Events · 2026–27
Aspen events calendar
Every date that shapes an Aspen trip this year, month by month, with what each one means for planning.
Every date that shapes an Aspen trip this year, month by month, with what each one means for planning.
The Aspen year turns on a handful of dates: opening day on November 26, 2026, the Christmas to New Year peak, Gay Ski Week (Jan 17–24), X Games (Jan 29–31), Palm Tree (Feb 19–20) and closing day on April 18, 2027. In summer 2027 the airport is closed April 4 to November 19, the Food & Wine Classic runs June 18–20 and the Music Festival June 30 to August 22.
Dates come from each organizer and Aspen Snowmass, checked for our event guides in September 2026. Where a 2027 date isn't published yet, we say so.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated September 2026
Event tickets, dinner reservations around the big nights, drivers between venues and the house ready when you land. Tell us your dates.
The holiday fortnight, X Games weekend and Presidents' week go first: houses, cars, instructors and private chefs.
Early December, and late March to April 18 outside Easter week.
With the airport closed, every summer arrival is by Eagle, Rifle, Grand Junction or Denver; see airport transportation.
In winter: the Christmas–New Year's peak, Gay Ski Week (Jan 17–24, 2027), X Games (Jan 29–31) and Palm Tree (Feb 19–20). In summer: the Food & Wine Classic (June 18–20, 2027) and the Aspen Music Festival (June 30–Aug 22).
Aspen Mountain and Snowmass open November 26, 2026 and close April 18, 2027; Highlands and Buttermilk open December 12.
No. It is closed for reconstruction from April 4 to November 19, 2027.
Drivers for event nights, tables held, a chef at the house and arrivals planned around the airport.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
Dinner at the house, menu agreed in advance.
From Aspen's airport to the door in a private SUV, timed to your actual landing.
The 70-mile transfer from Eagle airport, flight tracked and re-timed around the canyon.
The holiday week at the house: the tree up, the table set, lessons booked and every evening planned.
Passes, transport between venues, a table after the finals and a late car home.
Two nights of music at the base of the mountain, with everything around the shows arranged.
Lessons, rentals fitted at the house, lunches, and a quiet evening for the parents.
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