4th of July

Local residents and visitors come together to honor the nation's birthday in true American style. Join the Aspen community as we commemorate Independence Day. Aspen’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July means a grand parade with decorated floats, Aspen’s fleet of fire trucks spraying water and throwing candy – even a steam calliope, playing music along the route. To attend the day’s festivities, be sure to take a RFTA bus in and out of town. If you’re coming from downvalley or Snowmass Village, park at the Intercept Lot and catch any bus into town, it’s free.

2025 Schedule of Events

KIDS ON BIKES  |  HOSTED BY CHARLIE TARVER
10 AM - 11 AM  |  PAEPCKE PARK

Meet at Paepcke Park to decorate at 10:00am and ride your decorate bike in the parade starting at 11:00am.  Kids Only.  Bikes Only - No unicycles, scooters or razors.  Helmets are mandatory.  No parents on bikes - walking only. No pets. Free to enter.

OLD FASHIONED 4TH OF JULY PARADE
11 AM - 12 PM  |  DOWNTOWN CORE

A tribute to Aspen – Embrace your red, white, & blue and express your stars & stripes as we celebrate America’s Independence Day. The parade will start at 11:00am on Main Street. It will turn South onto Hunter Street, then West onto Cooper Avenue. The parade will continue West on Cooper Avenue to Galena Street. At Galena it heads North for 2 blocks before turning West onto Hopkins Avenue. The parade will continue South on Mill then West on Hyman Avenue. Map can be found above.

ASPEN VALLEY SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB 4TH OF JULY BBQ
12 PM - 3 PM  |  KOCH PARK

Food provided by the Little Nell, live music, beer garden, wine + tequila bar, bouncy castles, dunk tank, yard games, face painting and more! All benefiting the AVSC athletes. Check the AVSC website for more information.

CIRQUE KIKASSE
2 & 6 PM  |  E. HYMAN IN FRONT OF WHEELER OPERA HOUSE

Get ready for a circus spectacular unlike anything you've seen before - performed on top of a food truck! Quebec's dazzling Cirque Kikasse brings the heat with SANTÉ! Part of the City of Aspen & Wheeler Opera House Fourth of July programming, SANTÉ! brings the magic of circus right to the heart of Aspen. Grab the whole family and catch these gravity-defying performers as they turn the everyday into the extraordinary.  Each show is approximately 45 minutes and beers will be sold in between shows from approximately 3pm-6pm (ID required). 

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL 4TH OF JULY CONCERT
4 PM  |  BENEDICT MUSIC TENT

The annual free Fourth of July celebration brings the Aspen Music Festival and School band to the Benedict Music Tent stage with stirring patriotic favorites. A beloved tradition. More info visit the AMFS website here. 

BELLY UP ASPEN HOSTED COMMUNITY CONCERT - FRUITION 
7 PM - 9 PM  |  WAGNER PARK

Continuing the tradition from last year, Belly Up Aspen is bringing a free concert to Wagner Park. This year’s headliner is FRUITION, a band with an all-encompassing sound from folk-rock to being caught halfway between the earthy textures of Americana and the spacey sweep of something far more ethereal. Three songwriters, five bandmates. More than 15 years together, building a grassroots audience with a combination of stacked vocal harmonies and collaborative, song-driven Americana. Fruition: LIVE from the Mission video  Bring a blanket or camping chair.

DRONE SHOW: ASPEN’S SYMPHONY OF FREEDOM presented by The Wheeler Opera House
9:30 PM  |  ASPEN MOUNTAIN

Experience a breathtaking display of 800 synchronized drones lighting up the sky above Downtown Aspen. Best viewed from Wagner Park, this visual spectacle explores freedom of expression through arts and culture, our connection with nature, and the spirit of "The Aspen Idea," culminating in a spectacular Americana display. Arrive early to secure your spot for the perfect finale to your Independence Day celebration.