🎂 The Farm Turns 40: Celebrate a Fort Collins Favorite This Weekend
🎉A Birthday Bash for Fort Collins’ Favorite Barnyard
Hey there, FoCo,
Fort Collins’ favorite barnyard is having a birthday! 🎂 Since 1985, The Farm at Lee Martinez Park has been a hands-on spot for families to meet animals, play games, and connect with our city’s agricultural roots. This Saturday, the community comes together for a free anniversary bash full of music, food trucks, line dancing, and plenty of barnyard fun.
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Which animal was the first to arrive at The Farm at Lee Martinez Park when it opened in 1985?
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The Farm Turns 40: A Birthday Bash for Fort Collins’ Favorite Barnyard
Fort Collins’ beloved Farm at Lee Martinez Park is hitting a big milestone this weekend—40 years of barnyard fun, baby goats, and hands-on learning. Since opening in 1985, The Farm has been a place where kids pet their first sheep, families share picnics, and everyone gets a taste of our city’s agricultural roots. And this Saturday, the whole community is invited to join the celebration.
📍 The Farm at Lee Martinez Park (600 N. Sherwood St.)
📅 Saturday, Sept. 13
🕙 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (free admission all day until 5 p.m.)
Expect live music, food trucks, farm games, a stick horse rodeo (yes, you read that right 🐴), line dancing, and plenty of time to visit the animals that make The Farm such a special spot. To top it off, they’ll be cutting a big anniversary cake—because what’s a birthday without dessert?
For four decades, The Farm has been more than a park—it’s been a bridge between Fort Collins’ past and present, honoring the agricultural heritage of the Cache la Poudre River while creating countless family memories. Whether you grew up coming here or are brand new to town, this weekend is the perfect time to celebrate a community treasure.
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👋 Until Next Week
That’s a wrap on today’s FoCo happenings! Thanks for joining us to celebrate 40 years of barnyard fun at The Farm.
👉 Answer: C) Sheep! 🐑 They were among the first residents to greet visitors, helping kick off The Farm’s mission of connecting families to Fort Collins’ agricultural roots.
We’ll be back next week with more local stories, events, and ways to enjoy Fort Collins—until then, have a wonderful weekend! 🌻
—Your What’s Happenin’ Fort Collins crew 💛
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