Friday November 6 20 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
morning
Holiday Pottery Market
At least 40 guild potters sell ceramics, from mugs and tableware to sculptures and ornaments, at a fundraiser for their artist community.
Northside Aztlan Community Center, Fort Collins
For families, until 4 p.m.
HolidayFree- Festivals
- ArtsFree
Mini Clay Wheel Workshop
A small-group workshop offers a chance to try a mini pottery wheel and make bowls, which can later be glazed or painted.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1:30 p.m.
Arts$55Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug
An instructor-led, step-by-step painting class offers a chance to explore techniques and personalize an Oaxacan mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1 p.m.
ArtsPainting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug
An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1 p.m.
Arts$35
afternoon
Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug
An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 3 p.m.
Arts$35
Clay Class: Coil or Pebble Bowls
An instructor-guided clay class makes coil or pebble bowls, which participants can paint after bisque firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
ArtsClay hand-building - Cute Sheep
A hands-on clay hand-building class for all skill levels lets participants create a sheep to paint or glaze after firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts$45Clay hand-building - Earrings and necklace
A hands-on clay hand-building class for all skill levels creates custom earrings and a necklace, with painting or glazing after firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts$45Clay Hand-building Workshop - Mushroom House
A guided clay workshop uses hand molding and slab rolling to make clay mushrooms, with painting available the same day or after firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
ArtsPainting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug
An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts
Preschool Art Explorers — Ages 3-5
Interactive process-art workshops help preschoolers develop independence, creative thinking, and fine and gross motor skills.
Berthoud
For preschoolers, kids and families, until 4:45 p.m.
Classes
Friday Live Music: Lost Penny
Lost Penny plays a live set at Snowy Peaks Winery.
Snowy Peaks Winery, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 6:30 p.m.
ArtsFree
evening
FIRST FRIDAY! Art Groove
A self-guided walking tour explores local art, with gallery shows, artist meet-and-greets and live music along the route.
Various Locations, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 8 p.m.
FestivalsFreeLive Jazz by Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie
Max Wagner and Stu MacAskie play live jazz alongside gallery artwork, art demonstrations and show openings.
Earthwood Collections, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 7 p.m.
ArtsFree
Warren Miller's Day's Off- EP Education Foundation Movie & Event
A fundraiser screening follows athletes skiing, mountaineering and skijoring across mountain destinations around the world.
Historic Park Theatre, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 9:45 p.m.
Festivals$10- $20
Saturday November 7 18 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 variesGuided 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., Fort Collins
For families
HistoryMuseum 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
morning
Free Movie & Story Time- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
A story time precedes an animated Winnie-the-Pooh movie about Pooh and friends enjoying their days together and singing through adventures.
Historic Park Theatre, Estes Park
For kids and families, until noon
ArtsFree
Holiday Pottery Market
At least 40 guild potters sell ceramics, from mugs and tableware to sculptures and ornaments, at a fundraiser for their artist community.
Northside Aztlan Community Center, Fort Collins
For families, until 4 p.m.
HolidayFree- Festivals
Mini Clay Wheel Workshop
A small-group workshop offers a chance to try a mini pottery wheel and make bowls, which can later be glazed or painted.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1:30 p.m.
Arts$55Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug
An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1 p.m.
Arts$35Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug
An instructor-led, step-by-step painting class offers a chance to explore techniques and personalize an Oaxacan mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 1 p.m.
ArtsSymphony and Stories for Children
Symphony musicians bring music and storytelling to a short adventure for young children and their caregivers.
Council Tree Library, Fort Collins
For preschoolers, kids and families, until 11:30 a.m.
ArtsFree
afternoon
Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug
An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 3 p.m.
Arts$35
Curators' Gallery Tour: imagiNation
Curators guide a gallery tour exploring how American fashion and textiles express national identity, commemoration and nostalgia.
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Fort Collins
For families, until 2:30 p.m.
ArtsFree
Clay Class: Coil or Pebble Bowls
An instructor-guided clay class makes coil or pebble bowls, which participants can paint after bisque firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
ArtsClay hand-building - Earrings and necklace
A hands-on clay hand-building class for all skill levels creates custom earrings and a necklace, with painting or glazing after firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts$45Clay Hand-building Workshop - Mushroom House
A guided clay workshop uses hand molding and slab rolling to make clay mushrooms, with painting available the same day or after firing.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
ArtsPainting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug
An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts
evening
Warren Miller's Day's Off- EP Education Foundation Movie & Event
A fundraiser screening follows athletes skiing, mountaineering and skijoring across mountain destinations around the world.
Historic Park Theatre, Estes Park
For kids and families, until 9:45 p.m.
Festivals$10- $20
Sunday November 8 6 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 variesGuided 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., Fort Collins
For families
History
morning
Holiday Pottery Market
At least 40 guild potters sell ceramics, from mugs and tableware to sculptures and ornaments, at a fundraiser for their artist community.
Northside Aztlan Community Center, Fort Collins
For families, until 4 p.m.
HolidayFree- Festivals
afternoon
Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug
An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 3 p.m.
Arts$35
Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug
An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and families, until 4 p.m.
Arts
Ongoing Exhibitions, displays and runs 2 open
to Nov 8
Phototropic- Gallery Exhibit at the Center for Creativity
A gallery exhibit presents PHOTOTROPIC art, with a reception where visitors can meet the artists.
Center for Creativity, Fort Collins
For families, daily at 6 p.m.
ArtsFree
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
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.