Aspen will host free amusement rides in Rio Grande park on July 3 and 4. The rides will be available from noon to 8 p.m. and will include a ferris wheel and merry-go-round.

The event is part of the celebration for Colorado's 150th and the US's 250th anniversaries. The city's special events department organized the amusement park attractions.

Further details about the event are available from the city's special events department, which outsourced the attractions to Brown's. The department planned the event to make the most of the July 4 weekend and the significant anniversaries.