Happy Wednesday, Scouts. Welcome to Edition X of Scout & Tell.

Despite the weather report, fall has arrived on the calendar and there is no shortage of wonderful events happening in our stretch of Colorado. This week I’ve made a special focus to the pumpkin patches and ‘Fall Y’all’ theme.

If that’s not your style, we’ve got a full slate of music and events happening across the 970. Drive there safe and don’t get caught by the new speed camera placement ***hint hint see below.

Grab a hot apple cider, cuddle up with a blanket because the AC is still blowing and dive in below.

I’ll see you out there,

It might not feel like October weather-wise, but the lattes are flowing with spice and everything nice across northern Colorado. 

Break out the boots, vests and make the ever-important decision: Where are you heading to pick pumpkins and have some fun this weekend!?!

That answer depends on what kind of afternoon you want. 

This week's roundup covers seven spots from Fort Collins to Erie to LaSalle. We've listed hours, pricing, and what each farm actually offers, so you can match the place to your crew (and your budget). Most close out October 31, so the next few weekends are the window.

Bartels Pumpkin Patch
3424 E. Douglas Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Oct. 31
Website: thebartelspumpkinpatch.com
Phone: (970) 493-3853

This family farm north of cirty proper Fort Collins dates back to 1905. Admission and parking are fee. Pumpkins are priced by size, starting at 50 cents per pound. The daytime corn maze runs $5 per person or $20 for a family of five or more and hayrides are $2 per person (infants 1 and under ride free). 

They also have a U-pick garden, where peppers, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery and more are fair game, with squash and gourds priced per pound or item. 

The concession stand has basked goods, burgers and hot dogs, and kettle corn and cotton candy on weekends. Dogs are welcome on a leash but can't ride the hayride. Cash preferred. 

Something From the Farm
8020 S. Timberline Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: somethingfromthefarm.com
Phone: (970) 214-2871 (call or text)

Entry is free, but the hayrides and the bale maze are $5 per person (3 and under free). The corn cannon (You read that right) is three shots for $5 and the pumpkin trebuchet is $12 per throw on weekends only. 

The featured snacks include apple donuts and hot apple cider. Dogs are welcome on a leash. Cash, card or Venmo accepted. 

Garden Sweet
719 W. Willox Ln, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Check the website for current farm stand hours and events
Website: gardensweet.com
Phone: See website

Garden Sweet is an organic fruit and vegetable farm that fills its stand with pumpkins and gourds in the fall. The farm stand also carries bread, jams and jellies. Pick-your-own visits are reservation-based, so book through the website before you go. Pricing varies by item and event.

Osborn Farm
1230 S. Boise Ave., Loveland, CO 80537
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (weather and crops permitting)
Website: osbornfarm.com
Phone: Not listed

This centennial farm has been in the same family since 1861. Admission and parking are free and the pricing list is refreshingly simple: pumpkins are 55 cents per pound, small gourds and mini pumpkins are 55 cents each, large gourds are $5, corn stalk bundles and straw bales are $12, and weekend hayrides and barrel trains are $3. 

The petting zoo is $2 per child (cash only), with proceeds going to 4-H and Loveland kids' activities. They also sell farm honey, mums and on weekends a rotating lineup of local vendors, including Georgia Boys BBQ and Colorado Coffee Company. 

Bring clippers, gloves and your own wagon, as the wheelbarrows go fast. Dogs are welcome on a short leash.

Anderson Farms
6728 County Road 3-1/4, Erie, CO 80516
Hours: Open Monday and Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Oct. 31. Closed Tuesdays. Last wagon to the patch leaves at 5:30 p.m., and last entry on Mondays and Wednesdays is 4:30 p.m.
Website: andersonfarms.com
Phone: (303) 828-5210

The place is the pinnacle of farm options, per this writer's experience. 

Peak-season tickets (through Oct. 25, ages 4 and up, 3 and under free) run $18 timed or $23 at the door Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; $25 timed to $45 at the door on Fridays; and $32 timed to $50 at the door on weekends. Buy online, because weekend dates sell out. The ticket covers the wagon ride to the patch (100-plus varieties, pumpkins extra), a 25-acre corn maze, barrel train, trike track, jump pads, combine slide, a low ropes course and yard games. 

Add-ons include gem mining, duck races, and a paintball shooting gallery. From Oct. 26 to 30, tickets drop 25 percent, and Oct. 31 is half off. 

Terror in the Corn, the farm's haunted attraction, is ticketed separately.

Fritzler Farm Park
20861 County Road 33, LaSalle, CO 80645
Hours: Select dates through Nov. 1; check the online calendar (daytime attractions, including the patch, close at 6:30 p.m.)
Website: fritzlerfarmpark.com
Phone: (970) 737-2129

Fritzler runs two shows in one. By day, the Fall Fest covers a giant corn maze, a you-pick pumpkin patch, 20-plus attractions (pig and cow racers, Slide Mountain, pedal go-carts, a train, a corn flyer) and a beer garden for the 21-plus crowd. 

At night, Scream Acres takes over as the haunted corn maze. The Fun Pass starts at $25.95 online ($33.95 at full price and the Ultimate Fun Pass starts at $42.95 online ($50.95 full price) and adds an Orbeez shooting gallery session and a pumpkin cannon session. 

Ages 3 and up need a ticket. Pumpkins, alcohol, food and haunt admission cost extra, and prices don't include tax or fees.

Tigges Farm
12404 County Road 64 1/2, Greeley, CO 80631
Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: tiggesfarmllc.com
Phone: (970) 686-7225 (seasonal hours line); (970) 576-8970 (year-round, text preferred)

Unfortunately, because of drought and limited irrigation water, Tigges couldn't plant its big pick-your-own fields this year. Pumpkins are limited and sold around the farm stand. Pink pumpkins carry a $2 add-on donated to Hope Lives, a nonprofit supporting breast cancer patients in Larimer and Weld counties. 

Oct. 24 and 25 they host a petting zoo (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Conestoga wagon rides and a unicorn visit (1 to 4 p.m.), face painting, a food truck, a gift shop and a Saturday pumpkin chunkin' (1 to 3 p.m.). The farm is also known for fire-roasted green chile and fresh produce, and admission is free.

Horse country meets pickleball court on this 6.67-acre Dark Sky estate. There's a heated barn with a loft, two gated pastures, a 12-tree orchard, and a brand-new 30-foot gazebo with a fire pit under some of the darkest skies in town. Oh, and the price just dropped $145K, so this one's suddenly a much more interesting conversation.

TLDR: 4 bed / 5 bath, 5,598 sqft, 6.67 acres, built 2016, $2,250,000. Contact: Benjamin Cornali & Jesse Laner, C3 Real Estate Solutions LLC, (970) 310-3652

Meet Harley! This 68-pound shepherd is upfront about her one hobby: escaping. She needs a six-foot wooden fence and a home where she's the only dog, and in exchange you get a five-year-old who's past the puppy stage and ready for adventures. Secure the perimeter and she's all yours.

Harley is available for adoption at the Larimer Campus in Loveland, with a $175 adoption fee. Find out more about this good girl at the NoCo Humane website.

The Northern Colorado Singles Social Club is for single adults who are done with dating apps, awkward DMs, and getting left on read. Instead, the group sets up low-pressure meetups around Greeley, Windsor, Loveland, and Fort Collins. Think coffee, pool nights, trivia, game nights, happy hours, and walks. There's no speed dating and no sales pitch, and nobody expects every conversation to end in romance.

The goal is to make showing up alone feel normal. Sean Ziegler organizes the group, which has 258 members on Meetup and the house rules are short: be respectful, no drama, no creepy DMs. Come to make friends, build some confidence, and see what happens naturally. Join the group on Meetup and find your next pool partner.

⚽ CSU Soccer vs. Gonzaga @ CSU Soccer Field, Fort Collins - 4pm - The Rams host the Zags on campus, and the schedule tags it as an Orange Out. Details here

🏐 CSU Volleyball vs. Washington State @ Fort Collins - 7pm - The Rams host the Cougars in conference volleyball. Details here

🖥️ Inkscape for Maker Spaces and Custom Graphics @ LINC Library Innovation Center, Loveland - 1-2pm - Adult class on the free, open-source Inkscape for making custom graphics for documents, web pages, Cricut cutters and laser engravers; registration required. Details here

🎶 Live Music: Reminisce @ Konstruct Brewing - 5-8pm - Rotating musicians for an easygoing evening with food and drinks. Details here

🔔 Thursday Mind Body Reset Gong Journey @ Rocky Mountain Restore & Stretch, Fort Collins - $43.45 - Standing weekly gong-only session featuring Iris, billed as the largest healing gong in Colorado. Details here

🧭 Ecstatic Estes Park Scavenger Hunt @ Coffee on the Rocks, Estes Park - $20, multiple dates - Self-guided hunt around town with creative tasks and wacky challenges, led by a remote host. Details here

🎸 Wild Pink w/ autumnal @ The Armory - 8pm, doors 7 - All-ages show, $13.81 to $22.04. Details here

🎤 Limited Supply w/ Treewell, Lady Preacher, Nokay @ Aggie Theatre - 8pm, doors 7 - All-ages bill headlined by a local band that blends rock, blues, indie and funk, presented by KRFC 88.9 FM and the CSU Music Business Collective. Details here

Friday, Oct 9

🍂 FoCo Fall Fest @ Downtown Fort Collins - Fri-Sun, Oct 9-11 - Free street festival with local makers, food vendors, craft drinks, live music and kids' activities. Details here

🎭 Die Fledermaus @ Rialto Theater Center, Loveland - Fri-Sun, showtimes on the listing - Loveland Opera Theatre's free production of the Strauss operetta, billed as a love triangle, a prank war and a lot of champagne. Details here

🌲 Forest Bathing in Northern Colorado @ Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park, Loveland - 10am-1pm - Slow, silent guided nature walk based on the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku; pre-registration required. Details here

🩺 Your Health, Your Coverage @ Council Tree Library, Fort Collins - 12-1pm - Adult session with Certified Health Coverage Guides on the 2027 changes ahead of open enrollment. Details here

🎮 Video Game Hour @ Eaton Public Library - 3:30-4:30pm - All-ages gaming on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch. Details here

☕ Lima Coffee Class: Latte Art Workshop @ Lima Coffee Roasters, Fort Collins - 5:30-7:30pm - $85 two-hour hands-on class covering hearts, rosettas, tulips and swans. Details here

🪴 "When I Die, Water My Plants" Coffin Dish Garden @ Stem and Roots, Fort Collins - 6-7:30pm - $42.39 to build a succulent garden with spooky decor in a coffin planter. Details here

🍺 Drunk and Disorderly: History and Beer @ Odell Brewing, Fort Collins - 6:30-8:30pm - Free talk on the U.S. Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War; seating is limited, so RSVP. Details here

🎵 John Moreland @ The Armory - 7pm - Heart-on-sleeve Americana songwriting in an intimate room. Details here

🎸 Die Spitz w/ Farmer's Wife and Bitchflower @ Washington's - 8pm, doors 7 - All-ages show presented by KCSU 90.5 FM, $34.41. Details here

🎧 Vincent Antone w/ Father Funk, Adriance @ Aggie Theatre - 8pm, doors 7 - All-ages night with an Austin producer who blends funk, hip hop, soul and bass; low ticket warning. Details here

Saturday, Oct 10

🏐 CSU Volleyball vs. Oregon State @ Fort Collins - 1pm - The Rams host the Beavers in conference volleyball. Details here

🍂 Wakonda Music Festival @ Fort Collins - Outdoor fall music festival with a lineup that includes Boston guitarist and composer Cam Olver, The Tune Squad and the acoustic trio The Garden Variety. Details here

🌊 Reef Healers River Cleanup @ 705 Cairnes Dr, Fort Collins - 9-11am - Free morning of cleaning up the Cache la Poudre River to protect water quality; spots are limited. Details here

🔧 Women in Wheels Workshop 2026 @ McCormick Automotive Center, 130 W Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins - 9am-12pm - The shop's 3rd annual women's clinic. Details here

📚 Evie @FC Wildcraft Farmers' Market @ Foothills Mall, Fort Collins - 10am-2pm - Poudre Libraries' mobile library stop, where you can check out materials, get a library card and print. Details here

🚲 Girls Ride FoCo @ Trek Bicycle Fort Collins - 10am-1pm - Free, easy beginner group ride aimed at getting women into cycling, in collaboration with Girls Run FoCo. Details here

🌭 Colorado Wiener Fest @ Loveland Yards - 10am-4pm - Racing sausages, dressed-up doxies and puppuccinos; $7.50 to $15. Details here

🧚 Frightening Fairy Gardens @ The Windsor Gardener, Windsor - 10:30am-12pm - $71.21 spooky fairy-garden workshop for all ages. Details here

🍷 3rd Annual Hallowine Festival @ Silo Park, Johnstown - 11am-5pm - Colorado wineries, artisan and food vendors, live music and Halloween fun; $30 to $44.43. Details here

🧺 Marigold Makers Market @ Fickel Park, Berthoud - 12-4pm - Free community market with 30+ local makers, food, kids' activities and mini photo sessions. Details here

🪶 Native American Culture & History Day @ High Plains Environmental Center, Loveland - 1-5pm - Donation-based day of Native American culture and history. Details here

📖 An Evening with Author Becky Jensen @ Council Tree Library, Fort Collins - 6-7:30pm - Local author discusses her memoir No Man's Land, takes questions and signs books, with Old Firehouse Books selling copies. Details here

🪩 Dance Music Party | Noco Beats: Autumn Party @ Petrichor Collective Studios, Fort Collins - 6:30pm-1am - Free dance party billed as a PLUR event. Details here

🎸 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus w/ All My Senses, No Reason to Care @ Aggie Theatre - 8pm, doors 7 - All-ages show celebrating the 20th anniversary of Don't You Fake It; low ticket warning. Details here

Sunday, Oct 11

🥎 CSU Softball Intersquad Scrimmage @ Triple Crown Sports Complex, Fort Collins - 12pm - The Rams play against themselves in an intrasquad scrimmage. Details here

⚽ CSU Soccer at San Diego State @ San Diego - 1pm - The Rams hit the road for a match against the Aztecs, with a YouTube stream listed on the schedule. Details here

🥕 Fort Collins Farmers Market @ Harmony Rd & Lemay Ave, Ace Hardware lot - 10am-2pm - Weekly Sunday market. Details here

☕ Prodigal Coffee Tasting @ Wobble HiFi, Fort Collins - 10am-12pm - $30 tasting of Boulder roaster Prodigal Coffee through three brew methods, hosted by Fort Collins Coffee Collective. Details here

🧶 Beginner Crochet Basics @ 5957 Sky Pond Dr, Suite D160, Loveland - 11:30am-1:30pm - $28.52 class on essential stitches and techniques from Our Town Market, no experience needed. Details here

🪟 Stained Glass Art Class: Mountain Sunrise @ Blue Moose Art Gallery - 2-6pm - $110 class with instructor Chandris Zoucha where you make a stained glass piece to take home. Details here

🎤 Stillhouse Junkies @ Avogadro's Number, Fort Collins - 5:30-8pm - $33.85 evening with singer-songwriters from southwestern Colorado. Details here

🎸 The Beths w/ Chelsea Jade @ Washington's - 7pm, doors 6 - All-ages show presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound, $29.26. Details here