The Crested Butte Wild Flower Festival is a week-long event that takes place annually in July in
Crested Butte, Colorado, USA. Established in 1986, the flower-focused festival includes hikes, tours, workshops and performances, and raises awareness of
environmental issues
Environmental issues are effects of human activity on the biophysical environment, most often of which are harmful effects that cause environmental degradation. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on t ...
, including the importance of preserving
wild flowers
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the w ...
in the city. Thousands of artists, vendors and people from all over the world gather in the town of
Crested Butte
Crested Butte is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is in Gunnison National Forest, northeast by east ( bearing 59°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Col ...
for a weekend of art, food, dancing and music.
There was no festival in 2020.
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Tourist attractions in Gunnison County, Colorado
Festivals in Colorado
July events
Flower festivals in the United States