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.

Schedule:

Pre-Festival Events

Monday, July 1, 2024
9am-12pm: Follow the Bloom

Monday, July 8, 2024
9am-12pm: Follow the Bloom

Friday, July 12, 2024

5am - 9pm: One-Day Photo Workshop

7:30am - 10:30am: Wildflowers and Yoga in the Morning Light

7:30am - 2:30pm: Wildflowers and Waterfalls in the OhBe-Joyful Valley

8am - 12pm: Wildflowers and Waterfalls of Lake Irwin

8am - 1pm: Three Lakes Hike

8:30am - 12:30pm: Geology of Paradise

8:30am - 1:30pm: Medicinal Plants of the Mountains

9am -11:30am: Capturing Wildflowers with Colored Pencils

9am -12pm: Watercolor Workshop in the Garden

9am - 2pm: Beckwith Pass Hike

9:30am -12:30pm: Gothic Wildflowers

9:30am -12:30pm: Wildflowers Fit for a Garden

10am- 1pm: Plant Defenses and Survival Strategies

10am- 1pm: Wildflower and Bee ID at RMBL

10:30am - 12:30pm: Member Event: Wildflower ID Walk

1pm - 3:30pm: Historic Garden Tour

4pm - 6pm: Member Event: Evening with Wildflower Scientists

4pm - 8pm: Evening of Wildflower Photography

Saturday, July 13, 2024

6am - 10am: Landscapes and Wildflowers

7:30am - 10:30am: Wildflowers and Yoga in the Morning Light

7:30am - 3:30pm: Poverty Gulch and Daisy Pass

7:30am - 4pm: Rustler's Gulch

8am - 12:30pm: Splendor on Snodgrass

8:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour

8:30am - 1pm: Lily Lake Wildflowers

8:30am - 2:30pm: Botany Bounty in the Slate River Valley

9am- 12pm: Denver Botanic Gardens Presents: Nerdy Naturalist Nature Walk

9:30am -12:30pm: A-Bee-Cs of Wildflower Pollination

9:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflowers in Pastel

10am - 12pm: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens

10am - 2:30pm: Butterflies of Kebler Pass and Lake Irwin

1pm - 3pm: Wildflower ID Walk

2pm - 5pm: Denver Botanic Gardens Presents: Sketching En Plein Air

4:30pm - 7pm: Member Event: Wildflower Watercolor and Wine

5pm - 7:30pm: Gardens and Ghosts

5pm - 9pm: Wildflower Master Class

Sunday, July 14, 2024

5am - 9am: Sunrise Photography at Peanut Lake

7am - 11am: Close-up and Abstract Wildflowers

7:30am - 11:30am: Birdingamong the Upper Loop Wildflowers

7:30am - 12pm: Explore Emerald Lake Basin

8am - 12pm: Splendor on Snodgrass - Intermediate

8am - 2pm: Lost Lake and Beckwith Pass

8:30am - 1:30pm: Trail 403 to Viewpoint

9am - 1pm: Baxter Gulch

9am - 1pm: Member Event: Alpine Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte

9:30am - 12pm: Flowers from the Garden Watercolor Workshop

9:30am - 12pm: Identifying Wildflowers Using Mobile Apps

9:30am - 12:30pm: Wonderful Wildflower Connections

10am - 12pm: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens

10am - 2:30pm: Butterflies of Lily Lake

10am - 4pm: Denver Botanic Gardens Presents: Drawing Wildflowers

12pm - 3pm: Cell Phone Photography

12:30pm - 3pm: Historic Garden Tour

1pm - 4pm: Wildflower Prints and Sips

4:30pm - 6pm: Member Event: Appreciation Party

Monday, July 15, 2024

6am - 10am: Landscapes and Wildflowers

7:30am - 11:30am: Birdingamong the Woods Walk Wildflowers

7:30am - 4pm: Rustler's Gulch

8am -12pm: Explore Judd Falls

8am - 12pm: Member Event: Splendor on Snodgrass

8:30am-12:30pm: Wildflower Geolo-Jeep Tour

8:30am - 1pm: Discoveries Along the Dyke Trail

8:30am - 1pm: Walrod's Wildflowers and Caves

9am - 1pm: Floral Shapes and "Flow;" a Mixed Media Approach

9am - 1pm: Westside Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte

9:30am-1:30pm: What's in a Name

9:30am-1:30pm: Wildflowers and Folklore

10am - 12pm: Wildflower ID Walk

10am - 1pm: Denver Botanic Gardens Presents: Pressed Flower Printing

10am - 2:30pm: Butterflies of Copper Creek

2:30pm - 5:30pm: Plein Air On the Patio

3pm - 5:30pm: Member Event: Gardens and Ghosts

4pm - 8pm: Moving Water

5pm - 8pm: Denver Botanic Gardens Presents: Nerdy Naturalist Nature Walk

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

6am -10pm: Hike to Aspen

7:30am - 11:30am: Birdingamong the Upper Loop Wildflowers

7:30am - 2pm: Scarp Ridge

7:30am -8:30pm: Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 1

8am -12pm: Upper Loop to Tony's Trail

8am - 1pm: Three Lakes Hike

8:30am - 10:30am: Member Event: Wildflower ID Walk

8:30am -12:30pm: Aquatic and Carnivorous Plants of Crested Butte

8:30am - 1:30pm: Medicinal Plants of the Mountains

9am -12pm: Watercolor Workshop in the Garden

9am - 1:30pm: Lily Lake Wildflowers

9:30am -12:30pm: Gothic Wildflowers

9:30am - 1:30pm: Creating an Art Map: Narratives in Pen and Watercolor

10am - 12pm: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens

10am - 12pm: Wildflower ID Walk

10am - 1pm: Butterflies of Brush Creek

4:30 - 7pm: Wildflower Watercolor and Wine

5pm - 9pm: Wildflower Sunset Adventure

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

5am - 9pm: Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 2

8:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour

Thursday, July 18, 2024

5am - 5pm: Adventure Photography Workshop - Day 3

7am -4pm: Wildflowers of West Maroon Pass

7:30 -11:30am: Birdingamong the Woods Walk Wildflower

7:30am - 12:30pm: Trail 403 to Viewpoint

7:30am - 2:30pm: Wildflowers and Waterfalls in the Oh-Be-Joyful Valley

8am - 12pm: How to Bring the Scene Alive: Outdoor Creative Writing

8:30am - 1pm: Lily Lake Wildflowers

8:30am - 1:30pm: Medicinal Plants of the Mountains

8:30am - 2:30pm: Botany Bounty in the Slate River Valley

9am - 11am: Mountain Wildflower NeedleFelting

9am - 1pm: Lower Deer Creek Trail

9:30am-12:30pm: A-Bee-Cs of Wildflower Pollination

9:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflowers Fit for a Garden

9:30am - 12:30pm: Wonderful Wildflower Connections

10am - 12pm: Member Event: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens

10am - 2:30pm: Butterflies of Kebler Pass and Lake Irwin

10am - 5pm: Rustler's Gulch Photography

Friday, July 19, 2024

6am - 10am: Landscapes and Wildflowers

7:30am - 10:30am: Wildflowers and Yoga in the Morning Light

7:30am - 11:30am: Birdingamong the Upper Loop Wildflowers

7:30am - 2pm: Scarp Ridge

8am -12pm: Explore Judd Falls

8am - 12pm: Splendor on Snodgrass - Intermediate

8am - 2pm: Wildflowers and Wetlands of Swampy Pass

8:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour

9am - 11am: Mountain Wildflower NeedleFelting

9am - 1pm: Geology of Paradise

9am - 1:30pm: Walrod's Wildflowers and Caves

10am - 2:30pm: Butterflies of Lily Lake

10:30am - 2:30pm: Wildflowers and Folklore

12:30pm - 3:30pm: Plein Air Sketchbook Painting

2pm - 6pm: Wildflower Photography Editing

3pm - 5:30pm: Gardens and Ghosts

4pm - 8pm: Member Event: Evening of Wildflower Photography

Saturday, July 20, 2024

6am - 10am: Close-up and Abstract Wildflowers

7:30 -11:30am: Birdingamong the Woods Walk Wildflowers

7:30am - 12pm: Explore Emerald Lake Basin

8am - 12pm: Wildflowers and Waterfall of Lake Irwin

8:30am -12:30pm: Aquatic and Carnivorous Plants of Crested Butte

8:30am -2pm: The Ruby of the Rockies

9am - 12:30pm: Mixed Media Wildflowers

9am - 1pm: Member Event: Alpine Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte

9:30am -12:30pm: Gothic Wildflowers

10am - 12pm: Tour of Crested Butte Gardens

11:30am - 1:30pm: Wildflower ID Walk

12pm - 3pm: Cell Phone Photography

12:30pm - 3pm: Historic Garden Tour

5pm -7:30pm: Top of the World Wildflowers

Sunday, July 21, 2024

5am - 9pm: One-Day Photo Workshop

6am -10am: Wildflower Master Class

7:30am - 10:30am: Wildflowers and Yoga in the Morning Light

7:30am - 12:30pm: Trail 403 to Viewpoint

8:30am - 12:30pm: Wildflower Adventure Jeep Tour

8:30am - 1pm: Beaver Ponds and Wetlands of Ohio Pass

9am - 1pm: Westside Wildflowers of Mt. Crested Butte

10 :30am - 12:30pm: Wildflower ID Walk

10:30am - 1pm: Historic Garden Tour

Date: July 12-21, 2024

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

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