Free Fridays for 35 and Under

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Thank you for your interest in joining us for Free Fridays during the 2026 season!

The Aspen Music Festival and School welcomes young adults ages 19 to 35 with FREE tickets to Friday’s sweeping symphonic concerts on July 3, 10, 17, 24, and August 7 and 14.

Please note: ID is required to pick up the tickets before the concert.


How it works

There are two ways:

1. Online: Starting each Friday at 7 pm, one week before an event, you can request ticket(s) for the upcoming Friday concert. The ticket(s) will be ready for pick-up starting at 4:30 pm on Friday (one hour prior to the requested concert). Please bring your ID when picking up the tickets, as the ID must match the name on the order. You may not give your ID to someone else to pick up your ticket. The deadline to request ticket via the online form will be 10 am each Friday.

2. At the AMFS Box Office: Claim your tickets for a Friday concert at the AMFS box office starting at 4:30 pm before that night's concert. Or, stop by the AMFS Box Office starting on Monday of each week to claim your ticket(s) for the following Friday.

Each week, you may get up to two (2) tickets.

Please note: We cannot provide refunds for tickets already purchased. Please contact the AMFS Box Office at tickets@aspenmusic.org or (970) 925 9042 if you have any questions. Thank you!



New this season, please enjoy our expanded offerings at the beloved Lemonade Stand and its new partner, the Side Bar, both located on the Tent plaza. See our Concessions page for more information.

First time in Aspen? Need directions to the Tent? Visit our Plan Your Visit page for more information.

 

Check out our Free Fridays for the 2026 season!

     

Friday, July 3: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

  • JAKE HEGGIE: Earth 2.0 (AMFS co-commission)
  • BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92


     

Friday, July 10: Beethoven, Mozart, Handel

  • BEETHOVEN: Overture to King Stephen, op. 117
  • MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
  • ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro, op. 47
  • HANDEL: Music for the Royal Fireworks


     

Friday, July 17: McDuffie Celebrates Bernstein

  • BERNSTEIN: Three Meditations from Mass
  • BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah”
  • ALAN FLETCHER: An American Song
  • BERNSTEIN: Serenade, after Plato’s Symposium


     

Friday, July 24: All Mozart Program

  • MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 186a (K. 201)
  • MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
  • MOZART: Adagio in E major, K. 261
  • MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, “Prague”


     

Friday, August 7: Slatkin Leads Dvořák's New World

  • LEONARD SLATKIN: Schubertiade: An Orchestral Fantasy
  • JOAN TOWER: Love Returns (AMFS co-commission)
  • DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World"


     

Friday, August 14: Robertson with Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham

  • R. STRAUSS: Serenade for Winds in E-flat major, op. 7
  • REENA ESMAIL: Double Concerto (AMFS Co-Commission)
  • BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
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