Wild West Fest

The Sheridan Arts Foundation invites you to be a part of one of the most meaningful and exciting festivals of the Telluride Community, the annual Wild West Fest. 

Since 1990, the Sheridan Arts Foundation has raised $50,000 each year to bring 50 inner-city youth from Boys & Girls Clubs and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to Telluride for a week of nurturing, child-centered mentorship programs and fascinating cultural experiences as a part of the Chip Allen Mentorship Program (C.A.M.P). Children travel from cities across the United States, including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Farmington NM, Ft. Worth, and Colorado Springs.

Here in Telluride, we enjoy many privileges, and Wild West Fest is a chance to share our community with kids who can really benefit from what it has to offer. This is our chance to open our town and our hearts to kids in need. The goal of the Sheridan Arts Foundation every year is to provide an esteem building experience for each child that allows them to challenge themselves in a supportive and non-competitive environment.

For many of these kids, this trip to Telluride marks their first time out of their home cities, their first time on an airplane, their first having a real vacation or summer camp experience. Kids who come to the Wild West Fest learn about themselves, the world, and the possibilities that exist.

During their week in Telluride, the inner-city and Native American youth work with nurturing mentors in the fields of Drama, Dance, Horsemanship, Fly-Fishing, Golf and the Rock & Roll Academy, as well as take part in exciting outdoor adventures and meaningful cultural experiences.

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Wild West Fest