Welcome to ThinkVail – we hope you find our Vail summer events calendar helpful.
Vail, Colorado comes alive during the summer with an incredible array of events. Use this guide to find all of your favorite upcoming summer events in the Vail valley.
May 24 Vail Whitewater Race Series Tuesdays at 4:30 pm vailrec.com
May 26 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
May 27-29 Vail Comedy Festival – 30+ comedians vailcomedyfestival.com
May 29 Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival in Beaver Creek 12- 4pm beavercreek.com
May 29 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
May 29 7:30pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – JAKE OWENS grfavail.com
May 31 Vail Whitewater Race Series Tuesdays at 4:30 pm vailrec.com
June 1 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series EAGLE RANCH CLASSIC vailrec.com
June 1 6:30pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD grfavail.com
June 1 7:30pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – MICHAEL FRANTI grfavail.com
June 3-5 Eagle Outside Block Party – All-ages street festival featuring 3 days of live music with 13 bands playing on multiple stages. eagleoutside.com
June 4 9am Vail Rec Trail Running Series Boneyard Boogie vailrec.com
June 5 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
June 7 Vail Whitewater Race Series Tuesdays at 4:30 pm vailrec.com
June 7-12 GoPro Mountain Games – The country’s best mountain sports competition and live music. mountaingames.com
June 9 6:30pm GoPro Concert Series – TWIDDLE, MIHALI & G.LOVE summermountaingames.com
June 10 6:30pm GoPro Concert Series – GOV’T MULE, WARREN HAYNES & GRACE POTTER summermountaingames.com
June 11 6:30pm GoPro Concert Series – THE WAILERS featuring JULIAN MARLEY & MISHKA summermountaingames.com
June 12 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
June 15 Whitewater Wednesdays at Eagle River Park eagleoutside.com
June 22 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series DAVOS DASH vailrec.com
June 17-19 Vail Arts Festival – Featuring more than 80 artists from around the world. vailartsfestival.com
June 17-18 Vail Craft Beer Classic – Seminars, food and beers from 50 breweries vailcraftbeerclassic.com
June 18 9am Dynafit Summer Solstice Trail Running Series Beaver Creek vailrec.com
June 19 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
June 19 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
June 19 7:00pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – UMPHREY’S MCGEE grfavail.com
June 20 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race series at Nottingham Park avon.org
June 20-23 Vail Lacrosse Tournament at Nottingham Park avon.org
June 21 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
Jun 21 7:30pm Hot Summer Nights: High Hawks at Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
June 22 Whitewater Wednesday at Eagle River Park eagleoutside.com
June 22 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
June 23 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – BEETHOVEN BY THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA bravovail.org
June 24-25 Eagle Flight Days eagleoutside.com
June 25-July 4 Vail Lacrosse Shootout vaillacrosse.com
June 25 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – BACH & ROGERSON BY MCDERMOTT bravovail.org
June 26 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
June 26 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
June 27 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race series at Nottingham Park avon.org
June 26 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – COPLAND’S APPALACHIAN SPRING bravovail.org
June 27 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – BALOURDET QUARTET bravovail.org
June 28 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – An Evening with Hélène Grimaud vilarpac.org
July 28 6:30pm Hot Summer Nights: THE ELOVATERS at the Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
June 28 6pm Bravo! Vail Classical Music at its finest bravovail.org
June 29 Whitewater Wednesdays at Eagle River Park eagleoutside.com
June 29 6pm Bravo! Vail Classical Music at its finest bravovail.org
June 29 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – Fleet Foxes Shore Tour vilarpac.org
June 30 6pm Bravo! Vail valley Music Festival – SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE CONDUCTED BY LUISI bravovail.org
June 30 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – John Fogerty vilarpac.org
July 1 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – KINGS OF SOUL bravovail.org
July 1 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – John Fogerty vilarpac.org
July 2 8am Dynafit Vail HillClimb 8 am Vail vailrec.com
July 2 Minturn Independence Day Celebration at Little beach Park in Minturn 5:30-9:30pm minturn.org
July 2 Minturn Market 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
July 3 7am Vail Hill Climb – Named best trail race by Colorado Runner Magazine Vail vailrec.com
July 3 Salute to the USA fireworks, food, music, family fun at Nottingham Park in Avon. 5-10:30pm avon.org
July 3 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
July 4 10 am Vail America Days – Music, Parade, Drone Show discovervail.com
July 4 2pm Bravo! Vail Patriotic Concert at the Ford Amphitheater bravovail.org
July 5 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
July 5 6:30pm Hot Summer Nights: TUSK at the Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
July 5 Bravo! Vail ValleyMusic Festival – CHOPIN & DVOŘÁK bravovail.org
July 6 Whitewater Wednesday at Eagle River Park eagleoutside.com
July 6 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series Son of Middle Creek Enduro vailrec.com
July 6 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
July 6 Bravo! Vail ValleyMusic Festival – MASTERCLASS WITH PIANO FELLOWS AND ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT bravovail.org
July 7 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
July 6 Bravo! Vail ValleyMusic Festival – MCDERMOTT & DENÈVE AT THE PIANO bravovail.org
July 8 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
July 8 Vail Jazz Festival – Curtis Stigers vailjazz.org
July 8 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – An Evening with Regina Spektor vilarpac.org
July 8 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – A HERO’S LIFE WITH DENÈVE bravovail.org
July 9 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – RACHMANINOFF’S THIRD SYMPHONY bravovail.org
July 9 Minturn Market 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
July 9 LG Sprint Triathalon in Eagle lgtri.com
July 10 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
July 10 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
July 11 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – Kenny G vilarpac.org
July 11 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race Nottingham Park avon.org
July 11 Vail Jazz Festival – H2 Big Band vailjazz.org
July 12 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center –An Evening with McDermott & Szeps-Znaider vilarpac.org
July 13 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
July 13 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – SHAKEY GRAVES vilarpac.org
July 14 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
July 14 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – bravovail.org
July 8 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
July 15 Vail Jazz Festival – Chuck Lamb vailjazz.org
July 15-16 Gypsum Daze featuring Live Music Concerts, Classic Car Show, 5K Run, Shooting Sports Contest, Pickleball Tournament and Family Fun Activities Gypsum, CO townofgypsum.com
July 15-16 6am-9am XTERRA USA Mountain Championships at Nottingham Park, Avon avon.org
July 16-19 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN -Volleyball Open vaildoubles.com
July 16 8am Dynafit 10K@10,000 feet 8 am Vail vailrec.com
July 16 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
July 16 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – bravovail.org
July 17 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
July 17 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
July 18 Vail Jazz Festival – Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles vailjazz.org
July 18 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – bravovail.org
July 18 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race Nottingham Park avon.org
July 19 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
July 19 6:30pm Hot Summer Nights: HAYES CARLL at the Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
July 20 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
July 20 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – BEETHOVEN & MAHLER CONDUCTED BY VAN ZWEDEN bravovail.org
July 20 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – MIDLAND – THE LAST RESORT TOUR vilarpac.org
July 21 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
July 21 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – THE WESTERLIES: MOVE bravovail.org
July 21 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – CORINNE BAILEY RAE vilarpac.org
July 22 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
July 22 6pm Vail Jazz Festival-Davina and the Vagabonds vailjazz.org
July 22 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – A WORLD PREMIERE WITH NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC bravovail.org
July 22-24 Avon Arts Celebration avon.org
July 23 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.or
July 23 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – TAO PLAYS MOZART bravovail.org
July 24 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
July 24 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – MAHLER’S SIXTH SYMPHONY bravovail.org
July 24 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW vilarpac.org
July 24 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
July 25 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – Verona Quartet & McDermott vilarpac.org
July 25 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race series Nottingham Park avon.org
July 25 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Guitarra Azul vailjazz.org
July 26 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – TOVEY CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY bravovail.org
July 27 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
July 27 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION bravovail.org
July 28 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
July 28 6pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – AN EVENING WITH ZLATOMIR FUNG bravovail.org
July 29 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
July 29 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Ann Hampton Callaway vailjazz.org
July 29-31 Avon Arts Celebration avon.org
July 29 – August 9 Vail International Dance Festival- A celebration of dance, featuring many forms of dance, and boasts an international reputation and dedicated annual following. Ford Amphitheater in Vail vaildance.org
July 29 Vail International Dance Festival- Opening Night vaildance.org
July 29-31 Kick it 3v3 National Soccer Championships kickitsoccer.com
July 30 8am Dynafit Berry Picker Trail Running Race 8 am Vail vailrec.com
July 30 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
July 30 Vail International Dance Festival- New York City Ballet Moves vaildance.org
July 31 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
July 31 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
July 31 Vail International Dance Festival- EPHRATE ASHERIE DANCE “Odeon” vaildance.org
August 1 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – Danish String Quartet vilarpac.org
August 1 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race series Nottingham Park avon.org
August 1 Vail Jazz Festival – Coração Brazilian Quartet vailjazz.org
August 1 7pm Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival – DANISH STRING QUARTET bravovail.org
August 1 Vail International Dance Festival – LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY vaildance.org
August 1-6 The TransRockies Run a multi-day trail running race. transrockies-run.com
August 3 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series CAMP HALE HUP vailrec.com
August 3 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
August 3 Vail International Dance Festival – UPCLOSE vaildance.org
August 4 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
August 4 Vail International Dance Festival – Dancing in the Park at Nottingham Park & Pavillion vaildance.org
August 5 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
August 5 Vail Jazz Festival – John Chin vailjazz.org
August 5-7 Eagle Mushroom & Wildfood Festival- F
August 5 Vail International Dance Festival – INTERNATIONAL EVENINGS OF DANCE I vaildance.org
August 6 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
August 6 Vail International Dance Festival – INTERNATIONAL EVENINGS OF DANCE II vaildance.org
August 7 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
August 7 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
August 7 Vail International Dance Festival – DANCEASPEN vaildance.org
August 8 Dunk-N-Dash Swimming and 5k race series Nottingham Park avon.org
August 8 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Quemando Salsa Band vailjazz.org
August 8 Vail International Dance Festival – NOW: PREMIERS vaildance.org
August 9 Vail International Dance Festival – DANCE for $20.22 vaildance.org
August 10-14 Vail Kids Adventure Games – A 3+ mile family fun kids course and a Family Adventure Zone with interactive climbing walls, slack lines, cheer card stations, and skills clinic. kidsadventuregames.com
August 10 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
August 11 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
August 11 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers vilarpac.org
August 12 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
August 12 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Catherine Russell vailjazz.org
August 12 8pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – PRIMUS “A Tribute to Kings” grfavail.com
August 13 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
August 13 4pm VAIL VALLEY BREW’AU at Avon Performance Pavilion and Park avon.org
August 13 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – KRISTIN CHENOWETH WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY vilarpac.org
August 13 8pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – PRIMUS “A Tribute to Kings” grfavail.com
August 14 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
August 14 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
August 14 7pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – AMOS LEE with the Colorado Symphony & Danielle Ponder grfavail.com
August 15 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Tony G and Friends vailjazz.org
August 16 8pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – MAREN MORRIS grfavail.com
August 17 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series BERRY CREEK BASH vailrec.com
August 17 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
August 18 Free Minturn Outdoor Concert Series 6pm Little Beach Park minturncommunityfund.org
July 18 6:30pm Hot Summer Nights: GRUPO FANTASMA at the Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
August 19 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
August 19 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Julien Labro’s Django Collective vailjazz.org
August 19 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – America vilarpac.org
August 20 The Triple Bypass Cycling Event triplebypass.org
August 20 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
August 20 8am Dynafit Arrowhead Half Marathon vailrec.com
August 20 8pm Gerald Ford Amphitheater Summer AMP Concert Series – NATE BARGATZE grfavail.com
August 21 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
August 21 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
August 22 6pm Vail Jazz Festival The Gratitude Quintet vailjazz.org
August 23 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
August 23 6:30pm Hot Summer Nights: JOCELYN & CHRIS at the Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
August 24 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
August 26 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
August 26 6pm Vail Jazz Festival Harold López-Nussa Trio vailjazz.org
August 26 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center –JIMMIE VAUGHAN vilarpac.org
August 28 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – MOMIX vilarpac.org
August 28 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
August 28 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
August 29 6pm Vail Jazz Festival – Nelson Rangell Quartet vailjazz.org
August 30 5-7pm Town of Vail Art Series discovervail.com
August 30 7:30pm Hot Summer Nights: NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS at Ford Amphitheater grfavail.com
August 31 VRD Mountain Bike Race Series VAIL GRIND vailrec.com
August 31 5pm AvonLive Free Concerts in the Park avon.org
September 2 Lakeside Cinema – Family-friendly movies on big screen outdoors . Movie starts at dusk Nottingham Park & Pavillion avon.org
September 2-6 Vail Labor Day Weekend Jazz Party various venues vailjazz.org
September 2-4 Gourmet on Gore a culinary festival in Vail gourmetongore.com
September 3 Minturn Market Saturdays 9am -2 pm minturnmarket.org
September 4 Rotary Rubber Duck Race in Vail on Gore Creek vailduckrace
September 4 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
September 4 6-8pm SunsetLIVE! – Enjoy The Terrace at the Avon Performance Pavilion on Sunday nights for casual musical performances by local musicians avon.org
September 9 – 11 Vail Village & Lionshead Oktoberfest oktoberfestvail.com
September 11 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
September 16 7pm Vilar Performing Arts Center – BILLY CURRINGTON vilarpac.org
September 16-18 Vail Concours and Car Show – A multi-day, annual automotive event
September 17 Dynafit Meadowgold 10K and 5K 10am Meadow Mountain in Minturn vailrec.com
September TBD Taste of Vail- Fall Wine & Food Classic tasteofvail.com
September 16 – 18 Vail Village & Lionshead Oktoberfest oktoberfestvail.com
September 18 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
September 24 Vines at Vail Winery Annual Big Crush Grape Stomp vinesatvailwinery.com
September 24 Walk to End Alzheimers eagleoutside.com
September 25 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
October 1 Minturn Hometown Throwdown minturn.org
October 1-2 8am-6pm Vail Valley Soccer Tournament at Nottingham Park avon.org
October 2 10am-3:30pm Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Festival vailfarmersmarket.com
October 15-16 10am-5pm MAN OF THE CLIFF – a festival dedicated to lumber-jack games and outdoor ruggedness! avon.org
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