Aspen Literary Festival 2026
Event Registration
Welcome to Friends of the Festival registration for the 2026 Aspen Literary Festival!
The following alternative ticket options are available.
- (Free) General Admission - tells us you are coming and grants first-come, first-serve access to free events and spaces.
- ($45) Individual Wheeler Main Stage events - all events at the Wheeler require purchase of an individual ticket or a Friends of the Festival pass (one ticket to all Wheeler Main Stage events is included with the Friends of the Festival Pass).
Please visit our website for more information.
Please begin by completing the information below and hit "Next" to continue.
If you plan to attend with a young reader as part of our Next Gen program, complete the registration with your name and contact information and indicate the age(s) of your young reader(s) further down the page.
Friends of the Festival
Aspen Literary Festival: Next Generation
The Aspen Literary Festival Next Gen program offers young readers opportunities to meet bestselling authors, discover new books, attend engaging literary conversations, and more. In partnership with the Pitkin County Library and schools throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, Next Gen brings a diverse range of free, enriching literary programs to local families, creating meaningful opportunities for the next generation to read, write, and grow.
Featured authors of young people’s literature at the 2026 festival include: #1 New York Times bestselling Kelly Yang (the Font Desk series), twin authors Paul A. Reynolds (The Sydney and Simon series) and Peter H. Reynolds (The Dot), and Newbery Medal winner Matt de la Peña.