Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Every June, festivarians make the annual pilgrimage to Telluride for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, nestled in the rugged San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The all-ages event is not just an iconic representation of the genre and its many offshoots, but also a place of striking natural beauty (a spot to dance under the solstice sun, connect with your truest self, and grab some of Sister's Pantry's famous dumplings). For guests, catching Telluride Bluegrass is one of the essential Colorado bucket-list weekends; for bluegrass artists, playing this festival is a genuine career moment.