Telluride in the summer is synonymous with music festivals and celebration, and is known as the Festival Capital of Colorado.  2015 has been a record-breaking year in attendance for the festivals which kicked off the summer season starting with the 42nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.  The Telluride Bluegrass Festival ushered in nearly 12,000 festivarians over the summer solstice weekend of June 18-21, while the 4th annual The Ride Festival had record attendance with almost 9,000 fans over the July 11-12.  The Town of Telluride also had record crowds for its July Fourth Celebration approaching nearly 20,000 people.

There are still up coming music festivals to enjoy this summer such as the Telluride Jazz Festival from July 31-August 2 visit http://telluridejazz.org/;  the Telluride Chamber Music Festival from August 6-16 visit http://www.telluridechambermusic.org ; 22nd annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival from September 18-20 visit http://www.tellurideblues.com .  Let us not forget those other great festivals going on in between all of the music such as the Telluride Playwrights Festival from July 24-26 visit http://www.playwrightsfestival.org ; the always interesting Telluride Mushroom Festival from August 13-16 visit http://www.telluridemushroomfest.org ; and straight out of Hollywood, this year’s 42nd annual Telluride Film Festival from September 4-7 visit http://telluridefilmfestival.org .

There is always something exciting and interesting going on during the summer in picturesque Telluride, Colorado!