The nation’s Sweetheart City, Loveland, Colorado, just gets sweeter with its Sweetheart Festival. For more than 78 years, Loveland has embraced sweethearts near and far. The city invites families and lovers across the world to gather in the downtown Foundry Plaza on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Loveland love locks / Visit Loveland photo
Bring the family or your sweetheart (or both) for free fun.
See ice sculptors at work, live flame dancers, local performances, neon selfie walls, food trucks, and Kids’ Zone along 4th Street at Foundry Community Plaza.
Join the Sweetheart Classic 4-miler race (4th & Railroad at 2:30 p.m.) or participate in the Little Miss Valentine and Little Mr. Cupid contest (Rialto Theater at 11 a.m.).
Children ages 0-4 can dress up, ham it up on stage for a chance to win prizes. Dress your little Miss Valentine in all things LOVE or your little Mr. Cupid like the winged god of love and compete for the title. There are two different age categories: 0 to 2 and 3 to 4-year-olds. Contestants will be judged on creativity of costume and personality. All contestants receive a gift.
Cap off the evening with Spinphony. The electric string quartet headline a concert at the Rialto Theater at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 (plus fee). Buy tickets here.
The lovely affair runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
In addition, you can take a stroll through Loveland Lights at Chapungu Sculpture Park from February 1 to 18. The love-themed light display set to your favorite love songs is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. nightly.