Everything WinterWonderGrass

By Polina LaConte

Your Quick Guide to WinterWonderGrass Steamboat

The wait is over! This weekend, one of the most popular winter festivals in Colorado is coming to town. It's WinterWonderGrass's debut at its new home in Steamboat Springs, and to celebrate the new beginning, the town and the festival organizers have promised a show of unseen magnitude.

Here is your quick guide to this weekend's happenings.

The Venue

WinterWonderGrass takes place in the Knoll Lot, a short walk from Gondola Square and The Grand Hotel. The site is also very close to the Steamboat Mountain Transit Hub, which runs consistent shuttles downtown and around town. The festivities take place outside with a main stage under the stars, plus three heated beer halls and side stages. A kids zone, expo village, The Depot Coffee Lounge, and food trucks all flank the festival site. Doors open at 1:45 p.m. all three days, and happy hour runs from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. each day.

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Festival Schedule

Thursday, February 23

• 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.: 1st Annual Western Welcome Pick featuring Head for the Hills and Gipsy Moon. Show is free and takes place in Gondola Square at the base of Steamboat Resort.

Friday, February 24

• 2:00 p.m.: Rapidgrass (Pickin' Perch) | Missed the Boat (Jamboree Tent) | Colin Hotz and Co. (SOAP BOX)

• 3:00 p.m.: Brothers Comatose (Main Stage)

• 4:45 p.m.: Rapidgrass (Pickin' Perch) | Missed the Boat (Jamboree Tent) | Colin Hotz and Co. (SOAP BOX) | Cabinet (Main Stage)

• 6:00 p.m.: Billy Strings (Pickin' Perch) | Pickin' on the Dead (Jamboree Tent) | Gipsy Moon (SOAP BOX)

• 6:30 p.m.: Steep Canyon Rangers (Main Stage)

• 7:45 p.m.: Billy Strings (Pickin' Perch) | Pickin' on the Dead (Jamboree Tent) | Gipsy Moon (SOAP BOX)

• 8:15 p.m.: Leftover Salmon (Main Stage)

Saturday, February 25

• 2:00 p.m.: Old Town Pickers (Pickin' Perch) | Old Salt Union (Jamboree Tent) | The Deer (SOAP BOX)

• 3:00 p.m.: Grant Farm (Main Stage)

• 4:00 p.m.: Old Town Pickers (Pickin' Perch) | Old Salt Union (Jamboree Tent) | The Deer (SOAP BOX)

• 4:30 p.m.: Fruition (Main Stage)

• 6:00 p.m.: Brothers Comatose (Pickin' Perch) | Cabinet (Jamboree Tent) | The Lil' Smokies (SOAP BOX)

• 6:30 p.m.: Sam Bush Band (Main Stage)

• 8:00 p.m.: Brothers Comatose (Pickin' Perch) | Cabinet (Jamboree Tent) | The Lil' Smokies (SOAP BOX)

• 8:30 p.m.: The Infamous Stringdusters (Main Stage)

Sunday, February 26

• 2:15 p.m.: The Lil' Smokies (Main Stage)

• 3:30 p.m.: The Kitchen Dwellers (Pickin' Perch) | Dead Horses (Jamboree Tent) | WWG Allstars (SOAP BOX)

• 4:00 p.m.: The California Honeydrops (Main Stage)

• 5:15 p.m.: The Kitchen Dwellers (Pickin' Perch) | Dead Horses (Jamboree Tent) | WWG Allstars (SOAP BOX)

• 5:45 p.m.: Elephant Revival (Main Stage)

• 7:15 p.m.: The Kitchen Dwellers (Pickin' Perch) | Dead Horses (Jamboree Tent) | WWG Allstars (SOAP BOX)

• 7:45 p.m.: Railroad Earth (Main Stage)

Grass After Dark

Friday

• The Deer & Rapidgrass at Bear River Lodge

• Head for the Hills with Jay Roemer & Dave Carroll at Chief Theater

• Billy Strings & Pickin' on the Dead at Old Town Pub

• Fruition at Thunderhead Lodge

• The Brothers Comatose & The Drunken Hearts at Schmiggity's

Saturday

• The Steep Canyon Rangers & Dead Horses at Chief Theater

• The Lil' Smokies with special guest WWG Allstars at Bear River Lodge

• The California Honeydrops & Old Salt Union at Old Town Pub

• The Kitchen Dwellers & Pickin' on the Dead at Schmiggity's

• Elephant Revival at Thunderhead Lodge

Sunday

• The Infamous Stringdusters at Thunderhead Lodge