Best for Teens to Adults. General admission seating is first come, first served at four-person tables.

Strings’ Concert Commentator Jamey Lamar regales the audience with his trademark wit and wisdom. Sit back with a glass of wine or soft drink and you’ll emerge from the talk savvier and with a smirk.

All-Beethoven program honors his legacy in Western classical music

Amid the madness of 2020, the world’s most brilliant (and mad) composer would have celebrated his 250th birthday. If there was ever a time to hear Beethoven’s work, it’s certainly as we begin the second quarter-millennium of his genius. Inspiring everyone from Chuck Berry to T.S. Eliot and Schroeder from Peanuts, consider it your moral imperative to see our talented musicians pay homage to classical music’s most famous composer.

Laura Albers, violin
Vijay Gupta, violin
Mark Jackobs, viola
Joel Noyes, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Concert commentary by Jamey Lamar

Same program each night.

Starts at $336 per table (seats 4)

🍽 Strings Patio: 5:30pm Sunday Patrons of our Sunday night performance may purchase a sumptuous French/European dinner, the menu perfectly paired with the evening’s music. Tickets are limited: please purchase in advance. Adults $44, ages 12 and under $33.

FREE   |   Strings Festival Park   |   All Ages
7:00pm each night: Sat Jun 26 • Sun Jun 27 • Wed Jun 30 • Wed Jul 7 • Wed Jul 14 • Fri Jul 16 • Sat Jul 17 • Wed Jul 21 • Wed Jul 28 • Sat Jul 31 • Sun Aug 1 • Wed Aug 4 • Sat Aug 7 • Sun Aug 8
Music from our live classical concerts fill the evening air. Sunset alpenglow lights up Mount Werner. A picnic blanket, your favorite sweater, space to spread out, lush grass underfoot for all ages to wriggle and dance. Access to the Strings Patio Bar and Pavilion restrooms (enter only between music pieces).

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Listening parties take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

FREE   |   Strings Festival Park   |   All Ages
7:00pm each night: Sat Jun 26 • Sun Jun 27 • Wed Jun 30 • Wed Jul 7 • Wed Jul 14 • Fri Jul 16 • Sat Jul 17 • Wed Jul 21 • Wed Jul 28 • Sat Jul 31 • Sun Aug 1 • Wed Aug 4 • Sat Aug 7 • Sun Aug 8
Music from our live classical concerts fill the evening air. Sunset alpenglow lights up Mount Werner. A picnic blanket, your favorite sweater, space to spread out, lush grass underfoot for all ages to wriggle and dance. Access to the Strings Patio Bar and Pavilion restrooms (enter only between music pieces).

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Listening parties take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

All-Beethoven program honors his legacy in Western classical music

Amid the madness of 2020, the world’s most brilliant (and mad) composer would have celebrated his 250th birthday. If there was ever a time to hear Beethoven’s work, it’s certainly as we begin the second quarter-millennium of his genius. Inspiring everyone from Chuck Berry to T.S. Eliot and Schroeder from Peanuts, consider it your moral imperative to see our talented musicians pay homage to classical music’s most famous composer.

Laura Albers, violin
Vijay Gupta, violin
Mark Jackobs, viola
Joel Noyes, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Concert commentary by Jamey Lamar

Same program each night.

Starts at $336 per table (seats 4)

🍽 Strings Patio: 5:30pm Sunday Patrons of our Sunday night performance may purchase a sumptuous French/European dinner, the menu perfectly paired with the evening’s music. Tickets are limited: please purchase in advance. Adults $44, ages 12 and under $33.

An independent phenomenon rooted in blissful pop, electronics, and rock energy

In nature, wildflowers signify freedom. Nobody plants them. Rather, they blossom on their own. The same could be said of The National Parks. Since emerging in 2013 the Provo, UT quartet— Brady Parks (guitar, vocals), Sydney Macfarlane (keys, vocals), Cam Brannelly (drums), and Megan Parks (violin)— has quietly grown into an independent phenomenon with roots embedded in blissful pop, cinematic electronics, organic orchestration, and rock energy. Racking up over 90 million total streams, selling out headline shows on tour, and acclaimed by NPR, Paste, Atwood Magazine, PopMatters, and more, the group bloom like never before on their aptly titled independent fourth full-length, Wildflower.

Starts at $50 per concert pod*
*Elevated pods offer parties of four plenty of space to enjoy the show, rain or shine.

$10 Suggested Donation Benefits Strings   |   All Ages

Wednesdays 9:00-10:00am: June 30 • July 7 • July 14 • July 21 • July 28 • August 4

OUTDOOR CLASSES – Bring your yoga mat, water, and sunscreen to morning classes in our beautiful Festival Park. Teachers from the Yoga Center of Steamboat lead all-levels classes to the sounds of Strings’ classical artists. Dress in layers for varying weather.Yoga will be canceled in bad weather. Call 970-875-4568 to confirm if class is running as scheduled.

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Classes take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

FREE   |   Strings Festival Park   |   All Ages
7:00pm each night: Sat Jun 26 • Sun Jun 27 • Wed Jun 30 • Wed Jul 7 • Wed Jul 14 • Fri Jul 16 • Sat Jul 17 • Wed Jul 21 • Wed Jul 28 • Sat Jul 31 • Sun Aug 1 • Wed Aug 4 • Sat Aug 7 • Sun Aug 8
Music from our live classical concerts fill the evening air. Sunset alpenglow lights up Mount Werner. A picnic blanket, your favorite sweater, space to spread out, lush grass underfoot for all ages to wriggle and dance. Access to the Strings Patio Bar and Pavilion restrooms (enter only between music pieces).

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Listening parties take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

Festival favorite string quartet returns with Benjamin Hochman, pianist

Imagine the Paris of one hundred years ago: cobblestone streets, Degas’ ballerinas, and true love on display on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Laura Albers, violin
Vijay Gupta, violin
Mark Jackobs, viola
Joel Noyes, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano

Starts at $252 per table (seats 4)

Maine trio creates a dynamic distillation of folk, bluegrass, rock, and alternative music

The Maine trio— Max Davis (vocals, banjo), Sean McCarthy (vocals, bass), and Griffin Sherry (vocals, guitar)— examine life’s ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, bluegrass, rock, and alternative. Since forming in 2011 the band has created a following that has propelled them from a local to a national level, tallying 15 million total independent streams to date.

The band has performed alongside The Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell, The Revivalists, Béla Fleck, and The Infamous Stringdusters, sold out countless headlining gigs, and appeared at major festivals nationwide. The boys took home “Best in Maine” at the New England Music Awards twice, in 2015 and 2019.

Starts at $150 per concert pod*
*Elevated pods offer parties of four plenty of space to enjoy the show, rain or shine.

FREE   |   Strings Festival Park   |   All Ages
7:00pm each night: Sat Jun 26 • Sun Jun 27 • Wed Jun 30 • Wed Jul 7 • Wed Jul 14 • Fri Jul 16 • Sat Jul 17 • Wed Jul 21 • Wed Jul 28 • Sat Jul 31 • Sun Aug 1 • Wed Aug 4 • Sat Aug 7 • Sun Aug 8
Music from our live classical concerts fill the evening air. Sunset alpenglow lights up Mount Werner. A picnic blanket, your favorite sweater, space to spread out, lush grass underfoot for all ages to wriggle and dance. Access to the Strings Patio Bar and Pavilion restrooms (enter only between music pieces).

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Listening parties take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

All-star festival string ensemble performs famous serenade and sextet

Our season closes with two large-scale works for strings, each a testament to the joy of creative expression. Dvořák’s Serenade No. 1 is a blast of good humor, dance rhythms, and lyrical charm. It is paired with one of the most sublime works for string sextet from any time period, Brahms’ Op. 18.

🥂 We invite you to our classical finale champagne reception following each evening’s performance.

Same program each night.
Starts at $336 per table (seats 4)

All-star festival string ensemble performs famous serenade and sextet

Our season closes with two large-scale works for strings, each a testament to the joy of creative expression. Dvořák’s Serenade No. 1 is a blast of good humor, dance rhythms, and lyrical charm. It is paired with one of the most sublime works for string sextet from any time period, Brahms’ Op. 18.

🥂 We invite you to our classical finale champagne reception following each evening’s performance.

Same program each night.
Starts at $336 per table (seats 4)

FREE   |   Strings Festival Park   |   All Ages
7:00pm each night: Sat Jun 26 • Sun Jun 27 • Wed Jun 30 • Wed Jul 7 • Wed Jul 14 • Fri Jul 16 • Sat Jul 17 • Wed Jul 21 • Wed Jul 28 • Sat Jul 31 • Sun Aug 1 • Wed Aug 4 • Sat Aug 7 • Sun Aug 8
Music from our live classical concerts fill the evening air. Sunset alpenglow lights up Mount Werner. A picnic blanket, your favorite sweater, space to spread out, lush grass underfoot for all ages to wriggle and dance. Access to the Strings Patio Bar and Pavilion restrooms (enter only between music pieces).

PARKING: please park in the Meadows Lot, across Pine Grove Rd. — enter at 1165 Bangtail Way. Listening parties take place in Strings Festival Park at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd. and Pine Grove Rd.

One of America’s favorite singer-songwriters for more than 3 decades

Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988. That was the year of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance at the 1989 Grammy Awards. For several years her popularity grew around such memorable originals as “Ain’t It Heavy.” She has collected an Academy Award, two Grammy awards (15 nominations), and ASCAP’s Songwriter of the Year honor.

Tickets start at $135.

One of country music’s most recognizable hit-makers with his rich baritone voice

While a multi-platinum-selling star himself, Josh Turner is a country music fan first and foremost. From the very start of his career through chart-topping hits like “Your Man,” “Would You Go With Me,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” and “All Over Me,” Turner has immersed himself in country music’s history and its iconic figures. Later, as the hits came, along with multiple Grammy, Country Music Association, and Academy of Country Music nominations, Turner joined the Grand Ole Opry.

Tickets start at $85.

Western swing (dancing welcome!) from “One of the best live acts in the business” -Reuters

Asleep at The Wheel has garnered ten Grammy Awards, released more than 25 studio and live albums, and there is no sign of slowing down any time soon. The band has constantly toured at a national level throughout its history. The alumni roster is well over 80+ members, including musicians who have gone on to perform with Bob Dylan, George Strait, Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett, Ryan Adams, and many more.

Ray Benson fell in love with western swing because of its unique combination of elements of American blues, swing, and traditional fiddling but also for its demanding musical chops. Western swing is what Benson calls “jazz with a cowboy hat.”

Tickets start at $65.

One of the most successful folk duos in history

Released in 1989, Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million units under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a 35-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, the Grammy-winning duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers has recorded sixteen studio albums (seven gold, four platinum, one double platinum), sold over 15 million records, and built a dedicated, enduring following. Their latest album, 2020’s critically-acclaimed Look Long is a stirring and eclectic collection of songs that explores themes of hope, political divide, and family origins.

Tickets start at $85.

Lifetime Achievement Award winner is a living, breathing history of country music 

Marty Stuart is a five-time Grammy winner, platinum recording artist, Grand Ole Opry star, country music archivist, photographer, musician, and songwriter. His teenage years on tour with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt in the ’70s were followed by six years in Johnny Cash’s band in the ’80s, and a chart-topping tenure as a solo artist in the ’90s.

Recently the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Marty in the class of 2020. “It is the ultimate honor in country music,” says Stuart. “I’m so honored to be included in this class alongside Hank Jr. and Dean Dillon. I love those people. To be officially inducted is beyond words. I’m usually not at a loss for words.”

Tickets start at $45.

2015 Grammy winners for Best Bluegrass Album

This hard-edged bluegrass outfit from Nashville is a string band with a rock and soul heart. The Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers’ 2015 release, won that year’s Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. With Bad For You, their fifth album, a 15-year Steeldriver tradition of dark, jagged-edged goth-grass feels intact and heading for new places..

Tickets start at $40.

Free but tickets are required.

Strings presents this free community “welcome back” concert in the Pavilion!
*Please note the date change to THURSDAY, AUGUST 26*

One can’t help but be captivated by singer/songwriter and guitarist Tyree Woods’ voice, delivering vocals that are at once soulful and powerful. Band members Eric Baker on mandolin, Randy Kelley on fiddle, Gabe Riding on banjo, and Denton Turner on upright bass provide a full body of sound to match the emotion and intensity of Tyree’s vocals.

Focused on writing original music with carefully crafted compositions and arrangements, the band works hard to stand out as a unique sound in acoustic music. Buffalo Commons’ deep lyrics, sing-along choruses, and captivating energy on stage will pull at the heartstrings to make you laugh, dance, cry, and rejoice— all in one show.

Limit of 2 tickets per household.

A musical force awarded for his contributions to roots music, blues, country, Americana, and more

Over the years, Keb’ Mo’ has proven that he is a musical force that defies typical genre labels. Album after album— 14 in total— Keb’ has garnered 5 Grammy Awards and 12 nominations, 11 Blues Foundation Awards, a Country Song of the Year nomination, and six BMI Awards for his work in television and film.

Twenty-five years after the release of his debut album under the moniker Keb’ Mo’, the widely admired artist released his most recent album, Oklahoma (Concord Records), winning him a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. Featuring cameos from Taj Mahal, Rosanne Cash, Robert Randolph, Jaci Velasquez and Keb’s wife, Robbie Brooks Moore, the album pushes his boundaries even further with brand new songs addressing topics such as immigration, depression, pollution, love, female empowerment and more.

Tickets start at $85.

DONOR PRE-SALE begins 10:00am (MDT) Tuesday, August 3.
Details below for early access to purchase tickets. On sale to the public August 5 at 10:00am (MDT).

Pioneering singer-songwriter with 3 Grammy awards is still earning accolades after more than 40 years

She has traveled a long road since her 1979 debut, Ramblin’ on My Mind. Over the course of fourteen remarkable albums, three Grammy awards, and countless accolades, including Time’s Songwriter of the Year of 2001, Lucinda Williams is one of our most revered artists, beloved for her singular vocals and extraordinary songs.

Tickets start at $65.

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A rollicking around-the-world musical adventure, back to strings for the first time since 2013

Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world— crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop— Thomas Lauderdale founded the “little orchestra” Pink Martini in 1994. Featuring a dozen musicians with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout the world.

Says Thomas: “We’re very much an American band, but we spend a lot of time abroad and therefore have the incredible diplomatic opportunity to represent a broader, more inclusive America … the America which remains the most heterogeneously populated country in the world … composed of people of every country, every language, every religion. Except for Native Americans, all of us are immigrants from every country, of every language, of every religion.”

Tickets start at $75.

Highly in-demand ensemble performs their mix of rock, country, soul, and folk

Since their debut over a decade ago, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have become one of the most in-demand rock and roll ensembles working today, sharpening the edges of their singular sound which straddles rock and roll, country, soul, and folk. They have become an emergent and vital force in American music. Their June album, A Few Stars Apart is already one of Rolling Stone‘s “Most Anticipated Albums of 2021.”

Lukas Nelson, guitar and vocals
Corey McCormick, bass
Anthony LoGerfo, drums
Tato Melgar, percussion
Logan Metz, multi-instrumentalist

Tickets start at $60.

Los Angeles-based instrumental supergroup

In 2015 Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill, invited the late guitarist Neal Casal to compose the intermission music for the Dead’s Fare Thee Well concerts, a victory lap celebrating their final shows. Neal assembled the guys, recorded five hours of jams, and was surprised to find an eager audience and label support from Rhino Records. And Circles Around the Sun was born.

The group’s latest self-titled, third full-length studio album marks a stylistic shift from the psych-jazz odyssey of their previous albums. 2020’s Circles Around the Sun is an evolution that sees the band embracing a sleeker, shinier, even dancier version of themselves— a cosmic disco of the body and the soul, still anchored in the groove, but ascending to the stars.

Scott Metzger (Joe Russo’s Almost Dead), guitar  •  Adam MacDougall (Black Crowes), keyboards  •  Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Jonathan Wilson), bass  •  Mark Levy, drums

Opening act: Frank LoCrasto

Tickets start at $40.

The smooth jazz king of soprano sax and top selling instrumentalist of the modern era

A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B, and jazz charts during the 1980s and ’90s, Kenny G’s sound became a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations. Albums like Breathless and Miracles secured his place among top-selling musicians of all time. He won critical acclaim as well, earning a Grammy in 1994 for “Forever In Love.”

Tickets start at $120.

Soul-jazz groove machine delivers feel-good music with roots from Motown to 60s guitar gods

The band features Delvon Lamarr, a self-taught virtuosic musician with perfect pitch who taught himself jazz and has effortlessly been able to play a multitude of instruments. On guitar is the dynamo Jimmy James who eases through Steve Cropper-style chanking guitar, volcanic acid-rock freak-out lead playing, and slinky Grant Green-style jazz. From Reno, Nevada is drummer Dan Weiss (also of the powerhouse soul and funk collective The Sextones). Dan’s smoldering pocket-groove drumming locks in the trio’s explosive chemistry.

Tickets start at $25.