42nd Sculpture in the Park Show and Sale @ Benson Park Sculpture Garden (Loveland) — Saturday 9:30AM to 5:00PM and Sunday 9:30AM to 4:30 PM – (Separate event from Art In the Park) 👉 Walk among the bronze

59th Annual Art in the Park @ North Lake Park (Loveland) — Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10am–4pm — Fifty-nine years of the Lincoln Gallery’s outdoor show, just up the road from the sculpture show the same weekend. 👉 Wander the rows

First Friday Art Walk @ Downtown Fort Collins (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — Galleries and shops stay open late across Old Town. 👉 Walk the whole loop

First Friday Art Walk @ Downtown Greeley (Greeley) — 5–8pm — The Creative District’s version, same night, one county east. 👉 Cross the county line

First Friday at the Publick House @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — Art walk with Nick Holland, plus live music. 👉 Look, then listen

Beyond the Data: A Science-Art Showcase @ Center for Creativity (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — Research rendered as art. 👉 See the numbers differently

Tapestry Project: Community Art, Music & Collective Wellbeing @ Oak Street Plaza (Fort Collins) — 5:30–8:30pm 👉 Add your thread

Art Market @ Mugs Coffee Lounge, Old Town (Fort Collins) — 6:30–9:30pm 👉 Shop the walls

The Collective Market @ Dandelions & Rust, A Colorado Mercantile (Fort Collins) — 10am–3pm 👉 Dig through the racks

Petrichor Collective Art Market @ The Lyric Lobby (Fort Collins) — 2pm 👉 Take home something original

ODYSSIAD® international performance competition @ CSU School of the Arts (Fort Collins) — through Saturday, times vary. Individual recitals listed below.

Daria Podorozhnova, piano @ CSU School of the Arts (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm, an Odyssiad recital

Dreamspace Database @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 7–9pm

House of Heavy: Nu Metal + Metalcore Night @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8:30pm

Summer Concert Series: Ninety2K @ Boardwalk Community Park (Windsor) — 6:30–8:30pm, bring a blanket

Live Music with King/Stafford @ Inn on Fall River (Estes Park) — 5–9pm

Jeremy Smith @ Bogey’s Sports Bar rooftop (Estes Park) — 5–9pm

LIVE Final Round of the Odyssiad® Competition @ CSU School of the Arts (Fort Collins) — 2pm. Someone walks out of this room with it.

Music at the Mothership: Charlie Stevens Band @ New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins) — 5–7pm

Poudre River Irregulars @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 4–7pm, traditional jazz on the patio

Kerry Kenny Band @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 8–10pm

Music on the Lawn: Cactus Cat @ Foothills (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm

Reminisce @ The Tavern at Red Feather Lakes (Red Feather Lakes) — 7–9pm, worth the drive up 74E

Kelsey Jo and the Wildcards @ The Boot Grill (Loveland) — 8pm–12am

First Fridays with DJ TIMBR @ Rosie’s Barbershop & Bar (Loveland) — 7pm, a barbershop that turns into a dance floor

CRAFT RAVE @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 7–9pm, sober

Christine Alice @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 6–8:30pm

Marty Astry @ Snowy Peaks Winery (Estes Park) — 5–7pm

Christian Roberts @ Mighty River Brewing (Windsor) — 7–9pm

My Pet Fly @ The Sand Bar (Windsor) — time unconfirmed

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo @ CSU School of the Arts (Fort Collins) — 7:30–9:30pm, Odyssiad’s closing headline

Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble @ The Gardens on Spring Creek (Fort Collins) — 6pm, listed as sold out

Brother Ali with I In Team, iies., DJ Abilities @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8pm, doors 7pm

The Polish Ambassador @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre (Bellvue) — 8pm, with the Poudre running behind the stage

Johnny Sansone @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 7–9pm, with West Side Joe & The Men of Soul

Stardust Melodies with Clarke and Beth @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 6–8:30pm

Scott Von @ Mighty River Brewing (Windsor) — 7–9pm

Triple Tap Band @ Mash Lab Brewing (Windsor) — 4–7pm

School of Rock’s “Rock Along the River” @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre (Bellvue) — 12:30pm. Kids playing the Mish. Some of them will remember this one for a long time.

Church of Beethoven @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 3–4pm, an hour of classical, no pews required

Second Sunday Sloniker Serenade @ Ace Gillett’s (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm, Mark and Emma Sloniker

Lid Dixon @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 5–7pm

Sunday Sound Garden @ The Lyric (Fort Collins) — 4pm

GOLDEN: A K-Pop Kids Party @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 11am. A real venue, a real sound system, a crowd under ten.

Rebellion Rising / Pigeonbox / The Total Entitlement @ 830 North (Fort Collins) — 8pm

Sean Waters @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 5–7:30pm

David Tiller @ The Rock Inn (Estes Park) — 5–8pm

Bluegrass Jam @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 3–6pm, bring an instrument or just a chair

Open Mic @ The Lyric Lobby (Fort Collins) — 6pm

Odell’s Presents: Blues Monday @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm

Bella Metz @ The Rock Inn (Estes Park) — 5:30–8:45pm

10 Year Echo Duo @ Bogey’s Sports Bar rooftop (Estes Park) — 3–5pm

One Sweet Summer Concert Series: Claire Wright @ The Foundry Stage, Downtown Loveland (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm

Residency Concert with String Creek + Friends @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm, the second-Wednesday resident series

McKinley James @ Avogadro’s Number (Fort Collins) — 8–10pm, a Mishawaka Presents show brought down the canyon

Jason Scott & The High Heat with Keyland, Sugar Britches @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8pm

Thursday Night Live @ Downtown Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan) — 5–8:30pm — The weekly downtown street night out east, running through August 27. 👉 Head east for the evening

Connected by the Canyon: 50 Years Since the Big Thompson Flood @ Loveland Museum (Loveland) — 11am–7pm — Fifty years on from the flood that came down the canyon in 1976. 👉 Sit with the canyon

Country Swing Dance Lessons @ Balance Movement Yoga Studio (Greeley) — 👉 Learn to lead

Poudre RiverFest @ New Belgium Brewing, 500 Linden St. (Fort Collins) — 11am–5pm — Twelfth year of a festival thrown for the river itself: music, family activities, and conservation groups working the same water the brewery sits beside. Free admission. 👉 Show up for the river

1883 Water Works Open House @ 1883 Water Works (Fort Collins) — 10am–3pm — The building that first pulled Poudre water into town, open to walk through. 👉 See where the water came from

Women’s Self-Defense Class @ Luckyfoot Martial Arts (Loveland) — 2–4pm 👉 Learn the escape

Tiny Dancer Disco @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 11am–1pm — A dance floor sized for people under four feet tall. 👉 Let them wear out

Earlybird’s Club @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 6–10pm 👉 Out early, home earlier

Milner-Schwarz Open House and Garden Tours @ 710 S. Railroad Ave. (Loveland) — 10am–1pm — The house and the grounds both, with docents on hand. 👉 Step inside the history

Prayers for World Peace @ Heruka Kadampa Meditation Center (Fort Collins) — 10–11am — Free, every Sunday, no experience needed. 👉 Sit still awhile

Be You Yoga @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 9–10am 👉 Stretch before the mocktail

Family Fun Tuesdays @ Little Man Ice Cream (Fort Collins) — 3–9pm 👉 Get a cone about it

Yoga for Changemakers @ 140 W. Oak St., Ste. 150 (Fort Collins) — 5:45–7:15pm 👉 Breathe first, organize second

NOCO Networking: NIA Luminaries Monthly Meeting @ Desk Chair, The Cleveland Room (Loveland) — 4:30–6pm 👉 Work the room

Social Run @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 6–7pm — Run first. The pint is waiting. 👉 Earn it

Choice City Running Festival: Mountain Avenue Mile @ Mountain Ave. & Sylvan Ct. (Fort Collins) — 5–7:30pm — A straight shot down one of the prettiest streets in town. 👉 Lace up or line the curb

Introduction to Canine Parkour @ Mehaffey Park (Loveland) — 8–9am — Teaching your dog to climb things on purpose. 👉 Send the dog

Choice City Running Festival: Human Race Half Marathon, 10K & 5K @ Mountain Ave. & Sylvan Ct. (Fort Collins) — 6:30am–noon 👉 Pick your distance

Fort Collins Running Summit @ CSU Translational Medicine Institute (Fort Collins) — 12–5pm — Same weekend as the races, for anyone who wants the science behind the miles. 👉 Study the stride

Bug Day @ Bath Garden Center & Nursery (Fort Collins) — 10am–12pm — Get acquainted with what’s actually living in your garden. 👉 Meet the neighbors

Scratch & Ride Horseback Experience @ Tattered Saddle (Fort Collins) — 10–11:30am — Brush the horse, then ride the horse. 👉 Start with the currycomb

Fitness on the Plaza @ The Foundry Plaza, Downtown Loveland (Loveland) — 8–10am 👉 Sweat downtown

Viestenz-Smith Trail Project with CATS Trail Stewards @ Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park (Loveland) — 9am–1pm — Volunteer trail work in the Big Thompson canyon. Bring gloves. 👉 Move some rock

Charcuterie Picnic Horseback Ride @ Tattered Saddle (Fort Collins) — 12–1:30pm 👉 Ride out to lunch

Monday Night Run Club @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 5:30pm 👉 Run, then refill

Nature Cabin Open @ Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park (Loveland) — 10am–2pm — The little canyon cabin, staffed and open. A green flag on the porch means a docent is inside. 👉 Stop in on the way up

Run Club @ Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins) — 5:45pm 👉 Earn the pint

Nature Cabin Open @ Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park (Loveland) — 10am–2pm 👉 Stop in on the way up

Pollinators After Dark @ Oxbow Natural Area (Loveland) — 8:15–9:15pm — Moths, bats, and everything else that does the pollinating after the bees clock out. 👉 Meet the night shift

Fitness on the Plaza @ The Foundry Plaza, Downtown Loveland (Loveland) — 8am 👉 Sweat downtown

Nature Cabin Open @ Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park (Loveland) — 10am–2pm 👉 Stop in on the way up

Bonsai Bar @ Gilded Goat Brewing, Midtown (Fort Collins) — 6:30–8:30pm — Prune a very small tree, drink a full-size beer. 👉 Shape a little tree

Date Night Pottery @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm 👉 Throw some clay together

Windowbox @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — 7–9pm 👉 Paint and sip

Tiffany-Style Stained Glass Sun Catcher @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 1–4pm 👉 Let the light through

Tipsy Terrariums @ High Hops Brewery (Windsor) — 10:30am — Build a tiny glass world at a brewery attached to a greenhouse. 👉 Plant it under glass

Pysanky: The Ukrainian Folk Art of Egg Decoration @ 131 E. Lincoln Ave., Ste. C (Fort Collins) — 12–3pm — Wax, dye, and a very steady hand. 👉 Draw on an egg

Create Your Own Potted Pollinator Garden Workshop @ Bath Garden Center & Nursery (Fort Collins) — 12–1pm 👉 Plant for the bees

Ocean Beauty @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — 3–5pm 👉 Paint and sip

Sunshine Craft Social @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 1–2pm — $20 per project. 👉 Make a thing

Mushroom Growing with Inoculation @ Orion’s Apothecary & Mushrooms (Loveland) — 11am–12pm — You leave with a grow kit and liquid culture, so the mushrooms start at your house that night. 👉 Take the spores home

Dead Pen Drawing Club @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — The standing Monday drawing meetup. Bring your own sketchbook. 👉 Bring your own pen

Soap Making Class @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm 👉 Come out clean

Fused Glass Night and Open Studio @ Loveland CreatorSpace (Loveland) — 5–8pm 👉 Fire it up

Mosaic Lamp Workshop @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm 👉 Build your own glow

11th Annual Estes Park Wine Festival (Estes Park) — Sat–Sun 11am–4pm — Eleven years running. Venue not named on the ticket page. 👉 Swirl at altitude

Larimer County Farmers’ Market @ 200 W. Oak St. (Fort Collins) — Sat 9am–1pm 👉 Fill the tote

Windsor Farmers Market: Daniel Pouse @ Boardwalk Community Park (Windsor) — Sat 8am–12:30pm — Live music with the produce. 👉 Shop to a soundtrack

Fort Collins Summer Indoor Farmers Market @ Foothills (Fort Collins) — Sat 10am–2pm — Air conditioning, if August has worn you down. 👉 Shop in the shade

The Berthoud Market @ Berthoud Town Park (Berthoud) — Sat 9am–1pm 👉 Shop the park

Loveland Farmers Market @ Fairgrounds Park (Loveland) — Sun 9am–1pm 👉 Fill the tote

Loveland West Farmers Market @ Jax, 2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd. (Loveland) — Tue 9am–1pm — The west-side market, for anyone who doesn’t want to fight for a spot downtown. 👉 Shop the west end

Rustic Italian: Bolognese, Garden Goodness & Pistachio Affogato @ Farm Fusion (Fort Collins) — Thu 5pm — Build the sauce, then sit down and eat it. 👉 Let it simmer

Mozzarella and Burrata Cheese From Scratch Workshop @ Farm Fusion (Fort Collins) — Tue 3–5pm — Two hours between milk and burrata. 👉 Pull your own curd

Hands-On Knife Skills: A Farm-to-Table Harvest Meal @ Farm Fusion (Fort Collins) — Wed 5–8pm — Learn to hold the knife right, then eat what you cut. 👉 Sharpen up

Harvest Fest @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — Sat 11am–10pm — A celebration of Colorado-grown beer, with Rusty 44 playing 6–8pm. 👉 Drink the harvest

Beer Release: Lovejoy Hefeweizen @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — Fri 3–10pm 👉 Get it while it’s cloudy

Cocktails For A Cause: August Edition @ Ace Gillett’s (Fort Collins) — Sun 5–11pm — August’s nonprofit is the SAVA Center. 👉 Drink for a reason

FoCo Food Truck Rally (Fort Collins) — Tue 5–9pm — A field full of trucks, one dinner decision. 👉 Pick a window

Cribbage Tournament @ Gilded Goat Brewing (Fort Collins) — Thu 6:30–8:30pm 👉 Count your fifteens

Euchre Night @ Breckenridge Brewery (Fort Collins) — Fri 7–9pm 👉 Call it up

Sips and Sourcery: Beginner’s Luck D&D @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — Fri 6–10pm — First-Friday D&D built for people who have never held a d20. Sober bar. 👉 Roll for initiative

Mahjong at Stodgy @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — Sat 2–5pm 👉 Draw a tile

Poker Night @ Verboten Brewing (Loveland) — Mon 6–9pm 👉 Ante up

WTF Pinball Collective @ Pinball Jones (Fort Collins) — Tue 7pm 👉 Tilt responsibly

Bowling is Dead @ 830 North (Fort Collins) — Wed 6:45–8:45pm 👉 Hit the pins

Cribbage Night @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — Wed 6–8:30pm 👉 Count your fifteens

Come What May @ Bas Bleu Theatre Company (Fort Collins) — Fri–Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm — An original work written and directed by Harmon McAfee, staged as part of Bas Bleu’s Original Works series. 👉 See it before anyone else

The Little Shop of Horrors @ The Lincoln Center, Magnolia Theatre (Fort Collins) — Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm and 7pm 👉 Feed the plant

Weekend 'Toons @ The Lyric, Space Theater (Fort Collins) — Sat–Sun 10am — Saturday morning cartoons on an actual screen, both mornings. 👉 Pour the cereal first

An Evening with Maggie Stiefvater @ The Drake Centre, hosted by Old Firehouse Books (Fort Collins) — 6–7pm — The Raven Cycle author is out for the release of The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel. Held off-site at 802 W Drake Rd, not at the shop. 👉 Meet the author

Story Swap @ The Lyric, Tiki Lounge (Fort Collins) — 6:30pm 👉 Trade a tale

Alex Dragicevich Stand-Up Comedy @ Stella’s Pinball Arcade & Lounge (Greeley) 👉 Laugh between the flippers

Crafting Compelling Stories @ Greeley Creative Arts Center (Greeley) 👉 Build a better plot

Second Chance Comedy: “We’re All Doing Great”…And Other Lies @ The Rialto Theater (Loveland) — 7pm 👉 Laugh through the lie

MicroMania Wrestling @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8pm — Low ticket warning on the source page. 👉 Get in the ring

Ladies Spicy Book Club @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — The chapters everyone dog-ears, discussed out loud. 👉 Talk about page 212

Hear Me Out: Brackets & Bedazzle @ Cherry on Top Bookshop (Fort Collins) — 4–7pm 👉 Defend your pick

Storytime @ Cherry on Top Bookshop (Fort Collins) — 10am 👉 Read to the little ones

Little Fairy Tales Storytime @ Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Loveland) — 10am — Fairy tales at the brewery named for the people who wrote them. 👉 Once upon a taproom

Queer Writes @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm 👉 Write it out loud

Bookmobile at Northern Lights Park @ Clearview Library District (Windsor) — 3:30pm 👉 Meet the library halfway

The Work Beneath: Artist Talk Series @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6:30–8:30pm — Monthly artist talk about the part of the work nobody sees. 👉 Hear the process

What Is Art, Really? Lessons from East and West Africa @ Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures (Fort Collins) — 6–7pm 👉 Rethink the question

Gulo Gulo Poetry Collective Editing Meet-Up @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm — The unglamorous half of writing poetry. 👉 Cut the extra lines

Shut Up & Write! @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 6:30–8pm 👉 Actually finish that draft

Wild Card Wednesdays @ The Lyric (Fort Collins) — 9pm — A free surprise film. You find out when it starts. 👉 Go in blind