Bluegrass & Brews Festival
2 DAYS OF FREE BLUEGRASS IN DOWNTOWN LOVELAND
Friday & Saturday, June 5-6
JUNE 5 | 4TH STREET BLOCK PARTY | 6:00PM - 9:00PM
JUNE 6 | THE FOUNDRY PLAZA | 1:00PM - 9:00PM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Grab your dancin’ shoes and join us for a FREE two day bluegrass festival in Downtown Loveland!
The Loveland Downtown District is pleased to announce the return of one of its most anticipated annual events, the One Sweet Summer: Bluegrass & Brews Festival. Free to attend and family-friendly, this year’s festival expands to a two-day celebration throughout Downtown Loveland and features its strongest lineup yet, showcasing an exceptional roster of award-winning bluegrass artists and musicians.
Returning favorite, Utah-based Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, will perform from 6:00–9:00pm. The Loveland Downtown District is partnering with local brewery Loveland Aleworks to provide beverages thoughout the event. Other nearby 4th Street businesses will be on-site offering food, sweets and refreshments. Aleworks will be hosting pre and post festival concerts in their beer garden and The Valentine Flea artisan market will feature 20+ local vendors along Railroad Avenue.
The festival continues Saturday, June 6, with a full day of music from 1:00–9:00p.m. Saturday afternoon’s bluegrass lineup includes Colorado-based favorites Clay & Stinson. Two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Fiddle Player of the Year and Grammy Award-winning musician Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and her band will take the stage at 3:00p.m. The Fretliners, Colorado-based Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass contest winners, return to The Foundry Stage at 5:00p.m.
Headlining Saturday night is The Infamous Trio, featuring Grammy Award-winning musicians and founding members of the Infamous Stringdusters: Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), Andy Hall (dobro), and Chris Pandolfi (banjo).
Purchase a Taster Punch Card!
Back by popular demand, we’ll be serving tasters starting at 1:00PM on Saturday afternoon. Festival goers can purchase a punch card which is redeemable for five 4 oz taster pours of beer or a 2 oz taster of mead!
This year, we're excited to announce you'll have more beer options than ever before - we've added a few new breweries and our friends at MeadKrieger Meadery will be pouring their honey-wine as well! And of course, you still have the option to purchase delicious wine from our friends @theobcwineproject.
Come try craft brews from:
@odellbrewing @berthoudbrewing @skybearbreweryandpub @crowhopbrewing @verbotenbrewing @lovelandaleworks @grimmbrosbrew @bigthompsonbrewery @crookedbeech @meadkrieger
Our 2026 Bluegrass Lineup
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Pixie & the Partygrass Boys
DAY 01 *HEADLINING BAND
Date: FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Location: 4TH STREET BLOCK PARTY
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Help us celebrate the opening of 4th Street between Railroad Ave. & Garfield Ave with a 4th Street Block Party! -
Slay & Stinson
DAY 02
Date: SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Location: THE FOUNDRY PLAZA
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM -
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
DAY 02
Date: SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Location: THE FOUNDRY PLAZA
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM -
The Fretliners
DAY 02
Date: SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Location: THE FOUNDRY PLAZA
Time: 5:00PM -6:30PM -
Infamous Trio
DAY 02 *HEADLINING BAND
Date: SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Location: THE FOUNDRY PLAZA
Time: 7:00PM -9:00PMThe Infamous Trio features Grammy Award-winning musicians and founding members of the Infamous Stringdusters: Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), Andy Hall (dobro), and Chris Pandolfi (banjo).
2026 Event Locations
Our two day Bluegrass & Brews Festival will take place in multiple locations throughout Downtown Loveland
DAY 01: 4TH STREET BLOCK PARTY
DATE: 06/05/2026
TIME 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Help us celebrate the newly renovated section of 4th Street between Railroad Ave. & Garfield Ave. with a block party!
Our friends from Loveland Aleworks will be providing beer for the evening + wine will be available for purchase.
Valentine Flea will be set up along Railroad Ave and other downtown businesses will be present offering food and refreshments.
FREE TO ATTEND AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
DAY 02: THE FOUNDRY PLAZA
DATE: 06/06/2026
TIME 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for a full day of bluegrass in the Foundry Plaza on Saturday June 6, 2026. Music starts at 1:00pm and will last into the evening.
Food trucks and beer vendors will be set up in the along 3rd Street. Session tasting punch cards will be available for purchase, allowing attendees to sample five session beers at a discounted price. Saturday’s event will also feature a kids zone sponsored by FNBO, free art activities, and additional family-friendly entertainment.
Chair a chair or blanket to set up on The Foundry Plaza Lawn.
FREE TO ATTEND AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN?
We can help!
In partnership with Visit Loveland, we’ve put together some hotel packages to make planning your trip as simple as possible.
Check out the link below to learn more about our hotel and dining packages.
KIDS ZONE
We are excited to announce we will be bringing back our FNBO “kids zone” at our summer concerts! At Bluegrass & Brews Festival on Saturday, June 6, we are designating a space in the Foundry Plaza just for kids!
We will have FREE kids activities, arts + crafts and games for the kids to enjoy while parents enjoy the music. We have teams of volunteers lined up to help oversee the kids zone, lead art activities and provide fun entertainment!
We'll also have a face-painter doing small complementary designs for the kiddos!
Bring the family down to our Bluegrass & Brews Festival on Saturday, June 6 from 1:00pm - 9:00pm.
Curious about where to park?
Currently, there are 2 blocks under construction as part the Heart Improvement Plan. We recommend parking in the Foundry Parking Garage during the Bluegrass & Brews event. If you’re not able to snag a spot in the garage check out the map below, we have many 3 Hour and Long Term Parking lots in Downtown Loveland!
