Strawberry Days Festival

The 126th Annual Strawberry Days Festival from June 16 - 18, 2023 at Two Rivers Park

Glenwood Springs' Annual Strawberry Days Festival has been entertaining generations for more than 125 years. The free community festival features live music and entertainment, family activities, an arts and crafts fair, food court and an old-fashioned parade.  The festival always takes place the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday June.

We are so excited to bring a wide variety of selections to our Arts & Crafts Village!

FESTIVAL HOURS: 

Arts & Crafts Village

Friday- 4-8 pm

Saturday -10 am – 8 pm

Sunday- 10 am – 4 pm

Community Events

The Glenwood Springs Rotary Club - Pie Day

The annual Strawberry Days celebration is back. Last year, Glenwood Rotary met the goal of raising $10,000 for local scholarships.  Those awards were recently presented to this year’s senior students. 

Saturday, June 17

11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

*OR until out of product 

Saturday, June 17

12-3p  - 101st Army Band

The 101st Army Band: The 101st Army Band, a unit of the Colorado Army National Guard that is now in its 80th year, consists of 22 citizen-soldiers whose occupations range from student to teacher and computer programmer to waiter. The Band members attend from as far away as Montrose and Greeley, Colorado to train intensively every month in Aurora. The mission of the 101st is to provide ceremonial music and musical entertainment on behalf of the State of Colorado and the United States Army. Colorado’s only Army band, the 101st features a variety of patriotic, jazz, popular, country, classical, rock, and dixieland music, performed by different musical performance teams.

3:30-4:30p  - Dustin Elliot & The Broken Radio

Dustin Elliot & The Broken Radio: Dustin Elliott and The Broken Radio are influenced by greats such as Waylon, Hank, and Del Reeves just as much as by the modern sounds of Sturgill, Hank 3, and Charley Crockett, all seen through the eyes of a one-time kid playing punk rock. “Punk rock and the outsiders of country music have always been strange bedfellows. They pave their own way and follow their own path. Our main goal as a band is to carry on that independent spirit and  classic tradition of Country & Western music. Seeing hard working people forget the work week and dance the night away is success in our book. Elliott is currently working on his debut album, Nickels & Dimes set for release in the Summer of ‘23.

5 - 6p  - The Know Bodies Band

The Know Bodies Band: The Know Bodies Band is about music and dancing and fearless love of dirty old humanity. Grit makes a pearl. A hi hat makes a hip shake. When working class people make music it is this raucous communion. The Know Bodies tip their hats to soulsters of yesteryear, ska looters and shooters, punk rockers, African jazzmen, Celtic bards and rock rolling surfer B-movers and shakers. When asked about their musical influences they simply say.. « Yes, we are under the influence.  J.T. rips bluesy Hammond/ piano riffs, Innocent Joe injects the hat snare kickdrum dance imperative, Jessie the authentic, time served in Africa percussion, Curtis Holland brings the classy horns and flute, Travis the essential guitar earthquakes and Ryan uses world weary bitterness and triumph and laughter and love to fashion tragicomedy verse. You made us…so now you have to join us.

6:30 - 7:30p  - Echo Monday

Echo Monday - Echo Monday is a Roaring Fork Valley based three piece power trio that plays rock/alternative music ranging from the 70's to modern with a heavy 90's flavor, covering songs from the likes of Weezer, Sublime, Blink-182, The Clash, Billy Idol, Kings of Leon, The Black Crowes, Nirvana, and more!

8:00-10:00p  Ponder the Albatross

Ponder the Albatross: Somewhere in the eternal vastness of space and time, somewhere upon a westward wind, there is a point where Gypsy Punk, Jam Band, and New Grass collide with cosmic force. That point is Ponder the Albatross.

The "Ponder Phenomenon" is given its drive and force by Josh Bower's ecstatic mandolin, guitar and vocals, Luke Lindholm's searing fiddle; ably abetted by Eric Vrtis' whisking wave of bass & vocals, and Adam Chiszar's symphonic symmetry on the drums.

Every song, every show, every performance, is masterfully executed with the frenetic abandon of a Dervish whirling in a swirling mystical haze that impels audiences to engage and become active participants in the shared experience.

8:45-9p - SolFire Entertainment (Happening During Break of Ponder the Albatross)

SolFire Entertainment: Sol Fire Entertainment and Dance of the Sacred Fire - Fire Dancers creating performance art entertainment throughout the Roaring Fork Valley for over a decade. Dancers Jenna Wirtz and Maciej Mrotek will be showcasing their fire dancing show at Strawberry Days this year. Dancing with fire uses various props like Poi, Hula Hoops, Dragon Staff, Fans, Rope Dart and more. Dancing with the element of fire is a performance that can excite and inspire all who get to experience it. 

Festival Dates: June 16 - 18, 2023