Kids 12 and under are free, but must be accompanied by an adult.

Yes. Check with the festival’s box office. Please remember, we are not responsible for items lost or stolen. If it is valuable to you, it is probably safer at home or in your car.

We do not allow dogs or other domestic animals in the festival or camping grounds during the festival. We know you care about your animals and we beg you to not leave them in your car. It can get very hot at this time of year. If you want to bring an animal, Palisade Basecamp allows dogs and has a great dog run and other amenities.

No alcohol may be brought into the concert park. Beer, wine and mixed drinks will be available for purchase for guests 21 and over.

Actually, NO! It’s illegal to smoke marijuana in public places in Colorado. This is a community/family event – Please be respectful and mindful. Please follow these simple guidelines and continue to show that marijuana users are lawful, mindful and environmentally sensitive!

• It’s illegal to smoke or consume marijuana in public places in Colorado. This is a Community/Family event – Please be respectful and mindful.
• If you are observed smoking in the venue, you run the risk of being asked to vacate the premises.

For those that enjoy smoking a cig once in a while, please respect others and smoke in the designated smoking areas and not in the main festival area.

Festival grounds are level and accessible. Please let an event staff know if you would like assistance with mobility or seating.

• No knives, weapons or fireworks of any kind
• No illegal substances or drug paraphernalia
• No glass of any kind
• No drones
• No flyers or marketing materials
• No outside alcohol
• No flasks
• No laser pointers
• No illegal/unauthorized vending

There is limited parking at Riverbend Park. The earlier you get there, the better chance you have of snagging a spot. Once it is full you will be directed to Over Flow Parking elsewhere in town and can take the shuttle to the festival. Riding your bike, if you can, is another great option. Our Parking Hosts, Traci and Clark are awesome so while the parking is free, feel free to give them a tip for making sure your experience goes smoothly cause it can be hot and dusty out there.

We love our bicycle riders. Follow the rules and all is good.

DO NOT CHAIN YOUR BICYCLE TO ANY FENCES THAT HAVE A GATE. We will have to remove them.

We provide a Bike Corral. Please use that.

No Bikes allowed in the Festival Grounds.

We have awesome food vendors and we encourage you to support them, but you are welcome to bring in coolers with snacks, water etc. YOU CANNOT BRING ANY ALCOHOL INTO OR OUT OF the festival. It will be confiscated.

We provide potable water within the festival grounds where you can fill up your water bottles. These are marked with banners that say, “WATER”. We discourage the sale of single use plastics and any way you can mitigate the use of plastic water bottles helps our earth so bring your own bottle or swing by Festieville and snag yourself one of our cool water bottles and cups.

Security will be conducting bag checks, pat-downs and pocket searches at their discretion. Violation of these terms can result in confiscation, expulsion or arrest depending on the severity of the violation.

All shows are General Admission. We recommend bringing some ground cover and a camping or lawn chair. The Palisade Bluegrass and Roots Music Festival will enforce chair height restrictions so if you have high-back chairs, umbrellas or tents, we ask that you please position yourself toward the back of the festival grounds and not near the stage. Low-back chairs and blankets are welcome toward the front of the festival grounds and dance floor.

Please see recommended chairs below.