12 Days of Aspen |
What's happening in Aspen over the holidays?! The 12 Days of Aspen calendar is your one-stop shop for a schedule of holiday activities from December 20 through 31. The last 12 days of 2012 are packed with fun for the entire family! Exciting new events spice up the calendar with a pancake breakfast and tethered hot air balloon rides, or enjoy long-time favorite events like making s'mores, visiting with Santa's reindeer, or the New Year's Eve fireworks extravaganza over Aspen Mountain to ring in 2013!
12 Days of Aspen
December 20-31, 2012
2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, December 20 
| 10:30am | Teddy Bear Story Hour - $3/child |
| 1:30 - 2pm | FREE! Ice Skating Show by Aspen Skating Club |
| 2 - 4pm | 12 Days Kick-Off with FREE Ice Staking |
Friday, December 21
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 10:30am | Teddy Bear Story Hour - $3/child ■ Wheeler/Stallard Museum |
| 2 - 4pm | FREE! Cookies & Cocoa with Aspen Police Dept. & Pitkin County Sheriff's Office ■ Cooper Avenue Mall |
| 3 - 5pm | FREE! Merry Art Making with Aspen Art Museum ■ Limelight Lodge |
| 7pm | Jayne Gottlieb Productions presents Aspen's Holiday Spectacular ■ Wheeler Opera House |
Saturday, December 22
| 8:15am | First Tracks Breakfast - $25 plus lift ticket |
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required |
| 12 - 3pm | FREE! Skijor-N-More! Skijor & Dog Sled Demo hosted by Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter |
| 12:30 - 4:30pm | FREE! Visit Santa's Live Reindeer and Enjoy Starbucks |
| 3 - 5pm | FREE! Cookies & Cocoa with Santa, Aspen's Volunteer Firefighters, & Extreme Sports Camp |
| 3 - 5pm | Teddy Bear Tea - $20/child |
| 6pm | FREE! Local Vocals Victorian Carolers |
| 7pm | Jayne Gottlieb Productions presents Aspen's Holiday Spectacular |
Sunday, December 23 
| 12:30-4:30pm | FREE! Visit Santa's Live Reindeer and Enjoy Starbucks |
| 3 - 5pm | FREE! Visit Santa and Decorate Cookies ■ Hotel Jerome |
| 3 - 5pm | Teddy Bear Tea - $28/child, $45/adult ■ St. Regis, Aspen |
| 4 & 6pm | FREE! Local Vocals Victorian Carolers ■ Hotel Jerome |
| 5:30pm | Jayne Gottlieb Productions presents Aspen's Holiday Spectacular |
Monday, December 24
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 2 - 4pm | Visit with Santa and Receive a FREE Chamber Gift ■ Wagner Park Clock Tower |
| 3 - 5pm | Santa Reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas ■ St. Regis, Aspen |
| 4 & 6pm | FREE! Local Vocals Victorian Carolers ■ Hotel Jerome |
| 6 - 7 & 8 - 8pm | Christmas Eve Dinner - $85pp, Kids dine off kids menu ■ Hotel Jerome |
Tuesday, December 25 
| 11am - 4pm | Christmas Day Brunch - $95/adult, $39/child |
| 2 - 4pm | FREE! Make Your Own S'Mores |
| 4 - 5:30 & 6:30 - 8pm | Traditional Christmas Day Buffet |
Wednesday, December 26
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 9:30am - 3:30pm | Winter Explorers Class - $50 and up ■ Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Hallam Lake |
| 3:30-6pm | FREE! ACES Après: Holiday Open House ■ Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Hallam Lake |
Thursday, December 27
| 9:30am - 3:30pm | Winter Explorers Class - $50 and up ■ Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Hallam Lake |
| 3:30-4:30pm | FREE! Author Jill Sheeley's Story Time, Cookies & Cocoa ■ Hotel Jerome, The Library |
| 7 & 9pm | JAS Cafe Downstairs at the Nell: Allan Harris - $35 ■ The Little Nell |
| 8:15pm | Best of the Fest - 2012 Aspen Laff Festival - $29.50 ■ Wheeler Opera House |
Friday, December 28
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 9:30am - 3:30pm | Winter Explorers Class - $50 and up ■ Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Hallam Lake |
| 1 - 4pm | FREE! Holiday Cheese Tasting with Murray's Cheese & City Market ■ Wagner Park Clock Tower |
| 4 - 7pm | 2012 Aspen Art Museum Freestyle - $200 and up ■ St. Regis, Aspen |
| 7 & 9pm | JAS Cafe Downstairs at the Nell: Allan Harris - $35 ■ The Little Nell |
Saturday, December 29
| 8:15am | First Tracks Breakfast - $25 plus lift ticket ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 1 - 4pm | FREE! Aspen Holiday Photo Booth ■ Wagner Park Clock Tower |
| 4 - 6:30pm | FREE! Holiday Wine & Cheese Tasting with Murray's Cheese & City Market ■ The Sky Hotel |
Sunday, December 30
| 9:30am | Ajax Cup hosted by Antonio Banderas to benefit AVSC ■ Aspen Mountain, Little Nell Run |
| 10am - 12pm | FREE! Pancake Breakfast ■ Wagner Park Clock Tower |
| 1:30 - 3:30pm | FREE! Hot Air Balloon Rides ■ Wagner Park |
| 2:30 - 6:30pm | Winter's Best Apres Ski Party following the Ajax Cup - $500 and up ■ St. Regis, Aspen |
Monday, December 31
| 9:30 - 10:30am | FREE! Yoga for Skiers - Lift Ticket Required ■ Aspen Mountain, The Sundeck |
| 5 - 11pm | New Year's Eve Family Buffet - $85/adult, $35/child ■ St. Regis, Aspen |
| 7 - 8 & 9 - 10pm | New Year's Eve Dinner - $85 first seating, $105 second seating ■ Hotel Jerome |
| 8pm - 12am | FREE! DJ & Bonfire ■ Wagner Park |
| 8pm & 12am | Fireworks over Aspen Mountain |
| 8:30pm | New Year's Eve Bash with Marc Broussard - $65 ■ Wheeler Opera House |
Special Thanks to the Following Businesses:
Annabelle Inn
City of Aspen Parks Department
City Market
Community Banks of Colorado
Conundrum Catering
CP Burger
DevInc - festival engineers
European Catering, Ltd.
Hotel Jerome
Jill Sheeley
Peach's
Starbucks
