The 2026 Telluride Bluegrass festival is set to kick off this weekend in the beautiful box canyon that is Telluride, Colorado. This will be the 53^rd year of the event, which will open tonight with the traditional free outdoor concert known as FirstGrass, which will take place in the Sunset Plaza of Mountain Village, with music from Noeline Hoffman at 5:00 PM and East Nash Grass at 6:30 PM. Then on Thursday the festival proper will begin with music continuing through Sunday. As with last year, Nugs will be livestreaming from Telluride with the confirmed artists listed below.

Thursday, June 18: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Watchhouse, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Peter Rowan, and Chris Thile.

Friday, June 19: Greensky Bluegrass, Shakey Graves, Leftover Salmon, Jake Shimabukuro, and East Nash Grass. 

Saturday, June 20: Punch Brothers and Clay Street Unit. 

Sunday, June 21: Flatland Cavalry, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Sierra Hull.

Limited numbers of tickets and camping passes are still available for the festival. Details regarding the stream can be found here.