Telluride Bluegrass Festival lowdown: Firstgrass, Bluegrass Eve, gondola hours and parking
The 52nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival kicks off in picturesque Mountain Village with the return of the annual favorite, Firstgrass, a free outdoor concert in Sunset Plaza on Wednesday, June 18.
Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms will play at 5 p.m. in Sunset Plaza and Mountain Grass Unit will follow at 6:30 p.m. The music will run through 8 p.m.
After the show, stick around to dine in Mountain Village or enjoy the festival’s Bluegrass Eve Party at the Telluride Conference Center with Western Medicine and Yonder Mountain String Band. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. Learn more.
For more information on the festival, please visit www.bluegrass.com/telluride.
FESTIVAL TRANSPORTATION & PARKING
During the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the gondola operates from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, through Sunday, June 22. Expect long lines during peak times.
The Meadows bus loop will run until 3 a.m. these nights with the last departure from Market Plaza to the Meadows at 2:35 a.m. In addition, Dial-A-Ride will remain open until 2:30 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Mountain Village’s Gondola Parking Garage, located at 433 Mountain Village Blvd., behind Town Hall and The Village Market and northwest of the gondola terminal, is free to park during the festival. However, once the garage is full, festivarians must park their vehicles where directed by festival parking staff.
To learn more about paid parking options in Town, please visit our website.
For visitors needing a ride to their vehicle parked on Town roadways, the Planet Bluegrass bus will pick up festivarians at Market Plaza and drop off passengers near their vehicle. The bus will run Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Vehicles left on Mountain Village roadways after 12 p.m. Monday, June 23 will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Alternatively, for those shopping, dining or recreating in Mountain Village, we suggest using Heritage Parking Garage for parking, located off Mountain Village Boulevard, under Hotel Madeline. Parking is $2 for the first 2 hours and then $2 per hour, up to $40 max 24 hours.
