Downtown Events Happening Right Outside Our Door

Here in Fort Collins, summertime is more than just sunshine. It’s also the heartbeat of a ton of local events including the Downtown Sidewalk Sales, Shop Late Fridays and Downtown Summer Sessions.

Make a day of shopping in historic downtown with your family and friends amongst a variety of street performers and great savings at the Downtown Sidewalk Sales! If you get hungry along the way, feel free to stop by CooperSmith’s for some lunch, dinner or maybe even just a beer!

 Merchants such as The Cupboard, Pendleton, Clothes Pony and other downtown favorites will be displaying their merchandise on the sidewalks of their stores as well as inside. Be sure to call ahead for specific store hours. The streets will be alive with many talented performers. Streetmosphere Performers will be performing all around downtown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10:00am and 7:00pm.

AND FREE historic trolley rides!! 12:00-5:00pm Thursday and Friday Catch it at Mountain Ave just west of Mason St

Shop Late Fridays

Dozens of the downtown retail shops that envelope CooperSmith’s in the heart of Old Town Fort Collins keep their doors open until 8:00pm on the second Friday of each month!

Explore & discover what Downtown shopping has to offer! 

Participating Businesses include:

• Akinz
• Alpine Arts-The Colorado Showcase
• Clothes Pony & Dandelion Toys  & Urban Blossom
• CSU Ram Zone
• The Cupboard
• Curiosities
• Downtown Ace Hardware
• Every Nook and Cranny
• Find of the Day
• Golden Poppy Herbs
• Happy Lucky’s Teahouse & Treasures
• Hearne’s Fine Goods
• Killer Rabbit
• Kilwins Chocolates & Ice Cream
• Old Town Spice shop
• The Perennial Gardener
• Prima Bodywear
• Rain Boutique
• Rocket Fizz
• The Right Card
• Rudolph’s Landing
• SALUS Bath & Body Care
• Santa Fe Craftsman, Inc.
• Savory Spice Shop
• Sense of Place
• Ten Thousand Villages
• Trimble Court Artisans
• White Balcony

Downtown Summer Sessions 

Come enjoy this brand new Friday night music concert series. Sit on our Old Town Square patio and you’ll have a front row seat to all the action. A diverse lineup of talented musicians play each week, two groups each evening.

Located in Old Town Square. 7:00-10:00pm, free admission, bring your own chair!

Entertainment Lineup of all Colorado bands:

July 11:

7:00 – 8:00pm – Better Than Bacon (soulful blues & rock)

8:30 – 10:00pm – The Jurassicasters (rock)

July 18:

7:00 – 8:00pm – Waylon WIllies (western)

8:30 – 10:00pm – Matt Skinner Band (country/honky-tonk)

July 25:

7:00 – 8:00pm – Jeff Finlin (americana)

8:30 – 10:00pm – P- Nuckle (reggae)

August 1

7:00 – 8:00pm – Gasoline & Lollipops (alternative americana/folk)

8:30 – 10:00pm – Wendy Woo Band (pop/rock/singersongwriter)

August 8:

7:00 – 8:00pm – Rachel and the Ruckus (blues/rock’n soul)

8:30 – 10:00pm – Kizumba (caribbean salsa)

For more information or details about other events happening downtown, visit the Downtown Fort Collins website.