Taste of Fort Collins is a food festival in Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Single-day passes run about 27 dollars and children under 12 enter free; the 2026 headliners are Modest Mouse and Lil Jon.
Address: 301 Maple Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Fort Collins Beer Week runs one week and about 20 breweries each late June, the Fort Collins Brewers Association's citywide run of collabs and tastings.
Tip: The 2026 edition ran 22-28 June with a ticketed Beerfest at The Drake Centre; individual taproom events are mostly free.
Tour de Fat is New Belgium Brewing's costumed bike parade and beer carnival at its Linden Street campus in Fort Collins, returning 29 August 2026.
Tip: Ride a bike in costume like everyone else; proceeds have historically supported cycling nonprofits, and food trucks ring the lawn.
Ciao, Summer! gathers twelve session beers, all 5.5% or lower, at Horse and Dragon Brewing in Fort Collins each September to send the season off.
Tip: The 2026 edition lands 20 September at the brewery on Racquette Drive; tickets come from Horse and Dragon directly.
Great Plates of Downtown Fort Collins runs 1-14 March with special menus across Old Town restaurants, raising funds for the Food Bank for Larimer County.
Tip: CooperSmith's and most Old Town kitchens run multi-course deals; book the big rooms early because the two weeks fill fast.
The Fort Collins Peach Festival fills Civic Center Park each August with peach pie, peach cocktails, live music and food trucks, run by local Rotary clubs.
Tip: The 2026 date is 15 August, 11:00-19:00; ten dollars at the gate, under-12s free, and the Rotary clubs return the proceeds to local nonprofits.
FoCo Fall Fest closes Old Town Square and nearby streets in Fort Collins on 10-11 October 2026, free entry with 100-plus vendors, food trucks and bars.
Tip: Entry is free and surrounding streets pedestrianise for the weekend; treat it as an eating crawl between the vendor rows.
