Here is your list of fun things to do around Fort Collins and Northern Colorado this weekend! There are a lot of holiday events this weekend for both kids and adults!
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Thursday, December 16
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate pairing!⎪Enjoy a 3 wine, cheese & chocolate pairing. This event includes four unique pairings featuring four of their locally crafted wine varietals. California sourced, Colorado crafted, from heart to glass every time. Sweetheart Winery, 5500 W US-34, Loveland, CO
Trivia⎪4 rounds of unique Trivia questions! Fun Prizes for winning teams! Snowbank Brewing, 225 N Lemay Ave #1, Fort Collins, CO
Friday, December 17
9th Anniversary of the BBB!⎪It’s their 9th birthday, y’all!! Come celebrate with some new beer releases, tasty noms and a couple of fun raffles!! Black Bottle Brewery, 1611 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Holiday Sip & Shop⎪Join for a night of drinks, shopping and special sales! Don’t let the stress of the holidays get you down, come find gifts for everyone on your list while enjoying special drink tastings and sales. All attendees must be 21+ The Windsor Gardener, 6461 CO-392, Windsor, CO
Holiday Whobilation⎪It’s a Holiday Whobilation and they’ve elected the NoCo Green Dude as our Holiday Cheermeister! Get those cameras ready and join for some Grinch-style fun starting at 6pm. Followed by the velvety pipes of Bert McCaffrey from 7 to 9pm. The BBQ Love Shack has dinner covered so come early and stay for the fun. Old Colorado Brewing Company, 3700 W Cleveland Ave, Wellington, CO
Ugly Sweater Contest + Karaoke Night⎪Wear your ugly sweater for a chance to win! Island cash for 1st 2nd and 3rd place! They will have their usual karaoke and dance party also! The more the merrier so invite your friends and let’s have some ugly fun!!! 7pm. Island Grill, 2601 S Lemay Ave #12, Fort Collins, CO
National Ugly Sweater Day Party⎪National Ugly Sweater day with New Belgium Brewing at Willy O’s Fort Collins.Come join at the Fort Collins pub for National Ugly Sweater day (December 17th) from 5-7pm!!! Anyone that shows up in an Ugly Sweater will get a free pint of a New Belgium’s delicious beer. They will also be doing random drawings for some great swag! William Oliver’s Publick House, 2608 S Timberline Rd, Fort Collins, CO
Saturday, December 18
Jingle Mingle at Front Range Village!⎪It’s the most wonderful time of year! Join at Front Range Village on Saturday, December 18 from 2pm-5pm for their Jingle Mingle event. This is a FREE family event. Activities include:
-Holiday Music with Heart n Soul
-Train Rides
-Hot Chocolate at Dazbog Coffee (while supplies last)
-Photo Booth
-FREE cookies (while supplies last)
-Ice Sculpture Show (3pm-4pm)
-Craft Station
-Inflatable Slide
-Storytime with Poudre River Public Library (2:30-3pm in the Courtyard)
-Plenty of great SHOPPING and DINING! Front Range Village Shopping Center, 2720 Council Tree Ave, Fort Collins, CO
The Winter Farmers Market ⎪The Winter Farmers Market invites you to help us celebrate 15 years of serving local food and handmade goodies to our incredible Fort Collins community! We are so excited to once again bring together an incredible group of vendors to showcase fresh produce, local meats and dairy, breads and sweets, local artists, handcrafted goods and so much more! 10am-2pm. Foothills Mall, 215 E Foothills Pkwy, Fort Collins, CO
Visit Santa’s Reindeer⎪Every year, some special little reindeer make their way to our Garden Center! Since Santa isn’t able to visit, the reindeer are stopping by on December 4th, 11th and 18th from 10am-3pm to pick up letters and wish lists to bring to Santa for you! Come and enjoy a hot cocoa from The Human Bean, visit the reindeer, drop off letters to Santa, and enjoy walking through all the lovely trees and Christmas decorations throughout Bath Garden Center. Reservations are required. Please reserve your spot by going to the events page on our website or clicking the ticket link above. Bath Garden Center, 2000 E Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, CO
Improv for a Claus!⎪Improv for a Claus is an original sketch comedy show & charity fundraiser, written by Colorado talent with holiday & Colorado themes and presented in the style of a Second City Revue. Directed by Grant Garrison (The Second City – Chicago.) For the past four years, The Parker Players have written and performed this multi-cultural family-friendly holiday sketch show across Colorado using local news and holiday stress, to showcase the humor surrounding us during the holidays. 100% of the ticket proceeds will be donated to the Feed My Starving Children organization. The Lincoln Center, 417 W Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO
Holiday Maker Market Takeover⎪Little Zurich Presents: Maker Market Takeover at Wolverine Farm! Join in the courtyard and upstairs with over 14 local artists and vendors, festive music, warm beverages and more! Get all of your holiday shopping in one place and support local! See you at the Publick House. Wolverine Farm Publick House, 316 Willow St, Fort Collins, CO
Sunday, December 19
Gingerbread House Decorating Contest⎪Join on December 19th from 2-4 pm for our Gingerbread House Competition at Intersect Brewing!
The event will be ticketed; tickets will be $25 per gingerbread house with a maximum of 5 decorators. Two pints are also included in the ticket price. Each group will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to construct and decorate their houses, followed by 30 minutes for judging and awards. The team with the best and most imaginative gingerbread house will win some sweet prizes courtesy of Intersect Brewing. There is also a special prize for the best-worst Christmas sweater worn, so dig it out from the bottom of your dresser!! Intersect Brewing
We will supply the basic house building supplies and the liquid courage, while you provide the vision. Feel free to bring any extras you’d like to include to make your design truly unique. All decor MUST be edible. Intersect Brewing, 2160 W Drake Rd A1, Fort Collins, CO
Santa at Snack Attack!⎪Santa’s coming to Snack Attack!Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Snack Attack lane…We are so excited to have Jolly Old Saint Nick visit us this year!The big man himself will be hanging out for complimentary photos and house-made hot cocoa!Stop by for some afternoon grub and hang with the man himself! 3-5pm. Snack Attack, 120 West Stuart Street, Fort Collins, CO
Santa Paws Photo & Adoption Event⎪Come visit us at Maxline Brewing in Foco to get a photo of your pup with Santa! Donate to BBCR and your pup will meet Santa and we will snap some awesome photos for you! We will also have some cute adoptable dogs for you to meet. If you are interested in adopting please make sure you fill out an adoption application on our website. 1-4pm. Maxline Brewing, 2724 McClelland Dr #190, Fort Collins, CO
Looking for some fun activities during the holidays?
The Broadmoor⎪It doesn’t matter how you celebrate the Holidays, The Broadmoor is the perfect setting for a weekend getaway, celebrations and gatherings, or dinner at one of our incredible restaurants. The Broadmoor’s traditions have continued to bring holiday cheer while continuously having something new to see and experience. 1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO
Christmas at Gaylord Rockies⎪There is no better way to celebrate Christmas than gathering your family and friends at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. Explore acres of twinkling lights, holiday shows and Christmas events in Aurora, CO. Step into the world of Buddy the Elf in our all-new, Gaylord Hotels Original Experience, Mission: Save Christmas featuring Elf™. 6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, CO
