WinterWonderGrass Steamboat

WinterWonderGrass brings bluegrass, Americana and roots music to the base of Steamboat Resort for three days each March, part music festival, part beer festival and part family reunion. The 14th annual edition, March 5 to 7, 2027, is led by The String Cheese Incident, Trampled By Turtles, Kitchen Dwellers, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country and The Jerry Douglas Band, with Lindsay Lou as artist at large and a late-night Grass after Dark program around town. Four stages, three big heated beer halls with daily tastings, a kids' zone and the Coletrain Music Academy fill the grounds, and the organizers say they have played under both bluebird skies and full blizzards.

Doors open at 2 PM each day with beer, wine and cider tastings until 4 PM, and the main stage runs until 10 PM on Friday and Saturday. The main stage is outdoors, so dress warm and in layers; the heated halls and side stages give a break from the cold. A three-day GA pass is $299, or $349 with a three-day ski and ride pass, while kids 3 to 12 pay $20 and seniors 75 and over get in free with ID. Pick up wristbands early at the free Thursday show at the Gondola Stage, and take the public bus if you can, since the walk from the parking lot is about 10 minutes and can be slick.

It suits bluegrass, Americana and roots fans who like their music with snow and mountains around it, and skiers happy to ride by day and hear bands by night. Families get a heated kids' zone, and beer fans get daily tastings in the heated tents. The main stage is outdoors, so anyone who dislikes standing in the cold will spend more time in the heated tents and side stages.