In addition to our 160+ event offerings during the Festival, we are excited to offer even more ways to engage with our local community. Check out these Pre & Post-Festival Events. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

June

Saturday, June 7, 2025 @ 10am - 4pm

2025 National Trails Day Work Day

We are proud to sponsor the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association’s National Trails Day Work Day for the second year in a row! Meet us at 10am at Tent City. Please bring work gloves, sturdy shoes and water. We will have snacks for the work day, and then a BBQ and giveaway at 3pm!

Saturday, June 21

Sagebrush Beauties – Hike with Gunnison’s Native Plant Society

Join the Colorado Native Plant Society’s newest chapter in Gunnison as they explore the wildflower season’s early blooms in the Gunnison Valley! More details to come. Stay tuned!

July

Tuesday, July 15

Maura Bailey Memorial

Join us in celebrating the life of former Wildflower Festival Board President Maura Bailey in the planting of a memorial shrub at the Mt. Crested Butte Wedding Garden (911 Gothic Rd.) between 2-6pm. Among other pieces of her legacy, Maura was instrumental in founding the Wedding Garden, a cherished space for locals and visitors alike to this day. More details to come. Stay tuned! 

Thursday, July 24 @ 4pm

Weed Pull with the CB Land Trust

Help us keep CB as the “Wildflower Capital of Colorado!” Join us and our partners at the CB Land Trust for an educational session on invasive weed species in our area, followed by a guided walk to identify and pull weeds. Please bring your own work gloves. More details to come. Stay tuned!

Friday, July 25 @ 9am

Wildflower ID & Phone Photo Hike with the CB Land Trust

Join the CBWF & our partners at the Land Trust for a free hike complete with flower identification and tips and tricks for photographing flowers using your cell phone. More details to come. Stay tuned!