THEBIGWONDERFUL: beer, bluegrass, and Colorado makers. Winter Park Resort, July 11, 2026.
Beer. Bluegrass. Denver. One day, 9,000 feet up.
Counting down to THEBIGWONDERFUL at Winter Park Resort on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
BEER.
Colorado breweries pouring at altitude. Crisp things, hazy things, a root beer for the kids, and credible zero-proof options for the morning-after crowd. The beer is core. It has been since 2014.
BLUEGRASS.
The spine of the whole day. Banjos echoing off the Continental Divide while you decide between another beer and another lap of the makers. Both is correct.
MAKERS.
Colorado makers rounding out the day: apparel, art, jewelry, snacks for the gondola ride. You will come home with something you did not plan on. Everyone does.
THE LINEUP
Bluegrass all afternoon, bouncing between the Gazebo and the Lawn. Bring your boots.
HIGH LONESOME
NOON-1:30 Westword's Top Colorado Bluegrass, 2024 & 2025ALEX THOELE BAND
12:45-2:15BRANDYWINE & THE MIGHTY FINES
2:10-3:40 Country, Americana, and driving bluegrass jamsTHAT DAMN SASQUATCH
3:15-4:45WRECKLUNDS
4:30-6:00TWELVE YEARS OF PROOF.
Drag the photos around. They have earned it.
DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD.
Twelve years of press and packed fields. A few of the receipts, with links so you can read the rest.
If you like big, TheBigWonderful is already huge, no matter where it pops up for business.
The Big Wonderful has lofty ambitions. Based on the crowds at previous events, we imagine they're more than achievable.
TheBigWonderful might be the biggest and most wonderful urban market, so make sure you get the chance to go.
It's hard to find stuff like this where we live. It's a great concept. We'll definitely be coming back.
More from the people who showed up:
HOW THE SATURDAY GOES.
RIDE UP
Two hours from Denver, zero designated-driver math if you take the bus. The mountain does the decorating.
FIRST POUR
Gates at 10. Beer garden opens with the good stuff still in stock and the lines still short.
BANJO O'CLOCK
Bluegrass all afternoon. The dance floor is a meadow.
MAKER LAP
A full lap of Colorado makers. You will be asked where you got that. Often.
GOLDEN HOUR
The Divide turns pink. Somebody proposes. It happens every year.
THE RIDE HOME
Asleep by Idaho Springs. Worth it.
THE ONE SATURDAY
YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
Winter Park Resort · Saturday, July 11, 2026