Express Lift Bar Apres Days with Live DJs

Express Lift Bar at the base of Gondola One · Photo: Ha Family Houston via Google

• When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, December 11, 2026 - April 11, 2027, 2:30-5:30 pm
• Where: Express Lift Bar, base of Gondola One, Vail Village, Base of Gondola One, Vail Village, Vail, CO 81657
• Cost: No cover charge published; food and drinks are paid for at the bar. No lift ticket needed.
• Organizer: Vail Mountain (Vail Resorts), presented by Outer Range Brewing Co.

Official Event Page

Apres Days bring a live DJ to Express Lift Bar, the outdoor bar at the base of Gondola One in Vail Village, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from December 11, 2026 to April 11, 2027. Sets run from 2:30 to 5:30 pm, so the music starts while the lifts are still turning and carries through the last runs down to the village. Vail Mountain runs the series, presented by Outer Range Brewing Co.

Express Lift Bar is a quick-service, European-style spot serving lunch, drinks and brats. It sits at the bottom of the slope beside Gondola One, and you do not need a lift ticket to walk over from the village. The resort lists the bar as open 11 am to 5 pm in winter, with no reservations.

DJ schedule

The resort has published a DJ for every date of the season:

• December 2026: Dec 11 Pippen; Dec 12 Calvin Campbell; Dec 13 Haasy; Dec 18 Kirby K; Dec 19 Don Fuego; Dec 20 Dommy Tumont; Dec 25 Pippen; Dec 26 Sunny Side Up; Dec 27 Pippen
• January 2027: Jan 1 Goldstar; Jan 2 Sunny Side Up; Jan 3 Elysium; Jan 8 Littlefoot; Jan 9 Alana English; Jan 10 Dommy Tumont; Jan 15 Ian Campbell; Jan 16 Ceej; Jan 17 HAM; Jan 22 Sunny Side Up; Jan 23 Faculty Club; Jan 24 Decker Rush; Jan 29 Fuse; Jan 30 Don Fuego; Jan 31 Sunny Side Up
• February 2027: Feb 5 Goldstar; Feb 6 Alana English; Feb 7 Sunny Side Up; Feb 12 Fuse; Feb 13 Ceej; Feb 14 Elysium; Feb 19 HAM; Feb 20 Littlefoot; Feb 21 Decker Rush; Feb 26 Don Fuego; Feb 27 10th Mountain Band; Feb 28 Michael Surface
• March 2027: Mar 5 Kirby K; Mar 6 closed for a private event; Mar 7 Haasy; Mar 12 Littlefoot; Mar 13 Don Fuego; Mar 14 Decker Rush; Mar 19 HAM; Mar 20 Sunny Side Up; Mar 21 Dommy Tumont; Mar 26 Sunny Side Up; Mar 27 Littlefoot; Mar 28 Michael Surface
• April 2027: Apr 2 Fuse; Apr 3 HAM; Apr 4 Littlefoot; Apr 9 Fuse; Apr 10 Faculty Club; Apr 11 Littlefoot

Good to know

• There is no apres on Saturday, March 6, 2027: the bar is closed for a private event.
• The event listing shows weekends only from March 7, but the published DJ schedule still includes Fridays in March and April. Check the resort page before planning around a spring Friday.
• On Legacy Weekend (February 27-28, 2027), the 10th Mountain Band plays the Saturday slot.
• The Vail Village Parking Structure is a short walk away.

Details checked against Vail Mountain's official Express Lift Bar and signature events pages on September 28, 2026. Dates and times can change; confirm with the organizer before you go.