Arts this weekend in Fort Collins, for kids

All day

• Museum 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

  For families

  ArtsFree

• Museum 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

  For families

  ArtsFree

10 a.m.

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

5 p.m.

• Bad Luck Club

  Guests can get tarot readings, mini color lash extensions and custom charms, try woodland drinks, and play a game to catch good luck and dodge bad omens.

  Tadpoles Boba

  For families, until 8 p.m.

  HolidayFree

6 p.m.

• Paint Your Own Autumn Frog

  A workshop for beginners to paint two small autumn frogs, with instruction and materials provided.

  Petrichor Collective Studios

  For families, until 8 p.m.

  Holiday$26

7 p.m.

• UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (A Circus Story Out of This World)

  A family-friendly circus show follows an unidentified aerial phenomenon arriving at a circus, with aerial silks, trapeze, flow arts and acrobatics.

  Fort Collins Circus Center

  For families, until 9 p.m.

  Arts$30 Adults/ $15 Youth

• Open Mic/ Open Floor Night

  Community members can perform short, family-friendly acts or watch, with a silent auction fundraiser and refreshments.

  Front Range Classical Ballet Academy, 3501 S. Mason Unit #1

  For families, until 9 p.m.

  MusicFree

All day

• Guided Tours of the 1879 Avery House

  A volunteer docent leads visitors through furnished rooms and shares stories of the Avery family, household workers and the home’s role in Fort Collins history.

  Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc.

  For families

  History

• Museum 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

  For families

  ArtsFree

• Museum 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

  For families

  ArtsFree

10 a.m.

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

11 a.m.

• Global Tales: Mandarin

  A Mandarin-and-English children's storytime features music and hands-on crafts, welcoming all ages and people interested in Chinese culture.

  Council Tree Library

  For babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and families, until noon

  StorytimeFree

noon

• Kimono Matters: Curator's Gallery Tour

  A curator leads a behind-the-scenes tour of the kimono exhibition, discussing its research, installation and materials.

  Avenir Museum of Design & Merchandising

  For kids, until 1 p.m.

  Arts

1 p.m.

• Family History Book Club with Prickle Magic

  A partner-read book club explores family history through Prickle Magic, then visits a honey store’s immersive hive room.

  Sheala Dawn Henke

  For families, until 3:30 p.m.

  Arts

5 p.m.

• Flourish Holiday Market & Fundraiser for Realities For Children

  A holiday market offers shopping from local artists, jewelers and retailers, plus face painting, to raise funds for Realities For Children.

  Opera Galleria

  For families, until 9 p.m.

  HolidayFree

7 p.m.

• UAP: Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (A Circus Story Out of This World)

  A family-friendly circus show follows an unidentified aerial phenomenon arriving at a circus, with aerial silks, trapeze, flow arts and acrobatics.

  Fort Collins Circus Center

  For families, until 9 p.m.

  Arts$30 Adults/ $15 Youth

All day

• Guided Tours of the 1879 Avery House

  A volunteer docent leads visitors through furnished rooms and shares stories of the Avery family, household workers and the home’s role in Fort Collins history.

  Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc.

  For families

  History

10 a.m.

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

1 p.m.

• Sourdough 101 Workshop

  A partly hands-on sourdough workshop covers starter care and bread and discard recipes, with demonstrations, samples and an unbaked loaf to take home.

  Farm Fusion

  For families

  Classes