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Crestone Poetry Festival 2026
A vibrant honoring of the spoken word, where individual voices gather, resonate, and become part of a larger field of connection.
Time & Location
August 21st-23rd
Colorado College - Baca Campus, 1 Baca Campus Rd, Moffat, CO 81143, USA
Tickets
Festival Weekend Pass
Join poets from across the region for the Crestone Poetry Festival — a vibrant gathering of voices, workshops, and community. The festival features readings by Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock, Adrian Molina, Aspen Everett, Rachel Kellum, and other featured poets, open mic opportunities, and time to connect with the wider poetry community. What's included: Workshops, featured readings, open mics, and community programming across three days, August 21st-23rd.
$160.00
Local/Student Weekend Pass
Discounted Weekend Pass for San Luis Valley locals and college students to the Crestone Poetry Festival — a vibrant gathering of voices, workshops, and community. The festival features readings by Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock, Adrian Molina, Aspen Everett, Rachel Kellum, and other featured poets, open mic opportunities, and time to connect with the wider poetry community. What's included: Workshops, featured readings, open mics, and community programming across three days, August 21st-23rd.
$140.00
Friday Night Readings
Featured Friday Night Readers include Lawton Eddy, Rachel Kellum, Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock and Jessica Helen Lopez. There will be a musical performance as well!
$30.00
Saturday Night Readings
Featured Friday Night Readers include Craig Nielson, Kathleen Willard, Aspen Everett, Lyric Haworth, and Adrian Molina. There will be a musical performance as well!
$30.00
Friday Night Livestream
Live Stream of Friday Night Reading featuring Lawton Eddy, Rachel Kellum, Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock and Jessica Helen Lopez. There will be a musical performance as well!
$30.00
Saturday Night Livestream
Live stream the Friday Night Reading, featuring Craig Nielson, Kathleen Willard, Aspen Everett, Lyric Haworth, and Adrian Molina. There will be a musical performance as well!
$30.00
Friday Workshop
3:30-5:00 PM Poetry Playground with Art Goodtimes or Poetry as Portal with Lawton Eddy
$50.00
Saturday Morning Workshops I
Saturday 9:00 AM The Open Window: Discovering the Power of Curiosity, Voice, Drum and Poetry with Wendy Videlock 9:00-10:30 AM or Soul Collage with Judith Oakland (offsite) 9:00 AM-12:00 PM or Enlarging the Temple: Time, Memory, and the Use of Materials in Poetry with Mark Irwin 9:30- 11:45 AM
$50.00
Saturday Morning Workshops II
Saturday 11:00 AM-12:30 PM The Power of Persona Poems with Jessica Helen Lopez or Writing Through Challenging Times with Darci Meyers or The Living Language of Landscapes with Aspen Everett
$50.00
Saturday Afternoon Workshops
Saturday 1:30-3:00 PM Worn Open Places: Writing Landscape and Place into Your Poems with Craig Nielson or Writing the Burn: Poetry as Pathway of Healing, Resilience and Resistance with Rachel Kellum or From Inspiration to Publication: Clarifying Your Path as a Poet with Catherine Gregory
$50.00
Saturday Afternoon Workshops 2
Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM Think big, stretch long, walk it out, and write for 2045 with Adrian Molina or Poetry as Insurgent Art with Kathleen Willard
$50.00
Free Student Pass
FREE Weekend Pass for middle and high school students to the Crestone Poetry Festival — a vibrant gathering of voices, workshops, and community. The festival features readings by Art Goodtimes, Wendy Videlock, Adrian Molina, Aspen Everett, Rachel Kellum, and other featured poets, open mic opportunities, and time to connect with the wider poetry community. What's included: Workshops, featured readings, open mics, and community programming across three days, August 21st-23rd.
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