Organization: Telluride Tourism Board
Date: 06/09/2013 update info
Time: 10:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 PM
Event Cost: Free
Venue: Around Telluride in Telluride,CO
Contact: Telluride Heritage Festival
Phone: (970) 728-3344
Email:
Website: www.visittelluride.com
Event Details:
Celebrate Telluride's colorful and storied past. Venture back in time and walk along historic main street where Butch Cassidy once roamed. Mingle with weathered cowboys and gold-hungry prospectors and all others who answered the call of the San Juan Mountains. From the era of the mining boom through the rise of alpine skiing, Telluride's roots have greatly influenced its rich character. Discover Telluride's true colors as storytellers weave tall tales from the past.
Free Activities include;
- Stagecoach rides
- Butch Cassidy, the legendary bank robber and his gang take on San Miguel Valley Bank, complete with getaway horses
- Ute dancers and drummers
- SquidShow Theater
- Face Painting
- Galloping Goose train demonstration and rides
- Old-fashioned nickel grab, tug-o-war and pie-eating contest
- Sheep shearing
- Gold panning
- Historic walking tours
- Double and single jack demonstrations
- Blacksmithing demonstrations
- Period costumes
- Sunday at Schmid Ranch
- And more...