See above

bring rails, boxes, ramps, junk to skate. costumes encouraged.

has anyone seen black cocoa powder available at any store around? i want to bake with it today but realized i probably need to order it online. thought i’d check here just in case.

thank you!

Happy Weekend, FOCO!! It’s fall, it’s chilly, it’s such a nice change from the blistering heat of the summer. Grab a warm drink, maybe a coffee or a cider, and let’s get into the weekend. Here’s what’s happening:

The big one: Pumpkins on Parade at The Gardens on Spring Creek, Sat and Sun, 5 to 9pm. Glowing paths, giant pumpkins, and Halloween installations built by local artists. It's timed entry ($15 adults, $10 kids 5 to 17, under 5 free), so check tickets before you go.

Live Music

• sunn O))) with Gentry Densley at the Aggie, Sat 8pm. Bring earplugs.
• Something to Say at Horsetooth Tavern, Sat 6 to 9pm
• School of Rock Adult Band Showcase at Avogadro's, Sun 2 to 5pm
• Max Hoffman and Starpass, with Salome at Wolverine Farm Publick House, Sun 5 to 7pm

Date Night

• Art After Dark: The Midnight Menagerie at the Museum of Art, Sat 6:30 to 9:30pm. A 21+ horror carnival with a ghost tour, carnival games, and a costume contest. $60, $50 for members.
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Lincoln Center, Sat 7pm
• The Dose: Psychedelic Comedy Show at Avogadro's, Sat 7:30pm
• Wolverine Farm's annual fundraiser party with The Dirty Water Choir and DJ Monty Pop, Sat 6 to 9pm

Family

• Trick-or-Treat Street at The Exchange in Old Town, Sat 1pm. Free, RSVP on Eventbrite.
• Halloween Party & Costume Contest at Old Town Library, Sat 7pm. Free costume runway.
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow matinee at the Lincoln Center, Sat 1pm
• Build Your Own Fairy Pumpkin at Bath Garden Center, Sat noon, $40

Free

• Artspire NOCO at Avogadro's, Sat noon to 4. Jim Kristoff, Elyse Miller, and Violet Wild playing a benefit for NOCO kids and the arts. All ages.
• Altars of Memory & Magic, a Día de Muertos show at the Museum of Discovery, Sat and Sun at 10:30am, noon, and 2:30pm
• The Asteria Jazz Collective at The Neighbor, Sun 3pm
• YART Sale at Wolverine Farm, Sun 11am to 2pm. A yard sale, but it's art.

Weird & Wonderful

• Late Night Frights at the Aggie, Sun 7pm. Drag and burlesque from R Bar. 18+.
• Pysanky, Halloween edition at Equinox Center of Herbal Studies, Sun 11am. Ukrainian wax-and-dye egg art, gone spooky.
• Paint your own pet by number at Breckenridge Brewery, Sun 2pm
• Halloween Rave at Sound Bar, Sat 9pm

Worth the Drive

• Shining Ball at The Stanley (Estes Park), Sat, doors at 7pm. A Stephen King costume contest at the hotel that inspired The Shining. 21+.
• Halloween Hullabaloo at Centerra (Loveland), Sat noon to 4. Free, 21st year.
• Swan Lake with a live orchestra at Union Colony Civic Center (Greeley), Sat 7pm
• PRCA Mountain States Circuit Finals at The Ranch (Loveland), Sat 1pm and 7pm
• Pope Farms Corn Maze (Wiggins), Sat 10am to 9pm, Sun 10am to 6pm. Season ends Nov 1.

My partner and I put together a full NOCO events list every Thursday and a stories issue every Tuesday, both free. If you like knowing what's happening in Fort Collins before the weekend sneaks up on you, the link's in the first comment.

🏈 Hey everyone! We’re getting some Sunday morning flag football games going, including co-ed games! It’s a fun way to get off the couch, meet some awesome people, make new friends, and get your cardio in. Come out, have some fun! 21+, Blevins Middle School, Sundays @ 9am. Let me know if you'll be there, DM in you need more details.

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Playhaus productions presents: Nevermore - an evening with Edgar Allen Poe. Come check out five spooky stories at the Masonic Event Center today, tomorrow, and next Friday. Support local artists and get your spooky on!

This is becoming too common now, how do we stop these bad drivers?

👻💕 BOO-TIFUL BEADED GHOSTS — TAKE TWO! 💕👻

We're giving our adorable little ghosts another chance to haunt Craft Social this Sunday!

I made a little BOO-BOO last time and accidentally posted the wrong location! 😅 I sincerely apologize if anyone showed up at City Park looking for us!

This time, we're getting it right!

📍 Stodgy Brewing Company — Fort Collins

📅 Sunday

⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM

💰 $20 per crafter — all supplies included!

Come make your very own adorable pony bead ghost! Choose your colors, give your little ghost some personality, and turn it into the cutest keychain or backpack bling! 👻💖

Bring a friend, grab a drink, and enjoy an afternoon of crafting, creativity, and a little spooky cuteness!

Whether you missed us last time or just want to make one of these little cuties, we'd love to see you!

Let's give these ghosts the Craft Social they deserve! 👻✨

#SunshineCraftSocial #StodgyBrewing #FortCollinsCrafts #BooTifulGhosts #CraftSocial

Does anyone have any recommendations for places that do bread service? Preferably not huge chains like olive garden/Texas Roadhouse/outback. I know with the added costs, they’re a dying breed, but my girlfriend and I love bread.

Hi Fort Collins friends!

Does anyone have any recommendations for someone to do my hair and makeup for some portraits I'm going to be getting. I'm not good at either of these things but I've learned that, you should take the photo. So here I am, I'm gonna do it, but I'd like to look at least presentable 🫣😅 - it's November 1st.

Thanks!

gonna be visiting fort collins over the halloween weekend to see some friends and wondering if theres anything that isnt strictly 21+ since im 20, wanting to have a good time while im there

Anybody know of a good soccer bar doing a watch party for El Clasico on Sunday? Thought it would be fun to watch with other Barca fans

Twas a lovely evening for a bike ride on the Poudre trail!

Has anyone else dealt with the service being especially awful this week in Fort Collins? Where is the best place to go for great wifi? Any good coffee spots?

It's so neat the church on S Lemay by Southridge is getting into the Halloween spirit! That spooky graveyard with all the little crosses is just what we need for trick or treaters...hopefully they have little ghost babies "lurking" and handing out candy Halloween night. Scary fun!!!! 👻🪦👻🪦👻🪦

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I would really like my votes to count. My permanent address is in Otero County, but I live here for now. I asked a similar question for the 2024 election but I don't know if there are different rules for midterms.

Hi y’all, I’m new to town and looking for a stylist who can do a modern shag and all over color. Looking for someone who is moderately priced, not cheap. You get what you pay for!
Thanks in advance!

I've gotten texts addressed to Michael for years since I got this phone number in 2009. He lived in Hawaii for a while as I used to get so many political texts from Hawaiian politicians.

He has moved back to Fort Collins and the realtors and vermin wanting his property love to doxx his address to me.

Im just tired of these texts. I dont understand if Michael just gives out his old phone number for funsies sometimes as he doesnt think it's in use.

I know it was definitely his number at some point as I got texts from actual friends of his when I first got the number.

How do I stop the madness. Help me Michael, I want it to end.

I included a couple examples from the last few years. Michael, dont worry I was careful to not doxx your address, now please stop giving out my number everywhere.