The 25th Annual Mt. Crested Butte Chili & Beer Festival!

Chili & Beer Festival is a celebration of locally made Chili and Colorado brewed beer that draws both locals and visitors to Mt. Crested Butte for a day of music, chili, and beer. Held on September 9, 2023 in the base area of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, amateur and professional chili cookers battle for the "best of" in a variety of categories while craft breweries from around the state compete for "best of" and cash prizes in several categories.

Lil Smokies

The Lil Smokies to perform at the Mt. Crested Butte Chili & Beer Festival!

Blending virtuosic instrumental acrobatics with riveting lyrical craftsmanship, The Lil Smokies have earned a reputation as one of the most electrifying acts in modern American roots music thanks to their exhilarating live show and critically acclaimed studio output. Since forming on the streets of Missoula, Montana, where the group got its start busking back in 2009, the band has performed everywhere from Red Rocks to The Rialto and captivated festival audiences at Telluride, High Sierra, LOCKN’, Freshgrass, FloydFest, and countless more. Their latest album, 2020’s Tornillo, showcases the hard touring four-piece at its most adventurous, teaming up with producer Bill Reynolds (The Avett Brothers, Band Of Horses) for a genre-bending joyride from the hills of Laurel Canyon to the wide-open deserts of West Texas.

The Lil Smokies are: Andy Dunnigan – Dobro, Vocals, Matthew Rieger – Guitar, Vocals, Jake Simpson – Fiddle, Vocals, Jean-Luc Davis – Upright Bass.

Date: September 9, 2023

Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location: Crested Butte Mountain Resort, 12 Snowmass Road, Crested Butte, CO 81225

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