[The following is an edited version of the official press release.]
Telluride Bluegrass promoters Planet Bluegrass has shared the lineup for 2026’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival, with returning festivarian-favorites, Telluride debuts, and all-time greats taking the stage over the long weekend of June 18-21, 2026.
Topping the list of today’s announcement are three acts very familiar with Telluride Bluegrass Festival: the dynamic, power-couple-led Tedeschi Trucks Band, Telluride Troubadour Contest finalist turned international folk-music mainstay, Gregory Alan Isakov, and dynamite roots rock duo Larkin Poe, who first debuted at Telluride back when they were called the Lovell Sisters.
While names like Shakey Graves and Flatland Cavalry will be sure to pique the interest of any music fan, string bands dominate the rest of the lineup, harkening back to the original spirit of Telluride Bluegrass, with Greensky Bluegrass, Punch Brothers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, and more joining hot up-and-comers AJ Lee & Blue Summit and East Nash Grass. Watchhouse is set to perform a special duo set—another power couple on display—and Peter Rowan is bringing his Walls of Time Band to the Telluride main stage. Speaking of duos, for those who haven’t yet caught the fiddle magic of Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland, Telluride Bluegrass 2026 will be your chance. A full lineup can be found below or at bluegrass.com.
“This year’s lineup is the greatest gathering of instrumental wizardry we’ve seen,” says Planet Bluegrass’s Craig Ferguson. “With the emphasis on gathering! Telluride Bluegrass is all about what happens when musicians, fans, and friends gather together in this special place.”
For those making their first trek to Telluride—or if it’s been a while—the Planet Bluegrass team has laid out a helpful guide for first-timers right here. Have kids and don’t know where to start in bringing them to their first (and favorite) music festival? This handy Telluride Bluegrass with Kids guide is here to make it fun for the whole family.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2026 Lineup:
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Gregory Alan Isakov
Larkin Poe
Shakey Graves
Sam Bush Band
Flatland Cavalry
Greensky Bluegrass
Punch Brothers
The Infamous Stringdusters
Watchhouse Duo
Leftover Salmon
Sierra Hull
The Telluride House Band
Jake Shimabukuro
Peter Rowan Walls of Time Band
Chris Thile
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
East Nash Grass
Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland
Dom Flemons & The Traveling Wildfires
ALASH
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
About Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Founded in 1974 and occurring annually during the summer solstice, Telluride Bluegrass has been inviting music fans to the historic mining town in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado for 4 days of adventurous acoustic music in the stunning Telluride box canyon for 50 years.
Since its early years, the unique genre of “Telluride Bluegrass” has embraced a diverse family of artists including Sam Bush, Robert Plant, Mumford & Sons, Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Janelle Monáe, Greensky Bluegrass, Emmylou Harris, and many of the world’s most virtuosic acoustic instrumentalists—the majority of whom have returned to the festival for 25+ years. With music on the main stage, intimate workshop performances at Elks Park, late-night indoor NightGrass concerts, and pickin’ in campgrounds and condos ‘til dawn, Telluride Bluegrass is the “granddaddy of the modern festival circuit” (Relix). Telluride Bluegrass is presented and produced by Planet Bluegrass.
