Free Live Music Takes Over Main Street This Weekend 🎶

1/9/2026 What's Happenin' Team Longmont
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🎶 Main Street Is Humming Tonight

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Happy Friday, Longmont!

If your New Year’s resolution included more fun, more music, or more spontaneous nights out, you’re already winning. Main Street is serving up two straight nights of free live music — the kind that pulls you off the couch and into the crowd.

What year was Longmont’s Main Street (Main Avenue) officially established as part of the city’s original town plan?

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🎶 Free Live Music on Main Street

🎶 Free Live Music on Main Street

If you’re craving an easy win to kick off the weekend, Main Street is delivering — no tickets, no planning, just great live music and cozy downtown vibes. Grab a drink, grab a friend, and let the night unfold the way Fridays should.

🎸 Music at Bricks On Main

🎶 AoxomoxoA (Grateful Dead tribute)

📍 Bricks On Main | ⏰ Fri, Jan 9 • 6–9 PM | 🎟️ FREE

→ A Boulder County favorite bringing the spirit of the Grateful Dead to life. Expect soulful jams, strong vocals, and that easygoing, dance-if-you-feel-like-it energy. Deadheads welcome, newcomers encouraged.

💃 Joe Cool Band

📍 Bricks On Main | ⏰ Sat, Jan 10 • 6–9 PM | 🎟️ FREE

→ A high-energy, six-piece variety band built for packed dance floors. Big sound, feel-good hits, and the kind of night where “one song” turns into staying ‘til close.

Why we love this:

Free shows. Central Main Street location. Zero pressure. Just neighbors, music, and a reason to linger a little longer downtown.

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Friday, January 9

Music at Bricks on Main "AoxomoxoA" - Bricks On Main, Longmont | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | Ticketed
National Apricot Day at Left Hand - Steve & the Cruisers New Years Eve at the Longmont American Legion, longmont | 11:00 AM | Ticketed

Saturday, January 10

The Long Run at Bootstrap Brewing! - Steve & the Cruisers New Years Eve at the Longmont American Legion, longmont | 6:00 PM | Ticketed
FREE Energy Gates Qigong Class - An evening with Ten Cent Prophet. Ten Cent Prophet returns to Bootstrap Brewing, longmont | 6:00 PM | Ticketed
Post Holiday Organizing 101 with Dr. DeClutter - FREE Energy Gates Qigong Class, longmont | 6:00 PM | Ticketed

Sunday, January 11

Full Throttle Yoga at Bootstrap Brewing - Bootstrap Brewing Company, Longmont | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM | Ticketed
The Wedding Gathering - Longmont - Bestow Events, Longmont | 1:00 PM | Ticketed
Produce in the Parking Lot - Longmont YMCA, longmont | 1:00 PM | Ticketed

Want more? See the full calendar → Longmont Event Calendar

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👋 Catch You on Main

Whether you’re dancing, toe-tapping, or just soaking in the sounds, this is one of those weekends that reminds you why Longmont nights hit different. See you out there — first round’s on the jukebox vibes. 🎶🍻

Answer: B) 1871 — Longmont’s downtown grid (including Main Street) was thoughtfully planned from the start, and it still anchors community life today.

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Have a rocking weekend!

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