Summer in Carbondale is guaranteed to bring community-fueled fun and creativity to all ages — thanks in large part to Carbondale Arts! Mountain Fair and First Friday continue to be at the core of their summer work, but this beloved organization is in motion and serving our community all summer long. Whether you’re looking for […]
First Friday
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Works in Progress
Pride in the street and from above When the time arrived, Carbondale stepped out on First Friday, June 5, to celebrate diversity and the LGBTQ community, with a Pride parade and several other peripheral happenings throughout town, a few moments of which are memorialized here thanks to photographer extraordinaire Tommy Sands:
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Carbondale Report: Town properties to host 93 events in 2026
The main event at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Feb. 10, was approval of the special events calendar for 2026, representing 93 unique happenings hosted on Town properties. With Mayor Ben Bohmfalk absent, Mayor Pro Tem Erica Sparhawk led the meeting. First, a consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes; accounts payable; an intergovernmental agreement […]
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One last dance
The annual November First Friday Día de los Muertos celebration in Carbondale was a night to remember — the dead, of course. But it also served as a moment to reflect on the significant part Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Baile Folklórico program has played for the past many years, breathing life and authenticity into the […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt
The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt 3
The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt number two
Inspired by Forest Fenn, we have a treasure hunt you can more easily win. Look for a clue in the Sopris Sun to let you know when the hunt has begun. The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will […]
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Lights… camera… auction!
Sopris Sun contributor Will Sardinsky captured these photos from up and down Main Street on a bustling First Friday, Dec. 6. After viewing Carbondale’s tree-lighting, folks were invited to meet Santa, take a sleigh ride or do some shopping at Carbondale Arts’ Deck the Walls holiday market, KDNK’s Labor of Love auction and the Carbondale […]
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Las festividades de Halloween y Dia de Muertos llegan al valle
Las celebraciones de Halloween y Dia de Muertos se llevaron a cabo empezando el jueves 31 de octubre y continuaron durante todo el fin de semana culminando el 02 de noviembre. Para ver más fotos de las celebraciones a través de todo el Valle visita la página 10.
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Carbondale Aquatics Center capital campaign to ‘Make a Splash’ on First Friday
The “Let’s Make a Splash” capital campaign benefitting the Carbondale Aquatics Center will officially launch its fundraising efforts at Chacos Park at 4th and Main on First Friday, June 7.The Sopris Sun recently spoke with Carbondale officials, Town Manager Lauren Gister, Parks and Recreation Director Eric Brendlinger and Recreation Programs and Community Center Manager Margaret […]