If you’re a fan of bluegrass, Telluride’s 47th Bluegrass Festival is the place to be this summer. 

Since the 1970s, this event has drawn many of the nation’s world-class singers, songwriters, and musicians who specialize in folk, country and bluegrass. Tickets have just gone on sale, and with a star-studded lineup featuring Alison Krauss, the Sam Bush Band, Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Bela Fleck and more than 20 performers on the Main Stage (with more being added to the lineup), this four-day extravaganza is more than just a celebration of the genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in Appalachia.

Up, up and away! Telluride’s annual Balloon Festival is the official segue from low-key spring into the official kick-off of summer.

From Friday, May 31 to Sunday June 2, the colorful event might be one of Telluride’s smaller festivals, but it’s no less awe-inspiring than the mountains these hot air balloons sail through.

Unlike so many outdoor sports that take special skill sets, anyone can participate in the Telluride Balloon Festival—but you’ve got to be a sunrise/sunset kind of person, because that’s when the action happens on Saturday and Sunday.

Those who wish to cross a hot air balloon ride off their bucket list should sign up to volunteer with the festival. ...

With Telluride’s majestic mountain range as the backdrop, each of these festivals will inspire a mini vacation to Colorado in 2019. From film to rock n’ roll and brews to art and architecture, here is what’s rolling into Telluride’s festival lineup from spring to fall.

Mountainfilm
(May 24-27)
Great for: Artistic, literary, outdoorsy and film people

Kicking off Memorial Day weekend, after the charm and quiet of the off-season, Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that wakes Telluride up for the spring by putting on a world-class event. Beyond thought-provoking and high-adventure films, the festival features talks and live prese...

The air has turned slightly crisp and thousands of people are anticipating one of Telluride's premier fall events—the world-famous Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, September 13-6, 2018.

Gearing up for its 25th year, the Festival is pulling out all of the stops with this four-day blowout with over 50 microbreweries and some of the most renowned blues singer-songwriters and musicians around the globe. Headliners this year include Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite on Friday night, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space...