Guitarist Django Ruckrich and Broken Compass perform Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. The three-day festival ends Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The Shook Twins join Daniel Rodriguez and his band on stage Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Goodnight Moonshine performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. The three-day festival continues Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Bruce Hayes performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Rebecca and Clarke Poos listen to Daniel Rodriguez and his band play Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)ALO performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)ALO performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Maren Ehrhardt, 6, makes a tie dye T-shirt in the children’s area Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Goodnight Moonshine performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Daniel Rodriguez and his band play Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The clouds move past 14,115-foot Pikes Peak Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. The festival saw rain on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday were dry and warm. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)ALO performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The Shook Twins play Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The crowd dances to ALO Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)A kids parade marches in front of the stage as The Shook Twins play Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)People order a late dinner at Smokin’ J’s BBQ Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)People walk through a meadow the the Smokebrush Foundation’s goats Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Festivarians practice yoga with Jessica Patterson Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Emily Hicks sings Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Dylan Teifer and Steely Dead play Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Maren Ehrhardt, 6, dances with her father, Nick Ehrhardt as Bruce Hayes performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The MeadowBrass Horns and Sturtz practice above the green room in the La Foret historic hunting lodge Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. MeadowBrass played with Sturtz later in day. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Matt Abear and the Steely Dead play Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Kristen Baldwin wears her homemade MeadowGrass Music Festival sun glasses as she watches Steely Dead perform Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Sturtz performs Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Michelle Schulz and Sterling Cox kiss while watching Sturtz perform Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Volunteer leaders pose for a picture between sets Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Music curator Steve Harris, center, is honored between sets Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. Harris selects the music for the annual festival. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Jilian Nershi and Nershi Hahn Trio play Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Bill Nershi and the Nershi Hahn Trio play Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Bigfoot poses for a picture with a crowd member as the Kyle Hollingsworth Band plays the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The Kyle Hollingsworth Band plays the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Goodnight Moonshine performs Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Guitarist Django Ruckrich and Broken Compass perform Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. The three-day festival ends Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Bill Nershi plays with the Kyle Hollingsworth Band during the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Jason Hann raps with the Kyle Hollingsworth Band as they play the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The Kyle Hollingsworth Band plays the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The MeadowBrass Horns play with the Kyle Hollingsworth Band during the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The crowd dances to the Kyle Hollingsworth Band as they play the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The Kyle Hollingsworth Band plays the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)The Kyle Hollingsworth Band plays the final set Sunday, May 25, 2026, during the last day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Children join actors from Smokebrush for the Smokebrush Puppet Show Saturday, May 24, 2026, during the second day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
