Telluride is a town of Festivals. From May to September, weekends
are filled with music, film, art, and food and wine festivals. Music
of all types is a vital part of our community.
Telluride
Mountain Film Festival
3rd weekend in May
Wild
West Fest
1st weekend in June
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
2nd weekend in June
The
Telluride Bluegrass Festival in
mid-June has attracted brilliant musicians for 30 years and over
10,000 festivarians to the valley to enjoy the world's
best bluegrass musicians playing under the sun and under the stars
for four days of fabulous fun. Some recent artists from the
Bluegrass Festival: include:
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Mary Chapin
Carpenter (1990) |
Johnny Cash
(1997) |
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Bruce Hornsby
(1990) |
Big Head Todd
(1998) |
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James Taylor
(1991, 1993) |
Jackson Browne
(2000) |
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Willie Nelson
(1982, 1999) |
Natalie Merchant
(2000) |
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Lyle Lovett
(1991, 2004) |
Bonnie Raitt
(2000) |
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Indigo Girls
(1991) |
Linda Ronstadt
(2002) |
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Little Feat
(1989) |
Allison Krauss
& Union Station (2003, 2005) |
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Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band (1989) |
Vince Gill
(2003) |
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Bruce Hornsby
(1990) |
Spearhead
(2004) |
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Dan Fogelberg
(1993) |
Jewel (2005) |
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The Band
(1994) |
Wilco (2005) |
Telluride
Wine Festival
3rd
weekend in June
Telluride
Nothing Festival
3rd
weekend in July
Telluride
Jazz Festival
1st
weekend in August
Also a Telluride tradition is the summer
Jazz Festival, featuring
world-class musicians who play in the local clubs and bars,
presenting the music in the intimate settings where it can best
be appreciated.
Telluride
Chamber Music Festival
2nd
week of August
The Chamber
Music Festival, which in 2005 celebrated
its fifteenth year in Telluride, fills the valley with
classical music each August. Concerts are presented in the lovely
old Sheridan Opera House - the perfect venue for
music written to be performed for small audiences.
Telluride
Mushroom Festival
3rd
week of August
Telluride
Film Festival
Labor Day Weekend
Film buffs from all over the world attend
the Telluride Film Festival, held
every Labor Day Weekend, now in its thirty-second year.
Truly a world-class event, the festival presents films that
represent the work of both new and established artists from
all cultures and countries. Some films that have premiered here
include:
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Sling
Blade |
To
Die For |
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Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
My Left Foot |
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Quills |
The Crying
Game |
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Cinema Paradiso |
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Each
year awards are given to people considered highly influential
in the film industry - including actors and actresses, writers,
producers and directors, and technicians. The event is always
sold out and many attendees have been coming every year since
the festival's inception in 1973.
Telluride
Blues and Brews Festival
2nd weekend in September
The Blues and Brews Festival in mid-September literally rocks the park with excellent and and famous blues musicians for about 7,000 festival goers. Some of the featured artists from past Blues and Brews Festivals include:
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The Robert Cray Band (2000, 2005) |
The Allman Brothers (2003) |
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James Brown (2001) |
Joe Cocker (2003) |
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Taj Mahal (2001) |
Buddy Guy (2003) |
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Blues Traveler (2002) |
B.B. King (2004) |
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Little Feat (2002) |
Johnny Lang (2004) |
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Los Lobos (2002) |
Al Green (2005) |
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Joan Osborne (2002, 2005) |
The Black Crows (2000, 2005) |
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Telluride Calendar of Events
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