Entertainment

July 16, 2026 at 7:07 a.m.

Free concerts, outdoors events, games and more are on the Thursday calendar for the Loveland...

A program on the origins of Colorado's scenery will be offered Wednesday evening at Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Free concerts and kids activities

July 15, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

Free concerts and kids activities are filling the calendar for Wednesday in the Loveland area,...

In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew, clockwise from left, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home on Wednesday, April 7, 2026. (NASA via AP)

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts to speak at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in August

By Lauren Penington

July 14, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

The Artemis II crew will show highlights from their mission to space, including views of...

Joe McQuain, owner of Bigs Meat Wagon, pulls bone-in pork off the smoker in 2021, during Loveland Loves BBQ Bands and Brews at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The event returns this weekend with a new name highlighting live music performances. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Out with the meat, in with the beat: Long-running Loveland festival debuts new name this weekend

By Jocelyn Rowley

July 14, 2026 at 12:53 p.m.

After years as Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands and Brews, the two-day event is returning to...

Belinda Medellin, left, and Jose Flores smooch Friday, July 10, 2026, in the computer lab where they met at the Loveland Public Library. The couple met while working as volunteer digital navigators for AmeriCorps at the library and they are competing in Variety Magazine's America's Favorite Couple contest. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland Library sweethearts compete for a national title

July 15, 2026 at 8:08 a.m.

While helping library visitors navigate their new devices and find online resources as Loveland Public...

The Loveland Connection will hear a talk Tuesday morning about the collection at Benson Sculpture Park. The public is welcome. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Kids events; Benson Sculpture Park talk

July 14, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

Things to do on Tuesday in Loveland include a talk about the Benson Sculpture Park,...

Loveland Loves BBQ is becoming Loveland Loves Rhythm & Brews, and will take place Friday and Saturday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: Loveland Loves Rhythm & Brews, ‘Wild West Song Fest’ and much more

July 15, 2026 at 9:44 a.m.

Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews has been rebranded Loveland Loves Rhythm & Brews and...

As park of Parks and Recreation Week, people can test their skills Monday evening at the Barnes Park batting cages. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Batting cages, dance, trivia and more

July 13, 2026 at 7:31 a.m.

As part of Parks and Recreation Week, people can test their skills Monday evening at...

Twins Laurel Olson-Williams, 7, left, and Robin Olson-Williams, 7, right, play Ring Around the Rosie in the center of a sculpture by Gary Price titled Circle of Peace at Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland on Thursday. Their grandparents Donna and Rice Williams watch as they play. The Williamses said that their daughters, the kids' mom and aunt, used to play around the sculpture when they were children. Donna Williams said they would always have a picnic at Benson Sculpture Garden the day before school started. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland’s Circle of Peace sculpture, inviting interaction for 25 years

July 13, 2026 at 6:35 a.m.

The sculpture honors Julie Moser, who was killed in the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 crash...

Jim Willard poses for a photo with his dog, Lucy, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in his home office in Loveland. A photo of his late dog, Twoey, is framed in the background on his desk. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Trivially Speaking: Tide came in, bikini debuted — what was the year?

July 12, 2026 at 7:16 a.m.

Glancing at the Willard TS (that's "Trivially Speaking) Index, I see that it's been a...

The Loveland Farmers Market takes place at Fairgrounds Park by the Big Thompson River, and on Sunday it will welcome Trek the Thompson, hosted by the Big Thompson Watershed Coalition. (Courtesy Loveland Parks and Recreation)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: Trek the Thompson, comedy and rodeo

July 12, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

Trek the Thompson will be held at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland on Sunday, alongside the...

A turquoise and ivory Chevrolet Corvette convertible sits beside a mid-1950s Chevrolet pickup during a prior All American Car Show in Loveland. This year's show takes place Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ken Zutz)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Anime films, retro collectibles, All American Car Show

July 11, 2026 at 7:07 a.m.

Many events will be going on in the Loveland area on Saturday, including an Anime...

Leon Kennedy returns in Resident Evil Requiem

The 7 best video games of 2026 so far

By Gieson Cacho

July 10, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

With "Grand Theft Auto VI" looming in November, some developers have moved up their best...

Admission will be free at the Loveland Museum on Friday evening as part of Night on the Town. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Night on the Town activities come to downtown

July 10, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

Night on the Town activities will fill downtown Loveland on Friday, and concerts, theater, games...

Danielle Hastings, left, and Jean Wheeler, right, look over the items for their Garden Garage Sale as they make preparations Wednesday. The sale, which raises money for the Alzheimers Association, will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 732 E. Sixth St. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Garden supply sale in Loveland to support Alzheimer’s research this weekend

July 10, 2026 at 6:52 a.m.

"Alzheimer’s doesn't care. Alzheimer’s doesn’t discriminate," said the host, Loveland resident Danielle Hastings.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, a Motown and Stax tribute revue, will present the first Foote Lagoon concert of the season at the Loveland Civic Center on Thursday evening. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: Foote Lagoon concerts return to downtown

July 9, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, a Motown and Stax tribute revue led by Dzirae Gold,...

Looking north from the Boulderfield on Longs Peak’s Keyhole route, lightning is a common companion during the summer. (Chris Weidner – Courtesy photo)

Summer storms and the illusion of control (Wicked Gravity)

By Chris Weidner

July 8, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

I’ve never been struck by lightning. But I’ve had enough close calls to realize the...

Luke Lorick tosses bolas toward a small ladder Tuesday while showing how the ladder golf game works on the field at Loveland High School. Lorick will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for a 100 foot ladder golf shot Saturday at 10 a.m. on the field. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland’s Luke Lorick shoots for fourth Guinness World Record

July 9, 2026 at 6:03 a.m.

Luke Lorick will be attempting a 100-foot ladder golf shot Saturday

Girl Crush featuring Wendy Woo will offer a free concert at Foundry Plaza in downtown Loveland on Wednesday night. (Courtesy Loveland Downtown District)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Free concerts, kids events

July 8, 2026 at 7:06 a.m.

Foundry Plaza in downtown Loveland will offer a free concert Wednesday evening with Wendy Woo...

Hoff Construction employees Alberto Rios, left, Skyler Lundin, center, and Robert Lundin, right, work on the the Veterans Honor Monument Tuesday at the Loveland Sports Park. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland Veterans Honor Monument construction begins

July 8, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

"It is exciting after three and a half years in the trenches of raising funds...

League of Women Voters of Larimer County to offer series on ‘Is Media Ruining America?’

July 9, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

The League of Women Voters of Larimer County will offer a five-part series on the...

The Loveland Concert Band will perform its final show of the summer season at the amphitheater in North Lake Park on Tuesday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Concerts and kids’ events

July 7, 2026 at 7:06 a.m.

The Loveland Concert Band gives its final free concert of the Summer Concerts in the...

The Loveland Connection will hear a talk, open to the public, on the history and future of the Benson Sculpture Park on Tuesday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Upcoming in Loveland: Benson Sculpture Park talk, Star-Spangled Banner talk, Loveland Parks and Recreation Week

July 13, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

The public can attend talks to learn more about Benson Sculpture Park or the Star-Spangled...

Players check out a field of flowers in Pokopia

Kid-tested video games: 5 titles that appeal to the youngest of players

By Gieson Cacho

July 6, 2026 at 9:18 a.m.

When introducing video games to a 4-year-old, some titles are better than others.

The Lunch Lab will continues to offer free meal service for children through Aug. 14, at several locations in Loveland. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Trivia and games

July 6, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

Retro Trivia and other games are on the calendar for Monday in the Loveland area.

Trivially Speaking: ‘Pipeline’ to stardom wasn’t to be

July 5, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

Today's One-Hit Wonder is perhaps the best "surfing" song ever written and has the distinction...

People play carnival games on the opening night of the Greeley Stampede in Greeley on Wednesday, June 24. Sunday is the final day for the 2026 Stampede. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: 250th anniversary service, Greeley Stampede final day

July 5, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

The calendar for Sunday in the Loveland area includes a Bent Tree Church outdoors service...

The Loveland Farmers Market takes place at Fairgrounds Park by the Big Thompson River, and on Sunday, July 12, it will welcome Trek the Thompson, hosted by the Big Thompson Watershed Coalition, in the open field just north of the market pavilions. (Courtesy Loveland Parks and Recreation)

Upcoming in Loveland: Trek the Thompson, Night on the Town and much more

July 4, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

The Big Thompson Watershed Coalition and other local organizations working to protect the Big Thompson...

Children ride their bikes in front of Hammond Amphitheater in North Lake Park during the 2022 Fourth of July celebration showing off their decorations for the Independence Day festivities. After a hiatus last year, Fourth of July festivities return to North Lake Park this year. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on the Fourth of July: Fireworks and festivities throughout Northern Colorado

July 4, 2026 at 6:45 a.m.

Fourth of July fireworks and festivities can be found in Loveland and throughout Northern Colorado.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at Viejas Arena.

Patriotic songs for America’s 250th, from ‘Firework’ to ‘Free Bird’

July 3, 2026 at 8:20 a.m.

From soul standards to hip-hop anthems, they celebrate America at its best and brightest.

Fireworks explode over Berthoud on July 3, 2020, shot from Waggener Farm Park. This year's Berthoud fireworks show takes place Wednesday night. (Staff photo)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Fireworks in Berthoud, ‘Independence Day’ film and Americana trivia in Loveland

July 3, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

Get an early start on the Fourth of July in Berthoud, where the annual Third...

Lupinus x "Beefeater" is seen at the Colorado State University Trial Gardens. David Pyle hosts weekly plein-air art-making sessions at the Colorado State University Trial Gardens on Thursdays through Aug. 13. (Courtesy Colorado State University)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: Comedy, trivia, art and music

July 2, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

All About America Trivia is on tap Thursday at Loveland Aleworks, and elsewhere in the...

Lefty, played by Lloyd Greiner, center, and Hank, played by Mike Schmid, right, perform a scene Tuesday from "How the West Was Spun: A Fanciful Re-Imagining of Western Legends" at the Good Samaritan Society Loveland Village. Jim Willard, the writer and director of the play, left, watches in between narrating the play. The cast is made up of residents of the village in Loveland. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland seniors take center stage in humorous original play ‘How the West Was Spun’

July 2, 2026 at 7:35 a.m.

Minutes before showtime for Jim Willard’s original play “How the West Was Spun: A Fanciful...

Girl Crush featuring Wendy Woo will offer a free concert at Foundry Plaza in downtown Loveland on Wednesday night, July 8. (Courtesy Loveland Downtown District)

Upcoming in Loveland: free concerts, Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park 100th anniversary events

July 1, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

Two series of free concerts in Loveland are launching in July, at Foundry Plaza and...

Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996, left, and Duane “Keffe D” Davis appears in District Court for his involvement in the 1996 killing of Shakur in Las Vegas on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo)

Book that Tupac Shakur murder suspect wrote is clear for use in the trial, judge rules

July 1, 2026 at 9:58 a.m.

A judge ruled that a memoir by Tupac Shakur murder suspect is admissible in trial.

Kevin Cook will discuss “Don't Rub Your Face after Picking This Flower!” in the July program of his “Creatures You Never Knew Live in Colorado” series. at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Loveland Public Library. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Kids on the Plaza, nature talk, music, story times

July 1, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday include the weekly Kids on the...

The Loveland Concert Band performs its first show of the summer season at the amphitheater in North Lake Park on June 2. The band will offer free concerts at 7-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday through July 7 and on the Fourth of July. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Patriotic concert, cosplay costume event, movies, games

June 30, 2026 at 6:57 a.m.

The Loveland Concert Band will present “Patriotic Music and Americana” on Tuesday, to be repeated...

From left, Asher Fast, 9, his father, Eli Fast and sister, River Fast, 10, all react as they are plunged downward while riding a carnival ride on the opening night of the Greeley Stampede. The annual event continues through Sunday. (Greeley Tribune file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Full moon bike ride, trivia, books, games

June 29, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Events Monday in the Loveland area include a full moon bike ride, trivia, books, games...

Fresh-baked pastries were available at a past Loveland Farmers Market. The market takes place on Sunday. (Courtesy Loveland Parks and Recreation)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: Farmers market, theater, music and dog stories

June 28, 2026 at 6:55 a.m.

Today in Loveland, enjoy the farmers market, a "Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.” show, music...

Trivially Speaking: ‘We Hold These Truths’ touched the U.S. in a troubled time

June 27, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

Norman Corwin. There I said it again. From the moment I read (and listened to)...

A July 4 fireworks show will return to Lake Loveland for the Fourth of July this year. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Northern Colorado to hold a variety of Fourth of July events

July 1, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Fourth of July events are planned throughout Northern Colorado. Here's a list of places to...

Loveland High School Crimson Regiment marching band member Beau Turnbull plays his trombone outside of the band's fireworks tent on the corner of Taft Avenue and Eisenhower Boulevard on Thursday. The fireworks stand raises money for the marching band. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland fireworks booth supports high school band students

June 29, 2026 at 6:54 a.m.

There’s a lot to commemorate this Fourth of July with the nation’s 250th anniversary and...

Audra Weston walks 3-year-old Penny through Fairgrounds Park June 20, 2023. Dogs and their owners are invited back to Fairgrounds Park Saturday for the Dog Day of Summer event hosted by City of Loveland Open Lands and Trails. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Dog Day of Summer, stories, art, theater, gardens

June 27, 2026 at 6:54 a.m.

Saturday is the Dog Day of Summer in Loveland, an event for dogs and their...

Two orphaned grizzly cubs from Montana arrived in June 2026 at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. (Courtesy of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)

Two orphaned grizzly cubs arrive at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

By Jessica Seaman

June 26, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

At six months old, the cubs are the youngest grizzly bears the Zoo has had...

The Greeley Stampede is underway at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. (Greeley Tribune file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: ‘Manga Dreams’; theater, film Loveland High reunion

June 26, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

"Manga Dreams" opens Friday at the Loveland Museum, Find Your Light will stage "Madagascar: A...

Lynn Kincanon, former Loveland poet laureate, will lead a writing workshop on the theme “Give Me Shelter” at 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Loveland Museum. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: Writing workshop, senior series, free concerts, games and more

June 25, 2026 at 5:46 p.m.

There's a full calendar on Thursday in the Loveland area, including a “Give Me Shelter”...

Katie Ives relishes a one-star climb high in Eldorado Canyon. (Chris Weidner – Courtesy photo)

The best climbs nobody talks about (Wicked Gravity)

By Chris Weidner

June 25, 2026 at 9:24 a.m.

The other day a friend and I met in Eldorado Canyon mid-morning with the aim...

Longhorns make their way through downtown Greeley to kick off the 2026 Greeley Stampede on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer)

2026 Greeley Stampede officially gets underway as longhorns parade through downtown

By Chris Bolin

June 26, 2026 at 10:46 a.m.

The last of the longhorns have loaded back into the trailers and are headed for...

Upcoming in Loveland: author talk, Kevin Cook nature talk, dog stories

June 26, 2026 at 11:13 p.m.

Events coming up in Loveland include a Quid Novi talk on "How to Use a...

Bob Jones rides his bike on the recreation trail near Wilson Avenue Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after stopping at the bike station there for Everybody Bike Day in Loveland. The day celebrating bike riding is back. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Everybody Bike Day; Kids on the Plaza; nature talk; free concerts; Greeley Stampede

June 25, 2026 at 5:46 p.m.

Everybody Bike Day will be Wednesday in Loveland, and there will be Bike to Work...

GREELEY, CO - JUNE 24:A longhorn takes bit of grass from the lawn in front of the DoubleTree by Hilton Greeley at Lincoln Park hotel during the Greeley Stampede Longhorn Drive through downtown Greeley June 24, 2021. The event, which launched the 99th Greeley Stampede, included a group of longhorn, the Colorado Stars & Stripes, Co. riding group, a an inflatable bull float and more. (Alex McIntyre/Staff Photographer)

Longhorns to parade through downtown Greeley for Stampede kickoff

By Chris Bolin

June 23, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

The streets of downtown Greeley will once again be taken over by longhorns Wednesday morning,...

The Loveland Concert Band performs with guest director Pete Toews, the director of bands at Mountain View High School, at its first show of the summer season at the amphitheater in North Lake Park on June 2. The band will offer free concerts at 7-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday through July 7 and on the Fourth of July. (Jackie Hutchins / Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Free concerts, kids’ events and games

June 23, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

The Loveland Concert Band will give a free concert at North Lake Park in Loveland...

The Loveland Museum will offer an artist tour Saturday of the “Manga Dreams” exhibit by Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low, which opens Friday. (Greeley Tribune file)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: ‘Manga Dreams,’ Dog Day of Summer, garden, music and history events

June 22, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

"Manga Dreams" opens Friday at the Loveland Museum, with an artist tour on Saturday, and...

Greeley police officers Donovan Serafino, left, and Andi Zong-Liscum greet people as the patrol the carnival area at the Greeley Stampede on Friday, June 28, 2024.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

From sunscreen to concealed carry, the Greeley Stampede has many safety considerations

By Andrea Grajeda

June 22, 2026 at 6:39 p.m.

From helping little kids reunite with their parents after they wandered too far, helping people...

The Lunch Lab will offer free meal service for children through Aug. 14, at several locations in Loveland. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Trivia, games, dance, comedy

June 22, 2026 at 6:12 a.m.

Events going on in the Loveland area on Monday include trivia, games, dance and comedy.

A Loveland Loop Bike Tour will take place Sunday, starting at Mehaffey Park, as part of Bike Month. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: Farmers market, loop bike tour, NoCo Home Show and Cards & More Tour

June 21, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Sunday's calendar for the Loveland area includes the farmers market, loop bike tour, NoCo Home...

Trivially Speaking: Ring plays more than a cameo role in Willard family history

June 21, 2026 at 6:32 a.m.

Fortune favored me recently. I have had two individuals ask me about the ring on...

Geraniums soak up some sunshine in Nikki Jackson's garden, part of this years Loveland Garden Tour and Art Show on Saturday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Loveland Pride, Sierra’s Race, Loveland Garden Tour and much more

June 20, 2026 at 6:48 a.m.

Loveland Pride, Sierra's Race, Loveland Garden Tour, 5th Street Block Party, a Loveland Swim Club...

Foundry Plaza will be the site for an Ice Cream Festival with free kids activities, a DJ dance party, photo booth and dessert-themed games on Friday evening. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Ice Cream and Treats Festival, NoCo Home Show, music

June 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Ice Cream and Treats Festival returns to the Foundry Plaza in downtown Loveland on...

Lynn Kincanon, former Loveland poet laureate, will lead a writing workshop on the theme “Give Me Shelter” at 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Loveland Museum. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: Poetry, music, theater, outdoors

June 22, 2026 at 10:38 p.m.

Poetry, music, theater and outdoors events are on the calendar for the coming week in...

A Big Thompson Watershed Coalition volunteer carries a tree limb while helping to clear debris near the Big Thompson River just west of Namaqua Road in west Loveland. The organization will give a program on Living With Fire — The Future of Our Forests Thursday evening at City Star Brewing in Berthoud. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: James Madison history program; water conservation walk; forest health talk

June 18, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

The Loveland Historical Society will host a James Madison reenactor for a program on Thursday;...

Loveland's Pride event was held at Foote Lagoon in 2022. This year, it will be at Hammond Amphitheater in North Lake Park. (Reporter-Herald file photo)

Loveland Pride will bring field games, music, shopping on Saturday

June 18, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

The festival celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusivity runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hammond Amphitheatre

Nikki Jackson holds her dog, Sheldon, surrounded by some of the flowers blooming in her Loveland yard Tuesday. Jackson's garden is part of this year's Loveland Garden Tour and Art Show. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland Garden Tour and Art Show presents 5 gardens to fundraise for youth

June 18, 2026 at 7:26 a.m.

The Loveland Youth Gardeners will host its 22nd annual Loveland Garden Tour and Art Show...

Sugar Britches will perform at the Lagoon Summer Concert Series in Fort Collins on Wednesday night. (Courtesy photo)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Kids’ events, Vinyl Night, Sunset Guided Walk

June 17, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

Kids' events, Vinyl Night and a Sunset Guided Walk at Oxbow Natural Area are on...

Upcoming in Loveland: Swim club anniversary party, Everybody Bike Day

June 16, 2026 at 9:32 a.m.

The Loveland Swim Club will celebrate its 60th anniversary Saturday, and the city will hold...

Joel Bacon, a professor of organ at Colorado State University, and the Colorado State University Organ Studio will give a free concert of organ music at 2-3 p.m. Tuesday in the sanctuary of the First United Presbyterian Church. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Concerts, events for kids

June 16, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Concerts for all ages and events for kids are on the calendar for Tuesday in...

Upcoming in Loveland: Ice Cream and Treats Festival, Northern Colorado Home Show, organ concert

June 15, 2026 at 9:40 a.m.

The Ice Cream and Treats Festival, Northern Colorado Home Show and an organ concert are...

James Norton, Matthew Rhys and Matthew Goode in “Death Comes to Pemberley.”

15 brilliant British crime dramas old and new to keep you cool for the summer

June 15, 2026 at 9:09 a.m.

You can’t beat a good British crime drama as the ultimate self-soother.

Cooper Heckman, 10, center, and James Best, 9, right, reach out of the water to catch a ball May 26 at the Winona Pool. A free swim night will be held at 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the pool. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Poetry reading, Swim Night and more

June 15, 2026 at 7:29 a.m.

A Loveland Poet Laureate Program Open Mic Poetry Reading and a Swim Night at the...

Sunday is Flag Day and there will be a ceremony at Mariano Medina Family Cemetery in Loveland at 10 a.m. and a display at Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: Pantry in the Park, Flag Day ceremonies, theater, music

June 14, 2026 at 7:04 a.m.

Pantry in the Park, Flag Day ceremonies, theater, music and more is on the calendar...

Trivially Speaking: Allen B. DuMont invented the TV industry

June 13, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

If you're one of us today who has access to television programs through a satellite...

Edge of Destiny performs during LunaFest 2024. The Austin, Texas, metal band is among the acts scheduled for this year’s festival at Grossen Bart Brewery. (Luna Wolf/Courtesy photo)

Longmont’s LunaFest brings in more music genres than beers on tap at Grossen Bart

By Ella Cobb

June 19, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

LunaFest ’26 is a music and arts festival with a lineup pulled from punk, metal,...

A winter fire sedum plant is one of may water-wise plants growing in the new Water Wise Community demonstration area in the Conservation Garden at Northern Water. People can learn about drought-friendly plants at the Conservation Gardens Fair on Saturday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Sweetheart City Car Show, Milner-Schwarz Open House and much more

June 13, 2026 at 7:01 a.m.

A Sweetheart City Car Show, a Milner-Schwarz Open House, music, theater and much more is...

The 2026 Loveland Pride event is scheduled 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. June 20, at Hammond Amphitheater at North Lake Park, 28th Street and Taft Avenue.

Upcoming in Loveland: Pride events and Sierra’s Race on June 20

June 12, 2026 at 6:27 p.m.

Upcoming events in Loveland include a Pride celebration, Sierra's Race and the Loveland Garden Tour.

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Night on the Town, music, theater, Great Rail Ale

June 12, 2026 at 6:12 a.m.

Friday brings Night on the Town to downtown Loveland. The Friday calendar also features music,...

FILE – Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

The secrets behind a memorable World Cup anthem, from Shakira and more

June 11, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

What makes a memorable World Cup anthem?

Sky Bear Brewery & Pub will host a Comedy Night on Thursday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: Taste of Loveland, music, comedy, more

June 11, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Taste of Loveland, a benefit for Foothills Gateway and SummitStone Child & Family Services, takes...

Amity on the penultimate pitch of the PreMuir Wall (5.13c) on day 10 of her 12-day ascent. Here she climbs early in the morning to avoid the sun. (Felipe
Nordenflycht/Courtesy photo)

Wicked Gravity: Total commitment; Amity’s all-in approach to climbing

By Chris Weidner

June 11, 2026 at 6:46 a.m.

Seven days into their attempt on El Capitan’s PreMuir Wall, Amity (who goes by her...

Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park will be the site for a Guided "Walk Down Memory Lane" on Saturday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: Kids Day, Pantry in the Park, Great Rail Ale event

June 11, 2026 at 10:26 a.m.

Promenade Kids Day, Pantry in the Park, a Great Rail Ale event and much is...

Upcoming in Loveland: Kids’ movies, free concerts and more

June 10, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Kids' movies, free concerts and more are on the calendar for the Loveland area in...

Dean Brunmeier, center, bounces across the lawn on a big ball with a handle as his little brother Hank Brunmeier, left, gets ready to bounce Wednesday, June 7, 2023, during Kids on the Plaza at The Foundry in downtown Loveland. Kids on the Plaza is back this summer on Wednesdays. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Kids on the Plaza starts, 55 and Better Expo

June 10, 2026 at 6:39 a.m.

Kids on the Plaza starts Wednesday in downtown Loveland, and the 55 and Better Expo...

Dressed as a train while blowing her train whistle, Millie Keenan, 4, left, leads Max Keenan, 7, center, and Odin Campbell, 7, right, around the Buckhorn Northern Railroad train track May 31 at North Lake Park in Loveland. Millie planned to celebrate her birthday with friends riding the train, but when they found out the train was not running they decided to be the train instead. (Julie Keenan/ Courtesy photo)

Loveland’s Buckhorn Northern is still out of commission, so family creates their own birthday train

June 10, 2026 at 6:06 a.m.

A Loveland four-year-old’s birthday came to a fast halt after finding out the Buckhorn Northern...

Things to do in the Loveland area on Tuesday: Music, history, movies, more

June 9, 2026 at 6:05 a.m.

The Loveland Concert Band will perform a "Back to Broadway" Summer Concerts in the Park...

The splash pad at The Foundry Plaza in downtown Loveland is one place where kids can beat the heat. Splash pads are open there and at Fairgrounds Park and Loveland Sports Park. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Monday: Community dance, trivia, games and more

June 8, 2026 at 11:20 a.m.

A community dance, trivia, games and more are on Monday's calendar in Loveland.

An open house at the Milner-Schwarz historic home will take place at 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 13. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: Car show, Poudre River Trail celebration, Flag Day, history programs, much more

June 7, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

The Sweetheart City Car show, Poudre River Trail celebration, Flag Day, history programs, Conservation Gardens...

Shoppers gather under the pavilion at Fairgrounds Park to peruse what's for sale at a past Loveland Farmers Market. The market starts up for the season on Sunday. (Courtesy Loveland Parks and Recreation)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Sunday: Farmers market, Bike & Trails Day, Vet Connect, Crazy Legs 10K

June 7, 2026 at 7:03 a.m.

The first Sunday farmers market of 2026, Bike & Trails Day, Vet Connect and the...

Trivially Speaking: Blame Lewis and Clark for prairie dogs

June 6, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

How did prairie dogs get that name? We can lay the blame for this misconception...

‘Cowboy Brad’ Fitch sits outside an Estes Park coffee shop on Thursday. (Jeffrey Bear / Trail Gazette)

Longtime Estes Park musician, ‘that John Denver guy,’ to play his 30th summer music series

By Jeffrey Bear

June 8, 2026 at 10:32 a.m.

“Cowboy Brad” Fitch has built a thriving musical career in Estes Park by understanding how...

Young dancers perform during a past Berthoud Day Parade. Berthoud Day returns to the community on Saturday. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Saturday: Nearly every NoCo community has a festival happening

June 6, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

Nearly every town in Northern Colorado has a festival happening on Saturday, including Bluegrass &...

The Rialto Theater Center will host Friday Flashback Movies starting on June 12. (Courtesy Rialto Theater Center)

Upcoming in the Loveland area: Night on the Town, Taste of Loveland, movies, art, dance, books

June 5, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Night on the Town and Taste of Loveland are on a long list of events...

Shakira enters for a panel on the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament halftime show at the Global Citizen NOW summit, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Shakira and Burna Boy to play in first of three World Cup opening ceremonies

June 5, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

FIFA has planned opening ceremonies for each host nation.

Competitors dressed as knights battle with axes and other instruments in one of the “live steel” knight fights at Colorado Medieval Festival in Loveland in 2019. (Courtesy of Kitty Wild)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Friday: Bluegrass & Brews Festival, Colorado Medieval Fest and more

June 10, 2026 at 12:08 a.m.

The Bluegrass & Brews Festival and Colorado Medieval Fest will be in Loveland on Friday,...

Things to do in the Loveland area on Thursday: Full Draw Film Tour, games, stories, music

June 4, 2026 at 7:07 a.m.

The Full Draw Film Tour comes to the Rialto Theater Center on Thursday. The calendar...

A critically endangered baby bongo was born at the Denver Zoo in early 2026, officials announced on June 1, 2026. The bongo, named Frances or Frannie, was born to parents Fern and Howard. (Courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance)

She’s all ears: Meet Frannie, the Denver Zoo’s baby bongo

By Katie Langford

June 4, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

Conservation experts estimate there are fewer than 100 mountain bongos living in the wild.

FILE – Kanye West performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival on April 20, 2019, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands

June 3, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

An Amsterdam judge ruled that rapper Ye can proceed with his upcoming Dutch concerts.

Q&A: The life of a showman: Barry Manilow on cancer, coming out and cosmetic surgery

June 3, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

In December, Manilow announced he'd been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Kevin Cook will discuss “Cute for Being So Ugly, and When Three Lizards Get Together” in the June program of his “Creatures You Never Knew Live in Colorado” series. at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Loveland Public Library. (Loveland Reporter-Herald file)

Things to do in the Loveland area on Wednesday: Nature talk, music and games

June 3, 2026 at 7:04 a.m.

Naturalist Kevin Cook will give a talk Wednesday at the Loveland Public Library on “Cute...

Scott Pelley, anchor of "CBS Evening News," at the CBS Upfront in New York.

Scott Pelley fired from ‘60 Minutes,’ deepening turmoil at CBS News

June 3, 2026 at 7:08 a.m.

Pelley said in a statement that “60 Minutes” has lost its DNA under new management.

Upcoming in the Loveland area: summer kids events, free concerts and more

June 2, 2026 at 10:33 p.m.

Summer kids events, free concerts and more are on the calendar for the Loveland area.

Peabo Bryson performs onstage during the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 28th Annual Awards Gala at Washington Hilton on Nov. 21, 2016, in Washington, D.C.. (Larry French/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75