Face Masks Required For Indoor Venues Per San Miguel County Ordinance
As of September 2, San Miguel County Public Health has implemented a county-wide public health policy requiring masks in public indoor places. The requirement applies to all festival participants and for all individuals 3 years of age and older, regardless of vaccination status.
The federal government continues to require masks on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and while indoors at U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations. This federal mandate includes the gondola servicing Telluride and Mountain Village and all public buses throughout the county.
At The Festival…
All festival participants, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear a mask indoors. The new county mask mandate applies to all indoor festival venues including…
The Blues Stage
Sheridan Opera House
The Moon At O’Bannon’s
Telluride Elks Lodge
Wood Ear
Merchandise Tent
Additionally, we strongly suggest mask-wearing for all attendees in certain scenarios and locations, including, but not limited to:
While waiting in line at the box office, main gate, campground gate, late night venues, food vendors, bars, merchandise and craft vendors.
In other scenarios where you are unable to maintain a minimum distance of 3 feet from attendees outside of your household.
We have made specific changes to our site and operations that allow for increased physical distancing of attendees and control traffic flows and mitigate potential congestion. Based on current guidelines from the State of Colorado, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will not be requiring masks outdoors, however, please respect your fellow fans who choose to wear a mask.
In addition, the festival has tripled the amount of hand wash and sanitization stations throughout the venue at Health Stations and increased the frequency of periodic cleaning of restrooms and high-touch areas.
We strongly urge all festival-goers to exercise caution from now until the festival date. We are all in this together and the success of the festival is determined by our collective actions and attention.