For 2026, festival wristbands will not be mailed in advance.

Approximately one week before the festival, ticket purchasers will receive a digital ticket via email from Front Gate Tickets. Bring your digital ticket (printed or on your mobile device) and a valid photo ID to the Festival Box Office to redeem it for your festival wristband.

The Festival Box Office is located at 300 E Pacific Street. The Festival Box Office is open during the week of the Festival, and the hours of operation are:

• Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

• Friday & Saturday 9:00 AM - 8:15 PM

• Sunday 10:00 AM - 7:15 PM

We encourage attendees to pick up their wristbands early to avoid peak arrival lines.

Each ticket-holder must be present when exchanging tickets for wristbands at the Festival Box Office. An individual will not be able to receive wristbands for other ticket holders not present. Please bring a Valid Photo I.D.

All ticket sales are final.

• Tickets are non-refundable‍.

• Tickets are non-exchangeable, unless If a ticket sells out, it will become available to be exchanged here.

• Wristbands are non-transferable and cannot be resold or shared.

• Lost, stolen, damaged, or discarded wristbands will not be replaced.

• Please keep your order confirmation and wristband secure at all times

All sales are final – no refunds and no exchanges.

• Only wristbands purchased through Front Gate Tickets are valid. If you purchased from an unauthorized source and/or the ticket is counterfeit, you will not be allowed entry.

• Wristbands must be worn securely on wrist and cannot be slipped on and off.

• Wristbands are non-transferable and non-exchangeable.

• Do not remove between days, stretch or tamper with your wristband in any way or you will not be allowed entry.

• Subsequent and/or multiple presentations of a counterfeited wristband are void and will be seized by Festival security staff.

• If your wristband is removed by Festival security/event staff for any reason, it will not be replaced.

• All ticketholders must pass through security and are subject to bag inspection. Prohibited items will be confiscated by event staff.

• The festival takes place rain or shine.

• If you have a 3-day wristband, do not remove it between days. If wristbands are removed or tampered with whatsoever, they are void and will be confiscated. If wristbands are too loose and look like they can be slipped on and off, they will be confiscated.

• Once the festival concludes and you’re ready to remove your wristband, safely cut at the end where the cloth strap is sewn onto the clasp, so it will pull through easily without damaging the strap, the clasp, or your fingers! Remember to keep your wristband on during the event days. Do not remove your wristband until you plan to leave the festival for the final time. For questions on how to care for or appropriately wear/remove your wristband, please visit the Box Office near the Main Entrance to the Festival.

There are absolutely no exceptions to this wristband policy.

Children 11 and under are free. However, children must be accompanied by an adult.

Festival Passes for the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival are available for purchase online and at the festival box office.

• Festival gates are open daily from 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM

• After the Festival ends in Town Park, the music continues at 10:00 PM at the Juke Joint after-hours shows, all located within walking distance in town.

Yes. This is a general admission event. Tarps do not reserve exclusive seating. If a tarp is unattended, others may sit there until the owner returns.

Line Rules:

• No line formation before 5:00 PM on Thursday.

• You must be present in line—no empty chairs.

• Unattended chairs will be removed.

• Numbers will be handed out each morning before gates open.

• After receiving your number, you must stay in line (bathroom/coffee breaks allowed).

• No camping in line: no tents, no sleeping, no cooking (per Town ordinance).

• One number = one person = one 10’x10’ tarp.

• Entry will proceed in number order after the standard Customs check.

Thank you for helping us keep the entry process fair and friendly!

• Valid Photo I.D.

• Sunscreen/Hat

• Lawn Chairs (no high-back lawn chairs are permitted between the sound booth and the stage)

• Tarps/Blankets (no bigger than 5' X 8'. Please share your tarp when you're not using it)

• Sunshade Tents are only permitted on the back perimeter of festival grounds) in Shade Alley

• Coolers with unopened plastic water/soda bottles and cans, and unopened food items are allowed (coolers will be subject to search).

• Camera (No professional photo equipment allowed)

• Strollers are allowed

• Warm Clothes (September can be chilly in Telluride), dress appropriately.

• Rain Gear (Festival goes on Rain or Shine)

• No Glass on festival grounds

• No Pets on festival grounds or in the campground (Strictly Enforced)

• No Alcohol may be brought into the festival - Beer, wine and cocktails are available for purchase

• No Illegal Drugs

• No Unlicensed Vending

• No Professional Photo Equipment, Video Cameras or Video Recording Equipment

• No Frisbees

• No Shelled Nuts (seriously)

• No Weapons

• FREE Drinking Water (Be an environmental steward and please bring your own water bottle).

• Port-a-potties (and plenty of them)

• Hand Sinks

• Be green! Trash, Recycling, and Compost Stations (Please help keep the scene clean)

• Lost & Found - at the warming hut next to the Town Park Oval on the path from the Box Office to the main entrance of the festival.

• A wide variety of Food and Craft Vendors

• Beer, wine and cocktails available for purchase

• Kids Area

• Medical Tent (East edge of the festival grounds - campground side). EMTs have basic supplies like ibuprofen and sun block

A limited amount of handicap parking is available in the Telluride Town Park parking lot. Access to this parking is over the vehicle bridge at the main entrance to the Park. The festival is wheelchair accessible and we provide a space in front of the sound booth for those in wheelchairs. Handicap restrooms and porta-potties are provided on the festival grounds.

We do not have a specific parking lot for the festival. You are free to park wherever you can find a legal parking spot in Telluride. Please be aware that Main Street and its adjacent side streets are paid parking (meters) - the paid parking is enforced from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. Sundays are excluded from parking enforcement. If you decide to park in the metered parking areas, you can purchase a receipt for up to three hours of parking at a rate of fifty cents per hour.

During the festival weekend, permit parking (O, G, and W Residential Zone parking) does not apply. You may leave your vehicle parked in these areas for the duration of the festival. For more detailed information on available parking during the festival please stop at our informational barricade at the entrance to town or click here.

Please leave your pet at home - Town Park laws forbid them in the festival and campground. Do not leave your pet in your car or tied to your car! If you are traveling with your pet, please arrange to leave them with the local pet boarding & sitting service.

• Montrose Veterinary Clinic: 970-249-5469

• Deleff Kennels (Delta): 970-874-4058

• Cottonwood Ranch & Kennel (Crawford): 970-921-7100

• Wag Resort (Grand Junction): 970-241-2949

• Iron Will Dog Lodge (Montrose): 970-596-8709

You are not allowed to leave the festival with a glass of beer or wine.