School Events
Back to School Nights
Explore upcoming back to school nights across Poudre School District. Dates and details are listed below.
For questions or additional details, please reach out directly to your school’s main office.
- Bacon Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 4:00–5:00 p.m. · Ice Cream Social/Back to School Night
- Bamford Elementary — TBD
- Bauder Elementary — TBD
- Beattie Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 3:00–4:45 p.m.
- Bennett Elementary — TBD
- Bethke Elementary — TBD
- Blevins Middle — Monday, August 17, 2026, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
- Boltz Middle — TBD
- Cache la Poudre Elementary — Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
- Cache la Poudre Middle — TBD
- Career Tech Center — TBD
- Centennial High — TBD
- Dunn Elementary — TBD
- Eyestone Elementary — Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Fort Collins High — Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 6:30–8:00 p.m.
- Fossil Ridge High — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Harris Elementary — Thursday, August 27, 2026, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
- Irish Elementary — TBD
- Johnson Elementary — Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5:30–7:15 p.m.
- Kinard Middle — TBD
- Kruse Elementary — Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
- Laurel Elementary — Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
- Lesher Middle — TBD
- Lincoln Middle — Thursday, September 10, 2026, 4:00–7:00 p.m.
- Linton Elementary — Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Kindergarten and 5th grade; 1st–4th grade TBD)
- Livermore Elementary — TBD
- Lopez Elementary — Thursday, August 27, 2026
- McGraw Elementary — Thursday, August 27, 2026, K–2: 5:00–5:30 p.m.; 3rd–5th: 5:45–6:15 p.m.
- O'Dea Elementary — TBD
- Olander Elementary — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- PCA (Poudre Community Academy) — TBD
- PGA (Poudre Global Academy) — TBD
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School — TBD
- Poudre High — Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Preston Middle — TBD
- Putnam Elementary — TBD
- Red Feather Elementary — TBD
- Rice Elementary — TBD
- Riffenburgh Elementary — TBD
- Rocky Mountain High — Thursday, August 27, 2026, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
- Shepardson Elementary — Kindergarten: Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5:30–6:30 p.m.; Grades 1–5: Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
- Stove Prairie Elementary — TBD
- Tavelli Elementary — TBD
- Timnath Elementary — TBD
- Timnath Middle-High — TBD
- Traut Elementary — TBD
- Webber Middle — TBD
- Wellington Middle-High School — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Werner Elementary — Dates vary by grade level; check the school website for details
- Zach Elementary — TBD
For questions or the most current details, please reach out directly to individual campuses.
If you're not able to make it to an open house, call the school to set up a tour.
Open Houses
Explore upcoming campus open houses across Poudre School District. Dates and details are listed below—use these events to meet staff, tour facilities, and learn more about each school.
For questions or additional details, please reach out directly to your school’s main office.
Instead of or in addition to attending these events, feel free to call the school(s) you're interested in to set up a tour.
- Bacon Elementary — TBD
- Bamford Elementary — TBD
- Bauder Elementary — TBD
- Beattie Elementary — Friday, May 1, 2026, 9:15–10:15 a.m. · Kindergarten Open House
- Bennett Elementary — TBD
- Bethke Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
- Blevins Middle — TBD
- Boltz Middle — TBD
- Cache la Poudre Elementary — TBD
- Cache la Poudre Middle — TBD
- Career Tech Center — TBD
- Centennial High — TBD
- Dunn Elementary — TBD
- Eyestone Elementary — TBD
- Fort Collins High — TBD
- Fossil Ridge High — Thursday, December 3, 2026
- Harris Elementary — TBD
- Irish Elementary — TBD
- Johnson Elementary — TBD
- Kinard Middle — TBD
- Kruse Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026 · 3:30–4:00 p.m. New Family Orientation, 4:00–4:30 p.m. Open House/Meet Your Teacher (Grades 1–5), 4:00–5:00 p.m. PTO Ice Cream Social
- Laurel Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 4:00–5:30 p.m. · Meet the Teacher/PTO Social/School Supply Drop-Off
- Lesher Middle — TBD
- Lincoln Middle — Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
- Linton Elementary — Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 9:00–9:20 a.m. · Slow-start drop-off, first day of school
- Livermore Elementary — TBD
- Lopez Elementary — TBD
- McGraw Elementary — TBD
- O'Dea Elementary — TBD
- Olander Elementary — TBD
- PCA (Poudre Community Academy) — Thursday, September 17, 2026, 4:00–7:00 p.m. · Family Open House
- PGA (Poudre Global Academy) — TBD
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School — TBD
- Poudre High — TBD
- Preston Middle — TBD
- Putnam Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 9:00–11:00 a.m. · Meet & Greet
- Red Feather Elementary — TBD
- Rice Elementary — Usually the day before school starts · Ice Cream Social
- Riffenburgh Elementary — TBD
- Rocky Mountain High — TBD
- Shepardson Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
- Stove Prairie Elementary — TBD
- Tavelli Elementary — TBD
- Timnath Elementary — TBD
- Timnath Middle-High — TBD
- Traut Elementary — TBD
- Webber Middle — TBD
- Wellington Middle-High School — Tuesday, December 1, 2026
- Werner Elementary — Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
- Zach Elementary — TBD
For questions or the most current details, please reach out directly to individual campuses.
If you're not able to make it to an open house, call the school to set up a tour.
Kindergarten Information Nights
Families of future kindergarteners are invited to attend upcoming Kindergarten Information Nights across Poudre School District. These events are a great way to meet teachers, tour classrooms, and learn about your neighborhood school’s programs and expectations for kindergarten.
- Bacon Elementary — Monday, August 17, 2026 · Kindergarten Parent Orientation Meetings: 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (last names A–G), 12:00–12:30 p.m. (H–O), 12:30–1:00 p.m. (P–Z)
- Bamford Elementary — TBD
- Bauder Elementary — TBD
- Beattie Elementary — Not yet scheduled
- Bennett Elementary — TBD
- Bethke Elementary — TBD
- Cache la Poudre Elementary — Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
- Dunn Elementary — TBD
- Eyestone Elementary — TBD
- Harris Elementary — TBD
- Johnson Elementary — TBD
- Kruse Elementary — TBD
- Laurel Elementary — TBD
- Linton Elementary — Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
- Livermore Elementary — TBD
- Lopez Elementary — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- McGraw Elementary — TBD
- O'Dea Elementary — TBD
- Olander Elementary — TBD
- PGA (Poudre Global Academy) — TBD
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School — TBD
- Putnam Elementary — TBD
- Red Feather Elementary — TBD
- Rice Elementary — Usually held in December
- Riffenburgh Elementary — TBD
- Shepardson Elementary — Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Stove Prairie Elementary — TBD
- Tavelli Elementary — TBD
- Timnath Elementary — TBD
- Traut Elementary — TBD
- Werner Elementary — TBD
- Zach Elementary — TBD
For questions or additional details, please reach out directly to your school’s main office.
If you're not able to make it to a kindergarten information night, call the school to set up a tour.