December 22
Home for the Holidays Adoption Event
Ongoing until Dec. 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Longmont Humane Society, 9595 Nelson Rd.
Get 50% off adoption fees for all dogs over 6 months old. Bring home your new best friend for life!
December 23
Winter Break Cookies, Cocoa and Books!
- Date: 12/23/2022 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - Drop in anytime between 2-4 pm
- Library Meeting Rooms
Come enjoy some cozy winter break vibes at the Library complete with cocoa and cookies to get your winter break started on the right foot!
Your favorite librarians will display a selection of their favorite titles from 2022 so you can plan your to-be-read pile on the very first day of break. We hope you'll come and enjoy some cozy quiet time with us!
Family Storytime
10 a.m
Longmont Public Library
A 30-minute Friday fun storytime designed for children of all ages and their grown-ups! This storytime will include longer picture books, so expect a little more sitting and listening. Silly singing and movement will also be included.
We will see you in the Library's Meeting Rooms, located by the West Entrance. No registration is required.
December 24
Christmas Eve Morning Family Skate
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Longmont Ice Pavilion, 725 Eighth Ave.
Compliments of Matthew Jensen and family, please join us for a Christmas Eve family skate, at the Longmont Ice Pavillion. Bring your own skates or enjoy complimentary rentals. There will be hot cocoa, coffee, cookies, snacks, And... Maybe if we're all lucky, we might get a visit from Santa Claus. As always when I bring people together I try to support a local cause and charity. This Holiday season there are many people in our community who don't have enough food to eat. That is why I'm asking for you to donate to the Community Food Share this year. Help support hungry people, right here in our community.
Ugly Sweater Porty
1 p.m.
Großen Bart Brewery, 1025 Deleware Ave. Unit A
Get your pre game on Christmas Eve with your ugliest sweater. Before hitting the family festivities, get yourself a beer break and some to go beer for them. Cheers.
Pokemon League
12-4 p.m.
Atomic Goblin Games, 1801 Hover St. Ste. D
Pokemon League is back at Atomic Goblin Games!! Free to play!
December 27
Spin In
6-8 p.m.
Longmont Yarn Shoppe, 454 Main St.
Bring your spindle or spinning wheel and join us for an evening of spinning with the LYS community at LYS.
Hosted by Melanie & Gail, we enjoy Show and tell, sharing and having fun together- that's the goal!
Spin In is a complimentary community event held on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Join us!
Open Chess Nights
6-7:30 p.m.
Longmont Public Library
- Second Floor of the Library
- Games will need to be wrapped up in time for closing at 8 pm
- Open to all ages, but those 16 and younger must have an adult with them at all times
- No registration necessary
Tuesdays are Open Chess Night at the Longmont Public Library! We will have some tables set aside on the 2nd floor for playing with chess sets available. However, you may bring your own set.
Evenings will be informal and there will be no instruction on how to play (we do have books on the subject)
December 28
Geeks Who Drink Trivia @ Outworld Brewing
7-9 p.m.
Outworld Brewing, 1725 Vista View Dr. Ste. B
Geeks Who Drink will host trivia. Test your knowledge of random facts. It's free! It's fun! Win prizes!
Trivia with Trevonius Monk
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Left Hand Brewing Company
Come enjoy some beer-fueled quiz revelry in myriad topics. Impress your friends and outsmart your enemies...or at least half-ass some questions over damn good beer!
December 29
Elf - The Musical
7 p.m.
The Unitiive Theatre and Performing Arts School Previously The LoCol Centre, 800 S. Hover Rd. Ste 30
You can't miss this Holiday Show! We can't wait to sing songs to spread Christmas Cheer and get Santa's gifts to all those kids!
You can purchase tickets at www.thelocoltheatre.com/shows
December 30
Poetry Night!
7-9 p.m.
Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave.
Firehouse Poetry Night- Every Last Friday of the Month
Poetry is an opportunity, it gives us the chance to celebrate and commemorate all the wonderful moments in our lives from the simplest smiles to the most momentous victories. It also enables us to cope in challenging times.
With poetry, we can address our problems, come to terms with them, and work to grow past them. It has the potential to move across the spectrum of human experience in a cathartic and often beautiful way.
Please only read original work.
New Years music showcase
6 p.m.
Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St.
Join Kinda Vague Records at Bootstrap brewing company
for an end of year showcase featuring
-Facebagel
-Pinetree Janitorial Service
- Circles we Draw
free show starts at 6pm.
December 31
New Year's Eve Bash at Bootstrap Brewing with Unauthorized Absence!
8:30 p.m.
Bootstrap Brewing
Come ring in the New Year with us! Unauthorized Absence fires up at 9 and seating choice is by your arrival time. We'll take a break close to midnight to watch the Times Square Ball Drop countdown on our big screen and get our toasts ready.
$10 cover includes admission, party favors, toast at midnight & a rockin’ great dance party. Pre-sales includes a free beer token so purchase your tickets at the taproom soon or online at https://bootstrapbrewing.ticketleap.com/.../Dec-31-2022…
New Years Eve Party
8 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.
Longmont Moose Lodge, 2200 Pratt Street
New Years Eve Party at the Moose Lodge!
New Year's Celebration 2023
9:30 p.m.
Dry Land Distillers, 519 Main St.
We're hosting our first New Year's Eve Celebration at Dry Land. Let's ring in 2023 in style. We will have food catered by Rising Tiger Co. This is a 21+ ticketed event. Price of the ticket includes 2 craft cocktails, entertainment, food throughout the evening, and 18% gratuity. Additional cocktails will be available for purchase at the bar.
This will be a semi-formal event- use it as an excuse to dust off that cocktail dress or slacks and enjoy some entertainment and good conversation. We are capping the ticket sales at 40, so get them while they last!
Head here for tickets. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
NYE 2023 Party
8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Abbott and Wallace Distilling, 350 Terry St. Suite 120
NYE Party 2023 at Abbott & Wallace Distilling! Come on down to enjoy some cocktails, champagne, music, food and New Years Festivities!
Joya-e (New Year’s Eve service) & Dessert Potluck
7 p.m.
Longmont Buddist Temple, 606 Pike Rd.
Join us on December 31st for Joya-e (New Year’s Eve service)
Short Dharma talk, chanting, everyone has the opportunity to ring the temple bell to ring in the New Year.
Dessert potluck follows the service.
New Year's Eve Bash
8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Großen Bart Brewery, 1025 Deleware Ave. Unit A
Come ring in the New Year with music, friends and fun at Großen Bart Brewer in Longmont, Music starts at 8pm and continues until 2023 arrives,
* HOURLY PRIZE DRAWING *
Musical Lineup:
8:00 PM - LENNY TORRES
Instagram: Len (@f34pointone)
Up and coming indie rock artist, member of the band f34pointone, making his debut in Longmont.
9:00 PM - DAVID MICHAEL BOYD
David Michael Boyd is an international artist (18 countries - 19 if you include Texas) and two time first place winner of both the One World Prairie Guitar Contest and the National Veterans Art Festival. David leads a band called "Blues Behind Bars," which plays mostly in prisons in Colorado and beyond. He'll bring a mix of classic blues, songs written with inmates in Colorado and original instrumental pieces and songs.
10:00 PM - TRISH APPLEGATE BAND
Trish has performed across the Front Range, both as a solo act as well as the current front for the rock band As You Wish. She has also brought her vocal talents to numerous local acts, providing backing vocals for live performances and recording projects.
Outworld Brewing’s Winter Jazz and Funk Series - New Year's Eve
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Outworld Brewing, 1725 Vista View Dr. Ste. B
Outworld Brewing’s Winter Jazz and Funk Series culminates on New Year’s Eve with Music, Brunch and Dinner Specials. We're open from 9AM to 9PM, serving a preset menu with table service:: New Year's Eve Brunch ($40) New Year's Eve Dinner ($60). Live music from 9:30 am -1:30 pm and later from 6 - 9 pm.
Reservations recommended. Tickets available now on EventBrite https://www.eventbrite.com/.../winter-jazz-and-funk...
January 1
New Year's Day Zumba
1 p.m.
Longmont Recreation Center
Come JOIN the Party! $10, recreation passes not valid, no general facility use, doors open at 12:40pm.
January 3
Make a Mug and Eat Cake Too! - REGISTER
- Date: 01/03/2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - Library Meeting Rooms
- For 3rd to 5th graders
- Registration required
Choose from an array of pre-cut self-adhesive vinyl decals to make a fun custom mug! This is a fun and easy craft project for kids in 3rd to 5th grade to enjoy. We will provide mugs for you to upcycle or you can choose to bring a mug of your own. Then, take your custom mug home with a package of out signature mug cake mix and enjoy a special treat in your new creation!
Register your child(ren)
Registration is required for this activity and will open on Monday, Dec. 19. Click the button to fill out the from for EACH child attending.
Register your child(ren) for the Mug + Cake activity
January 6
LEGO Club for Families
- Date: 01/06/2023 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - Longmont Library Meeting Rooms
The Library has more than 10,000 LEGO pieces, and at LEGO Club, we get them all out and build! Each time the club meets, we have a different building challenge. We also make a 'shared build' together. Family event- adults and kids build together. Kids younger than 10 years old must be accompanied by someone older than 14 years old dedicated to their care.
Register Your Family
Registration for the January session of LEGO Club will open on Saturday, Dec. 3, and is limited to 40 families. Click the button below to register your family!
Register your family for January LEGO Club
January 21
Paint Your Own Sky with Author Lulu Buck
- Date: 01/21/2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Library
409 Fourth Ave. - Library Meeting Rooms
- Best for elementary school children (K-5)
- Registration required
Come and color your world with local author Lulu Buck and enjoy a reading of the children's book "Sue's Sky"!
Sue's Sky is a book about acceptance using the gentle metaphor of the sky to encourage kids to accept others' perspectives of the world around them. Parents will receive a resource to support their child in safe spaces, being aware of our bias and anti-bullying.
Kids will get to paint their sky with the author. This will be a fun, hands-on art experience around our identities and based on the book "Sue's Sky".
