🔥🍲 Get ready for some hot competition and family fun at the 14th Annual Fort Morgan Rotary Chili and Soup Festival! Join us Saturday, December 7th, from 11 AM – 1 PM for endless chili, tasty soup, and fun activities for all ages! Think cookie decorating, gingerbread house building, hot cocoa, tractor-pulled wagon rides, and even Santa with his “red-neck reindeer”! 🎅🎄
Enjoy live entertainment from local groups, and all this holiday fun is still just $5 per person (kids 9 and under free)! 🌶️🍜 Grab your tickets early, and if you’ve got a killer chili or soup recipe, enter to win up to $200!
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Head to Jackson Lake State Park on October 26th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for a spooktacular Halloween adventure!
Event Highlights Include:
- Pumpkin Painting: Unleash your creativity and paint your own pumpkin to take home as a spooky souvenir.
- The Species Exhibit: Explore a spooky display featuring taxidermy mounts and skeletons, teaching about the impact of habitat destruction.
- Mystery Station: Solve riddles by feeling objects inside enclosed boxes and uncover the hidden mysteries of nature.
- Mythical Monsters Den: Dive into local myths and legends while learning about the science behind cryptid sightings.
- Witches Den: Watch a magical demonstration of bubbling, color-changing potions, and even create your own!
- Fire Pit: End the day with Halloween-themed music, s’mores, and a chance to reflect on the experience around the fire.
This event isn’t just about thrills and chills—it’s a fun and educational journey that highlights environmental conservation, local ecology, and the importance of respecting nature. Each station is designed to entertain while introducing guests to fascinating scientific concepts.
Don’t forget to follow the trail from the visitor center to the Lakeside Campground if you’re brave enough to venture into our haunted path where science meets spooky! Paint a pumpkin, uncover hidden creatures, solve nature’s mysteries, and meet mythical monsters that may be more real than you think. End your adventure with treats by the fire—it’s a Halloween experience that will leave you howling for more!
Check out the event page for more details: Facebook Event
🎃 Get ready for Trick or Treat Street in Downtown Brush!
🗓 Date: October 31
⏰ Time: 4 PM – 6 PM
📍 Location: Clayton Street, Downtown Brush
Bring your little ghouls and goblins for a spooktacular time! 🍬👻 For more info, check out the events page on the Brush Chamber’s website.
Crawl on out to a frighteningly fun evening with the Fort Morgan Chamber of Commerce. Trick or Treat Street will take place on 300 Main Street in downtown Fort Morgan. Date and time TBA.
🎃🍁 Fall fun awaits at Pope Farms! Starting September 28 through October 27, head to Pope Farms for their Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fair. With 30 acres and over 50 varieties of pumpkins, plus sunflowers, gourds, and more, it’s the perfect place to find your fall decor. Bring the family for agri-tainment fun like zip lines, slides, a bounce pillow, pumpkin cannons, and paintball! Feeling brave? Try their haunted corn maze on Friday and Satiurday October nights, then cozy up by the campfire with an adult beverage or hot cocoa. Popes is just a short trip from Denver, Greeley, or Sterling. 🌽👻
🏈🍂 Ready for some football? Morgan County has produced four NFL stars: Trey McBride, Ryan Jensen, Joel Dreessen, and Dalton Risner—each one started their football dreams right here! As fall settles in, it’s time to celebrate football season. Before tuning in for the big games on Saturday, show your hometown pride by cheering on our local high school teams in Brush, Fort Morgan, and Wiggins under the Friday night lights! Let’s support the future stars of tomorrow!
Have a ride or two every month, brought to you by Bicycle Adventure, GlowCo Studio, and Morgan Conservation.
Time and location varies by date. Follow their Facebook page for more details.
June 1 – HGTV Ride at all HGTV sites
June 29 – Logan County Agri Pedal
July 23 – Bobstock Night Ride
July 27 – Morgan County Agri Pedal
August 17 – Wiggins Gateway to the Plains & Rockies Ride
September 7 – Brush Agri Pedal
October 19 – Fort Morgan Sweet & Low Ride & Sugar Factory Tour
November 28 – Thanksgiving Eat More Turkey Ride
December to March – GlowCo Ride
Celebrate with us in October (date TBD) at the 43rd Brush Oktoberfest! Dive into German traditions with delicious bratwursts, pretzels, and more, while enjoying the classic and modern car show. Dance to live music, and raise your steins in our vibrant beer garden. Join the festivities and shout, “Prost!”
Join us every Thursday evening in Glenn Miller Park from June to August for the ultimate street festival experience! Browse through vendors, enjoy exciting activities, and groove to the tunes of our summer concert series! You won’t want to miss out on the fun! For more information, visit Facebook.com/TNLFORTMORGAN.
Every 4th of July, Brush is home to the one of the most exciting rodeos you’ll find anywhere. The Brush Rodeo offers three days full of all the cowboy and cowgirl action you could hope for, including bronc riding, barrel racing, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, Mutton Bustin’, a free BBQ, Little Princess rides, a 4th of July parade, and fireworks to close it all out.
Held at the Morgan County Fairgrounds, Brush, CO, United States, 80723.
Click here for more details.
Dirt is beautiful! The 2024 I-76 Speedway Race Series Schedule and Registration is now available. Racing on 1st and 3rd Saturday Nights and more races can be found at www.I76speedway.com.
Gear up for the Fall Harvest Car Show! Marvel at an impressive collection of classic and vintage cars, showcasing stunning automotive design. Downtown Fort Morgan buzzes with excitement from in mid September (dates TBD), featuring car displays, live music, and lively shops and restaurants. Whether you’re a car aficionado or just seeking a delightful day out, join us for this free celebration of cars, fall, and fun!
Join us every 3rd Friday from 5-9pm, April through September, for a feast of flavors and fun. Explore the culinary creations of our local food trucks, sip on delicious drinks from After Hours Cocktail Bar, groove to live music, and enjoy fantastic entertainment! Don’t miss out on the excitement! See you at 19592 E. 8th Avenue. Follow their Facebook page for updates!
Join us on select Saturdays (June-September) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Block, 19592 E. 8th Avenue, for the Fort Morgan Farmer’s Market! Enjoy a delightful selection of local produce, beautiful flowers, freshly brewed coffee, natural honey, homemade canned goods, delicious breads, and much more. Come support local farmers and artisans while enjoying the best of what our community has to offer!
The market is still accepting vendor applications, so don’t miss the chance to showcase your products. For more information, visit its Facebook page.
Experience the arts in downtown Fort Morgan at our monthly Third Thursday Art Walk. Enjoy socializing with others from the area while enjoying light refreshments along this self-guided walking tour and open-house event. You might even run into live music and performances along the way.