Avon’s Nottingham Park, which hosts several summer events like AvonLIVE!, SunsetLIVE! and Salute to the U.S.A., will now add FreeFall Bluegrass Festival to the end of the list.
The FreeFall Bluegrass Festival is scheduled to be held Oct. 9-11. It’s a multi-day event that has brought in such names as the Infamous String Dusters, Sam Bush Band, Sierra Hull and more. It also blends in regional and local bluegrass sounds. The FreeFall Bluegrass Festival and its spring counterpart SpringFree Bluegrass Festival will now move to a bigger venue at the Avon Performance Pavilion.
“At Nottingham Park we’ll have a much bigger footprint, there is lodging and restaurants nearby, the infrastructure is already there, we can put up food and retail vendor tents in the park, and we’ll have much larger space to do a kid’s zone,” said event organizer Diane Moudy of Resort Entertainment Group, a Vail-based full-service entertainment and event company with a 20-plus-year history of planning.
Moudy says she loves the stage and she’s familiar with booking events at that location. For over 25 years, she booked acts for concerts at Nottingham Park, especially for the Salute to the U.S.A. concerts.
“I’ve been working with the town of Avon for a long time and even brought it to consult when they were getting ready to build the Avon Performance Pavilion. They brought in me, Scotty Stoughton, of the Bonfire Dub band and he produces the Winter Wondergrass Festivals, and Jake Wolf, too. Jake is a local musician who was also on Avon Town Council, and we had fun helping Avon figure out its musical future with this offering that has a great backdrop,” Moudy said. “Danita and her team have done a great job of bringing people there.”
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Dempsey is the chief cultural officer for the town of Avon and said they are thrilled to host this new show.
“The pavilion’s central location makes it easily accessible by bike, foot or public transit and the surrounding park offers plenty of space to comfortably host a multi-day event. It’s also a venue that allows us to thoughtfully grow the festival over time while keeping the community feel that makes Avon special,” Dempsey said. “It’s great to work with Diane again because that shared history builds trust and allows us to collaborate in a very intentional way. We’re hopeful — and confident — that the partnership we’ve created will translate into a thoughtfully curated experience that brings a lot of joy to everyone who attends.”
In the past, Moudy has hosted multiple stages for acts since the festival goes on all day. Gates open at 2 p.m. on Friday with music starting on the main stage at 2:30 pm. Gates open at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday with music starting on the main stage at 11:30 a.m. both days.
Music will go until 9 p.m. each night. A kids zone will also be available.
Besides changing venues, another change to the event in 2026 is FreeFall will now be a ticketed event and also host an elevated VIP experience. Tickets are on sale now and prices start at $90 for a 3-Day general admission pass and $299 for a 3-day VIP pass. You can also buy individual tickets for each day of the event.
“There’s a deep appreciation for this genre in our community and throughout the valley,” Dempsey said. “And we know audiences near and far are going to be excited to experience a multi-day bluegrass festival again — especially one with affordable ticket options that make it accessible to more people.”
“We’re excited to grow this event, which we started in the fall of 2023, and move it to Avon,” Moudy said. “Stay tuned to freefallbluegrassfest.com for the musical lineup!”
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