FORT COLLINS

Colorado’s fourth largest city, Fort Collins, offers great conference and meeting space as well as top event spaces. It is home to Colorado State University and a vibrant downtown district known as Old Town. No meeting is complete without stopping by one of the distilleries and more than 20 local craft breweries, including the fourth largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium Brewing Co. New Belgium and Anheuser-Busch Tour Center & Biergarten both have popular event spaces in Fort Collins.

There also is a thriving arts and music scene. The Lincoln Center hosts all sorts of performances, meetings and events, and creatively painted pianos throughout town beckon passersby to sit down and play and tune. Music venues like Washington’s and Mishawaka Amphitheatre (aka The Mish) are authentic Fort Collins event spaces for top-notch music and private gatherings.

There also are numerous summer concert series and the 164-room, music-themed Elizabeth Hotel with key Fort Collins meeting space, in-room record players, a lending library of vinyl records and musical instruments, and The Magic Rat for live music.

Meeting Planners also can book historic and name-brand hotels in Fort Collins that offer accommodations, function space, and a variety of amenities all in one place. Meanwhile, unique event spaces in Fort Collins like Jessup Farm Artisan Village and The Exchange are sure to keep attendees looking forward to getting off-site for food, drink, browsing and mingling.

Horsetooth Reservoir and Cache la Poudre are ideal for water activities, and consider scheduling around events like the Larimer County Farmers Market, Fort Collins Food Truck Rally, Taste of FoCo, and Tour de Fat.