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Hi, NOCO Crew!

If you can't find something to do this weekend, we don't know what to tell you!

Laurel Fest is packing more than 60 bands into three Fort Collins venues, Loveland artists are opening their studios, and downtown Loveland is about to be overrun by zombies. Greeley's got the Philharmonic, Halloween festivities, and Kansas (yes, that Kansas).

And if your weekend is already booked, there's plenty happening during the week, too. Greeley's first Restaurant Week kicks off Monday and there are enough workshops, concerts, and oddball activities to keep just about anyone busy.

Good luck choosing! Grab a coffee, and let's dig in!

– Megan & David

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— 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 16 – 21, 2026

The Biggest Event

Laurel Fest

The Atrium, Avogadro's Number and R Bar, Fort Collins. Friday and Saturday, October 16–17.

More than 60 bands and two days of music packed into the Laurel Street neighborhood. Laurel Fest makes a whole weekend out of walking between stages, finding a new favorite band and catching up with people along the way. Music starts at 4pm Friday and runs through Saturday night. A single $31 weekend wristband covers all three venues on both days.

👉 Spend the weekend on Laurel Street

Five More Worth the Drive

Downtown Loveland ZombieCrawl and Rooftop Zombie Crawl Dance Party

Loveland Aleworks & Desk Chair, Loveland
Saturday, October 17, 4–11pm

A night for the undead. The free ZombieCrawl runs 4–7pm at Loveland Aleworks, with Addie Tonic playing from 4 to 6pm, and 6–9pm at MeadKrieger Meadery. Then the Rooftop Zombie Crawl Dance Party takes over the Desk Chair rooftop at 201 E 4th St from 7 to 11pm, with DJ Brian Howe on the decks. The dance party is 21+, costumes are encouraged, and tickets are $10 general admission or $25 VIP, which adds a visit to the haunted house down the street first. Space is limited.

👉 Join the zombie crowd · 👉 Get dance party tickets

18th Annual Loveland Art Studio Tour

Various studios (Loveland) — Saturday and Sunday, October 17–18, 11am–5pm

Loveland's artists are opening their doors for two weekends, and you can go see where the work happens. The free, self-guided tour takes you through working studios, pop-up spaces, and galleries, where painters, potters, jewelers, sculptors, and other artists will be showing their work and giving live demonstrations. It's a chance to see the tools, materials, and creative spaces that usually stay behind the scenes.

Pick up a map at the Loveland Museum or plan your route online. The museum's Foote Gallery also has a monthlong preview of participating artists if you'd like to scout a few favorites first. Missed last weekend? This is the last one. The tour wraps Sunday at 5pm.

👉 Map your route

Re: Fashion Trash Fashion Show

Pulliam Community Building, Loveland. Saturday, October 17, 7pm

Wearable art made from materials that might otherwise have been tossed. The runway gets inventive, and the whole point is to look twice at what we throw away. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show runs 7 to 9pm. Tickets are $25, and proceeds support the Loveland Creative District. Project Runway Season 14 runner-up Kelly Dempsey is the guest judge.

👉 See trash turned into fashion

Greeley Philharmonic: On the Move, American Snapshots

UNC Campus Commons, Greeley. Saturday, October 17, 7pm

Conductor Lowell Graham leads Barber, Schuman, Hanson and James David's Tin Lizzies on Old Fall River, with Robert Vitale as soloist in Copland's Clarinet Concerto. A livestream is available too.

👉 Hear the orchestra

Blissfall

The Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue. Sunday, October 18, 3pm.

A music and arts festival that celebrates the change of seasons, with live music and local art. Mr. Wobbles, a beatboxer and YouTuber who mixes music, comedy and gaming, is on the bill alongside a Tree Gaud b2b Waylo set and more. It's all ages and free, with a suggested donation of $10, $15 or $25. A shuttle leaves from the CSU University Tennis Complex at 3pm and 6pm for $15, and parking at the venue is free and first come, first served.

👉 Catch the season turn

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SPOOKY SEASON

A corn maze, a wand workshop, a car show, pickleball, pumpkin carving, a sensory-friendly party and two days of trick-or-treating at a museum.

Pope Farms Corn Maize and Pumpkin Patch

Pope Farms, Wiggins. Saturdays 10am to 9pm, Sundays 10am to 6pm, through November 1.

The far east edge of the footprint is running a full fall farm. The corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkins, flower fields, a hayride, slides, a jumping pillow, a zipline, a cow train, paintball, pumpkin cannons and evening fire pits are all on the list, with live music, food, and beer and wine on site. The season ends November 1, so this weekend and the two after are what's left. Pope Farms is at 19502 County Road 3.

👉 Get lost on purpose

Friday 16th

  • Not So Spooky Carnival @ The Playground inside Greeley Mall (Greeley) — 5pm — Booth games, piñatas and a costume contest, all indoors, for the not-so-spooky crowd. 👉 Play it safe

  • Halloween Candle Pouring Party @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 6–8pm — Pour your own candle into a skull or a regular vessel, and pick your scent and wick. $45 covers materials, and you need to register ahead. 👉 Pour one out

Saturday 17th

  • NOCO Fall Fest @ Wild West Motorsports (Greeley) — 11am — Free, with a motorcycle trunk-or-treat, local vendors, food, and prizes for costumes and bikes. 👉 Trick or treat on two wheels

  • Halloween Jamboree @ Linc Library Innovation Center (Greeley) — 2pm — An afternoon of themed crafts, activities and games for families. 👉 Craft your way in

  • Wand Crafting Workshop with The Sacred Cauldron @ Orion's Apothecary (Loveland) — 2pm — Make your own wand at the apothecary, led by The Sacred Cauldron. 👉 Wave it around

  • Howl-O-Ween @ Centennial Village Museum (Greeley) — 2–6pm — A community trick-or-treat at the heritage museum at 1475 A Street. It runs again Sunday. 👉 Howl along

  • Loveland Trunk or Treat Car Show @ Fairgrounds Park (Loveland) — 4–7:30pm — The seventh year of a car show and trunk-or-treat at 700 S Railroad Ave, with music, vendors and food. 👉 Pop the trunk

  • Nightmare at The Picklr @ The Picklr (Fort Collins) — 4–10pm — A Halloween pickleball tournament benefiting Meals on Wheels Fort Collins. No DUPR rating needed, multiple divisions, costumes encouraged. 👉 Dink if you dare

  • Spooky Sip & Paint @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 7–10pm — An adult-oriented class where you paint a canvas, or bring your own pumpkin, with mocktails on the side. $10 in advance, $15 the day of. 👉 Paint it spooky

Sunday 18th

  • Pints & Pumpkins: Sip While You Stab @ High Hops Brewery (Windsor) — 10:30am–12pm — Carve a pumpkin at the brewery, co-hosted with The Heart Distillery and The Windsor Gardener. Your ticket covers a pumpkin, carving tools, and one draft cocktail, flagship beer or non-alcoholic drink, about $28 depending on the platform. All ages. 👉 Carve and sip

  • Poppet Pals: A Little Witchlings Workshop @ Orion's Apothecary (Loveland) — 1pm — A witchy workshop built around poppets, hosted at the apothecary. 👉 Make a pal

  • Howl-O-Ween Trick-or-Treat @ Centennial Village Museum (Greeley) — 2pm — Trick-or-treating, crafts and wagon rides at the heritage museum. Free for kids 6 and under and SNAP/EBT cardholders; general admission varies. 👉 Treat yourself

  • Possessed: A Haunted Doll Workshop @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 3pm — A haunted doll workshop, held at the taproom. 👉 Meet your doll

Wednesday 21st

  • Abby Care + Summit Therapy Group Sensory-Friendly Halloween Party @ Summit Therapy Group (Timnath) — 5:30–7:30pm — A low-stress Halloween evening for kids, with crafts, silly games, music, fall treats and quiet areas for breaks. Summit Therapy Group is at 5000 Goodman St, Unit 105. 👉 Gentle fright night

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STAGE & SCREEN

A pizza-parlor musical, an opera with a bat in it, and a ballet set to Lenny Kravitz.

Friday through Sunday

  • Mystic Pizza: A New Musical @ The Lincoln Center (Fort Collins) — Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2 and 7:30pm, Sun 2pm — A new stage musical based on the 1988 rom-com about three working-class young women at a small-town pizza restaurant, scored with '80s and '90s hits. Tickets run $68 to $98+, fees included. 👉 Grab a slice

  • Loveland Opera Theatre: Die Fledermaus – Revenge of the Bat @ The Historic Rialto Theater (Loveland) — Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 2pm — The Strauss operetta, on the closing weekend of its run at the Rialto. 👉 Take wing

Friday and Saturday

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Debut Theatre Company) @ The Lincoln Center, Magnolia Theatre (Fort Collins) — Fri 7pm, Sat 1 and 7pm — Debut Theatre Company retells the iconic legend, a story for laughs and fall festivities with a Headless Horseman on the loose. Tickets are $15 and it's recommended for ages 5 and up. Every performance on the ticket page is sold out, including the Oct 23 and 24 shows. 👉 Check for returns

Friday 16th

  • Next Stop Comedy @ Wiley Roots Brewing Co. (Greeley) — 7pm — A rotating lineup of national stand-ups, headlined by Denver's Sam Ellefson, winner of the 2025 Comedy Fort's Funniest competition. Seating starts at 6:30pm. 👉 Next stop, laughs

  • Debate n' Debunk @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 8pm — A versus-style comedy show of silly debates, where the audience votes on the winner. Tickets are sold online. 👉 Cast your vote

Sunday 18th

  • Drag Brunch with Krisa Gonna and Miss Jewdy @ The Love Shack – Craft Mocktails (Loveland) — 10:30am–12pm — Brunch with two hosts and a stage. 18+ only. 👉 Brunch with sparkle

  • Four Shillings Short @ Bas Bleu Theatre Company (Fort Collins) — 7pm — Featured artists Aodh Og and Christy Martin take the Bas Bleu stage. 👉 Pull up a seat

Tuesday 20th

  • Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Love Rocks @ The Lincoln Center (Fort Collins) — 7:30pm — Sixteen dancers, set to guitar-driven music by Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz, in the company's 31st season under Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Tickets run $54 to $92+. 👉 Let it rock

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MADE BY HAND

Pottery, glass, bonsai, and two different fire cider classes on the same Wednesday.

Friday 16th

  • A Brush of Magic @ Studio Vino (Loveland) — 6–8pm — A Harry Potter-inspired step-by-step painting class: a young wizard portrait, scarf and wand. Family and group friendly. $39 per person. 👉 Cast a canvas

  • Trash Fashion Workshop @ Aims Community College Loveland Campus (Loveland) — 6–8pm — A hands-on workshop in wearable design from recycled materials, the lead-up to Saturday's runway show. A combo ticket for the workshop and the show is $40. 👉 Make something from nothing

  • Community Night Pottery Wheel Throwing @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — A night at the wheel. $45. 👉 Get your hands dirty

Saturday 17th

  • Trinity Quilters' Biennial Fall Bazaar @ 3000 35th Ave (Greeley) — 9am–3pm — The Trinity Quilters host 10 to 12 local vendors selling crafts, quilted items, sewing items, bags and fall seasonal pieces. 👉 Shop the stitches

  • Petals & Pints @ Verboten Brewing North (Fort Collins) — 12pm — A Bath Garden Center floral class at the brewery, 1611 S College Ave. $70. 👉 Arrange and sip

  • Hand Building Clay Pumpkins @ The Artisan Shop & Studio (Loveland) — 1:30–3:30pm — Build a clay pumpkin by hand, no wheel required. $45. 👉 Pinch a pumpkin

  • Alcohol Ink Painting, Level I @ Greeley Creative Arts Center (Greeley) — 1:30–3:30pm — A six-week beginner class that starts today, making wispy, flowing artwork on Yupo paper, ceramic tiles and glass ornaments. $210 for all six sessions. 👉 Let the ink run

  • Herbal First Aid Kits with Samantha Grant @ Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary (Fort Collins) — 6:30–8:30pm — A class on herbal first aid kits at the apothecary at 223 N. College Ave. $60, and you need to pre-register. 👉 Stock the shelf

Sunday 18th

  • Bonsai Bar Workshop @ Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) — 1pm — About two hours of shaping a tiny tree at the taproom. 👉 Trim a tiny tree

Monday 19th

  • Terrarium Class @ Verboten Brewing North (Fort Collins) — 5:30pm — A Bath Garden Center terrarium class at the brewery, 1611 S College Ave. $55. 👉 Grow a tiny world

  • Assemblage with Water Color, Level I @ Greeley Creative Arts Center (Greeley) — 6–8pm — Mix loose, flowing watercolor, then turn the painting into a work of assemblage. The four-week series started Oct 5 and wraps Oct 26, so ask about joining late. $120, materials included, beginner friendly. 👉 Cut and paint

Tuesday 20th

  • Oil Painting with Palette Knife, Level I @ Greeley Creative Arts Center (Greeley) — 6–9pm — A six-week beginner class in thick, textured floral paintings made with palette knives instead of brushes. Starts tonight. $240 for all six sessions. 👉 Knife in hand

  • Paint Your Pet, Dogtober Edition! @ Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins) — 6:30pm — A painting night with your pet as the subject. 👉 Brush up on your Buddy

Wednesday 21st

  • Fire Cider: Learn, Make, & Take @ Orion's Apothecary (Loveland) — 9:30am — Learn it, make it, take it home. 👉 Brew the burn

  • Fused Glass Classes and Open Studio @ Loveland CreatorSpace Classroom (Loveland) — 10am–12pm and 5:30–7:30pm — Fused glass at the CreatorSpace at 320 N. Railroad Ave, with a morning class and an evening class. 👉 Fire it up

  • Ed Beaty Hall Art Show: Ransom Notes, Artist's Reception @ Aims Community College, Ed Beaty Hall (Greeley) — 4:30–6pm — Meet Aims art faculty member H. Bryan Stinson at the reception for "Ransom Notes," which hangs from Oct 19 to Dec 10. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 10am to 4pm. 👉 Meet the artist

  • Fire Cider Making Class with Brita LaTona @ Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary (Fort Collins) — 6:15–8pm — The second fire cider class of the day, this one in Fort Collins. $40, and you need to pre-register. 👉 Spice things up

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EATS & DRINKS

A beer release, a downtown snack crawl, and a market with a big birthday.

Friday 16th

  • Beer Release: Time Machine @ City Star Brewing (Berthoud) — 3–10pm — City Star releases a beer called Time Machine, with the taproom open seven hours. 👉 Hop in the Time Machine

  • Fort Collins Foodie Walk @ Downtown Fort Collins (Fort Collins) — 5–8pm — A free, self-guided sampling tour through downtown shops including Old Town Spice Shop, Rocky Mountain Olive Oil, Tesoro by Sweet Heart Wine, Nuance Chocolate and Kilwins. It runs on the third Friday of the month. 👉 Graze downtown

Saturday 17th

  • Greeley Farmers' Market @ Lincoln Park (Greeley) — 8am–12pm — Local food, flowers and hand-crafted items, free, every Saturday through October 31. 👉 Shop Greeley

  • Larimer County Farmers' Market @ 200 W. Oak Street (Fort Collins) — 9am–1pm — The market is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Saturdays run through October 31. 👉 Shop the 50th

Monday 19th through Sunday, November 1

  • Fork Around & Find Out (Greeley Restaurant Week) @ Restaurants around Greeley (Greeley) — Mon Oct 19 through Sun Nov 1 — Greeley's first-ever Restaurant Week. Restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, bakeries and food trucks each put up a $15 or $25 special that exists only for the event. 👉 Fork around

Tuesday 20th

  • Bread, Wine, and Everything Fine @ Tesoro by Sweet Heart Winery (Fort Collins) — 6pm — Hosted by Sweet Heart Winery and held at its Tesoro space in Fort Collins. 👉 Break bread

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OUT & ABOUT

A car-free street, a ferret feeding, and a bird walk that asks you to slow down.

Friday 16th

  • Student Night @ Greeley Climbing Collective (Greeley) — 5–9pm — $9 day passes for students and teachers, every Friday. Rentals not included. 👉 Climb on a budget

  • Country Swing Dance Lessons @ 1535 8th Ave (Greeley) — 6:30pm — Lessons run 6:30 to 7:30pm for foundations through intermediate, then social dancing and guided practice from 7:30 to 8:30pm. No partner required. 👉 Swing your partner

  • SHREK RAVE @ Aggie Theatre (Fort Collins) — 9pm — A rave built around one green ogre, in a room that usually books touring bands. 👉 Party in the swamp

Saturday 17th

  • Field Trip: Mindful Birding @ High Plains Environmental Center (Loveland) — 9am — A guided walk led by Barbara Patterson and Amy Roush that pairs birdwatching with mindfulness and awareness exercises. 👉 Look up, slow down

  • Black-footed Ferret Feedings @ Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (Fort Collins) — 9:30am — Feeding time for the museum's black-footed ferrets, held on the first and third Saturdays of the month. 👉 Watch them eat

  • Old Town Library 50th Anniversary Celebration @ Old Town Library (Fort Collins) — 5:30–8pm — Free, at 201 Peterson St. 👉 Celebrate fifty

Sunday 18th

  • NoCo Cars & Coffee @ Promenade Shops at Centerra (Loveland) — 8–11am — The monthly car meet in the Centerra parking lot area. 👉 Idle by

  • Open Streets @ Laurel Street between Mason and Shields (Fort Collins) — 10am–3pm — One to two miles of car-free street, free, with a 10am bike parade kickoff, music on the School of Rock Youth Stage, food trucks, hands-on art and live mural painting at Laurel and Howes. 👉 Roll on through

  • Teen Self Care Fair @ Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (Fort Collins) — 11am–4pm — A self-care fair for teens. Free, and no registration needed. 👉 Take care

Under the Dome

Showtimes at the OtterBox Digital Dome Theater, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (Fort Collins). 👉 See the full dome schedule

  • Fri 16th: Big Bird's Adventure 10am · Altars of Memory & Magic 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm · Oasis in Space 10:45am · Altares de Memoria y Magia 11:15am, 3:15pm · CAPCOM GO: The Apollo Story 11:30am · Supervolcanoes 2pm · Tales of a Time Traveler 2:45pm

  • Sat 17th: Big Bird's Adventure 10am · Altars of Memory & Magic 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm · Tales of a Time Traveler 10:45am · Altares de Memoria y Magia 11:15am, 3:15pm · Mysteries of Your Brain 11:30am · Orbital 2pm · Un Cielo, Un Mundo: La Aventura de Big Bird 2:45pm · The Sun Our Living Star 3:30pm

  • Tue 20th: Big Bird's Adventure 10am · Altars of Memory & Magic 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm · Mysteries of Your Brain 10:45am · Altares de Memoria y Magia 11:15am, 3:15pm · Explore 11:30am · Orbital 2pm · Oasis in Space 2:45pm

  • Wed 21st: Big Bird's Adventure 10am and 10:45am · Altars of Memory & Magic 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm · Altares de Memoria y Magia 11:15am, 3:15pm · Mysteries of Your Brain 11:30am · Oasis in Space 2pm · Tales of a Time Traveler 2:45pm

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ON THE PAGE

A city budget over a pint, a poetry open mic, and the people behind Loveland's beer.

Friday 16th

  • Author Spotlight with Gemma Snow & Tory Steel @ Cherry on Top Bookshop (Fort Collins) — 5pm — An author event at the bookshop. 👉 Meet the authors

Monday 19th

  • Issues on Tap: City of Loveland Budget @ Verboten Brewery (Loveland) — 4:30–6pm — A conversation about the city budget, held over a pint at 127 E 5th St. 👉 Pull up a stool

Tuesday 20th

  • Gulo Gulo Poetry Open Mic + Workshop @ Wolverine Farm Publick House (Fort Collins) — 4–8pm — A free poetry workshop at 4pm, then the open mic at 6pm, held on the third Tuesday of the month. 👉 Take the mic

Wednesday 21st

  • Brewed In Loveland: The People Behind Your Pint @ Rialto Theatre, Devereaux Room (Loveland) — 5:30–6:30pm — An hour on the people behind Loveland's beer, in the Rialto's Devereaux Room. 👉 Meet who pours

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CARDS, DICE & GAMES

Bingo with cash prizes, a euchre tournament, and a D&D quiz.

Saturday 17th

  • Dungeons & Dragons for Adults @ Windsor Library (Windsor) — 12–4pm — An adults-only D&D session in the library's James Peak room. 👉 Roll for initiative

  • Dungeons & Dragons Trivia @ Big Thompson Brewery (Loveland) — 6:30–9pm — A trivia night built around the game. 👉 Roll a natural twenty

Sunday 18th

  • Chicken Sh!t Bingo @ Pour Brothers Community Tavern (Fort Collins) — 1–5pm — Bingo for cash prizes, held on the first and third Sundays of the month. 👉 Bring your luck

Wednesday 21st

  • Euchre Tournament @ Stodgy Brewing Company (Fort Collins) — 5:30–8:30pm — A card tournament that runs on the first and third Wednesdays. 👉 Order up

  • Drag Bingo @ Moxi Theater (Greeley) — 6pm — Bingo, hosted in drag, at the theater. 👉 Daub and dazzle

  • Puzzles & Pints @ Sky Bear Brewery & Pub (Loveland) — 6:30–8:30pm — A puzzle night with pints. 👉 Piece it together

  • Beats n Bingo ft. AKMixes and Butterz @ The Atrium (Fort Collins) — 7pm — Bingo with music, featuring AKMixes and Butterz. 👉 Daub to the beat

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LIVE MUSIC

Estes Park gets a full week of regulars, Greeley has Kansas and Celtic Thunder on back-to-back nights, and Sound Bar and Surfside 7 fill the weekend.

Friday and Saturday

Friday 16th

Saturday 17th

Sunday 18th

Monday 19th

Tuesday 20th

  • Greg Miles @ The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (Estes Park) — 5–8pm

  • Pierre Bensusan @ The Atrium (Fort Collins) — 7pm, sold out

Wednesday 21st

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Got something happening in Northern Colorado? Hit reply and let us know — we're always looking to add to the list.

That’s it for this one! Stay Curious, NOCO!

See you next week!

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