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Northside Aztlan Community Center

Northside Aztlan Community Center
Northside Aztlan Community Center
112 E. Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.221.6256
Fax: 970.416.2278

Northside Aztlan Community Center is home to a wide variety of activities, classes, programs, sports and events. The Northside Aztlan Center continues to provide the same beneficial community programs as well as new and exciting opportunities. The Northside Aztlan Center is a 50,000 square foot recreation center (more than three times its original size) offering various activities.

Features:

  • Connections to the Poudre River Trail
  • Outdoor Basketball Court
  • Outdoor Skate Park
  • Outdoor Playground
  • Outdoor Handball Courts
  • A triple gymnasium complex
  • Elevated running track
  • Locker rooms
  • State of the Art Weight & Cardio Theatre
  • Multi-purpose rooms (Rent a room for weddings, receptions and parties)
  • Kitchen
  • Classrooms
  • An intergenerational lounge and computer lab
  • Spinning Studio
  • Dance/Yoga Studio

News/Events

FoCo Kids Bike Challenge (PDF)

Attention all youth cyclists! Get ready for a full summer of free weekly bike races. Register here for free and race all summer at any or all of the bike races listed below. The more races you attend, the better the prizes you'll win.
Races are sponsored by Ciclismo Youth Foundation, Your Group Ride, Northern Colorado Cycling Events, UCH/ Healthy Kids Club and Recreation. Race dates are:

Short Track
Tuesdays: 5/7-5/28 at 4:30 PM                   
Location: 500 Linden St. Lot East of New Belgium

Oval Criterium Series
Sundays: 6/4-6/25 at 4:00 PM
Location: CSU Oval

City Streets Criterium
Tuesdays: 7/2-7/30 5:30 PM
Location: 625 Ninth Street, 80524

Lory Park Mountain Challenge
Tuesdays: 8/6—8/27 at 6:00 PM
Location: Lory State Park North Entrance

USA Pro Cycling Challenge Course
8/24/2013 Time TBA
Location: TBA

The FoCo Kids Bike Challenge will lead up to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on August 24th where kids will get to race on the actual USAPCC course and finish on the actual podium!
Don't miss this exciting opportunity. Registration Activity # is 315582-01. Register at www.fcgov.com/recreation.
Bikes and helmets required and can be provided if needed. Please call 970-224-6032 for bikes or helmets.Please fill out and bring the waiver to the first Short Track race you child attends. Only one waiver needs to be signed for each race series.

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Vida Sana

Please come join us for all of our Vida Sana events!

Zumba classes are $2 if you are not a Vida Sana member or free if you are. We have Zumba classes on:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Club Tico - 9:00-10:00 AM
Wednesday and Thursday at Northside Aztlan Community Center - 6:15-7:15 PM
Sunday afternoons at Northside Aztlan Community Center - 3:30-4:30 PM

Free Teen Tone Time on Wednesday and Thursday from 6:15-7:15 PM. Meet in the lounge at Northside Aztlan Community Center.

Free active childcare takes place at Northside Aztlan Center during the evening Zumba classes on Wedneday and Thursday (6:15-7:15 PM) as well as the afternoon session on Sunday (3:30-4:30 PM).

You may sign up for Vida Sana at the Northside Aztlan Community Center by filling out a form and placing it in the mailbox closest to the lounge and the vending machine. 

Vida Sana is a Coloardo Department of Public Health and Environment Grant focused on health equity for the Latino community. For more information about Vida Sana or to join the Vida Sana coalition, please contact Betsy Hill at 221-6652, .

Kids Cafe

Dinner: Monday-Friday, 5:15-6:00 p.m. Free ($2.00 per adult)
Beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - May 30, 2013
The Food Bank of Larimer County Kids Cafe program provides children ages 3-18 who are at risk of hunger access to a nutritious meal. Meals are available to accompanying parents at a charge of $2.00 per meal. Call 970.221.6256 for more information.

Youth Nights

Ages: 12-18
Thursdays from 3:00 to 9:00 PM, Free
Every Thursday is your night! Arena football, dodgeball, indoor soccer, ping pong tournaments, Madden tournaments, teen weights, field trips, dance, fitness, food, prizes and much much more!

Senior VOA Meals

Tuesday & Wednesday, Noon, Suggested Donation: $2.50
Senior nutrition is a service of Volunteers of America in cooperation with the City of Fort Collins Recreation Department. A hot lunch is provided. Call 970.472.9630 for more information.

Lounge Drop-In

Monday-Friday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 5:00 PM
Come enjoy the fun! With pool tables, ping pong tables, play station and computers, we put together a variety of different activities throughout the night. Kids ages 12-18 are free.

Northside Aztlan Community Center Advisory Council

Our Mission
Northside Aztlan Community Center Advisory Council's mission is to ensure the success of Northside Aztlan Community Center by advocating for accessibility, effective programming and multicultural inclusion. The Council's role includes, in part, advocating, supporting and promoting Northside Aztlan Center and providing advice on issues that will impact positive growth and programming for Northside Aztlan Center.

The Council meets regularly, the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Northside Aztlan Center. All meetings are open to the public, however we recommend contacting the Chair if you plan to attend in case the meeting location has changed. We welcome any input you may have and look forward to our working relationship with all who are interested in our mission.

If you are interested in serving as a member of the Council, we encourage you to apply. As there is no set deadline, we accept completed applications at any time. You may submit your applications in person, via e-mail, or mail to the addresses listed below.

For more information you may contact the Council Chair, Frank Martinez, via e-mail at You may also contact Northside Aztlan Center Advisory Council via mail:
Northside Aztlan Community Center Advisory Council
Northside Aztlan Community Center
112 East Willow, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Click here to download the application for the Northside Aztlan Center Advisory Council.