History this week in Fort Collins

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

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

7:30 p.m.

• Fort Collins Ghost Tour

  Guides lead an Old Town tour beneath several buildings, sharing stories of local ghosts and people who encountered them.

  Fort Collins Tours, LLC

  until 9 p.m.

  History$27

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

9:30 a.m.

• Intro to Genetic Genealogy

  A genealogy presentation explains DNA test types, testing companies and how to choose tests for different research questions.

  Harmony Library

  For adults, until 12:30 p.m.

  HistoryFree

10 a.m.

• Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples

  Museum of Art | Fort Collins

  For families

  Festivals

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

5:30 p.m.

• Pot Pie Cooking Class

  A hands-on cooking class covers pie dough and fillings as participants make turkey pot pie, seasonal salad and pumpkin cheesecake mousse.

  Ginger and Baker

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Classes$99

7:30 p.m.

• Fort Collins Ghost Tour

  Guides lead an Old Town tour beneath several buildings, sharing stories of local ghosts and people who encountered them.

  Fort Collins Tours, LLC

  until 9 p.m.

  History$27

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

5:30 p.m.

• Pasta from Scratch Cooking Class: Mushroom Ravioli

  Learn to make pasta from scratch, including mushroom ravioli, with hands-on instruction and a meal of the dishes prepared.

  Ginger and Baker

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Classes$99

11:15 a.m.

• Read & Seed @ Gardens On Spring Creek

  Young children explore nature through garden stories, movement or songs, and hands-on activities in this caregiver-participation class.

  For kids and families, until noon

  Arts

6 p.m.

• Trivia Night!

  Trivia teams answer questions on general knowledge and weekly themes, plus photo and audio rounds, competing for prizes.

  Odell Brewing Company

  until 8 p.m.

  ArtsFree

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

11:15 a.m.

• Read & Seed @ Gardens On Spring Creek

  Young children explore nature through garden stories, movement or songs, and hands-on activities in this caregiver-participation class.

  For kids and families, until noon

  Arts

1:30 p.m.

• The Legacies of the American Revolution

  Historian Ruth Alexander discusses the American Revolution’s legacies and their meaning today, followed by a public discussion.

  Fort Collins Senior Center—Raintree

  until 3:30 p.m.

  HistoryFree

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

5:30 p.m.

• Pie Masterclass: Apple and Chocolate Explosion

  A hands-on pie class covers flaky crust and apple and chocolate fillings, with participants taking home what they bake.

  Ginger and Baker

  until 8:30 p.m.

  Holiday$99

6 p.m.

• New Belgium Run Club

  A run club takes runners on a roughly three-mile route.

  New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.

  Food & drinkFree

6:30 p.m.

• 2026 NBB Trivia

  A trivia night invites participants to test their knowledge, with free beer among the possible prizes.

  New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.

  For families, until 8 p.m.

  MusicFree