Here is your list of fun things to do around Fort Collins and Northern Colorado this weekend! There are a lot of events this weekend for both kids and adults!
If you have an upcoming event you would like to have featured, email Anne at anne@luxurymountainliving.net.
Thursday, Sept 29
Make and Paint Clay Gnomes with Flingin Pots⎪Bring your Gnomies for this fun class! With a little Flingin Pots instruction you’ll make and paint a 6″ ceramic gnome. Starting from a slabbed piece of clay, students will construct a gnome body, hat band and creative embellishments to make a one of a kind Gnome! After construction, you’ll paint your newly constructed gnome with ceramic paints. Flinging pots will take these back to our studio to high fire and clear glaze. Gnomes will be ready for pick up back at Mythmaker 1 month later.
Cost: $45 includes a drink token. Olio Food Truck will be at Mythmaker 4-8pm! Mythmaker Brewing, 1035 S Taft Hill Rd, Fort Collins, CO
Friday, September 30
5th Annual Rally at The Goat⎪Hope you join for the 5th Annual Rally at The Goat! Part of the day’s proceeds and car registration will go toward The Veteran’s Plaza, a local non-profit helping veterans, and their families. We’ll have, live music, classic cars and trucks, family fun, and more! This event is free to the public and family-friendly.
Want to show off your car? Registration is $30 per car and includes a free beer. Registration starts at 2:00 pm on the day of the event. However, you can preregister right now by following the link! Gilded Goat Brewing Company, 3500 S College Ave #194, Fort Collins, CO
Friday Live Music featuring Foxfeather⎪Join every Friday from 5-7pm for our Live Music series featuring a variety of local bands. New Belgium Brewing, 500 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO
ReKaivery’s Migration Celebration⎪Because a “going away party” implies the possibility that we won’t be back.
Before we head south for the winter, we want to say thanks to everyone who made this pilot summer one to remember. Friday, Sept. 30 from 5-8 p.m., join us at Odell Brewing Co. for good beer, good music, and one last haul of local goodies from our marketplace. Odell Brewing, 800 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Saturday, October 1
Larimer County Farmer’s Market⎪The market is a growers-only market, which means that all products offered must be grown, produced, or made by our local vendors. We are proud to include around 100 vendors per market season. Vendors offer a wide variety of items including fruits, vegetables, coffee, flowers, baked goods, art, and crafts. 9am-1pm. Larimer County Courthouse Parking Lot, 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO
8th Annual Tour de Corgi⎪Please join for the 8th Annual Tour de Corgi !!! A corgi meet-up with vendors and a costume contest. Followed by a carnival parade of corgis through Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado. 9:30am-2:30pm.
The Tour de Corgi is a Corgi Meet-Up and carnival parade of corgis through Old Town Fort Collins.
Proceeds benefit 4 Paws Pet Pantry, Colorado Corgis and Friends Rescue, Wyoming Dachshund and Corgi Rescue, and Bandits BandAid. Old Town, Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Bonsai Show⎪Visit the Gardens on Spring Creek on Saturday, October 1 to view a collection of inspiring bonsai trees!
Bonsai is an ancient Japanese living art created by training trees using horticultural techniques and Asian aesthetics in unique and beautiful ways.
Bonsai professionals will be on sight to talk about their art and answer questions.
This event is included with the cost of admission and free to Gardens Members. Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, CO
All For Fall⎪Round Up This Fall for the Benefit of All! Local dollars spent here, stay here! We all know the powerful benefits of shopping locally, now it’s time to put your money where your heart is!
Nearly 20 local businesses are coming together this fall to benefit us all. From October 1 – 31, participating Downtown businesses are inviting customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, with collected donations being contributed to local non-profits that affect real change here in Fort Collins.
It’s easy to show your support: simply shop at participating All for Fall locations (look for the All for Fall window decals) and let your cashier know you’d like to round up your purchase to the nearest dollar. That’s it!
All for Fall is benefitting:
Animal Friends Alliance
FoCo Cafe
Food Bank for Larimer County
SAVA Center
Furry Fling Adoption Event⎪Three local animal welfare organizations—Larimer Humane Society, Animal Friends Alliance, and Big Bones Canine Rescue—will unite for the Furry Fling Adoption Event, hosted by Poudre Pet & Feed Supply. This event will feature adoptable animals, multiple vendors with free pet food and treat samples, yard games, food trucks, and K-9 demonstrations. 10am. 622 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Fall Makers Market⎪The Fall Makers Market is back and filled with amazing vendors, delicious food, and drinks galore. Come spend the afternoon with us at Intersect for all your winter holiday gift needs. We can’t wait to see you there! Noon-5pm. Intersect Brewing, 2160 W Drake Rd A1, Fort Collins, CO
Sipping with Succulents⎪Succulent planting with craft beers and cocktails!?! We have it all going on, make sure and mark your calendar you won’t want to miss out! 10-:30am-noon. The Windsor Gardener, 6461 Colorado 392 Windsor, CO
Harvest Party! ⎪Harvest season is in full swing and to celebrate, we’ll be throwing our second annual Harvest Party! Join on Saturday, October 1st as we release our new Fall wines at the winery taproom.
Your $25 ticket includes a custom glass, six 2oz tastings, a Meet & Greet with our winemaker Travis, and more! 3-6pm. The OBC Wine Project, 824 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO
Thompson River Ranch Fall Festival⎪Join us for the annual Fall Festival, featuring live music, food trucks, horse and wagon rides, pumpkins, and so much more. Thompson River Ranch Park. Thompson River Ranch Park, Johnstown, CO
Paint and Sip!⎪Come Join us at Loveland Aleworks for painting and pints! 2-4pm. Loveland Aleworks, 118 West 4th Street Loveland, CO
Sunday, October 2
Fort Collins Farmer’s Market⎪10am-2pm. 1001 E Harmony Road | Fort Collins, CO
Needle-Felt Your Own Monster⎪Let your imagination run wild and create your own version of the monster in your closet or under your bed. Students will use colors, textures, and different types of wool to embellish your own fuzzy creature. . A perfect class for beginners or intermediate needle felters who want to put their own spin on a basic design. 1-3:30pm. Blue Moose Art Gallery, 4032 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO
