Cultural Events Calendar

Come to Winter Bike to Work Day on Friday, February 13th from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Join the celebration and leave your car at home, get some exercise and ride your bike to Paepcke Park in Aspen. Stop by for food, fun, and prizes for winter cyclists and walkers too!

Brought to you by City of Aspen Transportation and RFTA.

Grab your gals and join us for a fun evening of candlemaking! 

Let Jill Kosdrosky, founder of Aspen Clean Candle, lead you through the steps of melting, blending, pouring, and enjoying your very own candles at our Galentine’s Day candlemaking event.

Each participant will learn the science behind safer ingredients and leave with 2 clean soy candles made in the scents of their choosing.

Aspen Clean Candle only uses scents designed to be safe and gentle, thanks to Jill’s commitment to using phthalate-free, essential oil-based fragrances. 

Join us for a fun evening of cozy creativity and enjoy a glass of sparkling wine with your gal pals.

Couples wheel throwing with love. Celebrate love with clay in this special Valentine's wheel-throwing experience designed just for couples.

The event will be to show a short selection of short films by the late Aspen filmmaker Bob Fulton alongside his brothers Rawn and Travis Fulton – who will present the evening. Reception and artwork by the Fulton brothers will be in the gallery following the event.

Experience the power of visual journaling at The Art Base—an uplifting, FUN process for healing, stress relief, and decompression. Explore your inner world through paint, color, and images, making connections and drawing insight from within. All levels welcome.

Saturday, February 14, 2026 I Aspen Nordic Center I 4:00 pm - Family Wave I 5:30 pm - Main Event 

One of our favorite nights of the year, this 41-year tradition brings the community together at the Aspen Nordic Center for an illuminated Nordic ski that guides participants from one station to the next, with cozy bonfires, music, delicious food, and winter spirit. This year we'll be celebrating Valentines Day!

Couples wheel throwing with love. Celebrate love with clay in this special Valentine's wheel-throwing experience designed just for couples.

Join us for a sultry Valentine’s soirée on the Museum rooftop, featuring a DJ set by the electrofunk duo Chromeo! With opening music by Dylan Rhee.

Indulge in a caviar station, flowing champagne, classic martinis, and decadent desserts, set against a mountain backdrop. This winter celebration supports Aspen Art Museum’s educational and curatorial programs, helping us deliver dynamic art experiences to our community and Members.

The sixth of seven events in The Ute Cup Nordic Series. This event is sponsored by Ute Mountaineer and Independence Pass Foundation. This 7K Classic race is a family favorite and a benefit event for The Independence Pass Foundation.

Join us for a dialogue with artist Lyle Ashton Harris that examines his photographic and archival practices as a means of establishing a relationship between oneself and the world. For over four decades, Harris has developed an expansive body of work that often feeds back into itself to create new forms. Images of friends, lovers, muses, and influences recur and mingle with objects and ephemera gathered by the artist over time across widespread global locales.

In conversation with Chief Curator Daniel Merritt, Harris will reflect on the foundations of his influential practice and how acts of revisiting the past can open toward more expansive futures.

Harris’s exhibition, Shadow Works, is on view at Aspen’s Baldwin Gallery until February 9th.

This event is free and open to the public; registration is required.