Today Thursday, November 12 22 events
All day
Inspired Art Classes, Kits, Workshops & Experiences
Art classes and workshops teach creative techniques, with in-studio projects such as Acrylic Pour Painting and take-home art kits; classes suit all ages and skill levels.
Inspired Artisan Market & Studio, Estes Park
For kids and families
ArtsPrice variesMuseum Exhibition | Colorado Community Threads: Reflections on Place and People.
Textile artists from across Colorado share perspectives on the state’s history, places and sense of community.
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Fort Collins
For families
ArtsFreeMuseum Exhibition | Kimono Matters: Materiality and Making
An exhibition examines how kimono materials have shaped the garment’s place in fashion history and why it still matters today.
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Fort Collins
For families
ArtsFree
afternoon
Community Game Night
People of all ages can play board, card and party games or puzzles, and bring a favorite game to share.
Fort Lupton Public & School Library - Public Branch
For families, until 7:30 p.m.
GamesFree
Estes Chamber of Commerce - Community Gumbo
A community dinner serves Louisiana-style gumbo with bread and butter, with dine-in and takeout options.
Tavern at the Legion, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 6:30 p.m.
Community2026 Norm Evans Lecture & Film Screenings
A keynote by Indigenous affairs leader Ernest House Jr. is followed by documentaries on Indigenous relationships with land and water and audience Q&As.
Lory Student Center Theatre, Fort Collins
For kids, until 7:30 p.m.
FilmScience Fun
Third- and fourth-graders explore science through activities, games and experiments.
Carbon Valley Regional Library, Firestone
For kids, until 5:30 p.m.
ClassesFree
evening
Holiday Photos
Families can pose for holiday portraits in a mini photo shoot and receive a digital image.
Milliken
For kids and families, until 7 p.m.
HolidayJuguemos Loteria
Players can learn and play Lotería, with chances to win prizes and try snacks.
Centennial Park Library, Greeley
For families, until 6 p.m.
GamesFreeBookmobile: Guadalupe Apartments
A public bookmobile stop offers borrowing and returns, computer use, printing and other library services.
Outreach/Mobile Services, Greeley
For families, until 6:30 p.m.
BooksFree
Pie Masterclass: Pumpkin and Apple
A hands-on baking class covers flaky pie crust, pumpkin and apple fillings, whipped cream and pumpkin spice truffles, with baked goods and recipes to take home.
Ginger and Baker, Fort Collins
For families, until 8:30 p.m.
Holiday$99Tarot with NoCo Nautilus Youth Group
LGBTQIA+ youth and allies can get tarot readings, learn to read tarot or make their own cards at a youth drop-in group.
Old Town Library, Fort Collins
For kids and teens, until 7:30 p.m.
ArtsFree- Sports
The First Coloradans: The Ute People and the Land
A presentation explores Ute ways of life, knowledge of the land and how conflicts with European settlers developed.
LINC Library Innovation Center, Greeley
For families, until 6:30 p.m.
BooksFreeDemo Dungeons & Dragons: Campaign
Teens and tweens try Dungeons & Dragons through adventure gameplay, with the option to bring a custom character or use a premade one.
Erie Community Library
For kids and teens, until 7:30 p.m.
MusicFree
Drag Bingo at OBC
Drag bingo features bingo calls, prizes, dance numbers, beer and wine.
Odell Brewing Company, Fort Collins
For families, until 8 p.m.
Music$10Films for Fish Movie Event
A fly-fishing film screening raises money for CPRW’s work in the Poudre River wilderness and waterways.
St. Peter's Fly Shop, Fort Collins
For families, until 8 p.m.
Food & drink$20
- Food & drinkFree
Alice by Heart, Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Steven Sater, and Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson
A young girl sheltering in a London Tube station during WWII faces grief, loss and love with help from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
UCA - University Theatre, Fort Collins
For kids, until 9:30 p.m.
MusicBrass Area Chamber Recital / FREE
Brass students perform chamber music in varied ensembles, including brass quintet, trombone quartet, trumpet ensemble and tuba/euphonium quartet.
Edna Rizley Griffin Concert Hall, Fort Collins
For kids, until 8:30 p.m.
Music
Ongoing Exhibitions, displays and runs 6 open
to Nov 24
Art Harvest: Pastel by Julie Mass
An exhibition features landscape and still-life pastel paintings by a Fort Collins artist.
Old Town Library, Fort Collins
For families
ArtsFree
to Nov 25
Turkeys for Turkeys
Bowl three strikes in a row to win a certificate toward a Thanksgiving turkey.
Chipper's Lanes, Fort Collins
For families, daily at 10 a.m.
Cost of Bowling
to Dec 13
Estes Park Quota Festival of Trees
A holiday tree display opens with Santa photos, cookies and cocoa, supporting Estes Park Quota as a fundraiser.
The Estes Park Resort
For kids and families
Community
to Dec 19
Museum Exhibition | imagiNation: Fashioning A Nation, 1776 - 2026
An exhibition traces how fashion and textiles have expressed American identity, commemoration and nostalgia across the nation’s history.
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Fort Collins
For families
ArtsFree
to Mar 6
We the People: Voices of Democracy
Posters by Shepard Fairey and works from CSU’s poster collection explore civic expression, democracy and the relationship between art and activism.
Library (William E. Morgan Library), Fort Collins
For kids
to May 15
Gifts from Ghana: Community Engagement & Transnational Solidarity Project
An exhibition presents students’ photography, video, writing and digital storytelling about a CSU project in Ghana and exchanges with Ghanaian communities.
Library (William E. Morgan Library), Fort Collins
For kids
Community
Listings come from the calendars of the area's visitor bureaus, libraries, colleges, towns, venues and Rocky Mountain National Park. Times and prices are theirs; check with the organizer before you go.