The Crestone Music Festival is a three-day, two-stage, multi-genre, multi-cultural festival featuring local, regional, national and international performers as well as international cuisine, arts and activities for children and adults. The event has become one of Colorado’s premiere music events drawing regional residents as well as visitors from all over Colorado and northern New Mexico. The musical variety includes bluegrass, blues, world beat, salsa, swing, jazz, Celtic, Japanese Taiko drumming, Cuban, Turkish, African, Mariachi, and Native American and Middle Eastern dance. CrestFest is a smaller, more intimate festival held at the Challenger Golf Club in the beautiful San Luis Valley, with the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a backdrop.