Events in Vail Valley

Located at the base of Gondola One, Express Lift Bar will come alive with sixteen Après Days throughout the season, featuring live DJs like Mark Farina, Amba, Alana English & more.

18th – Littlefoot

19th – Sunny Side Up

Bundle up and gather your friends and family for the third annual Fireworks in Avon over MLK Weekend! Enjoy free hot cocoa and peppermint schnapps (limited quantities available) and delight as the winter skies light up for Avon’s ten-minute fireworks extravaganza over Nottingham Lake on Saturday, January 18th, 2025.

Live From Laurel Canyon – “James & Joni: Their Stories, Their Songs” chronicles the careers of two songwriting icons: James Taylor and Joni Mitchell presented in the style of Live from Laurel Canyon with narrated stories about their lives and the songs you know and love. Bringing a vast selection of songs from their incredible careers; from the early days to their later hits. Live from Laurel Canyon not only performs the music you love, it shares the stories that inspired them.

Renowned cultural treasure boasts over 50 years of innovative artistry. Ballet Hispánico, recognized “one of America’s cultural treasures” by the Ford Foundation, was born from a bold vision to transform the world through the power of dance, quality dance training, and innovative performances that reimagine how Latino/e culture is celebrated on the global stage. 

Emphasizing his vocals front-and-center more than ever before, the trusty guitar he’s so often associated with plays the sideman this time around (though there’s no shortage of impressive shredding). For as dark as everything seemed, you can’t help but feel a sense of hope in the power of Marcus’s voice.

With his signature beard and African headgear, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognizable and best known as the centerpiece of ZZ Top. BFG is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest guitarists working in the blues-rock idiom.

From his early days playing cover music behind chicken wire at a west-side Jacksonville juke joint while still working at a lumberyard, to playing sold-out shows at some of the largest venues and music festivals in the world, JJ Grey has always delivered his soul-honest truths. 

Art in Public Places is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Vail Winterfest opening January 2025 featuring six larger than life ice sculptures resembling owls on the Gore Creek Promenade, located by the International Bridge in Vail Village, and will be displayed until the ice melts! In the evening, these nocturnal creatures will be illuminated!

View the sculptures until February 10th, weather permitting. 

Hailing from both the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, the Steep Canyon Rangers have long held traditional bluegrass paramount, while possessing an exceptional ability to bring it down the mountain, and to incorporate accessible influence from all walks of the region. 

Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”  Having built his 30-plus year career on the strength of his material alone, Brian’s non-stop theater tour continuously fills the most beautiful venues across North America, visiting close to 100 cities each year.