Telluride has a festival for everyone!

June

Telluride Art Walk

June 3rd 2010

Location: Telluride

Participating galleries stay open "late 'til 8" the first Thursday of every month (except during Telluride's off-seasons). Although open all day, some establishments provide refreshments between 4 and 8 p.m. Telluride Art Walk is free.

Telluride Balloon Rally

June 4th - 6th 2010

Location: Telluride

At sunrise, the skies above Telluride fill with colorful hot-air balloons. At sunset, Telluride's main street is the setting for the annual balloon glow. All events are weather permitting. If there is no wind, several balloons will tether in Town Park for tethered rides for all in attendance. Anyone wishing to get a ride on a balloon should go to the park and volunteer to be part of a crew.

Huck Finn & Becky Thatcher Day

June 5th 2010

Dress the kids up as Huck Finn or Becky Thatcher for a parade followed by a fishing and costume contest at the Kids Pond in Telluride Town Park. The Elks provide fishing poles, prizes and refreshments.

Lone Tree Cemetery Tour

June 5th 2010

Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a Lone Tree Cemetery Tour with local historian Andrea Benda. Explore the disasters, dramas, heroes and heritage of Telluride's past. Rendezvous at 3:45 p.m. at the Telluride Historical Museum. No dogs please. $10/members. $15/non-members.

Wild West Fest

June 7th - 12th 2010

Location: Telluride

In its nineteenth year, the SAF's Wild West Fest (WWF) is a week-long celebration of Western arts, culture and customs that brings inner-city youth along with artists and musical performers from across the nation to Telluride, Colorado.

Heritage Fest

June 12th - 13th 2010

Location: Telluride

Celebrate Telluride's colorful and storied past. Venture back in time and walk along historic main street where Butch Cassidy once roamed. Mingle with weathered cowboys and gold-hungry prospectors and all others who answered the call of the San Juan Mountains. From the era of the mining boom through the rise of alpine skiing, Telluride's roots have greatly influenced its rich character. Discover Telluride's true colors as storytellers weave tall tales from the past.

Free Heritage Fest Lone Tree Cemetery Tour

June 12th 2010

Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a special FREE Heritage Fest Lone Tree Cemetery Tour with local historian Andrea Benda. Explore the disasters, dramas, heroes and heritage of Telluride's past. Rendezvous at 3:45 p.m. at the Telluride Historical Museum. No dogs please.

SquidShow Theatre

June 12th 2010

Location: Telluride

Back by popular demand, SquidShow Theatre presents a special Heritage Fest encore performance of "Inaccurate Reenactments." Doors open at 8p.m. at the Sheridan Opera House. Cash bar. Show at 8:30 p.m. Seating is first come, first serve.

A Day at Schmid Ranch

June 13th 2010

Location: Surrounding Areas

As part of Heritage Fest, see the historic Schmid Ranch on Wilson Mesa for free: tours, hayrides, farm animals, demonstrations, cowboy coffee, fresh lemonade. Pack a lunch, bring the kids and visit a Colorado Centennial Ranch (just ten minutes outside of Telluride).

Field Trip to Mesa Verde Region

June 16th 2010

Location: Telluride

The Telluride Historical Museum presents a one-day trip to the Ancestral Pueblo Indian ruins of the Mesa Verde region. Visit Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the Goodman Point excavation site. Transportation, scholar guides and lunch provided. Limited space. 8a.m. to 6:30p.m. $125/members. $150/ non-members.

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

June 17th - 20th 2010

Location: Telluride

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival features four days of bluegrass music on the stage in Telluride Town Park.

Telluride Musicfest

June 23rd - July 3rd 2010

Location: Telluride

While Telluride already boasts many music festivals, the founders of Telluride Musicfest intended something different when they first opened their homes in June 2003. Josh Aronson and Vincent and Ann Mai wanted to create a unique opportunity to enjoy chamber-presented music in its intended form-first-class musicians performing in an intimate home environment.

Telluride Wine Festival

June 24th - 27th 2010

Location: Telluride

Pairing the beauty of the mountains with indulgence of fine wines, this multi-day event features winemakers' luncheons, cooking demonstrations, reserve programs, seminars and tastings for novices and experts alike. On Friday and Saturday, there is also music scheduled in Telluride Town Park.

Telluride Plein-Air

June 29th - July 4th

Location: Telluride

Telluride Plein-Air provides the unique opportunity to observe some of the nation's top plein-air artists as they capture the area's flower-filled meadows, majestic mountain views and this historic downtown that dates back to the turn of the last century.

August

Telluride Mushroom Festival

August 26th - August 29th

Location: Telluride

Fungophiles from around the world gather to participate in forays, lectures, dining identification and the mushroom parade in Telluride's mushroom-rich surroundings.

September

Telluride Film Festival

Sept. 3rd - Sept. 6th

Location: Telluride

Each Labor Day Weekend, the tiny town of Telluride, Colorado, triples in numbers.

Imogene Pass Run

Sept. 11th

Location: Telluride

Beginning in Ouray and ending in Telluride, this 17-mile course gains more than 5,000 vertical feet.

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival

Sept. 17th - Sept. 19th

Location: Telluride

Telluride Blues and Brews Festival features three days of world-renowned musicians performing in Telluride Town Park. The 2010 lineup includes B.B.

Whether your appreciation of the arts and beauty leads you outside to natural galleries of the mountains, valleys, and waterfalls, inside to concert hall, or making new friends at a festival, the Victorian Inn will provide the comfort and care that you deserve.

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