Theater this week

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

10 a.m.

• Touch a Truck

  Visitors can explore big vehicles, honk horns, turn wheels and press buttons.

  MusicRiverside Library and Cultural Center, EvansFreeFor preschoolers, kids and familiesuntil noon

5 p.m.

• Manhattan Short Film Festival

  A screening of short films from emerging filmmakers lets viewers vote for best film and actor.

  MusicLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor teens and adultsuntil 7:45 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

• Faculty Recital: Tim Gocklin, Oboe

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

8:15 p.m.

• Heels Dance Class

  A beginner-to-intermediate heels dance class uses conditioning and contemporary and ballet skills to build confidence, welcoming all genders and body types.

  TheaterThe Movement Apothecary, Fort Collinsuntil 9:10 p.m.

1 p.m.

• Music and Movement

  Caregivers and children make music together through songs, dancing, instrument play and group music-making.

  MusicEaton Public LibraryFreeFor babies, toddlers and preschoolersuntil 2 p.m.

10 a.m.

• LINC Music & Movement

  Preschoolers and caregivers move together through an active storytime with stories and music that support motor skills and early literacy.

  BooksLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor babies, toddlers and preschoolersuntil 10:30 a.m.

10 a.m.

• Wiggle Worms

  MusicEaton Public LibraryFreeFor babies, toddlers and preschoolersuntil 11 a.m.

5 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.

All day

• 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

11 a.m.

• 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.

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.

6:15 p.m.

• Contra Dance

  A contra dance pairs beginner instruction with live music influenced by Irish, Scottish, old-time, bluegrass and French-Canadian traditions.

  TheaterChrist United Methodist Church (CUMC), Fort Collinsuntil 10 p.m.

2 p.m.

• Manhattan Short Film Festival

  A screening of short films from emerging filmmakers lets viewers vote for best film and actor.

  MusicLINC Library Innovation Center, GreeleyFreeFor teens and adultsuntil 5 p.m.