Free Community Events Pack End-of-Summer Calendars

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Summer isn’t over yet! Fort Collins and surrounding communities offer many free and low-cost events and activities. Here are a few to check out.

LOCAL

Poudre RiverFest, Noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9 (Free)
The annual festival will take place at New Belgium Brewing and will celebrate the health and heritage of the Cache la Poudre River—through music, hands-on activities, educational opportunities, and family-friendly fun.

Poudre RiverFest is free and open to all community members. This year’s event is more inclusive and welcoming to Spanish-speaking communities across Northern Colorado: Exhibitor booths with Spanish-speaking team members identified with signage, event materials and signage translated into Spanish, and Spanish-speaking volunteers on site.

Thursday Night Live in Old Town Square. Band schedule. (Free)

The BIPOC Alliance (click on the Events tab)

2025 Fort Collins Farmers Markets (Sunday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

First Friday Art Walk (Free)

Food Truck Rally: City Park (Tuesdays through Sept. 16) and Fossil Creek Park (Thursdays)

Global Village Museum

Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (Free)

“For The Love of Strangers” interactive variety show emceed by Dr. Cori Wong at Visit Fort Collins, Friday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. and second Fridays in 2025. (Free. $10 suggested donation.)

Liberation Is Local. Sundays and Wednesdays. (Donations welcome)

Open Streets, Sunday Sept. 14 (Free)

Dime Stories: A Storytelling Open Mic, Gulo Gulo Writing Workshop, Poetry Curious, Queer Writes, and other events at Wolverine Farm Letterpress & Publick House (Free)

Poudre Libraries: events calendar (Free)

The Toy, Game, and Puzzle (TGP) Library at Foothills Mall, a non-profit lending library (Free)

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

Museum of Art Fort Collins

Pianos About Town, various locations (Free)

REGIONAL

Larimer County Fair, through Tuesday, Aug. 5 at The Ranch in Loveland
(Free parking and entry)
The Coloradoan: “Take a look inside this year’s annual Larimer County Fair & PRCA Rodeo”

Heart & Sol of Loveland: Develop diversity awareness by supporting culture, community and education

Pastels on 5th chalk art festival, Saturday, Sept. 13

Spotlight on Local Businesses

Bean Cycle Roasters and Makerfolk: Modern and Handmade
Blue Moose Art Gallery: fine art, gifts, classes
Clothes Pony and Dandelion Toys
Matt Elias Piano: private piano lessons
Old Firehouse Books: author events and book clubs (Free)

Event Calendars

https://bandwagmag.com/
https://downtownfortcollins.com/
https://focoma.org/directory/media-resources
https://www.fcgov.com/events/
https://www.larimer.gov/events
https://www.visitftcollins.com/
https://www.wolverinefarm.org/events/
https://poudrelibraries.librarycalendar.com/events/month

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