Arts this weekend in Larimer County

All day

• Buckethead

  Guitarist Buckethead performs music blending rock, metal, funk, blues, ambient and experimental sounds.

  The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park

  Arts

• 13 : The Séance at The Stanley

  An adults-only theatrical séance lets guests witness and participate in a Victorian-style séance featuring the Stanley Hotel’s departed guests.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  Arts$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

  Participants choose add-ins, make a chocolate bar and learn how chocolate is made in this hands-on experience.

  The Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  Arts

• 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 varies

• AfroBohemian Home: An Installation by Zsudayka Nzinga

  An immersive gallery installation turns a room into a domestic space exploring Black American culture and the home as a source of strength and unity.

  Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins

  ArtsFree

• 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, Fort Collins

  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, Fort Collins

  For families

  ArtsFree

9 a.m.

• Tarot Reading Special Day!

  Tarot readings are offered in private or group sessions, with a focus on life changes, heartbreak and anxiety.

  My Tarot Mom, Estes Park

  until 11 a.m.

  Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr

10 a.m.

• 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

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

• Messy Me at Harmony

  Harmony Library, Fort Collins

  For babies and toddlers, until 10:45 a.m.

  ArtsFree

11 a.m.

• "Pots and Paint"

  An exhibit features pottery and watercolors by artist members.

  Art Center of Estes Park

  until 5 p.m.

  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$55

• Painting 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.

  Arts

• 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 1 p.m.

  Arts$35

1 p.m.

• 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

• Mountain Glow Candle Bar Experience

  A hands-on candle-making experience lets guests choose a scent and vessel, with flavored water and a surprise snack included.

  Rocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins

  until 4 p.m.

  Arts$45

1:30 p.m.

• Intro to Stained Glass Workshop

  Beginners learn copper-foil stained-glass techniques and make a colorful glass piece from a choice of precut designs.

  Creativity Cabin Estes Park

  until 3 p.m.

  Arts$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.

2 p.m.

• 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.

  Arts

• Clay 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$45

• Clay 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$45

• Clay 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.

  Arts

• 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

3 p.m.

• Wine and Chocolate Tasting

  A guided tasting pairs selected wines with handcrafted chocolates to explore distinctive flavor combinations.

  The Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  until 4:30 p.m.

  Arts

4 p.m.

• 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

4:30 p.m.

• 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

5 p.m.

• 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.

  FestivalsFree

• Live 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

6 p.m.

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

  Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts$45+

• First Friday Art Walk ™

  A self-guided art walk showcases a range of artistic styles for amateurs and art aficionados.

  Downtown Fort Collins

  until 9 p.m.

  ArtsFree

6:30 p.m.

• Paint & Sip

  A guided paint-and-sip workshop provides supplies, wine and snacks for making art in a relaxed setting; no experience is needed.

  Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts

7 p.m.

• 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

• The Rough & Tumble/ Flagship Romance at Craft Music at the Neighbor

  Two touring folk/Americana duos share the stage for a live show with four-part harmonies.

  The Neighbor Fort Collins

  Music

• HOSS

  HOSS performs soulful music alongside cocktails in a speakeasy lounge.

  Estes Perk, Estes Park

  until 9 p.m.

  ArtsFree

7:30 p.m.

• Dracula - FAB Friday

  A gothic adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampire tale follows a terror arriving in England and the people drawn into secrets and supernatural danger.

  The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins

  until 10:30 p.m.

  Arts

All day

• Buckethead

  Guitarist Buckethead performs music blending rock, metal, funk, blues, ambient and experimental sounds.

  The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park

  Arts

• 13 : The Séance at The Stanley

  An adults-only theatrical séance lets guests witness and participate in a Victorian-style séance featuring the Stanley Hotel’s departed guests.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  Arts$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

  Participants choose add-ins, make a chocolate bar and learn how chocolate is made in this hands-on experience.

  The Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  Arts

• 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 varies

• AfroBohemian Home: An Installation by Zsudayka Nzinga

  An immersive gallery installation turns a room into a domestic space exploring Black American culture and the home as a source of strength and unity.

  Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins

  ArtsFree

• 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., Fort Collins

  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, Fort Collins

  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, Fort Collins

  For families

  ArtsFree

9 a.m.

• Tarot Reading Special Day!

  Tarot readings are offered in private or group sessions, with a focus on life changes, heartbreak and anxiety.

  My Tarot Mom, Estes Park

  until 11 a.m.

  Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr

• Wellness Fair

  A wellness fair features vendors and presentations on brain and heart health, the gut-brain connection and plant-based eating.

  Estes Valley Community Center, Estes Park

  until noon

  Arts$0

• Community Yoga

  A vinyasa class for all levels combines breathwork and nature-inspired intention-setting with a flow that offers posture modifications.

  The Movement Apothecary, Fort Collins

  until 10:15 a.m.

  Arts

9:30 a.m.

• 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

10 a.m.

• Saturday Cafe

  A coffeehouse-inspired gathering offers handmade caffeinated or decaffeinated drinks, books and games, with space for small projects and conversation.

  Seed & Sage Studio, Estes Park

  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

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

• German Baking Class

  A hands-on baking class covers Bavarian favorites including soft pretzels with beer cheese, apple strudel and Black Forest cupcakes, followed by a meal of what participants make.

  Ginger and Baker, Fort Collins

  until 1 p.m.

  Arts$89

• Red Messenger Bird Collage Art Class

  Participants make a cardinal collage using acrylic paint and repurposed papers, with instructions, patterns and supplies provided.

  4032 S. College Ave A3, Fort Collins, CO

  until 1 p.m.

  Arts

• TGPL - Foco BOCO

  A board and tabletop game convention brings people together to play and connect, with proceeds supporting the Toy, Game and Puzzle Library.

  Foothills Shopping Center, Fort Collins

  until 8 p.m.

  Arts

• Postcards from the Canyon

  Historic postcards show the natural beauty and landmarks of Big Thompson Canyon and how travelers shared their experiences.

  Loveland

  until 4 p.m.

  History

11 a.m.

• "Pots and Paint"

  An exhibit features pottery and watercolors by artist members.

  Art Center of Estes Park

  until 5 p.m.

  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$55

• 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 1 p.m.

  Arts$35

• Painting 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.

  Arts

• Symphony 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

• Tintype Photography Pop-Up with PorkPie Photography

  Tintype portrait sessions pair with a presentation on photography’s history.

  Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures, Fort Collins

  until 5 p.m.

  Arts

1 p.m.

• 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

• Mountain Glow Candle Bar Experience

  A hands-on candle-making experience lets guests choose a scent and vessel, with flavored water and a surprise snack included.

  Rocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins

  until 4 p.m.

  Arts$45

1:30 p.m.

• Intro to Stained Glass Workshop

  Beginners learn copper-foil stained-glass techniques and make a colorful glass piece from a choice of precut designs.

  Creativity Cabin Estes Park

  until 3 p.m.

  Arts$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.

• 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

2 p.m.

• 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.

  Arts

• Clay 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$45

• Clay 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.

  Arts

• 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

• Riichi Mahjong - Beginner's Saturday

  A beginner-focused gathering introduces Japanese mahjong, with teaching and game equipment provided.

  Stodgy Brewing, Fort Collins

  until 5 p.m.

  ArtsFree

3 p.m.

• Wine and Chocolate Tasting

  A guided tasting pairs selected wines with handcrafted chocolates to explore distinctive flavor combinations.

  The Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  until 4:30 p.m.

  Arts

5 p.m.

• King Stafford Duo

  An acoustic duo plays rock, folk, country and pop favorites from yesterday and today, alongside original songs.

  The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes Park

  until 8 p.m.

  ArtsFree

6 p.m.

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

  Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts$45+

6:30 p.m.

• Paint & Sip

  A guided paint-and-sip workshop provides supplies, wine and snacks for making art in a relaxed setting; no experience is needed.

  Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts

7 p.m.

• 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

7:30 p.m.

• Dracula

  Steven Dietz's adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampire tale blends gothic suspense, romance and supernatural danger.

  The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins

  until 10:30 p.m.

  Arts

8:30 p.m.

• A 90's night w/ 'The POGs'

  The POGs play ’90s alternative-rock covers drawn from artists and genres across the decade.

  Chipper's Lanes, Fort Collins

  until 10:30 p.m.

  MusicFree

All day

• 13 : The Séance at The Stanley

  An adults-only theatrical séance lets guests witness and participate in a Victorian-style séance featuring the Stanley Hotel’s departed guests.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  Arts$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

  Participants choose add-ins, make a chocolate bar and learn how chocolate is made in this hands-on experience.

  The Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

  Arts

• 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 varies

• AfroBohemian Home: An Installation by Zsudayka Nzinga

  An immersive gallery installation turns a room into a domestic space exploring Black American culture and the home as a source of strength and unity.

  Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort Collins

  ArtsFree

• 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., Fort Collins

  For families

  History

9 a.m.

• Tarot Reading Special Day!

  Tarot readings are offered in private or group sessions, with a focus on life changes, heartbreak and anxiety.

  My Tarot Mom, Estes Park

  until 11 a.m.

  Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr

10 a.m.

• 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

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

11 a.m.

• "Pots and Paint"

  An exhibit features pottery and watercolors by artist members.

  Art Center of Estes Park

  until 5 p.m.

  ArtsFree

1 p.m.

• 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

• Mountain Glow Candle Bar Experience

  A hands-on candle-making experience lets guests choose a scent and vessel, with flavored water and a surprise snack included.

  Rocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins

  until 4 p.m.

  Arts$45

• "One Book, One City"

  Author Omar El Akkad discusses his nonfiction book about the Western world's unkept promises with Dr. Ray Black, followed by a book signing.

  Hilton Fort Collins

  until 4 p.m.

  ArtsPresale Only

• "Paint Your Pet in Pastel" with Linda French

  A pastel class for artists with some or no experience guides students in making a pet portrait from a pre-drawn image, with lessons in color and realism.

  Loveland

  until 5 p.m.

  Classes

1:30 p.m.

• Intro to Stained Glass Workshop

  Beginners learn copper-foil stained-glass techniques and make a colorful glass piece from a choice of precut designs.

  Creativity Cabin Estes Park

  until 3 p.m.

  Arts$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.

2 p.m.

• 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

• Dracula - Matinee

  Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s vampire tale follows characters drawn into secrets, obsession and supernatural danger.

  The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins

  until 5 p.m.

  Arts

• Off the Hook Arts Fall Soirée – A Benefit Concert for Music Education

  A music education benefit pairs a concert by Tierro Trio with Bridget Law and a silent auction, seasonal bites and wine.

  Off The Hook Arts, Fort Collins

  until 6 p.m.

  Arts

4 p.m.

• Swan Lake Symphony of Lights

  Loveland

  Arts

5:30 p.m.

• Biang Biang Noodles Cooking Class

  A hands-on cooking class makes Xi’an dishes including cumin-lamb hand-pulled noodles, spicy cucumber salad and sesame-filled tangyuan, followed by a meal.

  Ginger and Baker, Fort Collins

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts$99

6 p.m.

• Magician Hannibal at The Stanley Hotel

  Hannibal presents an interactive theatrical show combining traditional sleight of hand with a biographical journey through a master magician’s life.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  Arts$45+

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

  Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.

  Aiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Arts$45+