The 77th Annual Burro Days is this weekend in Fairplay, celebrating the role of the burro in mining days of old with burro, llama, dog and outhouse races, a parade, arts, craft and food vendors, kid’s entertainment, cowboy church and live music.
Tonight features a free concert on 5th Street with Hazel Miller and the Collective.
Tomorrow is the Great Llama Race, Kids Pack Dog Race and continued live music on the 5th Street stage.
Sunday showcases the historic Pack Burro Race with nearly 100 racers and burros that take on this historic challenge. Some choose the “lower altitude” short course of approximately 12.3 miles while others take on the long course and attempt the grueling climb to the top of Mosquito Pass and back, 29 plus miles and an elevation change of 3,232 feet! The racers start at 9,953 feet in Fairplay and hit the halfway point at the top of Mosquito Pass, elevation 13,185!
For details go to the website: https://burrodays.org/
