Holiday this week

9 a.m.

• Santa Experience

  Children receive a letter from Santa and have a private visit with him in a Christmas studio.

  HolidayShelley Schaffer Photography Studio, Fort Collins195until noon

11 a.m.

• 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.

  HolidayFarm Fusion, Fort CollinsFor families

5 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.

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.

2 p.m.

• Riverside Fall Festival ft. Lid Dixon AT RIVERSIDE COLORADO

  A fall festival features pumpkin painting, seasonal drinks, a scavenger hunt, live music by Lid Dixon, a community bake-off, ghost stories and an outdoor Beetlejuice screening.

  MusicRiverside Colorado, BellvueGA - $13For 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 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.