# Aspen festivals, 2027

> Every Aspen festival in 2027 in date order: X Games, Gay Ski Week, Palm Tree, Shortsfest, Food & Wine, Ideas, the Music Festival and JAS Labor Day, with what is confirmed.

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Updated: 2026-11-08 · Publisher: Aspen Privé (local Aspen stay planning and concierge)

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.

## 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.
- **X Games, Jan 29–31**: Buttermilk. Daily access is free until 4pm; evening competition and the concerts (Zhu Friday, Marshmello Saturday) need a ticket.
- **Palm Tree Music Festival, Feb 19–20**: Two days outdoors in Rio Grande Park, about five minutes' walk from downtown.
- **U.S. Grand Prix, Feb 22–28**: FIS World Cup slopestyle and halfpipe at Buttermilk and Snowmass; spectators free.

## 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.
- **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](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-airport-closure-2027/)

## The festival is the easy part (what Aspen Privé arranges)

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](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=residence-readiness&from=aspen-festivals-2027).

## Summer festivals 2027

- **Food & Wine Classic, June**: The Grand Tasting in Wagner Park, mid-June.
- **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 Music Festival**: Eight weeks, early July to late August, mostly in the Benedict Music Tent; 2027 dates not yet published.
- **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.
- **Aspen Filmfest, September**: Aspen Film's fall festival at the Isis Theatre; 2025 ran September 16–21, 2027 dates not yet published.

## 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](https://aspenprive.com/eagle-to-aspen-private-car/), [Rifle](https://aspenprive.com/rifle-to-aspen-private-car/), [Grand Junction](https://aspenprive.com/grand-junction-to-aspen-private-car/), [Denver](https://aspenprive.com/denver-to-aspen-private-car/).
- **Where to stay**: Festival weeks book early. [Where to stay in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/where-to-stay-in-aspen/)

## 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).

## What Aspen Privé can arrange for this

The house, the car, the dinners.

- [Residence ready on arrival](https://aspenprive.com/first-evening-in-aspen/): Heat, lights, beds and the first evening sorted before you walk in.
- [Eagle to Aspen by private car](https://aspenprive.com/eagle-to-aspen-private-car/) (From $850 per vehicle): The 70-mile transfer from Eagle airport, flight tracked and re-timed around the canyon.
- [A driver for the evening](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=evening-driver) (From $210 per hour): A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
- [Private chef](https://aspenprive.com/private-chef-aspen/): Dinner at the house, menu agreed in advance.

## Sources (checked November 8, 2026)

- [X Games: Aspen 2027](https://www.xgames.com/events/aspen-2027/)
- [Palm Tree Music Festival: Aspen](https://palmtreemusicfestival.com/aspen/)
- [Aspen Film: Shortsfest](https://aspenfilm.org/our-festivals/shortsfest/)
- [Aspen Ideas: event overview](https://www.aspenideas.org/pages/event-overview-aspen-ideas-festival)
- [Aspen Music Festival and School](https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/)
- [Aspen/Pitkin County Airport: 2027 closure](https://www.aspenairport.com/aspen-pitkin-county-airport-announces-2027-construction-closure-dates/)
- [Aspen Film: Filmfest](https://aspenfilm.org/our-festivals/filmfest/)
- [Jazz Aspen Snowmass](https://jazzaspensnowmass.org/)

## Related

- [Aspen events calendar](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-events-calendar/): Month by month.
- [Aspen concerts](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-concerts/): Every stage.
- [Aspen summer 2027](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-summer-2027/): The closure summer, planned.

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