Family Tent
Family Tent
Family Tent
The Family Tent provides whimsical, musical, and educational activities for children and their parents.
Activities for kids include the family area inside the Festival grounds, hiking, horseback riding, and other activities in the town of Telluride and Mountain Village. We are not a daycare facility so we ask that parents sign in and accompany their children while in this area at all times. The Family Tent is open from noon-5pm on Thursday and 10am to 5pm Friday thru Sunday. Most activities are free.
Family Tent Activities
Living Folklore Clowns
Since 1998, Living Folklore has been making the Telluride Bluegrass weekend just as fun for children as it is for adults. The kids area offers a magical refuge for the whole family with kids yoga, storytelling, crafts, interactive performances with live characters, and processions. With this year’s theme of Alice in Candyland, Living Folklore will be bringing elements from Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland to life with giant puppets and a life-size children’s board game. The whole weekend builds toward the Sunday parade as we learn juggling, clown-yoga, listen to stories, sing along to live music, and more. Come play with us and experience the magic of The Family Tent!
Learn more at: www.livingfolklore.com
Annual Kids’ Parade
Carry a flag, umbrella, or one of the new giant puppets as this beloved Telluride tradition meanders through the festival grounds on Sunday afternoon at 2:45pm.
Annual Kids Talent Show
The ever-popular talent show returns on Saturday afternoon at 2:30pm.
2026 Family Tent Schedule
Thursday
June 18 Jun 18
Instrument Painting: Scenes
1:00pm
Friday
June 19 Jun 19
Arts & Crafts, Tie-Dye, Henna, WrovenDen refuge
10:00am - 5:00pm
Clown Yoga with Gumbo Wobbly and Friends
11:00am
Dragonmuffin Puppet Theater with Dennis the Red and Laura
Noon
Violins & Fiddles with Jeff Miller
1:00pm
The Wild-Woven Tale & Mini Parade with Gala the Flower Faerie
2:00pm
Field Games and Piñata
3:00pm
Saturday
June 20 Jun 20
Arts & Crafts, Tie-Dye, Henna, WrovenDen refuge
10:00am - 5:00pm
Dragonmuffin Puppet Theater with Dennis the Red and Laura
11:00am
Clown Yoga and Silly Games with Gumbo Wobbly & Friends
Noon
Jam on Songs from O’Brother (O’Sister) Where Art Thou - Bring your instruments!
1:00pm
Storytelling with Gala the Flower Faerie
2:00pm
Talent Show Sign-ups
2:30pm
The 30th Annual Living Folklore Kids Talent Show!
3:00pm
Sunday
June 21 Jun 21
Arts & Crafts, Tie-Dye, Henna, WrovenDen refuge
10:00am - 5:00pm
Song Circle with Sammy Blackmore and Gala the Flower Faerie
11:00am
Dragonmuffin Puppet Show
Noon
Instrument Painting: Details
1:00pm
Parade Prep
2:00pm
30th Annual Kids Parade (through Festival grounds)
3:00pm
Most activities are free, but we ask that parents please accompany their kids at all times in the Family Tent.