Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. Along with exceptional documentaries, the festival goes beyond the film medium by bringing together world-class athletes, change makers and visionary artists for a multi-dimensional celebration of indomitable spirit, aiming to inspire audiences to create a better world. The 2024 Mountainfilm Festival will be held May 23-27.

Telluride Gay Ski Week was originally founded in 2002. Since then, it has been a week to look forward to for participants and locals alike. 

SBG Productions, the brains behind Telluride Brews & Blues and the Telluride Jazz Festival took over the festival in 2022 to up the fun! It will feature an opening-day party, daily après ski, pool parties, late-night lounge happenings, with events extending well into the morning hours, including the signature White Party and much more. Historically, Telluride Gay Ski Week has coincided with Telluride Aids Benefit fashion show gala, an event run by TAB who is “dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS by raising awareness and generating financial support for prevention programs and client care.” Telluride Gay Ski Week continues to grow and expand, and we encourage you to come check it out for yourself if you haven’t already!

The Sheridan Arts Foundation and Jeb Berrier present the 24th annual Telluride Comedy Festival at the historic Sheridan Opera House over President's Day weekend, Thursday, February 15 through Sunday, February 19 at 8:00 p.m., doors at 7:00 p.m.

More details to come.

Join the Sheridan Arts Foundation for six nights of world-class entertainment at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The largest fundraiser of the year for our non-profit ends with our New Year’s Eve Gala, the place to be in Telluride as you count down to the New Year. Past performers for New Year’s Eve include Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Wynonna Judd and the Big Noise and Chubby Checker while artists who have performed throughout the week include Smokey Robinson, Jewel, John Oates, Shawn Colvin and more.

To get prime seating at each concert as well as support the Crown Jewel of Telluride, become a holiday patron HERE.

Look for the lineup to be announced in October. Single night tickets will be available for all nights as well.

Mountain Village is being transformed once again into the North Pole for this year’s Holiday Prelude celebration on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. This year promises a great kick-off to the holiday season with train rides, sitting with Santa, ice skating and children’s holiday surprises around every corner. Check back for more details about the 2023 event!

Holiday Prelude is a collaborative effort between Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Town of Mountain Village, Telluride Ski & Golf Company, and local merchants to transform Mountain Village into the regional destination for holiday fun and activities.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1: 4PM-7PM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2: 11AM-5PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3: 11AM-5PM

FEATURING HANDMADE GOODS FROM ARTISTS AND ARTISANS FROM THE REGION

The Telluride Arts Holiday Bazaar is a lively holiday tradition hosted by Telluride Arts that features a wide variety of fine crafts, including artisan jewelry, organic body products, gourmet food, ceramics, clothing, and more - all made by hand. The Bazaar is a three-day event taking place in the heart of Telluride.

Catch the performances of Meet Me in St. Louis, based on the beloved movie musical starring Judy Garland, on Thursday, October 19 through Sunday, October 22 at 7 p.m. nightly, 2 p.m. on Sunday. Stay tuned for ticket information.

It is the summer of 1903, and everyone in the Smith family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair. Over the course of a year, the family’s mutual respect, tempered with good-natured humor, helps them through romance, opportunity, and heartbreaks. The musical includes seven of the best-loved songs from the film, plus ten additional Martin and Blane songs written specially for the stage. Memorable musical numbers include “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door,” “The Trolley Song,” and “Whenever I’m with You.” Directed by Leah Heidenreich.

The Telluride Horror Show, Colorado's first and largest horror film festival, returns for its 14th edition October 13-15, 2023. Every year, the festival attracts the latest & best genre films from around the world and attendees from all over the country for an incredible gathering of film fans in the world-famous mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado. For three packed days, experience an eclectic mix of horror, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, sci-fi and dark comedy in Telluride's unique theaters, with many of the films showing for the first time in the US.

The festival line-up showcases feature films & short films from new and established talent, special programs, guests, and events. If you love horror, then you can't miss this fest.

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Stay tuned for more details about the 2023 festival. 

Original Thinkers is a multimedia company focusing on the intersection of story and ideas, working on impactful ways to convey essential concepts to a growing and diverse audience. The Original Thinkers mission is to discover and introduce new thinking around the complexities and challenges of our ever changing world. Original Thinkers curates creative, fresh and thought-provoking programming that shines a spotlight on a host of artists, thinkers, storytellers, visionaries. Original Thinkers takes audiences on a transformative journey to listen carefully, think deeply and see new possibilities. 

The Original Thinkers cornerstone event is an annual four-day festival in Telluride, CO where ideas, story and community come together. Using the festival as a springboard, Original Thinkers has launched several initiatives that thoughtfully repurpose the festival’s engaging programming. OT On The Road curates shows for arts organizations, schools and resorts.  OT B2B works with companies to provide edifying programs for their corporate retreats and other business gatherings.  Original Thinkers’ production arm is creating fresh content including short films, podcasts and documentary series featuring festival guests.

Check back for more details!

Corvettes, and their owners, are invited to celebrate the Rocky Mountain Fall colors, the crisp San Juan Mountain air and Corvettes of all kinds. For three days from September 25-27, Corvettes will descend on the Telluride region and take part in this Corvette-only event.

A free to the public display of these great cars will be held on Tuesday, September 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Telluride's historic main street, Colorado Avenue!

From Cars and Colors to Telluride Autumn Classic

While still very much a celebration of cars and colors, the Autumn Classic is the evolution of the original Festival, expanding passions for excellence in craftsmanship and engineering. This is more than cars. This is more than colors…

This is the Telluride Autumn Classic. A 3-day festival that takes place September 21–24, 2023 amid the spectacular display of the San Juan Mountains’ autumnal foliage. This is where enthusiasts of all makes and models convene for a world-class celebration of automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, and so much more. From high-end restorations, vintage and exotic vehicles, to live music and a vibrant art scene, this historic town of Wild West lore will be filled so many family-friendly attractions, it’ll get everyone’s motor running!

Check back for more details about the event. 

Renowned as one of the most scenic and intimate music festivals in the country, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is located in the world-famous mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. The multi-stage celebration of music and craft beer offers an eclectic mix of live blues, funk, indie, rock, jam-band, gospel and soul performances accompanied by some of the best craft breweries in the country. The Festival also features kids activities (climbing wall, bounce houses, slides and parades), cozy late night club shows, a 5k fundraiser race, free morning yoga sessions, local and regional food and craft vendors and so much more. Set at the beginning of the golden fall season, Telluride boasts a number of unique outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking and a free gondola between the Town of Telluride and Mountain Village.

The 2023 lineup includes Bonnie Raitt, The Roots, The Revivalists, The Word (featuring: Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Robert Randolph, John Medeski & Rayfield 'Ray Ray' Holloman), The Robert Cray Band, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and many more.

Immerse yourself in the magical San Juans at High Camp Hut's Nature and Songwriting Workshop lead by talented songwriter/powerful performer/ expert guitarist, and Telluride's favorite "King of Telluride Blues and Brews festival", Anders Osborne, for four days and three nights.

Set high up in the mountains of Colorado, High Camp Hut is a two-story backcountry hut nestled into 320 acres of privately held land sitting in two million acres of San Juan National Forest. The hut sits at 11,000 feet above sea level in the San Juan National Forest, with views of Lizard Head, the Wilsons, and Sheep Mountain. Drive 15 miles from Telluride, CO, and access to the Hut is a short 2.5-mile hike, ski, jog, or bike from Hwy 145.

All genres of songwriters/poets and all levels are welcome, beginners to advanced. This is an immersive experience in our nature setting and community environment where you will learn about:

• The creative process of songwriting

• How we find inspiration to write a good song

• Common themes found in lyrics of well-known songs and how to write a song

• The healing qualities of songwriting and music – transforming energy of the past Feel free to bring an instrument of choice for our community campfire jam session where we will fuse a variety of music interests with nature.

Accommodations and food provided. Rooms will be double occupancy with bedding provided. They will try their best to accommodate friends who sign up together, stay in same room. They will also put each sex with one another. They have extremely clean composting outhouses and will have a hot tub and sauna where one can shower with a shower pump. This is not a typical shower but you will have privacy. Think of it as a camp shower.

Buy passes here.

Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Colorado triples in size. Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms. With only an appreciation of celluloid to guide them, these devotees flock to the show, year after year. Why? Blind faith. They don’t reveal the program until everyone lands in town. Yet the Telluride family trusts that a unique experience will unfold.

The Telluride Film Festival is not just a picture show. It is Tributes to luminaries who've propelled the medium forward; it is candid discussions with a film’s creator or the historian who champions it; it is discovering that the person in line behind you made the film you just enjoyed; it is engaging in lively debate with every manner of film lover in the summer sun of a Colorado afternoon, always minutes away from a new exhibition. 

The Telluride Film Festival take great pains to remain not a competition, but a celebration of the best in film—past, present and future—from all around the world. This is one weekend immersed in an unabashed carnival of film: viewing, breathing, eating, and talking cinema.

This is The SHOW.

A three-day food and wine event in Telluride, Telluride Reserve is an unrivaled exploration of taste and culture featuring chefs, purveyors, winemakers, sommeliers and mixologists. Guests can purchase reserve access for any of the seminars, lunches and dinners, as well as the Grand Tasting, Adieu BBQ and Sunset Industry Welcome. Guests can also purchase individual tickets to any event.

Since 1981, the Telluride Mushroom Festival has been celebrating all things mycological, from the newest advancements in mushroom science to our famous wild foods dinner demo. Held annually in Telluride, Colorado, TMF is a can’t miss event with a colorful history in one of the most beautiful locations on earth.