A Closer Look
In Aspen, the Pitkin County Fair celebrates the world's most famous ski resort — Pitkin County's ranching heritage in the Roaring Fork Valley has been transformed by the silver mining boom (1880s), the Aspen ski industry (post-WWII), and the Aspen Music Festival and Aspen Institute (1950s), making it simultaneously one of America's wealthiest counties and one of Colorado's most historically significant mountain communities.
Planning Your Visit
The Aspen Music Festival and School is one of the world's premier classical music summer programs. The Aspen Institute's ideas festival attracts global leaders annually. Ajax Mountain (Aspen Mountain), Aspen Highlands, Snowmass, and Buttermilk create a four-mountain ski resort complex of extraordinary scale.
Fair Highlights
Typical offerings include livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, local artisan food vendors, live music, and a fair drawing from both Aspen's global resort community and the county's ranching families in the Roaring Fork Valley.
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