VAIL AMERICA DAYS™

Vail’s beloved 4^th of July celebration, Vail America Days, returns this summer. The event attracts visitors from across Colorado and beyond and will include the Vail America Days Parade and an evening fireworks display, weather permitting. The theme for the 2023 parade is “This Land is Your Land.”

Vail America Days™ Schedule

10 a.m. - Vail America Days™ Parade
2 p.m. - Patriotic Concert at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
9 p.m. - Fireworks Display

BRAVO! VAIL MUSIC FESTIVAL

JUNE 23-AUGUST 4

The Bravo! Vail Music Festival brings world-renowned musicians to picturesque venues throughout Vail for nearly seven weeks, drawing music lovers from around the world. It’s the only festival in North America to host four of the world’s finest orchestras in a single season, Bravo! Vail celebrates its 34th season this summer!

VAIL FARMERS’ MARKET & ART SHOW

SUNDAYS 9:30AM-3:30PM

The Vail Farmers Market is entering 23 years in Vail on Meadow Drive. The event started with a few tents and now has grown to over 148 tents for 16 Sundays of the summer. Our vendors have been handpicked with our guests in mind. Enjoy strolling down East Meadow Drive in Vail while tasting treats from Colorado.

GERALD R FORD AMPHITHEATER

The majesty and splendor of the Rocky Mountains meet world-class entertainment.

July 6: Big Head Todd and the Monsters & Blues Travelers

July 15: Thievery Corporation with Special Guest Boombox

July 16: Old Crow Medicine Show

July 17: Caamp

July 24: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Ziggy Marley

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES

Moe’s Original BBQ Hot Summer Nights is a FREE annual concert series hosted on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. throughout the summer at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (The Amp). Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.

• July 11: 49 Winchester
  
• July 18: The Dip
  

ART WALK

WEDNESDAYS 11 a.m.

Enjoy a free one-hour public art tour of Vail each Wednesday of the month starting July 5 through August 30. Meet at 11 a.m. at the Vail Village Welcome Center on the top level of the Vail Village parking structure. The tour lasts approximately one hour.

The tour winds its way through the Village with discussions of the history of the Vail Valley, the founding of Vail Mountain, the master planning of the Village, and the importance of site-specific art. The Town’s public art collection includes over 70 works ranging from paintings, sculptures, murals, playground components, to site-integrated art. The tour will include four sculptures a recent gift from the contemporary collection of Vicki and Kent Logan to the Town of Vail.

VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL

JULY 28-AUGUST 7

Celebrating 35 years of creativity and collaboration, the Vail Dance Festival returns July 28-August 7 with 12 thrilling performances and numerous special events across the beautiful Vail Valley. Don’t miss the legendary Martha Graham Dance Company, L.A. Dance Project, Music From the Sole, BalletX, DanceAspen, and an all-star cast of Festival artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Danish Ballet, Boston Ballet, and many more. The Festival is pleased to announce Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet as the 2023 Artist-In-Residence.

VAIL JAZZ FESTIVAL

JULY 9-SEPTEMBER 4

Live jazz returns to Vail this summer with the 28th Annual Vail Jazz Festival! The festival will run from July 9 -September 4, 2023 with a robust series of world class jazz performances in the heart of Vail, featuring the very best in hot jazz, bebop, bossa nova, gypsy jazz, big band sounds and more!

The Vail Jazz Festival takes place in two iconic Vail locations, with special events speckled throughout other locations. Thursday evening performances take place under the Jazz Tent in the heart of Lionshead Village, and free Sunday performances take place on the Solaris Plaza in Vail Village.