluride Jazz Festival, Aug 11-13

JVKE, Ogden Theatre, Denver, Aug 12

Stonewall Century Ride, La Veta, Aug 12

Lost 80s Live, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 12

Boz Scaggs, Arvada Center, Aug 12 

Poudre River Fest, New Belgium, Fort Collins, Aug 12

Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Aug 12

Solshine Concert with Keller Williams, Rendezvous Event Center, Winter Park, Aug 12

“Proving Up,” Julie Harris Theatre at Perry-Mansfield, Steamboat Springs, Aug 12

Arts and Crafts Festival, Grand Lake, Aug 12-13

Mountain Arts Festival, Memorial Park, Woodland Park, Aug 12-13

Ridgway Rendezvous Art and Craft Festival, Hartwell Town Park, Aug 12-13

Slightly Stoopid, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 12-13 

Boz Scaggs, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 13

Ben Folds, Arvada Center, Aug 13

The Head and the Heart with Father John Misty, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 15-16 

Beck and Phoenix, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 15-16 

The Narrators: Cycles, Buntport Theater, Aug 16

Telluride Mushroom Festival, Aug 16-21

Jena VanElslander stars in the North American touring company of Jagged Little Pill. This musical, which celebrates the music of Alanis Morissette, is coming to Denver in August.

“Jagged Little Pill,” Buell Theatre, Denver, Aug 16-27

Leo Kottke, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 17

Flogging Molly, Mission Ballroom, Denver, Aug 17

Hogslop String Band, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 17

Mt. Joy, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 17-18

Skyway Artisan Market, Skyway Plaza, Colorado Springs, Aug 18

Billy Currington, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, Aug 18

Reggae on the Rocks, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 18

Buffalo Days, Grand Lake, Aug 18-20

Craig Ferguson, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 19

Vail Valley Brew’Au, Nottingham Park, Aug 19

Mt. Joy, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 19

Country at the Park, Rendezvous Event Center, Winter Park, Aug 19

Peach Festival, Old Town Lafayette, Aug 19

Manitou Springs Heritage Brew Festival, Memorial Park, Aug 19

Leadville Trail 100 Run, Lake County High School, Aug 19 

John Green and Friends, Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre, Creede, Aug 20

Craig Ferguson, Avalon Theatre, Grand Junction, Aug 20

Read Southall Band, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Aug 20

Rebelution, Dillon Amphitheater, Aug 20

Cigarettes After Sex, Mission Ballroom, Denver, Aug 21-22

Moab Music Festival, Aug 21-Sept 15

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 22

Jimi’s Dead, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 22

“1964” The Tribute, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 24

Kansas, Paramount Theatre, Denver, Aug 25

KT Tunstall, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek, Aug 25

Headwaters New Play Festival, Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre, Creede, Aug 25

My Morning Jacket, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 25-26

San Juan Brewfest, Buckley Park, Durango, Aug 25-26

Overland Expo Mountain West, The Ranch, Loveland, Aug 25-27

XTerra USA Championships, Avon, Aug 25-27

“Baskerville,” Theatre SilCo, Silverthorne, Aug 25-Sep 10

Mudvayne, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 26

Meeker Mustang Makeover, Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, Aug 26

Evergreen Fine Arts Festival, Buchanan Fields, Aug 26-27

Vance Joy, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 27

Duran Duran, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug 28-29

Weezer with Spoon and White Reaper, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 28

Ocean Alley, Gothic Theatre, Denver, Aug 29

Fruition, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Aug 29

Incubus, Amphitheater at LC Park, Grand Junction, Aug 29

Goo Goo Dolls with OAR, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Aug 30

Denver Rocks Run, City Park, Denver, Aug 20

Young The Giant, Dillon Amphitheater, Aug 31

SEPTEMBER 

Yampa Valley Crane Festival, Hayden, Aug 31-Sep 3

JAS Labor Day Experience, Snowmass Village, Sep 1-3

Telluride Film Festival, Sep 1-4

“Almost Heaven,” Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Grand Lake, Sept 1-30

A Little Night Music, Wolf Theatre, Denver, Sept 1-Oct 8

Pixies and Modest Mouse, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Sep 2

Tash Sultana, Dillon Amphitheater, Sep 2

Gojira and Mastodon, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Sep 2

Jelly Roll, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Sep 3

Gregory Alan Isakov, Dillon Amphitheater, Sep 3

Tash Sultana, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Sep 3

“Beetlejuice,” Buell Theatre, Denver, Sep 5-17

Collective Soul, Arvada Center, Sep 7

Keb’ Mo’, Arvada Center, Sep 8

Wu-Tang Clan and Run the Jewels, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, Sep 8

“Dog Man: The Musical,” Newman Center, Denver, Sep 8-9

Oktoberfest Vail, Lionshead Village, Sep 8-10

Lafayette Brew Fest, South Public Road, Sep 9

Colorado Artfest at Castle Rock, Festival Park, Sep 9-10

Colorado Symphony’s “Star Wars: A New Hope” in Concert, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, Sep 9-10

Greensky Bluegrass, Dillon Amphitheater, Sep 13-14

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Town Park, Sep 15-17

Breckenridge Oktoberfest, downtown Breckenridge, Sep 15-17

Oktoberfest Vail, Vail Village, Sep 15-17

Colorado Symphony: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with Peter Oundjian, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, Sep 15-17

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, Sep 16-17

Bines & Brews Festival, Limbach Park, Monument, Sep 17

Takács Quartet, Grusin Music Hall, Boulder, Sep 17-24

Colorado Symphony: Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Américas, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, Sep 21

Great American Beer Fest, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Sep 21-23

Colorado Symphony: An Evening on Broadway with Audra McDonald, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, Sep 23

Martha Graham Dance Company, Newman Center, Denver, Sep 22-23 

Okaidja Afroso: Jaku Mumor, Newman Center, Denver, Sep 27 

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, & Shahzad Ismally: Love in Exile, Newman Center, Denver, Sep 30

Suave Fest, Steam on the Platte, Denver, Sep 30