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🌸 Strawberries & Sunshine: A Sweet Summer Day at Garden Sweet

🌸 Strawberries & Sunshine: A Sweet Summer Day at Garden Sweet

Wander flower fields, pick strawberries, and soak up the simple joys of summer at one of Fort Collins’ favorite farms.

What's Happenin' Team
August 29, 2025

🍓 Strawberries, Sunshine & Farm Magic

Hey there, FoCo,

Summer in Fort Collins comes with a few traditions you don’t want to miss, and one of them is a trip out to Garden Sweet. Tucked just north of town, this little farm is where families, friends, and curious wanderers head when the berries are ripe and the flowers are in bloom.

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🍓 A Sweet Summer Day at Garden Sweet

If you’ve been waiting for a reason to slow down and savor summer, this is it: strawberries are at their sweetest right now at Garden Sweet Farm (719 W. Willox Lane, just north of Old Town). For $40, you can pick your own basket of berries and create a seasonal flower bouquet straight from the fields. It’s part farm outing, part wholesome family memory, and part excuse to eat strawberries warm from the vine.

This isn’t just about produce—it’s an experience. Kids love wandering the rows in search of the ripest berries, couples sneak in golden-hour date nights among the flowers, and everyone leaves with a little dirt on their shoes and a lot of joy in their hands. Garden Sweet keeps things simple: good food, fresh air, and moments that make you forget you’re only minutes from town.

And if you’re already looking ahead, the farm’s apple-picking season kicks off this fall—so the fun doesn’t stop when summer does. Whether you’re here for the strawberries, the flowers, or just an afternoon that feels timeless, Garden Sweet is a little slice of Fort Collins magic.

🗓 What’s Happenin’ in Fort Collins: Event Listings

🎭 Friday, August 29

🎵 The Gordon Creek Band📍 7 Old Town Square, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80524 | ⏰ 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

🎨 2025 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ARTISTS📍 417 W. Magnolia | ⏰ 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

🎨 Debra DiGiovanni📍 167 N College Ave, Fort Collins | ⏰ 6:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

Saturday, August 30

🛍️ Foothills - Makers Hive Market📍 215 E. Foothills Parkway, 5750 DTC Parkway #210 | ⏰ 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

📅 Wendy Woo live at The Tavern at Red Feather Lakes📍 1078 Ramona Drive | ⏰ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

🎨 Orange Pulp📍 254 Linden St | ⏰ every Saturday afternoon | 🎟️ Ticketed

Sunday, August 31

🎨 Independent Silent Film Festival 6.0📍 605 S Mason Street | ⏰ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

⚡ Brunch at Taste & Savor📍 3581 E Harmony Road, Ste 130 | ⏰ 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

🎵 The High Kings📍 204 S. College Ave | ⏰ 8:00 PM | 🎟️ Ticketed

Want more? See the full calendar → Fort Collins Event Calendar

Wishing you fields of fun and a berry good weekend. 🌿🍓

Here’s to a weekend as fresh as a basket of berries and as bright as a field of blooms. May your days be full of sunshine, laughter, and just the right amount of sweetness. See you Monday, FoCo!

Answer: C) Peach 🍑 – Since 1996, the juicy Palisade peach has been Colorado’s official state fruit, celebrated every summer with the famous Palisade Peach Festival!

—Your What’s Happenin’ Fort Collins crew 💛

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