Mornin’, NOCO Crew!
The Ranch is about to be packed with 2,000+ hot rods and classics for the Goodguys Colorado Nationals. Beyond the car show, Greeley's getting painted for WeldWalls Mural Festival, there's a farm-to-table dinner out in Wiggins, and this week's live music lineup alone could fill your whole calendar.
Grab a coffee, and let's dig in!
– Megan
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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.
September 11 - 16, 2026
The Biggest Event
Goodguys 28th Griot's Garage Colorado Nationals
The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Cir, Loveland — Friday & Saturday, Sept 11–12, 8am–5pm; Sunday, Sept 13, 8am–3pm
The 28th year Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has brought its Colorado Nationals to Loveland — a three-day gathering of more than 2,000 hot rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks, and classics from 1999 and older.
Beyond the show cars, the weekend includes Goodguys AutoCross racing (with Saturday's Western States Shootout), a swap meet and car corral, a vendor midway, live music, and a free family activity zone.
Sunday wraps things up with the Meguiar's All American Sunday showcase and the Builder's Choice Awards.
Three More Worth the Trip
Loveland Honey Festival Fairgrounds Park, Loveland — Sunday, Sept 13, 9am–1pm
Local honey and mead vendors, an observation beehive, a Busy Bee Kid Zone, beeswax and bee-themed goods, and live music from Sean Waters. It runs right alongside the Loveland Farmers Market (same park, same morning, 40+ vendors), and if you want to work up an appetite first, the Honeybee Hustle lets you rack up laps on a one-mile loop beforehand — adults start at 9am, kids under 10 get their own 30-minute mini version at 10am. 👉 Get the hive details
WeldWalls Mural Festival 16th Street, Downtown Greeley — Tuesday–Saturday, Sept 15–19
Greeley's mural festival returns for a second year, now centered on the 16th Street block, with seven muralists — including a UNC student artist — painting live all week. Public mural-watching hours run 11am–6pm Tuesday through Saturday; Wednesday evening brings an artist panel at the Greeley Creative Arts Center (7pm, free); Friday's "Art Night Out x 16th St Bear Bash" turns the block into a street party (4–8pm) with a pop-up gallery show, student art installations, and live music; and it all wraps Saturday with the mural unveiling and a community celebration from 11am–3pm. 👉 See the full schedule
Wiggins FFA Foundation Farm to Table Dinner 201 Tiger Way Dr, Wiggins — Friday, Sept 11, 4:30–6:30pm
A dinner built entirely around locally sourced ingredients, celebrating the people and partnerships that keep Wiggins agriculture going — and a genuine pull from the far east edge of the NOCO Footprint. Proceeds support the Wiggins FFA Foundation: scholarships, leadership development, and hands-on agricultural experience for local students. $15 per person, available through local FFA Chapter members or at the door. 👉 Reserve your seat
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WORD ABOUT TOWN
Meetings, workshops, tours, and the odd bit of civic business.
Friday 11th
Open Lands & Trails Advisory Commission @
Parks & Recreation Administrative Office (Loveland) — 5:30pm — Public meeting. 👉 Sit in on the commission
NoCo Parade of Homes @ Multiple Locations (Loveland) — Fri–Sun, Sept 11–13 — Multi-day regional home tour; individual venue addresses and hours weren't listed on the source page. 👉 Tour the new builds
Monday 14th
HIP Streets check-in @ Fourth Street between Lincoln and Cleveland Avenues (Loveland) — 11am pop-up block party, 1:30pm virtual tour — Two ways to catch up on the 4th Street corridor rebuild we've followed since Issue 013: an in-person pop-up or a virtual walkthrough of the plan. 👉 See how the street's shaping up
Wednesday 16th
Spotlight Speaker Series @ Aims Community College Welcome Center (Greeley) — 8am — 👉 Grab a seat and listen up
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A GOOD WEEK FOR BOOKS
Monday 14th
Queer Writes @ Wolverine Farm (Fort Collins) — 6–8pm — Biweekly LGBTQ+ writing group. 👉 Write it out loud
Tuesday 15th
Queer & Loathing Book Club @ Old Firehouse Books (Fort Collins) — 6–7pm — Standing monthly LGBTQ+ book club. 👉 Turn the page
Gulo Gulo Poetry Open Mic + Workshop @ Wolverine Farm (Fort Collins) — 4–8pm workshop and open mic, monthly third Tuesday. 👉 Share a verse
Wednesday 16th
Creative Writing Group @ The Lyric (1209 N College Ave, Fort Collins) — 6–7:30pm — 👉 Bring your draft
Grim Tidings Bedazzling Release Party @ Cherry on Top Bookshop (Fort Collins) — 5:30pm — $35 ticketed. 👉 Get in early
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MADE BY HAND
Candles, clay, crochet, and one very small tree.
Friday 11th
Date Night Pottery @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — 👉 Throw a bowl together
Saturday 12th
Crochet Granny Squares @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 12–2pm — 👉 Hook it up
Paint Your Own Pond Frog @ Makers Mercantile & Studio (Greeley) — 10:30am–12:30pm — 👉 Paint a pond frog
Sunday 13th
Sunshine Craft Social @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 1–2pm — 👉 Craft in the daylight
Pressed Flowers Class @ Bath Garden Center (Fort Collins) — 12pm — 👉 Press pause on a flower
Hand Knitting Chunky Throw Pillow @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 11:30am–1:30pm — 👉 Knit it big
Tuesday 15th
Petroglyphs Workshop @ Greeley Creative Arts Center (Greeley) — 1–4pm — 👉 Carve your own story
Wednesday 16th
Bonsai Bar! @ Gilded Goat Brewing, Old Town (Fort Collins) — 6:30pm — 👉 Shape a little tree
Build Your Own Fairy Garden Workshop @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — 👉 Build something tiny
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CARDS, DICE & PINS
Friday 11th
Special Event Trivia: THE OFFICE @ MeadKrieger Meadery (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — A full-category trivia night built around one show. 👉 Prove you know Dunder Mifflin
Saturday 12th
Mahjong at Stodgy @ Stodgy Brewing (Fort Collins) — 2–5pm 👉 Grab a seat at the table
Sunday 13th
Chicken Sh!t Bingo @ Pour Brothers Community Tavern (Fort Collins) — 1–5pm 👉 Bet on the bird
Tuesday 15th
D&D One-Shot Campaign @ The Atrium (Fort Collins) — 6pm — No commitment required, just show up and roll. 👉 Roll for initiative
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OUTSIDE
Saturday 12th
Farm Day @ Bath Garden Center (Fort Collins) — 10am — 👉 Meet the farm
Dale Weld 5K Run/Walk @ HWWx (Greeley) — 8–11am — 👉 Lace up
For The City Network 5K @ Twin Rivers Community Park (Greeley) — 9am–noon — 👉 Lace up
Monday 14th
Swing4Vets Golf Tournament @ Pelican Lakes Golf Course (Windsor) — 8am — 👉 Get your game on
Fall Planting: Plan Now, Plant Later @ Gertrude Scott Meeting Room (Loveland) — 11:30am — 👉 Get a jump on fall
Tuesday 15th
Tree Walk with the Windsor Tree Board @ Main Community Park (Windsor) — 5–6:30pm — 👉 Meet the neighborhood trees
Wednesday 16th
Sunset Guided Walk @ Willow Bend Natural Area (Loveland) — 6pm — Relax into it
Standing run and walk clubs also meet this week at Konstruct Brewing, Loveland Aleworks, The Neighbor (two separate clubs), Odell Brewing, Verboten Brewing North, and New Belgium — same weekly routine, different night each.
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STAGE, SCREEN & PAGE
Friday 11th
Firebringer @ Lincoln Center (Fort Collins) — Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm and 7pm — A prehistoric musical comedy, three shows across the weekend. 👉 Get your tickets
The Crime Reporter @ Bas Bleu Theatre Company (Fort Collins) — Fri & Sat 5:30pm, Sun 12:30pm — 👉 Get your tickets
Show & Tell for Grown Ups! @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 7:30–9pm — 👉 Bring your weird thing
Saturday 12th
Fall Harvest Open House @ Milner-Schwarz Farmhouse (Loveland) — 10am–1pm — 👉 See the harvest come in
Manga Dreams @ Loveland Museum (Loveland) — Sat 10am–4pm — Large-format studio portraits of Asian youth in original manga-inspired costumes, styled into entirely invented characters through photography and digital effects. Last day for the Anderson & Low exhibit in the Main Gallery. 👉 Choose your character before it's gone
Marquetry: Evolution of Art in Wood (ongoing exhibit) @ Loveland's downtown museum — runs through Sept. 26 — 👉 See wood as art
Connected by the Canyon: 50 Years Since the Big Thompson Flood (ongoing exhibit) @ Loveland's downtown museum — runs through Nov. 28 — Marks five decades since the 1976 flood. 👉 See the exhibit
Sunday 13th
Girl That's Embarrassing Comedy Show @ Wolverine Farm (Fort Collins) — 4:30–6pm — 👉 Get your laughs in
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LIVE MUSIC
Friday 11th
Marco Strous: No Games Tour with INVERSION Lucky Cigs @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8:00pm
Livingston Taylor @ The Armory (Fort Collins) — 7:00pm
Live Music - Mike O Connell @ Marr's Cabins and Tavern, Red Feather Lakes — 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sugar Britches w/ Nick Critchlow & The Genuine Articles @ Chipper's Lanes Greeley (Greeley) — 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Grace Kuch Band @ Maxline Brewing (Fort Collins) — 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Dial Ups @ Horsetooth Tavern (Fort Collins) — 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Jon Pickett (Chain Station) @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Good Time Charlie Friends @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 12th
The Gringos with The John Wood Band, Burnout @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8:00pm
Le Youth w/ Denver Progressive House @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre (Bellvue) — 8:00pm
Ingrid Andress (with Aubrey Dale) @ Washington's (Fort Collins) — 7:00pm
Sophie Strausser @ Horsetooth Tavern (Fort Collins) — 11:00am - 2:00pm
Delilah West (Grateful Dead Tribute) @ Horsetooth Tavern (Fort Collins) — 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Brian Kittrell @ Lucky Joe's (Fort Collins) — 9:00pm - 11:55pm
Hoss and the Hangman (Live Music) @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Jason Hicks @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Kelly Aspen & Brandon Sipes @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Sunday 13th
FREE: Sunday Summer Series: Chris Murray @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre (Bellvue) — 2:00pm, free
Second Sunday Sloniker Serenade @ Ace Gillett's (Fort Collins) — 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Verboten's Acoustic Afternoons: The Pill Bugs @ Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project (Loveland) — 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Sugar Britches @ Horsetooth Tavern (Fort Collins) — 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sarah Minto-Sparks @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Monday 14th
Wesley Scott @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday 15th
An Evening with Drink The Sea @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 8:00pm
Bayside (with Driveways and Grave Secrets) @ Washington's (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm
David Tiller @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday 16th
Residency Concert w/ The Ontopsies + Friends @ Wolverine Farm (Fort Collins) — 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Eric Beringer @ CooperSmith's (Fort Collins) — 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Geoff Clark @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5:00pm - 8:00pm
SUBMIT AN EVENT
Running something, or know somebody who is? Hit reply. We're especially short on Greeley this week, the smaller Weld towns, and anything east of Highway 85. If it's happening out there, we want it in here.
