Near the headwaters of the Arkansas river in Salida, Colorado, you will find a delightful venue for your holiday weekend and an opportunity to enjoy bluegrass music, food, drink, and fun for all ages.

Bluegrass on the Arkansas, and annual fund raiser for the Salida Rotary club, will be back Memorial Day Weekend this year. Our thanks go out to everyone who helped make the 2017 show a success!!

As usual, bands will perform Saturday evening starting at 5:00 pm in Riverside Park and then on Sunday starting at noon in Riverside Park.

This is a free event that our community enjoys every year and that draws visitors to Salida. In addition to the line-up of bluegrass bands, volunteers from the Rotary Club serving a variety of food and beverages,  games available for kids, and time spent enjoying the park by the Arkansas River – all make this a fun day.

The Salida Rotary Club serves food and drinks as a fund raiser to help the youth of our community in the form of vocational and scholastic scholarships.

A selection of beer, wine, sodas, burgers, brats, and other snacks are available for sale at Riverside Park during the event.

Admission to  Bluegrass on the Arkansas is FREE. Your donations are encouraged in support of the Salida Rotary Club’s scholarship fund.