Telluride Bluegrass Festival
The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is a four-day music event held every year in Southwestern Colorado, on the weekend closest to the summer solstice. While the festival showcases bluegrass and country music, several other genres are represented, like folk, rock, and indie. This popular event takes place in a scenic canyon in the San Juan Mountains and has a daily maximum capacity of 12,000 people, selling out fast.
ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT
During the festival, workshops are held at Elks Park. They include musical collaborations, informal performances by festival artists, and preliminary rounds of the Telluride Troubadour and band contests. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival also provides the Family Tent for kids, which offers fun musical and educational activities.
ON-SITE AMENITIES
Campgrounds at the festival have bathrooms, showers, and access to fresh water. Accessible parking areas, seating areas, and a viewing platform are available. Other amenities you can find at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival include water stations, waste stations, a playground, a country store, and a medical tent.
LOCATION
Town Park 500 E Colorado Ave. Telluride, CO 81435 The Telluride Bluegrass Festival takes place on the outskirts of Telluride, Colorado, which is a historic city located near the Uncompahgre National Forest.
LINEUP
One of the headliners at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2025 will be Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; another will be Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings will also be performing. Other performers in 2025 include the Sam Bush Band, Lake Street Dive, and Zach Top. To learn more about the full lineup for 2025, please visit the Telluride Bluegrass Festival lineup page.
RVING AT THE EVENT
Town Park Campground is the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's original campground and is adjacent to the festival. Amenities there include restrooms, token showers, and potable water. Mary E. Ilium Campground is a peaceful campground that can accommodate RVs as long as 22 feet. Showers, porta potties, and drinking water are available. To get to the festival from this campground, you can take a free shuttle into Telluride. Lawson Hill Campground can accommodate RVs as long as 28 feet; it's located on a local baseball field. Cash showers, potable water, and porta potties are available. Generators aren't allowed at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, so you'll need to use battery packs and power stations for electricity. You must purchase a camping pass for each person camping, and at each campground besides Lawson Hill, you also need a vehicle pass for your RV, car, or trailer.
WHERE TO STAY
The maximum RV length at any Telluride Bluegrass Festival campground is 28 feet. If you're looking for an RV campground in the area that can accommodate a longer camper, check out Matterhorn Campground, which is about 12 miles from Telluride. The maximum length there is 45 feet, and several sites have electricity and septic hookups. Mountain Lodge Telluride offers accommodations that include comfortable studio units, two- and three-bedroom condominiums, and luxury private cabins. Amenities there include an outdoor heated pool/spa, complimentary Wi-Fi, a fitness center, and "The View” restaurant and bar. The Hotel Telluride is Telluride’s finest boutique hotel. It's located just four blocks from the gondola and minutes from Town Park, and it features 24-hour coffee service in the lobby, a fitness center, hot tubs, and free Wi-Fi. To learn more about places to stay near the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, please visit the festival's lodging page.
HOW TO GET THERE
The Telluride Regional Airport is 5 miles from Telluride Town Park. Telluride is a seven-hour drive from Denver, nine hours from Phoenix, and five hours from Albuquerque. To get to Telluride from Grand Junction, take Highway 50 out of town, and drive 55 miles to Montrose. Stay straight on Townsend Avenue through town; this will become Highway 550 on the other side of Montrose. Stay on Highway 550 for 25 miles until you reach Ridgway. Turn right onto State Route 62, and drive 23 miles to Placerville. Turn left onto State Route 145, and drive to Telluride, staying straight as State Route 145 turns into West 145 Spur Highway.
PARKING
Day parking is free in the Gondola Parking Garage during the day. After your vehicle is parked, you can take the free gondola down to the town of Telluride. The scenic gondola ride takes about 15 minutes, and the Festival is about a five-block walk from the gondola station. You can also park for free in Mountain Village during the festival. If you want to park in Telluride, you can get a temporary parking permit from the barricade a quarter mile west of town. However, these permits allow three hours of parking; cars will be ticketed or towed if they stay longer. If you're staying in a festival campground, you can drive your vehicle into or near your campground at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to unload your supplies. The campground parking staff will show you where to park your vehicle after you've unpacked it. You need to have a permit to park in any of the lots for campers.
TICKETS & PRICING
You can purchase Telluride Bluegrass Festival tickets and camping packages here. • Thursday Festival Pass - $130 • Friday Festival Pass - $130 • Saturday Festival Pass - $130 • Sunday Festival Pass - $130 • 4-Day Festival Pass - $405 Camping Prices (Including 4-Day Pass): • Town Park Camping - $585 • Warner Field Camping - $585 • Mary E. Ilium Camping - $500 Camping Prices (Without Pass): • Lawson Hill RV - $450 • Lawson Hill Camping - $100 • Town Park Vehicle - $325 • Mary E. Ilium Vehicle - $150
WRAP UP
The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is ready to welcome Festivarians new and old to historic Telluride for a long weekend of outstanding music and festival fun. Follow the Telluride Bluegrass Festival via @planetbluegrass on Facebook, Instagram, and X, formerly known as Twitter. To prepare for RVing in Colorado, feel free to consult this RV camping guide.
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