The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival is an annual 10-day Festival offering over 200 workshops in wildflower expertise each July, be it painting, pollination, photography, culinary arts, or leading hikes into the wild beyond in the heart of the Wildflower Capital of Colorado, Crested Butte. Our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization was founded in 1986 to celebrate the beauty of the montane and alpine wildflower environments in and around the Gunnison Valley. Today we continue to advocate for the preservation and appreciation of wildflowers and instill both awareness and admiration of our interdependence with our natural wildflower habitats through our events.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, July 7, 2023

5 am - 9 pm Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 2
7:30 am - 2:30 pm Point Lookout
8 am - 12 pm How to Bring the Scene Alive: Outdoor Creative Writing
8 am - 12 pm Splendor on Snodgrass - Int.
8 am - 1 pm Three Lakes Hike
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour
8:30 am - 1 pm Lily Lake Wildflowers
8:30 am - 1 pm Trail 403 to Viewpoint
9 am - 1 pm Wildflowers & Folklore
9:30 am - 12 pm Flowers from the Garden Watercolor
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Wildflowers Fit for a Garden
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Gothic Wildflowers
10 am - 12 pm Member Event: Wildflower ID Walk
1- 3 pm Wildflower ID Walk
1- 3:30 pm Historic Garden Tour
4 - 8 pm Evening of Wildflower Photography

Saturday, July 8, 2023

5 - 9 am Sunrise Photography at Peanut Lake
5 am - 5 pm Adventure Photography Work- shop - Day 3
7:30 - 10:30 am Wildflowers & Yoga in the Morning Light
7:30 am - 3:30 pm Poverty Gulch & Daisy Pass
8 am - 12 pm Wildflowers & Waterfalls of Lake Irwin
8:30 am - 1 pm Beaver Ponds & Wetlands of Ohio Pass
9 am - 12 pm Mixed Media Wildflowers
9 am - 1 pm Lower Deer Creek Trail
9 am - 1 pm Member Event: Alpine Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Plant Defenses & Survival Strategies
9:30 am - 12:30 pm A-Bee-Cs of Wildflower Pollination
10 am - 12 pm Tour of Crested Butte Gardens
10 am - 2 pm Geology & Wildflowers Van Tour
10 am - 4 pm Alcohol Ink Painting on Yupo
1 - 3 pm Wildflower ID Walk
4 - 8 pm Member Event: Evening of Wildflower Photography
4:30 - 7 pm Wildflower Watercolor & Wine
5 - 7 pm Gardens & Ghosts

Sunday, July 9, 2023

7 - 10 am Close-up & Abstract Wildflowers
7:30 am - 2 pm Scarp Ridge
8 am - 12 pm Splendor on Snodgrass - Int.
8 am - 12 pm Explore Judd Falls
8 am - 2 pm Lost Lake & Beckwith Pass
8 am - 2 pm Member Event: Fairy Slipper Event
8:30 am - 12 :30 pm Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour
8:30 am - 2 :30 pm Botany Bounty in the Slate River Valley
9 am - 12:30 pm Plein Air Watercolor Postcards
9 am - 1 pm Westside Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte
9 am - 1:30 pm Lily Lake Wildflowers
9:30 am-12:30 pm Gothic Wildflowers
10:30 am - 1 pm Historic Garden Tour
12 - 3 pm Cell Phone Photography
1 - 3 pm Wildflower ID Walk
3 - 6 pm Wildflower Prints & Sips
5 - 9 pm Wildflower Master Class

Monday, July 10, 2023

7 - 10 am Landscapes & Wildflowers
7:30 - 11:30 am Birding Among the Lower Loop
7:30 am - 4 pm Rustler Gulch
8 - 11 am Mindfulness in the Meadow
8 am - 12 pm Upper Loop to Tony's Trail
8 am - 2 pm Wildflowers & Wetlands of Swampy Pass
8:30 am - 1 pm Discoveries Along the Dyke Trail
8:30 am - 1:30 pm Medicinal Plants of the Mountains
9 am - 12 pm Demonstration - Alcohol Ink Painting on Yupo
9 am - 1 pm Simple Sketch: CB Landscapes
9 am - 1 pm Baxter Gulch
9 am - 1 pm Geology of Paradise
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Wildflower & Bee ID at RMBL
9:30 am - 1:30 pm What's in a Name
10 am - 12 pm Tour of Crested Butte Gardens
1 - 3:30 pm Historic Garden Tour
2 - 4 pm Wild Crafted Cocktails
4 - 8 pm Top of the World Wildflowers
5 - 7 pm Member Event: Gardens & Ghosts

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

5 - 9 am Sunrise Photography on Snodgrass Mountain
6 am - 10 pm Hike to Aspen
7:30 - 10:30 am Wildflowers & Yogo in the Morning Light
7:30 - 11:30 am Birding Among the Upper Loop Wildflowers
7:30 am- 2:30 pm Wildflowers & Waterfalls in the Oh-Be-Joyful Valley
8 - 10 am Member Event: Wildflower ID Walk
8 am - 12:30 pm Splendor on Snodgrass - Beg
8 am - 9 pm Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 1
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Aquatic & Carnivorous Plants of Crested Butte
8:30 am - 12:30 pm WildflowerAdventure Jeep Tour
8:30 am - 1 pm Lily Lake Wildflowers
9 am - 1 pm Simple Sketch: Floral Shapes
9:30 am - 12 pm Identifying Wildflowers with Mobile Apps
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Wonderful Wildflower Connections
10 am - 12 pm Tour of Crested Butte Gardens
10 am - 12 pm Wildflower ID Walk
4:30 - 6 pm Member Event: Appreciation Party

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

5 am - 9 pm Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 2
4:30 - 7 pm Member Event: Wildflower Watercolor & Wine

Thursday, July 13, 2023

5 - 9 am Sunrise Photography on Snodgrass Mountain
5 am - 5 pm Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 3
7 am - 4 pm Wildflowers of West Maroon Pass
7:30 - 11:30 am Birding Among the Lower Loop
7:30 am - 12:30 pm Trail 403 to Viewpoint
7:30 am - 2:30 pm Wildflowers & Waterfalls in the Oh-Be-Joyful Valley
8 am - 12 pm Splendor on Snodgrass - Int
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour
9 - 11:30 am Capturing Wildflowers with Colored Pencils
9 am - 1 pm Member Event: Alpine Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte
9:30 am-12:30 pm Wildflowers Fit for a Garden
9:30 am-12:30 pm Gothic Wildflowers
10 am - 12 pm Tour of Crested Butte Gardens
10 am - 2:30 pm Butterflies of Kebler Pass & Lake Irwin
1- 3 pm Wildflower ID Walk
1 - 4 pm Watercolor Travel Journal
4 - 6 pm Wild Crafted Cocktails
4 - 8 pm Evening of Wildflower Photography

Friday, July 14, 2023

7 - 10 am Landscapes & Wildflower
7:30 - 11:30 am Birding Among the Upper Loop Wildflowers
7:30 - 12 pm Explore Emerald Lake Basin
7:30 am - 2 pm Scarp Ridge
8:00 - 11:00 am Wildflowers & Yoga in the Morning Light
8 am - 1 2 pm Wildflowers & Waterfalls of Lake Irwin
8 am - 1 2 pm Member Event: Splendor on Snodgrass - Int
8 :30 am - 12:30 pm Wildflowers & Folklore
8 :30 am - 2 pm Ruby of the Rockies
9 am - 1 pm Geology of Paradise
9 am - 2 pm Beckwith Pass Hike
9:30 - 11:30 am Wildflowers in Pastel
9:30 - 12:30 am ABCs of Wildflower Pollination
10 am - 12 pm Wildflower ID Walk
10 am - 12:30 pm Historic Garden Tour
10 am - 2:30 pm Butterflies of Lily Lake
12 - 4 pm Moving Water
1 - 5 pm Hummingbird Watercolor Pour
5 - 7 pm Gardens & Ghosts

Saturday, July 15, 2023

7 - 10 am Close-up & Abstract Wildflowers
7:30 - 11:30 am Birding Among the Lower Loop
7:30 am - 4 pm Rustler Gulch
8 am - 12 pm Meditations in Wildflowers
8 am - 12 pm Explore Judd Falls
8 am - 1 pm Three Lakes Hike
8:30 am - 12:30 pm WildflowerAdventure Jeep Tour
8:30 am - 1 pm Lily Lake Wildflowers
9 am - 2 pm Medicinal Plants of the Mountains
9:30 -11:30 am Plein Air Watercolor Wildflowers
9:30 am-12 pm Member Event: Historic Garden Tour
9:30 am-12:30 pm Wonderful Wildflower Connections
10 am - 12 pm Member Event: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens
10 am - 2 pm Geology and Wildflowers Van Tour
10 am - 2:30 pm Butterflies of Copper Creek
12 - 3 pm Cell Phone Photography
1- 4 pm Symphony of Aspen Colors
5 - 9 pm Top of the World Wildflowers

Sunday, July 16, 2023

7 - 11 am Wildflower Master Class
7:30 am - 12 :30 pm Trail 403 to Viewpoint
8 am - 12 pm Historic Travel Writing
9 am - 1 pm Westside Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte
9:30 -11:30 am Wildflower Collage
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Gothic Wildflowers
10 am - 12 pm Wildflower ID Walk
10 am - 1 pm Butterflies of Brush Creek
10:30 am - 1 pm Historic Garden Tour

Dates: July 7 - 16, 2023

Location: Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, 716 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224

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