FreeFall Bluegrass

Avon's FreeFall Bluegrass Festival is set in Harry A. Nottingham Park beside Nottingham Lake and under the fall foliage of Beaver Creek. The three-day gathering pairs high-energy bluegrass with mountain scenery and a community atmosphere, and entry is ticketed, with a VIP option. The town points guests toward Avon buses and shuttles, walking, or biking, and notes on-street parking on Benchmark Road and West Beaver Creek Boulevard into late fall. It is a plastic-free event, with water filling stations and canned drinks instead of single-use bottles.

Our take: Ride Avon transit or a bike, and pack a reusable bottle because the grounds are set up as a plastic-free event.