Photo of swimming pool by Thomas Park on Unsplash by Kat Valdez/Diverse Fort Collins My sister and I took swimming lessons when we were kids but I never became comfortable with it. Despite growing up near the Pacific Ocean, I never swam in it. Never learned to surf. So it was with determination that I,Continue reading “February 2026 Community Events & “Sink or Swim””
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December 2025 Community Events
Read about some of Fort Collins’ community events in December. Happy holidays!
October 2025 Community Events
Flowers at Maxwell Natural Area. ©2025 Kat Valdez/Diverse Fort Collins Ready for a spooktacular October? A variety of creative projects and community events (including free and low cost) await you in Fort Collins. Here are a few. October is Hispanic Heritage Month! Books and Events to Celebrate Hispanic and Latiné Heritage Month – Poudre LibrariesOct.Continue reading “October 2025 Community Events”
FOR THE LOVE OF STRANGERS: A Variety Show To Meaningfully Connect with Others
Among the 40 or so attendees, we were young and not-so-young, introverted and extroverted, white and people of color, straight and queer, but we all had one thing in common.
We yearned for community.
Diverse Fort Collins 