NEW HOME FOR BURRO RACE MUSEUM

Please join us for a ribbon cutting and Grand Opening of the Burro Race Museum! The celebration of the new museum location at 501 Main St. will be on Saturday, July 26, from 3-4pm.

****The official Grand Opening date was changed from Friday to Saturday. The museum will still be open on Friday from 3-5pm.

The Burro Race Museum was established as a “pop-up” attraction in 2019 with the help of a grant from the South Park National Heritage Area. Each year our artifacts, photos, and memorabilia are unpacked and placed carefully in the old historic Park County Jailhouse on the lawn in preparation for visitors during Burro Days. Then they are carefully packed up and stored for the next year.

We are pleased to announce that we have unpacked our museum items for the last time and have set up in a permanent, year-round location. The museum is now located at 501 Main Street and is part of the Town of Fairplay’s new Visitor Center. Visitors will have access to the wonderful Burro Days and burro racing history, all year!

The museum will be open on Saturday and Sunday during Burro Days from 9am – 3pm and will then follow the visitor center summer hours which are 9am – 4pm, Monday – Friday and 9am – 2pm on Saturdays.

Join the Town of Fairplay in celebrating the role of the burro in mining and the history of burro racing. Please contact Julie Bullock if you have something you would like to share or donate for the museum, 719-839-6077 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..