Strings Music Festival

Jun 24, 2022 - Oct 21, 2022
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE
The Strings Music Pavilion is Steamboat’s premier live music venue. The award-winning Music Pavilion seats 569 people and showcases over 60 performances during the summer months from June through August as well as a Fall & Winter series and year-round education concerts. The festival features orchestra, chamber, soloists, world, blues, jazz and rock music along with a Youth and Family series, and free concerts at the Yampa River Botanic Park.
Strings Music Festival presents music of the highest quality in an intimate mountain setting. The summer festival includes a genre-spanning lineup featuring classical musicians from the nation’s top orchestras and chart-topping popular contemporary artists. All of whom perform in an intimate, 569-seat Pavilion nestled at the base of Steamboat’s mountains.
Outside of the venue, Strings serve the community with a variety of free programming and an in-school education program called Strings School Days. This offering cultivates music appreciation and ability in Northwest Colorado’s K-12 students.
Mission Statement
The mission of Strings Music Festival is to present innovative programs of distinctive classical and popular contemporary music in an intimate and friendly setting to audiences of all ages, enhancing the cultural, educational, and entertainment experiences of the community of Northwest Colorado and its visitors.
Visit the Strings Music Festival website for a full schedule and additional details including purchasing tickets.
Different Tempo Series Schedule
Keb Mo
Jun 26, 2022
Keb Mo plays the Strings Music Festival! 5-time Grammy winner (12-time nominee) defies genres with awards in roots, blues, Americana, and country.
Brent Rowan & Friends Featuring Steve Dorff
Jul 3, 2022
Brent Rowan & Friends Featuring Steve Dorff plays the Strings Music Pavilion. Nominated nine times for Country Music Association awards, Brent performs with a Hall of Fame songwriter.
Kenny G
Jul 8, 2022
Kenny G plays the Strings Music Pavilion. The smooth jazz king of soprano sax and top selling instrumentalist of the modern era.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Jul 10, 2022
Mary Chapin Carpenter plays the Strings Music Festival! One of just 15 women voted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
An Evening With Cowboy Junkies
Jul 15, 2022
Cowboy Junkies plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Folk, blues, and rock combine, balancing quiet beauty with an edge.
An Evening With Judy Collins
Jul 22, 2022
Judy Collins plays the Strings Music Pavilion! From her landmark 1967 album Wildflowers through 54 more releases (and counting), this singer-songwriter is a cultural treasure.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Jul 24, 2022
Preservation Hall Jazz Band plays the Strings Music Pavilion. "The past and promise of American music ..." - Rolling Stone Magazine.
Steep Canyon Rangers
Jul 31, 2022
Steep Canyon Rangers play the Strings Music Pavilion! Asheville, North Carolina's Grammy winners are the most recognizable modern name in bluegrass music.
Streetlight Cadence
Aug 5, 2022
Streetlight Cadence plays the Strings Music Pavilion! A fresh and energetic band that has become a folk rock sensation.
Rodney Crowell
Aug 9, 2022
Rodney Crowell plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Texas native with 40 years of American roots music under his belt has written 15 #1 hits.
Drepung Loseling Monks The Mystical Arts Of Tibet
Aug 11, 2022
Drepung Loseling Monks: The Mystical Arts Of Tibet plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Sacred temple music and dances.
Jesse Cook
Aug 12, 2022
Jesse Cook plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Three-time winner: Canadian Smooth Jazz Guitarist of the Year.
An Evening With Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Aug 14, 2022
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers play the Strings Music Pavilion! Singer/pianist/composer/bandleader with three Grammy awards and 13 nominations.
Big Richard
Aug 17, 2022
Big Richard plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Neo-acoustic super group of well established Colorado musicians.
Fara Tolno
Aug 18, 2022
Fara Tolno plays the Strings Music Pavilion! West African drummer and dancer is a keeper of the history, the music, and the dance in his culture.
Joan Osborne
Aug 26, 2022
Joan Osborne plays the Strings Music Pavilion! "The most gifted vocalist of her generation" - AllMusic.com.
Kt Tunstall
Aug 27, 2022
Kt Tunstall plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Scottish singer-songwriter known for platinum-selling albums and radio hits.
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
Sep 14, 2022
Béla Fleck plays the Strings Music Pavilion! World-famous banjo player has assembled an all-star tour, saying: "It's like family. We draw on our long history of joyful and exciting musical interactions."
The Wailin' Jennys
Oct 1, 2022
The Wailin' Jennys plas the Strings Music Pavilion! Heart-stopping harmonies from this folk/roots trio.
An Intimate Evening Of Songs And Stories With Graham Nash
Oct 21, 2022
Graham Nash plays the Strings Music Pavilion! Legendary Rock and Roll and Songwriters Hall of Famer.