Classes this weekend in Larimer County

All day

• 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

8 a.m.

• Morning Yoga

  Morning yoga classes offer styles including Hatha, Gentle, Vinyasa and restorative, with options for a range of experience levels.

  Estes Park Yoga

  until 9 a.m.

  Sports

9 a.m.

• Rooted Connections: Free Pilot Classes

  An introductory outdoor-learning session for students features nature exploration, group challenges, creative activities, outdoor skills and guided reflection.

  Loveland

  For kids and families, until 11 a.m.

  Classes

10 a.m.

• Messy Me at Harmony

  Harmony Library, Fort Collins

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

  ArtsFree

11 a.m.

• 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

• Farm Fusion Holiday Gatherings: Private Culinary Experiences

  Groups cook a customizable farm-to-table meal with locally sourced ingredients and chef-led instruction during a private culinary experience.

  Farm Fusion, Fort Collins

  For families

  Holiday

• 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

noon

• Outreach Fort Collins

  Old Town Library, Fort Collins

  For adults, until 2 p.m.

  ClassesFree

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

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

• Snow Days - Outdoor Economy Career Pathways Panel

  Students exploring careers hear professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders discuss pathways across the outdoor economy, from conservation and design to hospitality and entrepreneurship.

  Lory Student Center - University Ballroom and Lounge, Fort Collins

  For kids, until 3 p.m.

  Outdoors

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.

• Happy Hour Yoga

  An all-levels vinyasa class links yoga postures with breath, building strength and stability through movement.

  The Movement Apothecary, Fort Collins

  until 5:30 p.m.

  Food & drink

5 p.m.

• Date Night: Italian Romance Cooking Class

  No prior experience is needed to make fresh pasta, lobster ravioli, crostini and salad in this cooking class.

  Farm Fusion, Fort Collins

  For families, until 7:30 p.m.

  Food & drink

5:30 p.m.

• Pie Masterclass: Lemon Meringue and Cherry

  A chef instructor leads hands-on baking of pie dough, cherry pie and lemon meringue pie; participants take home their bakes and recipes.

  Ginger and Baker, Fort Collins

  For families, until 8:30 p.m.

  Holiday$99

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

All day

• 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

8 a.m.

• Morning Yoga

  Morning yoga classes offer styles including Hatha, Gentle, Vinyasa and restorative, with options for a range of experience levels.

  Estes Park Yoga

  until 9 a.m.

  Sports

9 a.m.

• 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

• Monthly Bird Banding and Bird Walk

  A birding morning for nature lovers pairs a live bird-banding demonstration and conservation research with a guided walk to view birds.

  Loveland

  until 11 a.m.

  Classes

10 a.m.

• 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

11 a.m.

• 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

• Digestive Health as the Root of Dis-Ease

  Naturopathic doctors explain how gut health affects overall health and discuss digestive dysfunction and natural ways to support digestion.

  Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary & Clinic, Fort Collins

  until 12:30 p.m.

  Classes$25

11:30 a.m.

• Birds of Prey Class Series - Class 1 Soaring Raptors

  A raptor class for birders covers natural history and identification, with close-up looks at soaring hawks, eagles, osprey and vultures.

  Fort Collins

  until 4:30 p.m.

  Classes

• Kids Tea Making

  Kids create their own herbal tea blends while exploring the flavors, scents and benefits of dried herbs.

  Loveland

  For kids and families, until 12:30 p.m.

  Classes

noon

• Veteran & Public Service Writing Workshop

  A life-writing workshop practices expressive writing and memoir exercises to explore stressful experiences and shape them into personal narratives.

  Gertrude Scott Meeting Room, Loveland

  until 2 p.m.

  Classes

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

• Ceramic Jewelry Making Class

  A two-session ceramics class guides participants in making earrings and/or a necklace, from shaping the pieces to glazing them.

  3734 Cleveland Ave, Wellington, CO, United States, Colorado 80549

  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.

• Get Your Advance Directives Done

  A class explains advance directives for future medical care and prepares participants for conversations with loved ones; document completion and notarization are offered afterward.

  Council Tree Library, Fort Collins

  For adults, until 3:30 p.m.

  ClassesFree

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

• Sunny Kids Mindfulness class: Grow Your Brave

  A playful mindfulness workshop helps kids practice courage through movement, breathing, games, stories and creative activities.

  Fort Collins

  For kids and families

  Classes

2:30 p.m.

• All Abilities Wheel-Throwing Class 11/7

  An all-abilities wheel-throwing class covers basic techniques and lets beginners or returning potters make two pieces, with glazing and firing included.

  Fort Collins

  For kids and families, until 4 p.m.

  Classes

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

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

All day

• 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

9 a.m.

• Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bath

  An introductory forest-bathing workshop covers the practice, includes time to experience it and ends with tea and group sharing.

  Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary & Clinic, Fort Collins

  until noon

  Classes$30

10 a.m.

• Morning Yoga

  Morning yoga classes offer styles including Hatha, Gentle, Vinyasa and restorative, with options for a range of experience levels.

  Estes Park Yoga

  until 11 a.m.

  Sports

noon

• Mountain Glow Candle Bar Experience

  Participants make a signature candle in a guided, hands-on candle-making workshop.

  Fort Collins

  until 1 p.m.

  Classes$55

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

• Wood & Hat Burning Workshop with Branded by Sisters

  A beginner-friendly workshop teaches participants to burn designs into wood or hats and make a personalized piece, with craft beer available.

  Loveland Aleworks,118 West 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537, USA

  until 4 p.m.

  Classes

• "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

2:30 p.m.

• Ecstatic Dance

  A music-led moving meditation invites participants to dance or be still, with no choreography, judgment or talking.

  The Movement Apothecary, Fort Collins

  until 4 p.m.

  Classes

3 p.m.

• Your Data, Your Decisions: A Beginner's Guide to AI Privacy

  A beginner-friendly workshop covers changing AI privacy settings, managing what tools remember and sharing links safely, plus what settings cannot keep private.

  Old Town Library, Fort Collins

  For teens and adults, until 4:30 p.m.

  ClassesFree

• English Connect Class (Stake)

  6521 Carmichael St, Fort Collins, CO 80528

  until 4:30 p.m.

  Classes

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

7 p.m.

• Weekly Sound Bath & Meditation with Joe

  A guided sound bath pairs handmade bowls and other sound tools with meditation and breathing instruction, gentle music and aromatherapy; no experience is needed.

  The Movement Apothecary, Fort Collins

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Music