We're Recruiting! Join The Volunteer Team And Earn A 3-Day Pass

We're Looking For Reliable, Hard-Working And Fun-Loving Individuals

Volunteer for two shifts and earn a 3-Day festival pass, staff t-shirt, make new friends and be a part of the "behind the scenes" action. All you have to do is fill out the application and choose the shifts and department that you'd like to join (box office, customs, park operations).

What's in it for me?

Volunteers will receive a 3-Day Festival Pass and a Festival Staff T-Shirt! We strive to make volunteering as easy and fun as possible. Volunteering is also a great way to meet friends and catch a glimpse of the "behind-the-scenes" action of festival production.

Anything else I need to know?

All volunteers must be 18 or older to apply.

All volunteers must submit an application below to be considered for a volunteer position. If accepted as a volunteer, you must complete two shifts (5-6 hours each) in exchange for a 3-Day festival pass and a festival staff t-shirt. We typically assign each volunteer one morning shift and one afternoon or evening shift.

All applicants must enter credit card information as a guarantee that you will complete your scheduled shifts if accepted as a volunteer.

What do I have to do?

Volunteers must complete two 5-6 hour shifts in order to earn a 3-Day Festival Pass. Shifts are available in a variety of positions before, during, and after the festival. Volunteers who are scheduled for pre-festival or post-festival shifts that are 9 am - 6 pm (8 hours) only need to complete one shift in order to earn a 3-Day Festival Pass. Shifts are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so be sure to apply early!

Lodging & Camping Guide + Exclusive Discounts

A trip to the Telluride Jazz Festival is not your average festival trip! The town is an unparalleled destination with plenty of boutique shops, restaurants, historic relics and playful outdoors. Planning for the trip of a lifetime can be easy with our lodging and camping options. From scenic camping luxurious hotels, spacious condos, spas and pools, there's something for everyone!

Summer is here which means that Telluride Jazz Festival is right around the corner. Check out beautiful properties from our lodging partners along with a stunning festival campground and start planning now for the trip of a lifetime.

Take A Deeper Dive Into The 2025 Artist Lineup

This is music that not only stretches the artist, but also the listener. In Kamasi Washington, we see ways to not only find and create community by looking in every direction of time, but to celebrate our shared humanity. There’s a track (with George Clinton, no less) on Fearless Movement called Get Lit. That’s what’s going to happen on our stage this year.

Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty, is no stranger to our mountain home. Without fail he delivers electrifying sets that make the canyon walls glow and the moon rise in the sky. Shorty channels his New Orleans forebears with every note he wrings from his trombone, the slide a wizard’s wand pulling tradition and musical innovation from the bell to the mountaintops. Second line, hip-hop, R&B – those are all on Trombone Shorty’s menu and he's serves it up with lagniappe.

Karl D is beloved in the Telluride valley. People are still talking about his banger rendition of the Rolling Stones’ stone-cold classic album, Sticky Fingers, for an epic KOTO Halloween Bash. He’s blown so many notes through his sax (and flute) into the stratosphere on local stages, it’s a wonder there’s any air left to breathe up here. His shows generate heat and light and endless groove, and we wanted him back because in a sideways world, a dose of massive funk and jazz is just what the doctor has ordered.