CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$
Neighborhoodold-town
HoursDaily from 16:00
Last verified

Tip: Look for the stairs off the square; the Great Gatsby anniversary party lands 10 September 2026 and sells out.

Location

Address: 1 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, CO 80524

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Town Pump ★ 4.3

Dive bar$old-townMon-Fri 15:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-01:30; Sun 12:00-00:30

Town Pump has poured in the same 416-square-foot room on College Avenue in Fort Collins since 1909, the oldest bar in the city and nearly its smallest.

Tip: Cash-friendly, cramped and proud of it; a GoFundMe raised over 57,000 dollars in two days to save it during the pandemic.

Trailhead Tavern ★ 3.9

Dive bar$old-townMon-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-02:00

Trailhead Tavern holds down Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins as the Old Town dive bar of record, with cheap pitchers until 02:00 seven nights a week.

Tip: It closes only for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Sunday after the Super Bowl; expect a CSU crowd on weekends.

Magic Rat Live Music ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar$$old-townWed-Sat 17:00-23:00

Magic Rat books free live music four nights a week off Firehouse Alley in Fort Collins, the Elizabeth Hotel's gritty indoor-outdoor stage and bar.

Tip: No cover, ever; the calendar posts on the hotel site week by week. Enter through the hotel or the alley.

Washington's ★ 4.4

Live music venue$$old-townShow nights; doors per event schedule

Washington's fills a 1903 sandstone warehouse on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins with 900-capacity touring shows and a pair of full-service bars.

Tip: Run by the Bohemian Foundation; the tiered balcony has the best sightlines, arrive at doors to claim the rail.

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More nightlife in Fort Collins

Town Pump ★ 4.3

Dive bar$old-townMon-Fri 15:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-01:30; Sun 12:00-00:30

Town Pump has poured in the same 416-square-foot room on College Avenue in Fort Collins since 1909, the oldest bar in the city and nearly its smallest.

Tip: Cash-friendly, cramped and proud of it; a GoFundMe raised over 57,000 dollars in two days to save it during the pandemic.

Trailhead Tavern ★ 3.9

Dive bar$old-townMon-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-02:00

Trailhead Tavern holds down Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins as the Old Town dive bar of record, with cheap pitchers until 02:00 seven nights a week.

Tip: It closes only for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Sunday after the Super Bowl; expect a CSU crowd on weekends.

Magic Rat Live Music ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar$$old-townWed-Sat 17:00-23:00

Magic Rat books free live music four nights a week off Firehouse Alley in Fort Collins, the Elizabeth Hotel's gritty indoor-outdoor stage and bar.

Tip: No cover, ever; the calendar posts on the hotel site week by week. Enter through the hotel or the alley.

Washington's ★ 4.4

Live music venue$$old-townShow nights; doors per event schedule

Washington's fills a 1903 sandstone warehouse on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins with 900-capacity touring shows and a pair of full-service bars.

Tip: Run by the Bohemian Foundation; the tiered balcony has the best sightlines, arrive at doors to claim the rail.

Avogadro's Number ★ 4.0

American$midtownMon-Thu 11:00-20:00; Fri 11:00-21:00; Sat 09:00-21:00; Sun 09:00-20:00

Avogadro's Number pairs inexpensive sandwiches and a shaded beer garden with jazz, blues and comedy nights on Mason Street in Fort Collins, weekly.

Tip: The back garden is the venue: live acts most weeks, weekend breakfast from 09:00, and nobody hurries you out.

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