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Aspen festivals, 2027

The whole year of festivals in one list, with what is confirmed and what is not yet announced.

Aspen's 2027 festival year in order: Aspen Gay Ski Week (January 17–24), X Games at Buttermilk (January 29–31), Palm Tree Music Festival in Rio Grande Park (February 19–20), the U.S. Grand Prix at Buttermilk and Snowmass (February 22–28), Aspen Shortsfest (April 6–10), then summer: Food & Wine Classic in June, Aspen Ideas: Health (June 22–25) and the Ideas Festival after it, the Aspen Music Festival from early July and JAS Labor Day. One fact shapes every summer festival: Aspen's airport is closed April 4 to November 19, 2027.

Dates come from each festival's own site, checked November 8, 2026. Where a 2027 date is not yet announced we say so and give last year's dates. Tell us which festival and we arrange the rest: the house, the car from Eagle or Denver, the dinners around it. We live in Aspen and know the people who run its restaurants; ask us for the table.

Paul Montiel  ·  Aspen  ·  Updated November 2026

IWinter

Winter festivals 2027

Aspen Gay Ski Week, Jan 17–24
The 50th year: skiing on Aspen Mountain, the Downhill Costume Contest and parties in town.Gay Ski Week 2027
X Games, Jan 29–31
Buttermilk. Daily access is free until 4pm; evening competition and the concerts (Zhu Friday, Marshmello Saturday) need a ticket.X Games Aspen 2027
Palm Tree Music Festival, Feb 19–20
Two days outdoors in Rio Grande Park, about five minutes' walk from downtown.Palm Tree 2027
U.S. Grand Prix, Feb 22–28
FIS World Cup slopestyle and halfpipe at Buttermilk and Snowmass; spectators free.U.S. Grand Prix
IISpring

Spring: Shortsfest, April 6–10

Aspen Shortsfest
Aspen Film's short film festival, screening at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis, with select programming at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale.Shortsfest 2027
The airport timing
The airport closes on April 4, two days before Shortsfest opens. Fly in before, or arrive through Eagle, Rifle or Denver. The 2027 closure
Around the festival

The festival is the easy part

Tickets are yours to buy from each festival. Everything around them we arrange: the house stocked before you arrive, a driver from Eagle or Denver, dinners booked, children looked after. Tell us the festival.

IIISummer

Summer festivals 2027

Food & Wine Classic, June
The Grand Tasting in Wagner Park, mid-June.Food & Wine Classic 2027
JAS June Experience
Jazz Aspen Snowmass's June series in Aspen; 2027 dates not yet announced.
Aspen Ideas: Health, June 22–25
Save-the-date published by the Aspen Institute. The Ideas Festival follows; its 2027 dates are not yet announced (2026 ran June 25 – July 1).Aspen Ideas 2027
Aspen Music Festival
Eight weeks, early July to late August, mostly in the Benedict Music Tent; 2027 dates not yet published.Aspen Music Festival 2027
JAS Labor Day, Snowmass
Three days at Snowmass Town Park over Labor Day weekend (Labor Day 2027 is September 6); dates and lineup not yet announced.JAS Labor Day 2027
Aspen Filmfest, September
Aspen Film's fall festival at the Isis Theatre; 2025 ran September 16–21, 2027 dates not yet published.
IVGetting here

Arriving for a 2027 summer festival

No Aspen flights
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is closed April 4 to November 19, 2027, so every summer festival visitor arrives by road.
Eagle, Rifle, Grand Junction, Denver
Private car from any of them. Eagle, Rifle, Grand Junction, Denver.
Where to stay
Festival weeks book early. Where to stay in Aspen

Common questions

What festivals are in Aspen in 2027?

Gay Ski Week (Jan 17–24), X Games (Jan 29–31), Palm Tree Music Festival (Feb 19–20), the U.S. Grand Prix (Feb 22–28), Shortsfest (Apr 6–10), Food & Wine Classic (June), Aspen Ideas: Health (June 22–25) and the Ideas Festival, the Aspen Music Festival (July–August) and JAS Labor Day.

When is the Aspen Ideas Festival 2027?

Not yet announced. Aspen Ideas: Health is June 22–25, 2027; in 2026 the Festival followed it, June 25 – July 1.

When is X Games Aspen 2027?

January 29–31, 2027, at Buttermilk.

Is Aspen's airport open for summer festivals in 2027?

No. It is closed April 4 to November 19, 2027; arrive through Eagle, Rifle, Grand Junction or Denver.

When is Aspen Filmfest 2027?

Each September at the Isis Theatre; 2027 dates are not yet published (2025 ran September 16–21).

Around a festival

The house, the car, the dinners.

Suitcases in a mountain home's entry, a fire lit beyond
Residence

Residence ready on arrival

Before arrivalYear-round

Heat, lights, beds and the first evening sorted before you walk in.

Check availability
A black SUV driving along a snowy mountain highway at dusk, tail lights glowing
Arrival

Eagle to Aspen by private car

About 1 hr 30Year-round

The 70-mile transfer from Eagle airport, flight tracked and re-timed around the canyon.

From USD 850/vehicle
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Transport

A driver for the evening

3-hour minimumYear-round

A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.

From USD 210/hour
A candlelit private dining room set for dinner
Dining

Private chef

Evening at the residenceYear-round

Dinner at the house, menu agreed in advance.

Check availability
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When 2027 dates are announced

We write when a festival publishes its dates.

Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.
Sources

X Games: Aspen 2027 · Palm Tree Music Festival: Aspen · Aspen Film: Shortsfest · Aspen Ideas: event overview · Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen/Pitkin County Airport: 2027 closure · Aspen Film: Filmfest · Jazz Aspen Snowmass  — checked November 8, 2026.

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