Art, Music + Fungi at Telluride Colorado’s Upcoming Mushroom Fest

For nearly 44 years, the picturesque mountain town of Telluride, Colorado has hosted what is known as "the largest wild mushroom happening in North America," a celebration known as the Telluride Mushroom Festival.

The festival, taking place this year from August 14 through 18, is centered around all things mushrooms with an emphasis on the psychedelic variety with numerous workshops regarding growing, health studies, and the scientific side of things.

While opponents of the fairly recent decriminalization of psilocybin may be turned off by the idea of a psychedelic mushroom festival, there's so much more going on during the four-day stretch of celebrating fungi including plenty of music and art.

Telluride Colorado Mushroom Festival 2024: Music and Art

One of the most notable art installations coming to this year's Telluride Mushroom Festival will take place at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, specifically the Daniel Tucker Gallery, and will feature the work of "sister artists" Riitta Ikonen, Karoline Hjorth, Anni Collinge, Anja Schaffner, and Annie Koponen.

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Other artsy activities will include a workshop called Mycelial Wisdom Integration Through Art which will take place on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Telluride Arts Gallery and a get-together to create costumes for the parade at the Ah Haa School's Curiosity Shop on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the aforementioned Riitta Ikonen.

On the musical side of things, there will be a West African Drumming Workshop at Telluride Core Arena on Wednesday at 11 a.m. followed by live music featuring Austin Quattlebaum, Britt Bunyard, and Tradd Cotter at the Sheridan Opera House at 4:30 p.m.

Austin Quattlebaum will return to the stage along with Mojo Birds on Friday at 10 p.m. the Alibi with the traditional post-parade drumming, singing, and dancing on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m.

Check out the full schedule at the Telluride Mushroom Festival's official website.