ARTS!Lafayette

09/03/2026

Amp your Grant: Networking Edition ✨

Artists, Educators, and Arts Organizations: Join members of the Lafayette Cultural Arts Board and the Public Art Committee for a fun networking happy hour. Whether you’re dreaming up your next project or looking for the perfect collaborating partner, this is where ideas take shape. Expect to meet arts colleagues, chat with members of the two City volunteer arts boards, learn more about City arts grants, and participate in informal networking opportunities.

🎨Free to attend. Light food provided. Beverages available for purchase.

📆Thursday, Sept. 24, 5-6:30pm
📍Foxglove Bar and Hideout, 107 ½ S. Public Road.

09/03/2026

Meet Malia Maunakea, a native to the island of Hawai'i, who moved to Colorado to attend CU Boulder for Civil Engineering. She's a creative and talented author, who talks about her path to becoming a published writer, including the pitfalls, challenges, and successes.

Malia is a great mentor to listen to in this ever-evolving world of publishing literature. She describes how she felt and what she had to learn to achieve her dream of combining her love of her children, writing, & entrepreneurship, to ultimately explore her personal identity through connecting with her culture, gender, & spirituality.

To find more info on Malia and her stories, go to maliamaunakea.com.

Find the complete Lafayette Artists Series and subscribe at lafayetteco.gov/ArtsYouTube.

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09/03/2026

pARTiculars Gallery is excited to feature the work of Fiber & Ceramic Artist Suzanne Connolly Howes during the month of September with a reception on Friday, Sept. 11 from 4:30-8:30pm in the gallery located at 401 S. Public Rd. In addition, the owners of Particulars will be showcasing new work in an exhibit they are calling “Just a Little Bit of Whimsy,” through Sept. 30 to celebrate 19 years of bringing art and art experiences to Old Town Lafayette.

pARTiculars is a sponsor of Lafayette’s Art Night Out which will continue through September on the second Friday of each month and hosts additional art and live demonstrations in the tent in front of the gallery.

09/02/2026

A free, interactive family concert filled with catchy songs, big smiles, and uplifting messages that help kids grow stronger from the inside. ☀️
Saturday, Sept. 19, noon-1pm
Festival Plaza, downtown Lafayette

Learn more about the music at JeremyDion.com or call 303- 648-1238 with questions.

Grant support from the Lafayette Downtown Development Authority

🍦Eats & Sweets to give away free scoops of ice cream to the first 50 kids

09/02/2026

Art on the Street Walking Tours Return! ✨🚶‍♀️
The Public Art Committee is excited to offer a great year of Art on the Street Walking Tours, April-October. Here’s a look ahead:

🔹Saturday, Sept. 19, 10-11:30am
🔸Monday, Oct. 5, 11am-12:30pm

For more details and to register visit our activities page
lafayetteco.gov/Activities or call us at (303)661-1261.

09/02/2026

🎉Get out, see what’s new, and start thinking about your inspiration for this year’s See & Respond exhibit!

🧑‍🎨We invite artists of all ages and abilities to view the 2026 Art on the Street sculptures and discover inspiration for an artwork, photo, or poem.

Find a submission form at lafayetteco.gov/SeeandRespond.
📢Deadline for submissions is Sept. 10.

This year’s sculptures will be on display until April of 2027.

09/02/2026

LEAF: Listen on the Lawn 🥬
Joins us for a FREE series of curated listening sessions of classic and contemporary electronic music tracks, played back through the newly configured Crunching LEAF Sound System. Bring a blanket, a lawn chair, a snack, whatever, and just hang and listen for a spell.

📆Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, 6-8pm
📍Starkey Building, 309 S Public Road, Lafayette, CO 80026

Contact [email protected], and learn more at LEAFcolorado.org

09/01/2026

Poetry Night hosted by Cannon Mine Poets

The second Thursday of every month, 7-9pm ✍️
Each month, on the second Thursday, Cannon Mine Poets holds a poetry open mic and featured artist. Come out to listen and/or share your own work! In the Cottage Room of East Simpson Coffee Co, Lafayette. FREE 🎤

09/01/2026

Need some inspiration? View "Bonded" by Jamée Lucas Loeffler, created using Bronze & Steel materials together. This piece is being featured in our 2026 Art on the Street Collection, alongside 19 other unique sculptures. Be sure to check out all of them!

This sculpture is located 100 S. Public Road, nearby the Monark Insurance building.

Additional information, like Artist Notes, Involvement, Scavenger Hunts, & See & Respond Submissions, are available here at lafayetteco.gov/AOTS.

09/01/2026

Art on the Farm is a vibrant gathering of fellow creators in the spirit of Dennis Kelly.

Dennis was an artist in every sense of the word. He lived with great passion, always making, always exploring, and always creating. He had a way of making strangers feel like friends and friends feel like family.

We are inviting emerging and established artists to apply to showcase and sell their work at the inaugural Dennis Kelly Foundation Art on the Farm event. 🎨October 10, 2026 | 11am–4pm. | Lafayette, CO

Artist fee: $30 Selected artists will receive one outdoor exhibit space, keep 100% of their sales, and should bring their own tent, table, chairs and display materials.

Applications are open Aug. 8–Sept. 15 or until spaces are filled.
Fill out an application- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgxDoJjaNTv0KvLvS-wsAhYo-5XkorWVl3fg9Us4i5rviTFw/viewform

Learn more at www.thedenniskellyfoundation.org