Today Thursday, November 12 7 events
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
Arts$95Chocolate 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
ArtsInspired 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
For kids and families
ArtsPrice varies
afternoon
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
For kids and families, until 6:30 p.m.
Community
evening
- ArtsFree
Estes Park Filmmaker Meetup
An open-house-style event.
142 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park, CO, United States, Colorado 80517
Film
Local Blue Grass Pick
Live music and a burger special for dining guests.
Twin Owls Steakhouse
until 9 p.m.
Music
Tomorrow Friday, November 13 30 events
All day
Magic City Hippies
A live indie performance blends funk, psych-pop and danceable grooves, with post-show karaoke and a house-party gathering for overnight guests with concert tickets.
The Stanley Hotel
Arts13 : 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
Arts$95Chocolate 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
ArtsInspired 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
For kids and families
ArtsPrice varies
morning
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.
SportsFriday Morning Alignment: Movement & Meditation
Private sessions combine guided movement or seated meditation with breath awareness and Daoist practices to reduce stress and restore balance.
Dao House
until 10 a.m.
SportsSliding Scale ~ $40 - $60/half hour
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Friday the 13th Walk‑In Tattoo & Piercing Event 💀
Walk-in tattoo designs range from horror and cute creatures to mountain art, with piercing services available nearby.
Driftwood Tattoo Studio
until 6 p.m.
ArtsMini 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.
ArtsEstes Park, CO LOVES On the Hook Fish and Chips
Wild-caught fish and chips are on offer.
531 S St Vrain Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517, United States
until 7 p.m.
afternoon
Teacher Appreciation Day
A post-work gathering for Estes Park teachers features draft beer and hard seltzer.
Avant Garde Aleworks
until 8 p.m.
Community
Friday Kids Club at YMCA: Fall Tree Trolls & Forest Cottages
Participants make clay tree trolls and enchanted rocks, then build and decorate forest cottages using natural and recycled materials.
YMCA of the Rockies- Mootz Family Craft and Design Center
For kids, until 2 p.m.
FreePainting 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
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.
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
Wine and Chocolate Tasting
A guided tasting pairs selected wines with handcrafted chocolates to explore distinctive flavor combinations.
The Stanley Chocolate Factory
until 4:30 p.m.
Arts
Friday Live Music: Marty Astry
Marty Astry performs live music.
Snowy Peaks Winery
For kids and families, until 6:30 p.m.
ArtsFree
evening
Jon Pickett (Chain Station) Acoustic
Jon Pickett performs solo as a singer-songwriter and one-man band, blending bluegrass with a range of musical influences.
The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern
until 8 p.m.
MusicFree
Live Music - Classical & Spanish Guitar
James Davis performs classical and Spanish guitar for dining guests.
Twin Owls Steakhouse
until 8:30 p.m.
MusicFor Dining Guests Only
Friday Night Live Music
Live music features Share The Road, Neilson & Nicholson, Random & True and guest artists.
American Legion Post 119
until 8 p.m.
MusicFreeLive Magic at The Stanley Hotel
Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.
Aiden Sinclair's Underground
until 8:30 p.m.
Arts$45+- CommunityFree
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
until 8:30 p.m.
Arts
Karaoke Night
A karaoke singalong offers friends and family a chance to get together and sing.
Lonigans
until midnight
NightlifeFree
Saturday November 14 32 events
All day
Magic City Hippies
A live indie performance blends funk, psych-pop and danceable grooves, with post-show karaoke and a house-party gathering for overnight guests with concert tickets.
The Stanley Hotel
Arts13 : 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
Arts$95Chocolate 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
ArtsInspired 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
For kids and families
ArtsPrice varies
morning
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
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Tween/Teen Hydro Dip Tumbler
Participants hydro-dip and paint tumblers.
Creativity Cabin Estes Park
For kids and teens, until 10:30 a.m.
Free
Baby Storytime at Estes Valley Library
A storytime for babies, toddlers and caregivers features rhymes, songs, movement and play.
Wasson Board Room
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, until 10:30 a.m.
StorytimeFreeCreative Colorado Tablesetting/Scaping
A judged tablescaping competition features decorative dining tables themed around national parks, monuments and historic sites, plus a silent auction.
Ember at Estes Park resort
For kids and families, until 5 p.m.
Arts$10Saturday Cafe
A coffeehouse-inspired gathering offers handmade caffeinated or decaffeinated drinks, books and games, with space for small projects and conversation.
Seed & Sage Studio
until noon
ArtsFree
Storytime at Estes Valley Library
A storytime for young children and their caregivers features songs, movement, puppets and stories.
Wasson Board Room
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, until 11 a.m.
StorytimeFree
Friday the 13th Walk‑In Tattoo & Piercing Event 💀
Walk-in tattoo designs range from horror and cute creatures to mountain art, with piercing services available nearby.
Driftwood Tattoo Studio
until 6 p.m.
ArtsMini 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.
Arts
Puzzle Exchange
A puzzle exchange lets people trade old puzzles for gently used ones or take home donated puzzles.
Atrium
For kids, teens and adults, until 5 p.m.
Free
afternoon
Saturday Kids Club at YMCA: Fall Tree Trolls & Forest Cottages
Participants sculpt tree trolls from air-dry clay, moss and branches, then build and decorate forest cottages from rocks, bottles and sticks.
YMCA of the Rockies- Mootz Family Craft and Design Center
For kids, until 2 p.m.
Free
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.
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.
ArtsLadies Harvest Tea
A tea gathering for women pairs light refreshments and fellowship with an encouraging message.
4655 US Highway 36, Estes Park, CO, United States, Colorado 80517
until 4 p.m.
Wine and Chocolate Tasting
A guided tasting pairs selected wines with handcrafted chocolates to explore distinctive flavor combinations.
The Stanley Chocolate Factory
until 4:30 p.m.
Arts
Paint and Sip- Owls
A paint-and-sip session includes art supplies, wine and charcuterie.
Estes Valley Community Center
until 6 p.m.
Arts$45
evening
- ArtsFree
Live Music - Classical & Spanish Guitar
James Davis performs classical and Spanish guitar for dining guests.
Twin Owls Steakhouse
until 8:30 p.m.
MusicFor Dining Guests Only
Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel
Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.
Aiden Sinclair's Underground
until 8:30 p.m.
Arts$45+
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
until 8:30 p.m.
ArtsListening at the Legion Presents Grace Morrison
A live set from Cape Cod singer-songwriter Grace Morrison, whose Americana blends with ’90s pop hooks.
American Legion
until 8:30 p.m.
Music$20
- ArtsFree
Karaoke Night
A karaoke singalong offers friends and family a chance to get together and sing.
Lonigans
until midnight
NightlifeFree
Sunday November 15 17 events
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
Arts$95Chocolate 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
ArtsInspired 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
For kids and families
ArtsPrice varies
morning
Sunday Brunch at MacGregor Chophouse
A brunch service features prepared favorites, cocktails, a Bloody Mary bar and a mimosa flight.
MacGregor Chophouse
For kids and families, until 1 p.m.
Food & drink
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Weekly Contemporary Worship Service with engaging kids ministry
Rocky Mountain Evangelical Free Church
Community
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
Teen Books and Boba: Cook/Baking Book Chat
Teens gather to discuss books on cooking and baking and share recommendations over boba.
Alteatude
For teens, until 11:30 a.m.
Free
afternoon
Sunday Happy Hour
A taproom happy hour offers discounted food and drinks.
Avant Garde Aleworks
until 3 p.m.
CommunityFree
Teen Dungeons & Dragons
Teens learn to play Dungeons & Dragons while exploring their imaginations and building cooperation and problem-solving skills.
Raven's Roast
For teens, until 4 p.m.
GamesFree
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
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.
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
evening
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
Arts$45+Rock Cut Bingo
Bingo with occasional caller-led themes and prizes for each round.
Rock Cut Brewing Company
until 8 p.m.
CommunityFreeSunday dinner live music
A family-friendly event combines storytelling and live music with food and craft cocktails.
Lonigans
For kids and families, until 8 p.m.
NightlifeFreeLive Magic at The Stanley Hotel
Magicians perform illusion in a subterranean theater beneath the Stanley Hotel.
Aiden Sinclair's Underground
until 8:30 p.m.
Arts$45+
Monday November 16 16 events
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
ArtsInspired 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
For kids and families
ArtsPrice varies
morning
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
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Monthly Writing Group
Writers, including aspiring writers, share work and offer one another constructive feedback in a group welcoming all genres.
Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies - Downstairs Room #6
For adults, until 11:45 a.m.
Free
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.
Arts
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
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.
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
evening
- NightlifeFree
Tuesday November 17 6 events
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
Arts
morning
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
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Ukrainian Lunch
A Ukrainian lunch fundraiser directs meal donations toward food, clothing, medicine and other supplies for Ukrainian families and soldiers.
Rocky Mountain Evangelical Free Church
until 1 p.m.
Community
evening
Bingo Night
Bingo for all ages, with food and bar service available.
American Legion Post 119
For kids and families
Community$12
Rock Cut Trivia
A trivia night with changing categories and usually picture and music rounds, hosted by Ashley.
Rock Cut Brewing Company
until 9 p.m.
CommunityFree
Wednesday November 18 9 events
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
Arts$95Chocolate 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
Arts
morning
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
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
until 11 a.m.
Festivals$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hr
Tiny Tots Crafts at the YMCA: Mushroom Plate Art
Children ages 3 to 5 paint tiny ceramic mushroom plates and make paper-plate art in a story-inspired craft program for them and their caregivers.
YMCA of the Rockies- Mootz Family Craft and Design Center
For babies, toddlers and preschoolers, until 11 a.m.
Free
afternoon
Teen & Tween Cooking & Culture: American Thanksgiving
Tweens and teens prepare Thanksgiving favorites while exploring the holiday’s history, customs and evolution.
Estes Valley Community Center
For kids and teens, until 7 p.m.
ClassesFree
evening
Geoff Clark Acoustic
Geoff Clark performs solo guitar and vocals, blending Americana, alt-country, folk and rock with Irish drinking songs.
The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern
until 8 p.m.
ArtsFree
Intro to Dot Painting
A beginner-friendly class teaches step-by-step techniques for creating colorful, symmetrical mandala-style dot paintings.
Estes Valley Community Center
until 7:30 p.m.
Arts$45
👣 BIGFOOT, BEER & BINGO! 🍻
A boozy bingo night pairs craft beer with bingo games and prizes in a Bigfoot-themed event.
The Barrel
until 9 p.m.
NightlifeFree
Ongoing Exhibitions, displays and runs 5 open
to Nov 22
Estes Park Restaurant Week
A dining event invites people to explore local restaurants and their culinary experiences.
Various - see website
For kids and families
Festivals
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 16
Open Mic Night
Musicians, poets and other performers take the mic at a live open mic hosted by local musician Max Miller.
Avant Garde Aleworks
MusicFree
to Dec 29
Vinyl Night
Guests can bring records to have them played during a taproom vinyl session.
Avant Garde Aleworks
CommunityFree
to Dec 31
Welcome to Paradise Nail & Spa
A nail and spa service offers pedicures, manicures, waxing and eyelash services.
Paradise Nail & Spa
daily at 9 a.m.
Festivals
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.