Never miss a thing in Northern Colorado! Here is your list of fun events around Fort Collins this weekend!
Thursday, November 11
Veterans Day Breakfast⎪Enjoy a morning of food, song and patriotism to celebrate those who have honorably served our country. Presented by the Fort Collins Golden K. Kiwanis Club and City of Fort Collins, Recreation Department.
Note: Posting of Colors begins at 8 a.m. Space is limited to 150, please pre-register through link below. Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO
Veterans Day Celebration Fort Collins⎪Come and Honor Our Veterans. Free breakfast from 7-10:30, free lunch from 11:30-1:30pm. Food, raffles, games, poker, pig roast, live music, children events. American Legion George Beach Post 4 Fort Collins, CO
Wellington’s Veterans Day Celebration⎪
8AM – Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance, Wall open for viewing 24/7. 11-11:30pm: Military Flyover (pending final approval and subject
to cancellation)
5:30pm: Roll Call and Taps
6:30-8:30pm: Chili Cook Off
Old Colorado Brewing Company, 3700 W Cleveland Ave, Wellington, CO
Supporting our Veterans!⎪All Veterans will receive a FREE All-American burger and a FREE pint of ODell Brewing Company Colorado Lager.(Limit one burger, one pint per Veteran). 11am-10pm. Ryan’s Sports Grill, 925 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins, CO
Star Wars Quiz⎪You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than at their Star Wars theme quiz! They’ll never tell you the odds, but we can reveal that this quiz will cover a galaxy far, far away. Seats for this one may fill up in less than 12 parsecs, so do (or do not) get your plans ready now. They promise not to let the Wookiee win. CUE THE JOHN WILLIAMS! 7-9pm. Gilded Goat Brewing Company, 3500 S College Ave #194, Fort Collins, CO
Little Zurich: A Magical Outdoor Holiday Market⎪Welcome to “Little Zurich 2.0: A Magical Outdoor Market”. This outdoor marketplace consists of four vendor huts in our courtyard, lit with hundreds of twinkle lights and a fire pit, and will house a variety of activities and goodies like candle dipping, holiday crafts, sipping chocolate, mulled wine, pressed cider etc. Little Zurich will run Thursdays+Fridays 4-8pm and Saturdays+Sundays noon-6pm, starting November 4th running through Christmas eve (excluding Thanksgiving and if we get a super heavy snow day :))
They will be hosting music Thursday evenings, literary readings/activities Friday evenings, festive crafts/activities Saturday afternoons and more music Sunday afternoons. Wolverine Farm Publick House, 316 Willow St, Fort Collins, CO
Blues Night⎪Calling out all blues dancers! Come join The Whiskey Pickles at Lirano’s Wine Bar for a fun fill night of blues music! 6:30-9:30pm. Lirano Wine Bar, 3600 Mitchell Dr #5b, Fort Collins, CO
Friday, November 12
2021 Cook-Off for a Cause⎪Join for an afternoon of chili, cheer, and ice cold beer at Maxline Brewing! This year they are raising FOOD AND FUNDS for the FOOD BANK FOR LARIMER COUNTY whose mission is to provide food to all in need through community partnerships and hunger-relief programs. 10 CHILIS – 3 WINNERS – YOU’RE THE JUDGES! 11am-2pm. Maxline Brewing, 2724 McClelland Dr #190, Fort Collins, CO
Holiday Open House⎪Shopping, appetizers, and fun! Holiday Decor,Thymes Candles and so much more! 10am-5pm. 7499 Westgate Dr, Windsor, CO
Holiday Old House Vintage Market⎪Join for an upscale holiday market featuring the best antique, vintage, salvage, upcycled, handmade and artisan food, gifts and decor sold by an all star line up of small businesses in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas and beyond! Bring your gift shopping list and cross everyone off (including YOU) with unique and one of a kind gifts only found at The Old House Vintage Market! Have an addiction for all things holiday home decor?! They’ve got you covered and so much more! Friday, November 12 from 5- 9pm
and Saturday, November 13 from 9am-4pm. The Ranch Event Complex in the First National Bank Building, 5280 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO
Holiday Pottery Sale⎪Join at The Potters’ Guild for their 2021 Holiday Sale! Check out their website for details, participating artists and examples of work and to learn more about Early Entry! They are offering a limited amount of Early Entry tickets to help with social distancing and a great experience for patrons! Have more room to shop and get the best selection from our potters. (No tickets are required for regular entry.)Northern Colorado Potters Guild & Studio, 209 Christman Dr # 3, Fort Collins, CO
A Totally Tubular 80’s Ski Resort Glow Party!⎪For one weekend only, they are partying like it’s 1980’s again! Inspired by Sharktooth Ski Area, Greeley’s very own former ski slope, they’re throwing a totally tubular ski resort-inspired glow party! So grab your leg warmers and get ready for a good time! (80’s outfits not required, but highly encouraged). Attractions include:
Ski Greeley Hazy IPA Beer Release
Beer Shot Ski
Free Glowsticks
Glow in the Dark Jenga
Glow in the Dark Connect 4
Giant Glow in the Dark Tic Tac Toe
Wiley Roots Brewing Company, 625 3rd St D, Greeley, CO
Saturday, November 13
Yoga + Wine⎪Kick-off your Saturday morning on the right foot with a yoga sesh with Shelby Stratton! This one hour beginner-friendly yoga class will take place from 10-11AM at the winery. This class will be outside weather permitting so please bring a yoga mat, water, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Ticket required and includes a one hour class, two GF muffins from Bindle Coffee, and one draft wine.The OBC Wine Project, 824 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Houseplant swap⎪Bring your houseplants down to swap with others or simply donate to the pile of amazing house plants. They’ll have a raffle at 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm with beer prizes and/or sponsor prizes. Our friends Gulley’s Greenhouse and garden center will be providing a gift card for the raffle winner and a plant as a prize. 2-5pm. Loveland Aleworks, 118 W 4th St, Loveland, CO
Clothes Pony Pop Up Shop for La Familia⎪You are invited to shop for a cause! Our dear friends at Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys in Old Town Fort Collins are hosting a Neighborhood Toy Store Day and La Familia is the beneficiary. 10am-3pm. Shop during these times and 10% of your purchase goes to
La Familia. Start your holiday shopping now. Please share with your friends! Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys, 111 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
CommUNITY on Tap Veterans Day 5K⎪Come one, come all for a morning full of movement, fun and raising money to support our local veteran community.Your $30 ticket includes entry to the causal 5k, post run stretch, breakfast sandwich provided by Snack Attack and a pint brew of your choice from Odell Brewing plus so much more!100% of ticket sales will be donated to local veterans organization, Veterans Plaza.Our casual 5k means no times logged and we encourage all of the participants to walk, run, job, hop, skip, scooter, bike, roll- however you want to move just get out and do it! 8am-11am. 800 East Lincoln Avenue, Fort Collins, CO
Timnath Beerwerks Three Year Anniversary⎪Three Year Anniversary Party! This is the main event! It’s time to throwdown a proper party and bring the heat with special beers, special foods, special musics, and more. Timnath Beerwerks, 4138 Main St, Timnath, CO
Sunday, November 14
Horsetooth Half Marathon⎪Join us for the 48th running of the Horsetooth Half Marathon, Colorado’s oldest half marathon and voted many times over best in the state. Come find out why!
Christmas Wood Round Ornaments⎪Paint a set of 6 adorable wood round ornaments for Christmas. Keep them as a set or distribute them to friends/family as a great homemade gift. You will learn how to make Santa, a snowman, Rudolph, a snowflake, a wreath, and one that says, “Joy.” Follow along or create your own unique set. 1pm. Pinot’s Palette Paint & Sip Studio, 159 W Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO
World Children’s Day Pop-Up Festival⎪Mark your calendars for the first FREE World Children’s Day Pop Up Festival at Compass in partnership with UNICEF, 6 Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network ,and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Activities range from role play, art projects, mini-discussions, and games. Think of it as a maker space for change makers! These inclusive activities bring emotional intelligence skills to our attention and encourage positive interaction and relationships. Hope you can make it! Noon-3pm. Compass Community Collaborative School, 2105 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
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