Worth the drive · Elizabeth, Elbert County
Elizabeth Friday Night Market 2026
Ten free Fridays at Running Creek Park: a band at 6pm, food trucks, vendors, and beer from the brewery that runs the whole thing. The 2026 season is done (June 12 through August 14) and nobody has posted 2027 yet. Here's what it was, so you know what you're driving to next summer.
By Connor Tien, DougCo Social · Updated September 29, 2026
At a glance
The 2026 details, from the Town of Elizabeth and the Elizabeth Brewing Company. Next year's dates go here the day they're posted.
The brewery's site put it plainly after the last Friday: "It's a wrap! Summer is over, but our taproom is always open." The brewery describes it as every Friday from June through August, so if you missed it, the 2027 dates will land on the brewery's market page and the Town's events calendar first.
The 2026 lineup
All ten Fridays, as the Town of Elizabeth published them. Each band is linked to its own site.
Is it worth the drive?
We cover Douglas County, and Elizabeth isn't in it. It sits in Elbert County just over the line, east of Franktown and southeast of Parker, which makes it the closest out-of-county town for anyone on the eastern side of the county. A free park concert with food trucks and a real brewery pouring is a pretty easy sell for a Friday.
Two things to know before you go. The market is at the park, not the brewery, so don't follow your GPS to Main Street. And the brewery (The Elizabeth Brewing Company, 239 S Main St, open until 10pm on Fridays) is a few blocks away if you want to keep the night going after the band packs up at 9.
Want to stay in the county? Every free outdoor series here is in our free summer concerts guide, and Parker's own Thursday series is at Discovery Park.
Frequently asked questions
The 2026 season ran ten Fridays in a row, June 12 through August 14, from 5pm to 9pm, with the band starting at 6pm. That season is over. The Town of Elizabeth and the Elizabeth Brewing Company have not posted 2027 dates yet; the brewery describes it as every Friday from June through August.
Running Creek Park, 500 E Kiowa Ave in Elizabeth, on the east side of town. It is not at the brewery. The Elizabeth Brewing Company, which runs the market, is at 239 S Main St.
Yes. The brewery calls it a free, family-friendly event. Food trucks, vendors and drinks are pay as you go.
The Town of Elizabeth's published lineup: The Jason Wulf Band (June 12), Lookin Back (June 19), Atomic Drifters (June 26), High Lonesome (July 3), Chancer's Hooley (July 10), These Guys (July 17), Soundbite (July 24), High Country Heartbreakers (July 31), Blinker Fluid (August 7) and Six Foot Joe (August 14).
Yes. The Elizabeth Brewing Company hosts the market and pours its own beer and wine in the park. The event itself is billed as family friendly.
Elizabeth is in Elbert County, just over the Douglas County line east of Franktown and southeast of Parker. It is the closest out-of-county town for the eastern side of the county, which is why it made this list.
Vendor booths and sponsorships go through the Elizabeth Brewing Company at brewelizabeth.com/vendors-and-sponsors, or by email at [email protected]. The Town of Elizabeth does not require a vendor license, but food trucks need an annual Town of Elizabeth food truck license.
Sources
- Town of Elizabeth: Friday Night Market 2026 (dates, hours, address, band lineup, vendor licensing).
- The Elizabeth Brewing Company: market schedule, events, vendors and sponsors and home page (taproom address, hours, season-over note).
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