Never miss a thing in Northern Colorado! Here is your list of fun events around Fort Collins this weekend!
Friday, September 17
Fort Collins Boutique Crawl⎪It’s back and it’s bigger and better than ever!!
You’re invited to join as seven Fort Collins boutiques host a Fall Boutique Crawl. It’s a free event designed to celebrate friends, community, and all things fashion.
Local, women-owned boutiques will host special promotions, in store events, and giveaways all weekend long. September 17-19 from 11am-5pm. Fort Collins, CO
Saturday, September 18
Larimer County Farmers’ Market⎪9am-1pm. Larimer County Courthouse Parking Lot, 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO
Yoga at The OBC Wine Project⎪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 and will be outside so please bring a yoga mat, water, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Ticket required. The OBC Wine Project, 824 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Yoga+Beer⎪Join Alisha Johnson for a 1-hour beginner-friendly yoga class followed by delicious beer at Crooked Stave. Start your Saturday morning by building community, relaxing, and deeply stretching your entire body. Please arrive 5 minutes early and bring your own mat. Due to COVID-19 this class is capped at 7 yogis and masks must be worn during the class. 10:30-11:30am. Crooked Stave, 216 N. College Ave. Suite 130, Fort Collins, CO
Fall Horseback Ride & Cowboy Dinner⎪Channel your inner cowboy/cowgirl and get a new perspective of the Front Range as you ride into the foothills on your own trusty steed. After an hour or so of riding, we’ll head back to the ranch to have a filling Cowboy dinner, comprised of steak and all the fixin’s. Sylvan Dale, 2939 N Co Rd 31D, Loveland, CO
37th Annual Historic Homes Tour⎪Poudre Landmark Foundation is dedicated to bringing the history of Fort Collins to our amazing community. To that end, they are beyond excited to announce that the annual Historic Homes Tour returns for 2021! The PLF is also dedicated to the safety and health of our community, so this year brings exciting changes to our format to insure social distancing while still providing a look at the architecture and stories of our town. This year, the 37th Annual HHT goes hybrid with physical tours (masks required) of select venues; and hi-tech, immersive, 360-degree virtual reality tours via Matterport. These exclusive tours are repeatable and packed with nuggets of historic and architectural info. This year’s tour showcases several styles of Old Town Fort Collins historic buildings built between 1879 and 1931: Victorian, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and turn-of-the-century Craftsman. Online Event
Day for Kids⎪Day for Kids is a national celebration of the life-changing work that happens at Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation. This premier Northern Colorado event is FREE for youth and families and will feature booths and activities from local organizations. Youth will have the opportunity to engage in learning through various games at each booth. Activities include: face painting, a bike rodeo, inflatables, and much more! The Colorado Eagles will also be giving exclusive tours of their locker rooms and newly installed ice from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Budweiser Events Center, 5290 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO
Loveland Oktoberfest⎪Join for Loveland Oktoberfest 2021 presented by Loveland Big Thompson Kiwanis Club in collaboration with Grimm Brothers Brewhouse. Oktoberfest returns to Loveland this September 17th and 18th with Northern Colorado’s most authentic Oktoberfest experience for all ages.In addition to the German-style beer, be prepared to wear your dirndl and lederhosen for the best-dressed competition and hoist those steins high for the stein-hoisting competition. Authentic German food, beer, and live music will give you the experience that you’re havin’ a pint in Dusseldorf. Prost! 700 S Railroad Ave, Loveland, CO
Oktoberfest⎪Be a part of Windsor’s Oktoberfest. Join to celebrate and embrace the German heritage. There will be music and food representing the culture and of course, BEER! This year, head down to 5th Street at Boardwalk Park, where it will be transformed into a hub of activities for the entire family. And if you happen to dress the part, we won’t be mad. noon-5pm. Boardwalk Park, 100 N 5th St, Windsor, CO
Zwei Oktoberfest 2021⎪They’ll be kicking the day off at 11am with the tapping of their Zwei Oktoberfest, Fest Märzen. They are expanding the patio for the day to accommodate for everyone’s health, comfort, and personal space, with added seating, and a pop up bar in the brewhouse for additional service options. They will be jamming to live music all day with:
Anastasia Rose on Accordion 2-3pm
Randy Eckhart & Dutch Hop Music Makers 3:30-5:30pm
Charlie Stevens Band 6-8p
Atacolypse Now is keeping it German, serving up hot brats and freshly made Sauerkraut. Zwei Brewing, 4612 S Mason St #120, Fort Collins, CO
2021 Northern CO MTB Fest⎪The Northern CO Mountain Bike Fest is back for 2021! This year’s event will feature live music from Fancy Bits, Space Eagle, and Black Moon Howl, plus OMBA’s Fall Take-a-Kid Mountain Biking Day, our ever-popular poker ride, a couple fun bike skills contests, the Umami food truck, and cold delicious New Belgium Brewing beverages.
So how does our poker ride work? We’ll have 5 primary card stations set up along the East & West Valley Trails in Lory SP. You roll up to one, confirm your entry and pick a card. We will make note of your card selection on our roster and enter it on your official playing card. In order to remain good stewards of park trails and resources, we will not be sending everyone on with actual cards. You will then ride on to the next stop. (There could a bonus station or two for additional cards IF you’re willing to put in a bit more effort than the valley trails…you’ll just have to keep your eyes and ears open that day!) You’re all finished once you have your full “hand of cards”. Prizes will be given out starting with the best 5-card poker hand and will go down the line until prizes are gone. All prizes will be given out during the music event. Multiple hands can be played at a time. 10am-5pm. Lory State Park, 708 Lodgepole Dr, Bellvue, CO
Cowboys Dead End of Summer Party⎪Wave that flag, wave it wide and high…Summertime done come and gone my oh my. Cowboys Dead’s last show of the summer at their home stage on the patio at Avogadros. Hippie-Cowboy-Folk-Blues $10 donation appreciated! 4-7pm. Avogadro’s Number, 605 S Mason St, Fort Collins, CO
Sunday, September 19
Fort Collins Farmer’s Market⎪10am-2pm. 1001 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins, CO
Loveland Farmers Market⎪9am-1pm. Voted one of the 10 best farmers markets in the state of Colorado! Fairgrounds Park, 700 S Railroad Ave, Loveland, CO
Paint a Pumpkin⎪Join us for a relaxing afternoon painting ceramic pumpkins at Verboten Brewing! There will be two styles to choose from. All paint and supplies will be provided.
Paint your masterpiece while enjoying delicious craft beer! When finished, the pumpkins will be collected to be glazed and fired. They will be delivered back to Verboten in one week for customer pick up.
The cost to paint is $27 (+tax) and covers the pumpkin, paint, supplies, and firing. 2-5pm. Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project, 127 East 5th Street, Loveland, CO
Tour de Farms⎪Join for the 2021 Tour de Farms as they visit three local farms on a fun and festive 35 to 40 mile loop that begins and ends at Stodgy Brewing Company. Led by Bike Fort Collins representatives, each farm stop will including light tastings and refreshments as well as some words from each host farmer. This is not only a fun way to experience local FoCo agriculture by bike, it’s also a great way to support Bike Fort Collins and all the important work we do to improve overall bicycle safety and get more folks on bikes. Proceeds also help to continue to deliver bicycle education through the Safe Routes to School, reaching over 7,000 students annually. Stodgy Brewing Company, 1802 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Johnstown Fall Fest⎪Come join for Fall Fest Event in Downtown Johnstown on September 19th from 2p-6p. They are so excited to offer a Beer Garden, Food Trucks, Music, Vendors and more! Parish Ave, Johnstown, CO
Delorean Car Show & Back to the Future Day⎪Do you know someone who loves Back to the Future and Deloreans? Join us for the largest gathering of Deloreans in Colorado as we celebrate an amazing movie and an amazing automobile. All ages welcome, this is a free event. Noon-3pm. Totally 80’s Pizza, 2567 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO
