Where to go to meet friends and party in Vail

Bagali’s is a favorite stop for locals in West Vail. Their food is good and the decor is casual, arty.

There’s live music all year at Samana Lounge near the Covered Bridge in Vail Village, a city club with dance music. Samana is a place to dance starting at 11pm. You can reserve VIP tables. The Club at the top of Bridge Street on Seibert Circle feels like a college bar.

On Wednesday nights the Vail Village Pub Crawl is fun. There are raffles, giveaways, and drinks specials. Go to the Sandbar in West Vail for White Trash Wednesdays. The Sandbar serves food until 1:30am and has great live music. Sunday is Reggae night.

Red Lion hosts nightly performances by owner guitarist Phil Long. These are sing-a-long evenings and a great place to meet some Vail characters. You can sing and dance here and play with your friends.

Don’t forget Garfinkel’s in LionsHead all day long and Los Amigos in Vail Village. During the day, the Los Amigos deck is the place to watch skiers and boarders slide down Giant Steps if they misstep!