Record Store Day in Fort Collins, Colorado
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Fort Collins, Colorado
Independent record shops open in Fort Collins, Colorado right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- All Sales Vinyl
A family-run independent record store in Old Town Fort Collins selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and novelties, with in-house record cleaning and special-order service; among the longest-operating record-focused shops in town.
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- Bizarre Bazaar Books & Music Store
A used bookstore and record shop across from CSU that buys, sells, and trades vinyl LPs, 45s, and 78s alongside CDs, cassettes, and vintage stereo equipment, organized by genre; also does stereo repair.
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- Driver 8 Records
A curated new-and-used vinyl shop in Old Town Fort Collins with a strong Americana and punk focus, opened by longtime KRFC radio host Charles Hale, reflecting Fort Collins' local punk heritage.
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- Intersect Records
A boutique record shop operating inside Intersect Brewing's taproom, stocking hundreds of new and used vinyl titles across genres from classic rock to jazz to soundtracks, with an online catalog of 20,000+ titles.
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- Little Horse Vintage
A curated vintage shop in the historic Asmus Sign Co. building in Old Town Fort Collins selling thousands of vinyl records alongside vintage/mid-century hi-fi and stereo equipment, furniture, and used books.
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- PigStyle Music
Downtown Loveland's newest used-record shop, notable for a restaurant-booth listening nook with two turntables so customers can spin records together; opened by former forestry researcher and software engineer Ajrjan Shaw.
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- Songbyrd Records
A family-owned shop near CSU focused almost exclusively on used vinyl, with new inventory added daily, also stocking tapes, CDs, posters, and stereo equipment; doubles as a vinyl-enthusiast hangout hosting meetups with live music and food trucks.
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- Wobble Hi-Fi
A listening bar inspired by Japanese jazz kissas in Old Town Fort Collins, pairing a curated vinyl collection played through vintage high-end equipment with craft cocktails, beer, and wine; funded via a 2025 Kickstarter and billed as 'Hi-Fi but no Wi-Fi.'
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See the full record store listing for Fort Collins, Colorado.