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Burro Days
Fairplay, CO · Odd
- When
- July 23–25, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Fairplay · Fairplay · CO
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A three-day festival in Fairplay built around pack burro racing, in which runners lead a burro on foot over a mountain course, a tradition rooted in Colorado's mining history. Events include a llama race, a dog race, and an outhouse race alongside the marquee burro races. Burro Days has run since 1949 and is one of Colorado's oldest continuously run summer mining town traditions.
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