01 Sep Telluride Blues & Brews: Update/Overview, 9/18-9/20!
The following is a note from Telluride Blues & Brews about the 2026 Festival.
For festival information or to purchase tickets, visit tellurideblues.com.
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3 Weeks To Go Until The 32nd Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
We’re officially three weeks out from Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.
The countdown is on, and the mountains are starting to feel a little closer. Three days of live music, craft beer, late nights, and everything that makes a fall weekend in Telluride worth the trip.
If you’ve been thinking about coming, this is a good time to stop thinking about it and start making plans.
GA Tickets Are Going Fast!
GA tickets are still available, but they’re moving quickly.
Camping is limited too, so if you want to wake up in Telluride and walk straight into your festival weekend, now’s the time to lock it in.
Looking for something beyond the main festival? Our after-hours shows, Bal de Maison and Fais Do-Do, are also getting low.
Only 13 tickets left for the opening show featuring Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country on Thursday, September 17!
Tickets won’t get easier to find as September gets closer.
Get your festival tickets here.
The Brewers Showcase: Come Thirsty
The Brewers Showcase is back with a new home and a more intimate tasting experience.
This year, 25 breweries will pour unlimited samples in the new Beer Garden between the Main Stage and Blues Stage, giving you two hours to taste your way through craft beers and actually meet the people behind them. Each session is intentionally limited, so there’s room to talk, ask questions, and discover something new.
Choose from four tasting sessions: Friday from 1–3 pm or 4–6 pm, and Saturday from 1–3 pm or 4–6 pm. The Saturday 4–6 pm session is a special $45 experience featuring high-ABV, barrel-aged, rare, wild, and non-traditional beers. All sessions are 21+ and require a festival entry pass.
And if you want to take your beer experience beyond the festival grounds, the Brewers Showcase kicks off Thursday night with a five-course Beer Pairing Dinner at Madeline Hotel & Residences. Executive Chef Juan Carlos “JC” Flores Valle will pair a locally sourced dinner with craft beers, live music, and insights from brewers and hop farmers.
Tasting sessions are getting low, and the Beer Pairing Dinner is now on sale.
Join Our Team And Become Part Of The Action
Want to experience Blues & Brews from the inside? Join our Volunteer Team and help make the festival happen. Volunteers receive a 3-Day Festival Pass, festival staff T-shirt, and a behind-the-scenes experience that puts you right in the middle of the action. You’ll also meet new people and become part of the crew that brings the weekend to life.
The commitment is straightforward: volunteers must be 18+, pay a $25 non-refundable application fee, and complete either two 6–7 hour shifts or one 8-hour pre/post-festival shift.
Applications are rolling and spots are first-come, first-served, so we encourage you to apply early.
Come ready for mountain weather, bring layers, sunscreen, rain gear and a water bottle, and know that camping and Juke Joint passes are not included.
Our volunteers are the heart of the festival. Join the team and be part of Blues & Brews.
Win A VIP Festival Weekend For Two
We’ve partnered with DoStuff to give one lucky winner the ultimate Telluride Blues & Brews weekend for two.
Grand Prize
Two VIP festival tickets
Three nights of hotel stay
$600 travel credit toward flights
Transportation from Montrose Airport to Telluride
Basically, we’re taking care of the big stuff so you can focus on the music, beer, and mountains. Enter now for your chance to win.
See You In Telluride!
Three weeks from now, we’ll be doing this for real: music across town, beer from breweries around the country, late nights, crisp mountain air, and three days of finding your way from one good thing to the next.
And the lineup is stacked. Marcus King Band brings their Southern rock and blues to the main stage, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ bring two generations of blues legends together, and Jon Batiste brings his genre-defying energy to Telluride. Add a full slate of artists throughout the weekend, and there’s plenty to keep you moving from one set to the next.
If you haven’t grabbed your tickets yet, now’s the time. We’ll see you September 18–20.
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