Arts this week

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.

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

5 p.m.

• Adult Craft Meet-up

  Teens and adults share tips and techniques for crochet, knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery and other hobbies.

  ArtsCentennial Park Library, GreeleyFreeFor teens, families and adultsuntil 6:30 p.m.

• Wesley Scott

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeuntil 8 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

• Art Makers- Painting with Alcohol Inks

  An arts-and-crafts class explores different mediums and styles, with materials provided.

  ArtsLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor adultsuntil 7:30 p.m.

• Wood Vase Class

  A woodworking class teaches participants to repurpose scrap wood into a functional vase.

  ArtsEstes Valley Community Center, Estes Park$45until 7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

• Teen Anime & Manga Club

  Teens discuss favorite manga and fandoms, do crafts and activities, and socialize.

  ArtsCentennial Park Library, GreeleyFreeFor kids and teensuntil 7 p.m.

• Trivia Night!

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

  ArtsOdell Brewing Company, Fort CollinsFreeuntil 8 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

• Fort Collins Historical Society Talks: Celebrating 250 & 150 Years

  A talk series examines how Fort Collins residents and movements shaped the city, with topics ranging from civil rights and activism to growth and transportation.

  ArtsOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor adultsuntil 7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

• New Material Night!

  A comedy open mic welcomes performers to take the stage and audiences to watch.

  ArtsThe Comedy Fort, Fort CollinsFree

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.

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

• Little Larks

  A bilingual music-and-movement program for young children and caregivers uses singing, movement, storytelling and creative exploration.

  ArtsPlymouth Congregational Church, Fort Collins

9 a.m.

• LINC Woodcarvers

  A woodcarving club gives novice and experienced carvers, sculptors and curious makers space to create, share and learn, with supplies provided.

  ArtsLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor kids, teens and adultsuntil noon

• Tarot Reading Special Day!

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

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Ed Beaty Hall Art Show: Feelings, Felt

  An art exhibit features work by artist Mia Cinelli.

  ArtsEd Beaty Hall, GreeleyFor familiesuntil 4 p.m.

3 p.m.

• Beginning Crochet

  A crochet class teaches basic stitches that participants use to make a project.

  ArtsLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor adultsuntil 4:30 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

• After-School Collective

  An after-school series mixes games, art, experiments and presenters, with activities that encourage participants to create and connect.

  CommunityWindsor LibraryFreeFor kidsuntil 4:15 p.m.

5 p.m.

• David Tiller

  David Tiller performs songs he has written and shows how he brings them to life.

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeuntil 8 p.m.

• Curled Paper Creations

  Adults learn quilling basics and can make earrings, a keychain or a decorative display piece, with no prior experience needed.

  ArtsSeverance LibraryFreeFor adultsuntil 6 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

• Pasta from Scratch Cooking Class: Pumpkin Gnocchi

  A hands-on class teaches scratch pasta-making with pumpkin gnocchi, salad, turkey meatballs, sage-brown-butter sauce, and French apple cake.

  ArtsGinger and Baker, Fort Collins$99For familiesuntil 8:30 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

• RUN CLUB

  A group run welcomes all activity levels, including walkers and faster runners, and allows dogs.

  ArtsOdell Brewing Company, Fort CollinsFreeFor families

6 p.m.

• Gulo Gulo Poetry Collective Workshops

  Poets take part in rotating workshops featuring writing prompts, peer critiques, featured-writer sessions, open mic, editing and performance.

  ArtsWolverine Farm Publick House, Fort CollinsFree

• Africa Lecture Series: Dr. Steve Leisz on Food Systems, Agriculture, and Farming in Senegal, The Gambia, and Madagascar

  Dr. Steve Leisz discusses his work on food systems and farming in Senegal, The Gambia and Madagascar.

  ArtsOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor adultsuntil 7 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

• Faculty Recital: Tim Gocklin, Oboe

  MusicCampus Commons Performance Hall, GreeleyFreeuntil 7:30 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

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.

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Messy Art

  ArtsGlenn A. Jones, M.D. Memorial Library in JohnstownFreeFor babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kidsuntil 11 a.m.

• Ed Beaty Hall Art Show: Feelings, Felt

  An art exhibit features work by artist Mia Cinelli.

  ArtsEd Beaty Hall, GreeleyFor familiesuntil 4 p.m.

noon

• Shadowbox Creation

  Makers learn to design and cut with Cricut Design Space, then assemble a layered paper shadowbox.

  ArtsErie Community LibraryFreeFor familiesuntil 2 p.m.

12:15 p.m.

• Composer Talk - Music: The Purest Art - Corigliano, Sibelius, Dvořák

  A CSU professor gives a lecture on Corigliano, Sibelius and Dvořák, composers featured in an upcoming Signature Concert.

  MusicOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeuntil 1:15 p.m.

• Composer Talks with Friends of the Symphony

  ArtsOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor adultsuntil 1:15 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

• Snack and Craft

  A drop-in program for middle and high school students pairs a snack with a shrinky-dink craft.

  ArtsCouncil Tree Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor kids and teensuntil 5:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

• Pocket Cat Sewing Workshop

  A beginner-friendly sewing workshop teaches basic skills while making a plush pocket cat that can hold pens or sit on a desk.

  ArtsFarr Regional Library, GreeleyFreeFor kids and teensuntil 5:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

• Geoff Clark Acoustic

  Geoff Clark performs solo guitar and vocals, blending Americana, alt-country, folk and rock with Irish drinking songs.

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeuntil 8 p.m.

• Live Music with Joseph Lingenfelter

  Live music plays at the patio bar.

  ArtsInn on Fall River, Estes Parkuntil 9 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

• Adult Beginning Spanish

  An interactive Spanish course for adult beginners builds listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through conversation, vocabulary and activities.

  ArtsEstes Valley Community Center, Estes Park$80until 7 p.m.

• Plant Based Italian Cooking Class

  A hands-on class teaches plant-based cooking through caponata, mushroom ragù and apple-lemon cake, then serves the meal participants prepare.

  ArtsGinger and Baker, Fort CollinsFor familiesuntil 8:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

• Poetry Muse

  ArtsFarr Regional Library, GreeleyFreeuntil 7:45 p.m.

• Common Ground

  CommunityWindsor LibraryFreeFor teensuntil 7 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

• Inspired Drop-In Art Experiences

  Drop-in art projects and take-home kits let beginners and experienced artists try techniques including acrylic pouring, marbling, hydro dipping and alcohol inks.

  ArtsInspired Artisan Market & Studio, Estes ParkPrice variesFor kids and families

• 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.

  ArtsGregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort CollinsFree

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.

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Ed Beaty Hall Art Show: Feelings, Felt

  An art exhibit features work by artist Mia Cinelli.

  ArtsEd Beaty Hall, GreeleyFor familiesuntil 4 p.m.

11 a.m.

• Kids Crafts

  Children try simple crafts and practice gluing, cutting and coloring.

  ArtsEaton Public LibraryFreeFor preschoolers and kidsuntil noon

• Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug

  An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor guides participants through painting and personalizing an Oaxacan mug designed by Crafty Chica.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

• Drop-in SpeakOut! Writing Workshop

  A drop-in writing workshop welcomes new and experienced writers to create and share poems, life stories, fiction, drama and lyrics.

  ArtsOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor teens and adultsuntil noon

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 3 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$45For kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$45For kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

• Craft Cafe

  Kids make hands-on crafts, explore their imagination and meet other kids.

  ArtsEaton Public LibraryFreeFor kidsuntil 4:30 p.m.

• Become a Runway Rebel: Design, Sew and Upcycle

  A fashion program teaches design and sewing as students upcycle old clothes into a collection for a runway show.

  ArtsLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor kids and teensuntil 6:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

• Alex Thoele Acoustic

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeuntil 8 p.m.

• Live Music with King/Stafford

  The King/Stafford Duo performs live music, with drink specials and local brewery beers available.

  ArtsInn on Fall River, Estes Parkuntil 9 p.m.

• All Abilities Open Mic Nights

  An inclusive open mic and karaoke night welcomes people of all ages, abilities and communication styles, with adaptations, lyrics and accompaniment provided.

  MusicNew Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., Fort CollinsFreeFor familiesuntil 7 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

• Careers with NoCo Nautilus Youth Group

  LGBTQIA+ teens and allies meet in a supportive youth group, with a session on careers, resumes, cover letters and job skills.

  ArtsOld Town Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor kids and teensuntil 7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

• The Positive Spin: Vinyl Record Night @ Mobb

  Listeners choose vinyl records for a host to play and can be entered to win prizes.

  MusicMobb Mountain Distillers, Fort CollinsFreeuntil 10 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

• Story Swap

  A live storytelling hour invites attendees to share unscreened stories around a theme or simply listen.

  ArtsThe Lyric, Fort Collins$5

7 p.m.

• Open Rehearsal - Music: The Purest Art - Corigliano, Sibelius, Dvořák

  An orchestra preview keeps the house lights on while showing how live music is prepared for the stage.

  MusicFort Collins SymphonyFreeuntil 8:15 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

• Inspired Drop-In Art Experiences

  Drop-in art projects and take-home kits let beginners and experienced artists try techniques including acrylic pouring, marbling, hydro dipping and alcohol inks.

  ArtsInspired Artisan Market & Studio, Estes ParkPrice variesFor kids and families

• 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.

  ArtsGregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort CollinsFree

• Art Market

  ArtsMugs Coffee Lounge, Fort CollinsFreeFor families

• Registration opens for November 11 Bound by Books

  Tweens and an adult mentor read and discuss a book together, try hands-on activities and make new friends.

  BooksCouncil Tree Library, Fort CollinsFreeFor kids

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.

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Stay and Play

  ArtsGlenn A. Jones, M.D. Memorial Library in MillikenFreeFor babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kidsuntil 11 a.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$55For kids and familiesuntil 1:30 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug

  An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor guides participants through painting and personalizing an Oaxacan mug designed by Crafty Chica.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 3 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsRocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins$45until 4 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.until 3 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$45For kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$45For kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

3 p.m.

• Beyond the Classroom: Manufacturing Challenge

  ArtsCentennial Park Library, GreeleyFreeFor kidsuntil 4 p.m.

• Wine and Chocolate Tasting

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Parkuntil 4:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

• Face Painting Friday

  A face-painting session offers the chance to paint your own face, someone else's, or have yours painted.

  ArtsKersey LibraryFreeFor kids and teensuntil 4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

• First Friday Art Walk

  A downtown showcase of local creativity, with businesses hosting art installations, creative activities and live experiences.

  ArtsGreeley Downtown Development AuthorityFreeuntil 8 p.m.

• FIRST FRIDAY! Art Groove

  An art walk offers gallery shows, artist meet-and-greets, live music and hands-on art experiences.

  FestivalsVarious Locations, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 8 p.m.

• Live Jazz by Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie

  Max Wagner and Stu MacAskie play live jazz alongside gallery artwork, art demonstrations and show openings.

  ArtsEarthwood Collections, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 7 p.m.

• Music at the Mothership

  A live music series features a curated lineup and free performances on an outdoor lawn.

  MusicNew Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., Fort CollinsFreeFor familiesuntil 7 p.m.

• Return of the Corn Mothers

  A photographic exhibition honors women of Weld County’s agricultural heritage through portraits and collections of their biographies, philosophies and life stories.

  TheaterLydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery, GreeleyFreeuntil 7 p.m.

• Lucha Libre

  A photographer’s talk and exhibition explore Lucha Libre through images of wrestlers and custom-made masks.

  ArtsGreeley Creative Arts CenterFreeuntil 8 p.m.

6 p.m.

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

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

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$45+until 8:30 p.m.

• First Friday Art Walk ™

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

  ArtsDowntown Fort CollinsFreeuntil 9 p.m.

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.

  ArtsStanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Parkuntil 8:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

• Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, by Kate Hamill

  A darkly comic, gender-bending play reimagines Dracula as a feminist revenge story about predators and toxic masculinity.

  ArtsColorado State University School of the Arts, Fort Collinsuntil 9:30 p.m.

• Pastries & Pirouettes

  A dance performance follows artists at a bakery who persuade its owner to let them perform after hours.

  ArtsLincoln Center Magnolia Theatre, Fort Collins$18/$15 Group rates availableuntil 9 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

• Inspired Drop-In Art Experiences

  Drop-in art projects and take-home kits let beginners and experienced artists try techniques including acrylic pouring, marbling, hydro dipping and alcohol inks.

  ArtsInspired Artisan Market & Studio, Estes ParkPrice variesFor kids and families

• 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.

  ArtsGregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort CollinsFree

• 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.

  HistoryPoudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc., Fort CollinsFor families

• Greeley Marching Invitational

  Local high school marching bands perform for judges and receive feedback, followed by a performance from Pride of the Rockies.

  MusicNottingham Field, Greeley

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.

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

• Community Yoga

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

  ArtsThe Movement Apothecary, Fort Collinsuntil 10:15 a.m.

• Larimer County Farmers' Market

  A farmers’ market anniversary celebration highlights local farmers and fresh Colorado-grown food, with special events planned.

  MusicOld Town Fort CollinsFreeFor familiesuntil 1 p.m.

10 a.m.

• Elk Fest

  A festival celebrating elk features wildlife exhibits, Native American music and storytelling, craft vendors, live entertainment, a bugling contest and educational seminars.

  FestivalsBond Park, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Saturday Cafe

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

  ArtsSeed & Sage Studio, Estes ParkFreeuntil noon

• Stove Prairie Fall Festival

  A mountain community festival features local crafts and food vendors, a school bake sale and activities for all ages, supporting Stove Prairie School.

  MusicStove Prairie Elementary, BellvueFreeFor familiesuntil 3 p.m.

• Make & Mend

  A textile open studio for mending, upcycling and other fabric projects helps participants build skills to maintain their own clothes and accessories.

  ArtsAvenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Fort CollinsFreeFor familiesuntil 3 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$55For kids and familiesuntil 1:30 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug

  An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor guides participants through painting and personalizing an Oaxacan mug designed by Crafty Chica.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 1 p.m.

• MCHC After Party benefiting The Cultural Enrichment Center of Fort Collins

  A benefit party for Fort Collins’ Cultural Enrichment Center features a lineup of performers and a DJ.

  MusicMusic City Hot Chicken - North, Fort CollinsFree

• Northern Colorado Pride 2026

  A Pride festival features local entertainment, food trucks, LGBTQ+ history exhibits, vendors, a kids' area and community-building activities.

  FestivalsFort Collins Senior CenterFreeFor familiesuntil 5 p.m.

1 p.m.

• National Card Making Day

  A beginner-friendly watercolor class teaches simple techniques as participants create a seasonal greeting card to keep or share.

  ArtsEstes Valley Community Center, Estes Park$40until 3 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Cozy Morning Mug

  An instructor-led ceramic painting session explores new techniques as participants personalize a Cozy Morning mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 3 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsRocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins$45until 4 p.m.

• Spooky Sourdough 101 Workshop

  A partly hands-on sourdough workshop covers starter care and bread and discard recipes, with samples, a starter and shaped loaf to take home.

  ClassesFarm Fusion, Fort CollinsFor families

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.until 3 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$45For kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Riichi Mahjong - Beginner's Saturday

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

  ArtsStodgy Brewing, Fort CollinsFreeuntil 5 p.m.

3 p.m.

• Wine and Chocolate Tasting

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Parkuntil 4:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

• The Haunted West & Ghosts of the West

  A multimedia lecture recounts ghost-town legends and Western history, followed by a documentary screening about the Bonanza Trail.

  FestivalsHistoric Park Theatre, Estes Parkuntil 5:15 p.m.

5 p.m.

• Sean Flynn Acoustic

  A roots-based guitarist plays groove-focused music that puts the song first.

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 8 p.m.

6 p.m.

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

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

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$45+until 8:30 p.m.

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.

  ArtsStanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Parkuntil 8:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

• Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, by Kate Hamill

  A darkly comic, gender-bending play reimagines Dracula as a feminist revenge story about predators and toxic masculinity.

  ArtsColorado State University School of the Arts, Fort Collinsuntil 9:30 p.m.

• Pastries & Pirouettes

  A dance performance follows artists at a bakery who persuade its owner to let them perform after hours.

  ArtsLincoln Center Magnolia Theatre, Fort Collins$18/$15 Group rates availableuntil 9 p.m.

• Signature Concert 1: Music: The Purest Art

  Fort Collins Symphony opens its season with Byron Hitchcock’s Sibelius Violin Concerto, Corigliano’s playful Promenade Overture and Dvořák’s dramatic Symphony No. 7.

  MusicThe Lincoln Center, Fort CollinsAdults $33-$87 Students and Children $10until 9:30 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$95

• Chocolate Bar Making Experience

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

  ArtsThe Stanley Chocolate Factory, Estes Park

• Inspired Drop-In Art Experiences

  Drop-in art projects and take-home kits let beginners and experienced artists try techniques including acrylic pouring, marbling, hydro dipping and alcohol inks.

  ArtsInspired Artisan Market & Studio, Estes ParkPrice variesFor kids and families

• 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.

  ArtsGregory Allicar Museum of Art, Fort CollinsFree

• 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.

  HistoryPoudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc., Fort CollinsFor families

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.

  FestivalsMy Tarot Mom, Estes Park$45/30 min; $65/45 min; $85/hruntil 11 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Elk Fest

  A festival celebrating elk features wildlife exhibits, Native American music and storytelling, craft vendors, live entertainment, a bugling contest and educational seminars.

  FestivalsBond Park, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

11 a.m.

• B/AACC Homecoming Legacy Brunch: Celebrating 50 Years

  A homecoming brunch hosted by the Black/African American Cultural Center and CSU Alumni Association celebrates the center’s legacy.

  ArtsLory Student Center Grand Ballroom, Fort CollinsFor familiesuntil 2 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$35For kids and familiesuntil 3 p.m.

• Anti-MFA: A Writing Workshop for the Rest of Us

  A poetry-focused workshop brings people together to discuss published work and give feedback on participants’ writing; all genres and nonwriters are welcome.

  ArtsWolverine Farm Publick House, Fort CollinsFreeuntil 4 p.m.

• 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.

  ArtsRocky Mountain Olive Oil, Fort Collins$45until 4 p.m.

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.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes Park$50. Pre-registration is REQUIRED.until 3 p.m.

2 p.m.

• Painting Technique Class: Crafty Chica Oaxacan Mug

  An instructor-led painting class explores techniques as participants personalize an Oaxacan mug.

  ArtsCreativity Cabin Estes ParkFor kids and familiesuntil 4 p.m.

• Sunday Fun-day!

  Denny Driscoll performs while guests can enjoy wine, wine slushies, a food and charcuterie menu, and paella made on site.

  ArtsSnowy Peaks Winery, Estes ParkFreeFor kids and familiesuntil 5 p.m.

• Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, by Kate Hamill

  A darkly comic, gender-bending reworking of Dracula turns the vampire tale into a feminist revenge fantasy about predators and toxic masculinity.

  ArtsColorado State University School of the Arts, Fort Collinsuntil 4 p.m.

• Banned Books Writing Workshop

  An interactive writing workshop explores reading, writing, banned books and authors who inspire new ways of seeing the world.

  ArtsCSU Behavioral Sciences Building, Rm 105, Fort CollinsFreeFor teens and adultsuntil 2:45 p.m.

3 p.m.

• "Judy Blume Forever" Film Screening

  A documentary traces author Judy Blume’s life and legacy, including her role in opening discussion of taboo subjects and book banning.

  ArtsCSU Behavioral Sciences Building, Rm A101, Fort CollinsFreeFor teens and adultsuntil 5 p.m.

5 p.m.

• Geoff Clark Acoustic

  Geoff Clark performs solo guitar and vocals, blending Americana, alt-country, folk and rock with Irish drinking songs.

  ArtsThe Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Estes ParkFreeuntil 8 p.m.

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.

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$45+

• Live Magic at The Stanley Hotel

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

  ArtsAiden Sinclair's Underground, Estes Park$45+until 8:30 p.m.

• Ghostbusters in Concert

  The original Ghostbusters film plays on a large screen with its score performed live by an orchestra, alongside a costume contest and spooky special guests.

  MusicThe Lincoln Center, Fort Collins$35–$73+For families