Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Fort Collins Brewfest 2004.jpg|thumb|right|The 2004 Colorado Brewers Festival in Fort Collins]]
[[File:Fort Collins Historic District.JPG|thumb|right|Fort Collins historic district]]
Much of Fort Collins's culture is centered around the students of [[Colorado State University]]. The city provides school year residences for its large college-age population; there is a local music circuit which is influenced by the college town atmosphere and is home to a number of well known microbreweries. The Downtown Business Association hosts a number of small and large festivals each year in the historic Downtown district, including Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest in late summer (permanently discontinued in 2021) which featured local cuisine, music, and businesses. The [[Fort Collins Lincoln Center]] is home to the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and regularly attracts national touring companies of Broadway plays.

Brewing and cycling figure in local culture. The Colorado Brewer's Festival is held in late June annually in Fort Collins. The festival features beers from as many as 45 brewers from the state of Colorado and averages around 30,000 attendees. [[New Belgium Brewing Company]] hosts the Tour de Fat which draws over 20,000 people riding bikes and dressing in costume.

The [[Colorado Marathon]] is a yearly event running down the [[Poudre Canyon]] and finishing in downtown Fort Collins. The FORTitude 10K run, a partner running event of the [[Bolder Boulder]], is held on Labor Day each year. The Horsetooth Half Marathon has been a fixture of the local running scene since 1973.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 12, 2015|title=Race Results and History {{!}} Horsetooth Half Marathon|url=https://horsetooth-half.com/results-history/|access-date=June 9, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309033820/https://horsetooth-half.com/results-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
{{Further|Blue Sky Marathon}}

The [[Fort Collins Museum and Discovery Science Center|Fort Collins Museum]], established in 1941, is a regional center focusing on the culture and history of Fort Collins and the surrounding area. The Fort Collins Museum houses over 30,000 artifacts and features temporary and permanent exhibits, on-going educational programs and events, and is home to four historic structures located in the outdoor Heritage Courtyard.

The arts are represented by [[The Center for Fine Art Photography]], University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins Museum of Art (FCMOA), and the Bas Bleu Theatre Company. The Arts Incubator of the Rockies (AIR), founded in Fort Collins in 2012, was acquired in 2016 by [[Berea College]] in Kentucky, where it became part of the College Crafts Program.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 8, 2016|title=Arts Incubator Program Acquired by Berea College, Relocates to Berea, Kentucky|url=https://www.berea.edu/news/arts-incubator-program-acquired-berea-college-relocates-berea-kentucky/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=Berea College|language=en-US|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209164103/https://www.berea.edu/news/arts-incubator-program-acquired-berea-college-relocates-berea-kentucky/|url-status=live}}</ref>