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Hi, NOCO Crew!

Halloween weekend is here, and NOCO is going all in! We've got five towns handing out candy, a costume ball at the Stanley, and one last chance to visit two beloved farmers markets before their outdoor seasons end.

Sunday brings Día de Muertos celebrations, a chance to remember the people we love, and keep their stories alive.

However you spend the weekend, we hope you find a little fun, a little community, and maybe a full candy bucket.

Grab a coffee, and let's dig in!

– Megan

P.S. Clocks fall back early Sunday morning, and Tuesday is Election Day. If that ballot's still sitting on your counter, here's your friendly third nudge to make your voice count.

Every contribution keeps us out in the field, digging into local history, and showing up for the towns we cover. We're grateful for every bit of support. Thanks for being part of this.

— Megan & David

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From Berthoud to the Wyoming state line, Fort Morgan to Estes, each week we pull together a list of the top events happening all over Northern Colorado. If you'd like to add an event to upcoming issues, hit reply and let us know.

October 30 – November 4, 2026

The Biggest Event

DeVotchKa's Annual Costume Ball

The Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (Estes Park) — Friday & Saturday, cocktails 6:30pm, DeVotchKa 9:30pm

Halloween at the Stanley Hotel is already a pretty good story. Add DeVotchKa, elaborate costumes, aerial performers, and a late-night dance party, and you've got a Halloween tradition that's been going strong for eight years.

This year's Annual Costume Ball celebrates the music of Little Miss Sunshine, the film whose soundtrack helped introduce so many of us to DeVotchKa's wonderfully strange, beautiful sound. And honestly, can you think of a better place to hear it than the Stanley?

Make a whole night of it. Cocktails begin at 6:30pm in the Pavilion Lobby, the Slavic Sisters take to the air at 8pm, and the Concert Hall opens at 8:45 before DeVotchKa takes the stage at 9:30pm. Still have some dancing left in you? The DJ after-party starts at 11:30pm in the hotel's wine bar.

Tickets are $74.50, general admission, standing room only, and 21+. Both nights were still available Friday morning. The Stanley also offers a Friday overnight package with a room and two tickets, if you'd rather not make the drive home after midnight.

Costumes are part of the fun. Don't be shy.

👉 Mask up at the Stanley

Four More Worth the Trip

Trick or Treat Streets in Five Towns

Greeley, Brush & Severance (Fri) · Johnstown & Fort Morgan (Sat)

One Halloween night is fun. Two days of trick-or-treating across five NOCO towns? Your kids may never forgive you if they find out.

Friday's candy trail starts in Greeley, where downtown businesses welcome little ghosts and goblins from 4 to 6pm. Pick up a candy map at the Rio Grande corner and wander the shops, stopping for photos with Distortions Unlimited props, Spook Alley ghost tours, and pumpkin painting.

Brush keeps things sweet and simple on Clayton Street, also from 4 to 6pm. It's a shorter route that's especially nice for little legs. Severance gets started earlier, from 3 to 5pm, with trunk-or-treat outside and a haunted Town Hall and library inside. Bring a nonperishable donation for the Weld Food Bank if you can.

Saturday brings round two. Downtown Johnstown welcomes costumed kiddos from 10am to noon, with candy, activities, and characters roaming the streets. Fort Morgan starts with a free movie at the Cover Theatre at 10am, followed by trick-or-treating along Main Street from noon to 2pm.

All five are free, and there's something pretty wonderful about seeing our downtowns fill up with families, costumes, and local businesses getting in on the fun.

👉 Greeley · 👉 Brush · 👉 Severance · 👉 Johnstown · 👉 Fort Morgan

The Last Market Saturday

Larimer County Farmers' Market, Old Town Fort Collins — Sat 9am–1pm · Greeley Farmers' Market, 7th Street — Sat 8am–noon

There's something a little bittersweet about the last farmers market of the season. You've spent months seeing the same growers, watching the tables change with the harvest, and maybe getting to know the person who grows your favorite tomatoes. Then one Saturday, it's time to say, "See you in the spring."

This Saturday marks the end of a particularly special season in Fort Collins. The Larimer County Farmers' Market turns 50 this year! It began in 1976 when local Colorado Master Gardeners wanted to give home gardeners a place to sell their extra produce. Half a century later, it's still bringing people together every Saturday morning at 200 W. Oak Street.

Greeley's outdoor market wraps up the same morning on 7th Street, just north of Lincoln Park. Happily, those shoppers don't have to wait until spring. The market moves indoors to Zoe's Café & Events at 715 10th Street beginning November 7.

So grab one last bag of apples, stock up on whatever's still coming out of the fields, and thank the folks who've been showing up for us all season. They deserve it.

👉 Last call in Old Town · 👉 Last call on 7th Street

Halloween Organ Extravaganza

Organ Recital Hall, CSU University Center for the Arts (Fort Collins) — Sat 6, 8 & 10pm

If you've never heard a pipe organ fill a concert hall with Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Halloween is a pretty good time to fix that.

Now in its 21st year, CSU's Halloween Organ Extravaganza has been giving Fort Collins a wonderfully spooky alternative to the usual Halloween plans. Joel Bacon and the CSU organ studio bring the drama with familiar classics and a few unexpected musical surprises.

Pipe organs have this enormous presence that is hauntingly beautiful, especially while hitting low notes you can feel in your chest.

Three performances at 6, 8, and 10pm give you options, but seating is limited, and this local favorite tends to sell out. Check tickets before heading over.

👉 Pull out all the stops

Chris Young

Union Colony Civic Center, Monfort Concert Hall (Greeley) — Wed 7pm

After a weekend of costumes, candy, and spooky soundtracks, how about a little country music?

Chris Young brings his deep baritone and a catalog of country hits to Greeley's Monfort Concert Hall on Wednesday night. If you've been singing along to "Gettin' You Home," "I'm Comin' Over," or "Famous Friends" over the years, here's your chance to hear them live.

It’s great to have a concert to look forward to once the Halloween decorations come down. Who says all the fun has to happen on the weekend?

👉 Saddle up on a school night

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COSTUMES ON

SO many things to do for All Hallows’ Eve! Dog costumes, a vampire dinner, a bar crawl, and a lot of dance parties.

Friday 30th

  • Tiny Tot Halloween @ Downtown Fort Collins (Fort Collins) — 10am–1pm — Daytime trick-or-treating through downtown shops for kids under seven and their grown-ups. 👉 Small costumes, big haul

  • Trick or Climb @ Greeley Recreation Center (Greeley) — 4–6pm — Make it to the top of the Rec Center's climbing wall and come down with a treat. Free. 👉 Summit for sugar

  • J-Town Halloween Dance Party @ Front Range Dance Academy (Johnstown) — 5pm — A drop-off costume dance party for kids, with games and snacks for sale. Proceeds help send the studio's dancers to Nationals. Register online first. 👉 Drop off and boogie

  • A Haunted Night at the Family FunPlex (Greeley) — 5–8pm — Trick-or-treat at vendor booths, play games, and show off the costume. Free. 👉 Haunt the FunPlex

  • Grimm & Treat @ Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Loveland) — 5–6pm — A free community trick-or-treat at the brewhouse, with local businesses handing out treats at booths and a costume contest for the kids. Food and beer for the grown-ups. 👉 Trick, then treat

  • Monster Mash Family Bash @ Main Event (Windsor) — 6–9pm — An hour of bowling, a round of laser tag, a $10 arcade card, pizza and a soda, plus a family DJ, crafts, a costume contest, and indoor trick-or-treating. $28.33 a person, tax and tip included. 👉 Bowl a strike, get a treat

  • Halloween Critter Chats @ Northern Colorado Wildlife Center (Fort Collins) — 6–7pm — CSU ecology grad student Heide Keeble talks about her research on bugs and other arthropods at solar installations, then you meet some creepy crawlies and make a Halloween craft. Aimed at adults, all ages welcome, costumes encouraged. $8. 👉 Meet the crawlies

  • Monster Mash Bash @ The Mill Event Venue (Windsor) — 6:30pm — The Windsor Chamber's first Halloween party for grown-ups. 21+, with an open bar, food, a costume contest, and dancing to VJ Tracer. Register in advance. 👉 Mash responsibly

  • Panarts Live Presents: Michael Jackson's Thriller @ The Love Shack - Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 7–9pm — An all-ages Thriller costume party at the mocktail bar, with live music, prizes, and a flash mob. Learn the zombie arms in advance. 👉 Cue the red jacket

  • Brews & Boolesque: A Burlesque Spooktacular @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 8–10pm — A Halloween burlesque show in the taproom. 21+. 👉 Peel back the curtain

Saturday 31st

  • Halloween Hide and Seek @ Glenn A. Jones, M.D. Memorial Library (Johnstown) — 9am–noon — Halloween pictures are hidden all over the library. Grab a log sheet at the reference desk, find them all, and win a prize. 👉 Ready or not

  • Toys-Or-Treats @ The Toy, Game, and Puzzle Library (Fort Collins) — 10am — A Halloween morning at the free toy, game, and puzzle lending library in Foothills Mall. 👉 Borrow a little fun

  • Dog Tricks for Treats @ Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins) — 11am — Your dog does the trick, your dog gets the treat. 👉 Sit. Stay. Score.

  • Trick or Treat at the Library @ Grover Library (Grover) — 12–5pm — Candy at the library all afternoon, up in northern Weld. 👉 Check out a treat

  • Fall Festival @ The Tavern at Red Feather Lakes (Red Feather Lakes) — 12:30–3pm — An afternoon fall festival at the Tavern before its Halloween party that night. 👉 Head for the hills

  • Halloween Dog Costume Contest @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 2–3:30pm — Put the dog in a costume and bring it to the brewery. 👉 Strut the pup

  • Fort Collins Halloween Bar Crawl @ Bondi Beach Bar & seven more (Fort Collins) — 4–10pm — Eight Fort Collins bars, including Gilded Goat, Pour Brothers, and The Bar District, no covers, three drink vouchers, a mid-party at The Yeti and an after-party at Brothers until midnight. Check in at Bondi Beach Bar between 4 and 6. $25, or $20 each for groups of four, $40 at the door. 👉 Crawl the night

  • Classic Halloween Movie Night @ MeadKrieger Meadery (Loveland) — 5:30–9pm — Old Halloween movies and a glass of mead, no pressure to get scared. 👉 Pour, then scream

  • Safe Halloween @ Windsor Community Recreation Center (Windsor) — 6–8pm — A free Halloween party for families, put on by Windsor Police and the Optimist Club of Windsor. Bring the kids in costume. 👉 Trick or treat, indoors

  • Down the Rabbit Hole @ Sage Speakeasy & Lounge (Loveland) — 6–11pm — Halloween cocktails and a costume contest at the speakeasy. Queens, hatters, and witches all welcome. 👉 Follow the white rabbit

  • HALLOWEENIE Karaoke w/ Awesomely Bad Karaoke @ Big Thompson Brewery (Loveland) — 6–9pm — The karaoke night that says "bad" right in the name, in costume. 👉 Monster mash the mic

  • Mighty River Brewing Halloween Party @ Mighty River Brewing (Windsor) — 6–10pm — The taproom's Halloween party, with Paul Shupack playing from 7. 👉 Haunt the taproom

  • Vampire Murder Mystery Dinner @ The Mishawaka (Bellvue) — 6:30pm — A spaghetti dinner, then a vampire murder mystery where every guest is a suspect. Doors at 6, game at 7:30. Dinner tickets are listed sold out. 👉 Unmask the creature

  • Adult Halloween Party @ desk chair workspace (Loveland) — 7–11pm — A rooftop costume party with a DJ from Howe Eventful and one drink included with your ticket. VIP adds entry to the Find Your Fright haunted house. 21+. 👉 Up to the roof

  • Brave New Wheel Halloween Party @ The Lyric Cinema Cafe (Fort Collins) — 7pm — A Halloween party that takes over the Lyric for most of the night. 👉 Spin into Halloween

  • Halloween Boo-ze Free Party @ The Love Shack - Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 7–11pm — A full Halloween night out with zero alcohol. 👉 Stay spooky, stay sober

  • Halloween @ The Boot Grill (Loveland) — 7pm–1:30am — Halloween at the Boot runs late, with Colorado Keys playing dueling pianos from 8pm, requests welcome, and a costume contest for gift cards. 👉 Boots and costumes

  • Halloween Dance Party @ Sky Bear Brewery & Pub (Loveland) — 8–11pm — Costumes on, dance floor open. 👉 Bust a ghoul move

  • The Boo Bash @ The Bar District (Fort Collins) — doors 7pm, party 8pm — Guest DJs, a Halloween cocktail menu, and $500 cash for best costume. VIP gets its own entrance and an open bar. 21+. 👉 Win the costume, win the night

  • Halloween Bash @ The Grainhouse (Windsor) — 8pm — A Halloween night party at The Grainhouse in Windsor. 👉 Bash it

  • Nocturnal Nightmares: Foco's Creepiest Halloween Burlesque Show @ Avogadro's Number (Fort Collins) — 9–11pm — Halloween burlesque, doors at 8:30. $22 in advance, $24 at the door. 👉 Dare to watch

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THE THIN VEIL

A Sunday for Día de Muertos, and one Samhain circle to close it.

Sunday 1st

  • Día de Muertos @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 11am–8pm — The brewery marks the day from late morning into the evening. 👉 Raise one for them

  • Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 1–4pm — One of two Greeley library celebrations running the same afternoon. 👉 Remember out loud

  • Día de Muertos Celebration @ Centennial Park Library (Greeley) — 1–4pm — Same hours as LINC, on the other side of town, so pick whichever library is closer. 👉 Honor the departed

  • Lotería @ Riverside Library and Cultural Center (Evans) — 3–4pm — The Mexican picture-card game, played at the library. 👉 ¡Lotería!

  • Samhain Circle: The Magic of Ancestry with Sarah Josey @ Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary (Fort Collins) — 6:30–9pm — A Samhain circle built around ancestry. $35, pre-registration required. 👉 Call in your people

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STAGE & SCREEN

Blade and Rocky Horror, Dracula's opening night, a villain circus, campus jazz, and a surprise film.

Friday 30th

  • Blade (1998) @ Rialto Theater Center (Loveland) — 7pm — Wesley Snipes hunting vampires, on the Rialto's screen. 👉 Bring the sunglasses

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Lyric Cinema Cafe (Fort Collins) — doors 8:30pm, show 9pm — The midnight-movie classic on Halloween weekend, in the Lyric's Mothership. 👉 Do the Time Warp

Saturday 31st

  • Dracula (OpenStage Theatre & Company) @ The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm — OpenStage opens Dracula on Halloween night, which is also its student and educator night. Opening night is listed sold out, but the run continues through November 28. 👉 Book a later bite

Sunday 1st

  • Impact Stories Showcase @ The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre (Fort Collins) — 5pm 👉 Hear them out

  • No Saints Circus @ The Lyric Cinema Cafe (Fort Collins) — 7pm — The debut of a villain-themed circus and variety show with 13 performers, aerialists and burlesque dancers among them, on All Saints' Day. 18+. 👉 Sinners welcome

  • Warren Miller's "Days Off" @ The Lincoln Center Performance Hall (Fort Collins) — 6pm — The Warren Miller ski film tour stops in Fort Collins, right on cue for the first cold mornings. 👉 Think snow

Monday 2nd

  • Continuum, Catalyst & Sabor Jazz Bands @ Campus Commons Performance Hall, UNC (Greeley) — 7:30pm — Three UNC jazz ensembles on one bill. 👉 Swing by

Tuesday 3rd

  • Voice Area Recital @ CSU University Center for the Arts (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm — CSU voice students in recital. Free. 👉 Sing it

Wednesday 4th

  • CSU Jazz Combos I and II Concert @ CSU University Center for the Arts (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm — Two of CSU's small jazz groups. 👉 Comp along

  • Wild Card Wednesdays @ The Lyric Cinema Cafe (Fort Collins) — 8pm — A free surprise film in the Space Theater, with a suggested donation. You find out what it is when the lights go down. 👉 Roll the reel

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EATS & DRINKS

A macaroon stout, a birthday week in Timnath, and the trucks keep rolling.

Beer, wine & spirits

  • Beer Release: Macaroon Stout @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — Fri 3–10pm — A new stout on tap in Berthoud for Halloween weekend. 👉 Dunk the macaroon

  • Grand Preview @ Sweet Heart Winery Windsor (Windsor) — Sat 11am–6pm — An early look at Sweet Heart Winery's new Windsor location before it opens for good. 👉 Get a first pour

  • 8th Anniversary Party Week @ Timnath Beerwerks (Timnath) — Wed noon–8pm, runs through Sunday, Nov 8 — Timnath Beerwerks turns eight and stretches the party across five days. 👉 Toast eight years

Eat and drink it

  • Steep and Sip: Tea of the Month @ Kersey Library (Kersey) — Sun 1–5pm — Stop in and try the month's featured tea. 👉 Steep a cup

  • One Pot Pasta! @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — Mon 11am–1pm — A library cooking session built around a single pot. 👉 Fewer dishes, more pasta

  • All You Can Eat Catfish Dinner @ Island Grill (Fort Collins) — Wed 5–9pm — $15 for as much catfish as you can handle. 👉 Get hooked

The truck lineup

Who's parked where this week.

City Star (Berthoud) — Fri Corndoggies, 4–8pm · Sat Sweaty Moose, 12–8pm · Sun Deun Deun Box, 12–8pm · Wed Nacho Mama's Tacos, 4–8pm

Crooked Beech (Loveland) — Fri Penny's Sandwiches, 4–8pm · Sat Fry It Riot, 12–8pm · See the schedule

Maxline (Fort Collins) — Fri Pig Pickin' BBQ, 3–8pm · Sat Mi Colombia, 12–8pm · Sun Huka Sushi, 12–6pm · Mon The Goodness, 4–7pm · Tue El Torito Loko, 4–7pm · Wed The Colorado Room, 4–8pm

Mighty River (Windsor) — Fri Merris Bros Pretzels & Sandwiches, 4–8pm · Sun Cousins Maine Lobster, 12–8pm

Timnath Beerwerks (Timnath) — Fri La Piadina, 4–7:30pm · Sat Cousins Maine Lobster, 12–8pm · Mon Pong Thai, 4–7:30pm · Tue Lulu's Taters, 4–7:30pm · Wed The Red Cat, 4–7:30pm

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OUTSIDE

A last weekend in the corn, a night under the stars, and a brewery run club most weeknights.

Saturday & Sunday

  • Pope Farms Corn Maize and Pumpkin Patch @ Pope Farms (Wiggins) — Sat 10am–9pm, Sun 10am–6pm — The last weekend for the maze and the patch out on County Road 3, and Saturday stays open until 9. 👉 Lose yourself in the corn

Friday 30th

  • Skygazing @ Bobcat Ridge Natural Area (Loveland) — 6–8pm — An evening of stargazing at Bobcat Ridge. Registration required, and clear skies are up to the weather. 👉 Look up

Monday 2nd

  • Monday Night Run Club @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 5:30pm 👉 Earn the pint

  • Run & Walk Club @ Konstruct Brewing (Fort Collins) — 6–7:30pm — Runners and walkers both welcome. 👉 Your pace

Tuesday 3rd

  • Forbidden Run Club @ Verboten Brewing North (Fort Collins) — 5:30–6pm 👉 Run, then sip

  • Walk Club @ Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins) — 5:45pm — For anyone who'd rather walk to the beer. 👉 Stroll to Odell

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MADE BY HAND

Brooms, a fly-tying demo, bookmarks, fused glass, and a woodshop with a library card.

Most days this week

  • Drop-In Crafting @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — Fri 5–7pm, Sat 11am–2pm, Sun noon–3pm, Tue & Wed 5–6pm — Reserve a project and make it at the Centerra studio. $19–$49. 👉 Drop in, make something

Friday 30th

  • Ghostly Glow @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — 7–9pm — A Friday night paint class with a Halloween glow. $39. 👉 Glow for it

Saturday 31st

  • Practical Magic Broom Class @ Makers Mercantile & Studio (Greeley) — 10:30am–12:30pm — Make your own broom on Halloween morning. $50. 👉 Sweep in

  • Chris Krueger Tying Demo @ St. Peter's Fly Shop (Fort Collins) — 10:30am–12:30pm — Chris Krueger, a Fort Collins tyer and Signature Fly Designer for Montana Fly Company, ties at the vise while you watch and ask questions. RSVP required. 👉 Watch the vise

Sunday 1st

  • Sunshine Craft Social @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 1–2pm — Bring whatever you're working on. 👉 Craft and sip

  • Adorable Acorn @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — 3–5pm — A Sunday paint class small kids can do too. Adults $29, kids 10 and under $19. 👉 Paint an acorn

Monday 2nd

  • Intro To Mushrooms @ Orion's Apothecary & Mushrooms (Loveland) — 11am — A beginner's class at a shop that knows its mushrooms. 👉 Get to the root of it

  • Craft Night! @ Purpose Brewing and Cellars (Fort Collins) — 4–9pm 👉 Bring a project

  • Custom Bookmarks @ Farr Regional Library (Greeley) — 5:30–7pm — Make a bookmark for whatever you're reading next. 👉 Mark your place

  • Tight Knit Fiber Art Meet up @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm — Knitters, crocheters, and fiber folks at the Publick House. 👉 Cast on

  • Dead Pen Drawing Club @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — A weekly drawing night. Bring a pen and see what happens. 👉 Draw it out

Tuesday 3rd

  • LINC Woodcarvers @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 9am–noon — A standing morning for woodcarvers at Greeley's library makerspace. 👉 Whittle away

  • Knit & Crochet @ Farr Regional Library (Greeley) — 1–2:30pm 👉 Pick up the hook

  • LINC Woodshop Certification Training @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 4–7pm — The training that unlocks the library's free woodshop. Registration required. 👉 Earn your shop time

Wednesday 4th

  • Intro to Tincture-Making @ Orion's Apothecary & Mushrooms (Loveland) — 9:30am 👉 Steep on it

  • Fused Glass Classes and Open Studio @ Loveland CreatorSpace (Loveland) — 10am–noon and 5–8pm — Two sessions, morning and evening, at Loveland's nonprofit makerspace. 👉 Fire it up

  • Loose Ends: Open Fiber Arts Circle @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 4:30–6pm — Bring the unfinished project. That's the point. 👉 Tie off the loose ends

  • Glass Etching and Painting @ Verboten Brewing (Loveland) — 6–7:30pm — Studio Vino brings glass etching and painting to the taproom. $20. 👉 Etch your glass

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ON THE PAGE

Two writing workshops, a stack of book clubs, and a candle-making debrief.

Sunday 1st

  • Anti-MFA: A Writing Workshop for the Rest of Us @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 1–4pm — A first-Sunday workshop for writers without a degree in it. 👉 Skip the tuition

Monday 2nd

  • Farr Non-Fiction Book Club @ Farr Regional Library (Greeley) — 1–2pm 👉 Talk true stories

  • LINC's True Crime Book Club @ LINC Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 5:30–6:30pm — The right book club for the week after Halloween. 👉 Case the shelves

  • Traps & Trenchcoats Book Club @ Old Firehouse Books (Fort Collins) — 6–7pm — Old Firehouse's monthly book club, the one with the trenchcoats in the name. 👉 Turn up your collar

Tuesday 3rd

  • Internet Essentials: Self Publishing Online @ Centennial Park Library (Greeley) — 5–6pm — A library session on getting your own writing published online. 👉 Hit publish

  • Books & Brews @ Sky Bear Brewery & Pub (Loveland) — 6pm 👉 Read between the pints

  • Gulo Gulo Writing Workshop @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm — A free first-Tuesday writing workshop. 👉 Write it down

  • Shut Up & Write! @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 6:30–8pm — The Fort Collins version, every Tuesday. 👉 Quiet the inbox

Wednesday 4th

  • Hit List Reading Club: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi @ Windsor Library - Longs Peak (Windsor) — 10–11am — This month's pick is Theo of Golden. 👉 Join the list

  • A Court of Splintered Harmony Debrief + Candle Crafting @ Cherry on Top Bookshop (Fort Collins) — 6:30pm — Talk through the book, then make a candle to go with it. 👉 Light the next chapter

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DANCE FLOORS

Halloween line dancing, first-Tuesday swing, and a winery that dances on Wednesdays.

  • Line Dancing: Halloween Party @ Wiley Roots Brewing Company (Greeley) — Fri 6:30–8:30pm — Line dancing, in costume. 👉 Boot scoot boo

  • Country Kick Up Swing Dancing @ The Boot Grill (Loveland) — Tue 7pm — First-Tuesday swing night. $15 covers the dancing and a domestic pint. 👉 Swing your partner

  • Wine Dancing @ Sweet Heart Winery (Loveland) — Wed 6–8pm 👉 Sip, step, repeat


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CARDS, DICE & GAMES

Mahjong, library bingo, euchre, and a chicken who decides who wins.

Saturday 31st

  • Mahjong at Stodgy @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 2–5pm — A standing Saturday mahjong table. 👉 Shuffle the tiles

Sunday 1st

  • Chicken Sh!t Bingo @ Pour Brothers Community Tavern (Fort Collins) — 1–5pm — The first-Sunday bingo where a chicken picks the winning square. 👉 Wait for the drop

  • Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz @ The Tavern at St. Michael's Square (Greeley) — 7–9pm 👉 Quiz it

Monday 2nd

Tuesday 3rd

  • Bingo Night @ Grover Library (Grover) — 4:30–6:30pm — Library bingo in northern Weld. 👉 B-I-N-G-Grover

  • Pub Trivia Night @ Peculier Ales (Windsor) — 5:30–7:30pm — Hosted by the Clearview Library District, which means the questions are probably good. 👉 Check out the answers

  • Humdinger Trivia @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 6–8pm 👉 Bring the know-it-all

  • Jeopardy Tuesdays @ Deppen Brewing (Wellington) — 6pm — Answers in the form of a question, beer in the form of a pint. 👉 I'll take beer for 400

  • Social Deduction Games - Upstairs @ Purpose Brewing and Cellars (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm — Werewolf-style games where somebody at the table is lying. RSVP through Meetup. 👉 Trust no one

Wednesday 4th

  • Euchre Tournament @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 5:30–8:30pm — First-Wednesday euchre. 👉 Call trump

  • Music Bingo: 80's, 90's, & 00's @ Timnath Beerwerks (Timnath) — 6–8pm 👉 Rewind and daub

  • Wednesday Night Chess! @ Purpose Brewing and Cellars (Fort Collins) — 6–9pm 👉 Make your move

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ON THE WALLS

Gonzo ink, a gallery full of birds, a handmade home, prints made for everybody, and one last weekend for a brewery show.

On view all week

  • Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing @ Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (Fort Collins) — 10am–6pm, through Dec 13 — More than sixty years of Steadman's work in 138 originals, from his student sketches through his Hunter S. Thompson years and the political cartoons. Free, like everything at the Allicar. 👉 Fear and loathing, framed

  • Of a Feather: Avian Works from the Collection @ Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (Fort Collins) — 10am–6pm, through Dec 13 — Birds across the museum's permanent collection, from ceremonial Congolese masks to folk art of the Americas. Free. 👉 Flock to it

  • AfroBohemian Home: An Installation by Zsudayka Nzinga @ Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (Fort Collins) — 10am–6pm, through Dec 13 — Nzinga turns a gallery into a handmade home that celebrates Black American culture and the home as a place of community. Free. 👉 Come on in

  • Art & Access: New Directions in Prints and Multiples @ Museum of Art Fort Collins (Fort Collins) — Wed–Sun, through Jan 3 — Prints and multiples from 1967 to now by artists who wanted their work in more hands, including Banksy, Judy Chicago, Kehinde Wiley, and Mickalene Thomas. Closed Monday and Tuesday. 👉 Art for the many

  • Mallory Cash Art @ Salt Road Brewing (Fort Collins) — through Sat, during taproom hours — Last days to see Mallory Cash's show on the brewery walls. 👉 Catch it before Sunday

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OUT & ABOUT

Berthoud's scarecrows, a blood drive, a walk by the ponds, a makers market, a swap, a dinner for a good cause, election night, and a symphony talk.

  • Berthoud Scarecrow Contest @ Downtown Berthoud (Berthoud) — through Sat — Businesses and organizations all over Berthoud built scarecrows for the annual contest. Follow the map to find them, and get your vote in by Friday. The People's Choice winner is announced Saturday. 👉 Follow the straw trail

  • Houska Automotive Halloween Blood Drive @ UCHealth Garth Englund Blood Center (Fort Collins) — Fri 7am–1pm — The 25th year of Houska's Halloween drive. Donors get this year's t-shirt, and two of them win $100 in Houska Bucks. Sign up for a slot first. 👉 Give till you howl

  • Nature Walk and Coffee Hang Afterwards @ Arapaho Bend Natural Area (Fort Collins) — Sat 9–11am — An hour's walk around the ponds, then coffee and tea at Dazbog on Council Tree. Part of the LET'S PLAY women's hangout series. Meet in the lot on East Horsetooth. 👉 Walk, then sip

  • Foothills Collective Market @ Foothills (Fort Collins) — Sun 11am–4pm — More than 20 vintage sellers, artists, and makers from around Northern Colorado. Free to get in. 👉 Dig for finds

  • Pop-up Plant & Clothing Swap @ The Atrium Music Lounge (Fort Collins) — Sun 6pm — Trade the pothos cuttings and the jeans that don't fit. 👉 Swap it out

  • SAINT Annual Celebration of Connection @ Fort Collins Senior Center (Fort Collins) — Sun 6–8pm — Dinner, a silent auction, music, and stories from the riders and volunteer drivers of SAINT, Fort Collins' volunteer transportation nonprofit. There's a donation ticket if you can't make it. 👉 Along for the ride

  • Election Watch Party 2026 @ The Lyric Cinema Cafe (Fort Collins) — Tue 6pm — Watch the results come in with company in the Tiki Lounge. 👉 Watch the count

  • Composer Talks with Dawn Grapes @ Old Town Library (Fort Collins) — Wed 12:15–1:15pm — A lunch-hour talk from the Fort Collins Symphony. 👉 Lunch with the composers

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