Rocky Mountain Folks Festival

Rocky Mountain Folks Festival takes place in mid-August in the town of Lyons, a three-day gathering of some of the most respected acoustic songwriters in the country in one of the more scenic settings imaginable. The festival grounds sit alongside a river with red rock cliffs overhead, and the programming spans acoustic, folk, folk rock, and singer-songwriter traditions across multiple stages. It is a family-friendly all-ages weekend that draws a devoted crowd, many of whom return year after year for the combination of writing-focused programming and outdoor scenery. For guests, it is a mainstay of the Colorado summer festival calendar; for artists, the mainstage is a career-caliber slot for songwriters working in this tradition.