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4Free things to do
87New spots
97New stories

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This week in Longmont

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 19 events, day by day →

Pottery: Coffee & Clay

Sunday 10am · TinkerMill

Sunday Cruiser Ride

Sunday 10am · Hooptie Bike Lounge

Lunch Line Dancing Class

Sunday 1pm · Bricks on Main · Free

Produce in the Park - Mercado en el Parque

Sunday 1pm · Collyer Park · Free

Open Mic

Tuesday 5:30pm · Bricks on Main Longmont

New in Longmont

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Sakura Japanese Cuisine

Restaurants

Reliable sushi night: Low-key but dialed in, Sakura Japanese Cuisine nails the craving with sushi and all the familiar Japanese dishes in a relaxed room trimmed with paper lanterns.

sakuralongmont.com ↗

Red Cedar Bistro

Restaurants

Mediterranean comfort, upgraded: Red Cedar Bistro is that Main Street spot for approachable, tri-regional Mediterranean plates, from tapas to scratch-made staples like a loaded gyro, RCB Lamb Burger, and pastas like Tortellini Rose or Lamb Bolognese.

redcedarbistro.com ↗

Sushi Box

Restaurants

Rolls worth craving: Family-run Sushi Box turns out satisfying rolls, nigiri and sashimi alongside a few Japanese and Thai comfort picks.

sushiboxlongmont.com ↗

Longmont’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Longmont’s best →

Most read in Longmont

The five stories Longmont readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. 85-Year-Old Cyclist Killed on Longmont's Highway 119, Same Road That Took Magnus White

    An 85-year-old cyclist was hit and killed by an SUV on Colorado Highway 119 near 83rd Street outside Longmont, the same stretch of highway where 17-year old cyclist Magnus White was killed in 2023.

    Full story at hoodline.com ↗

  2. 🍕 Longmont stakes a claim as Colorado's pizza capital - The Boulder Reporting Lab

    The first Colorado Pizza Festival will take place on Saturday, 5th September in Longmont, Colorado.

    Full story at boulderreportinglab.org ↗

  4. 3 area cities rank high in national ratings

    Cities in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado have achieved high national rankings, with Longmont and Windsor scoring in the top 10 for Travel & Leisure’s “Best Small U.S.Cities to Move To Right Now” and Boulder placing 19th in Indeed.com’�s list of 2026 Best U.K.

    Full story at bizwest.com ↗

  5. Ursa Major opens facility in Longmont

    Dallas, a Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism graduate, has worked for BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979 for various media outlets including the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service.

    Full story at bizwest.com ↗

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