How did celebrating Fathers' Day begin?
Well, there are two different stories on how the holiday began.
The first Father's day was celebrated in Washington State on June 19th, 1910. Sonora Smart Dodd came up with the idea of honoring her father while listening to a Mothers' day sermon at church in 1909. She felt that Fathers deserved credit too. Her father William Smart was a veteran of the Civil war and was left a widower when his wife died during the birth of their sixth child. He raised all six children himself on their Washington farm.
The second story happens in Fairmont West Virginia July 5th 1908. Grace Golden Clayton suggested to the local Methodist Church that they hold services to celebrate fathers after a deadly mine explosion killed 361 men.
President Calvin Coolidge recommended that Fathers' Day become a national holiday but nothing official happened until 1966 when Lyndon B. Johnson designated the third Sunday in June to become the official celebration of Fathers' Day. In 1972 the Nixon administration officially recognized the day as a National holiday.
Did You Know?
Other countries celebrate fathers too? Many celebrate on the third week of June too but others celebrate on different dates.
Wherever you may be you can celebrate Father's day.
For a full list of places and dates click here.
Do you know what Dad loves most for Father's day?
Time. Time to spend with their families, Time to spend in the yard, or playing golf, or just resting. All the Dad's I know also love something given from the heart, something handmade. They love memories over things.
We have a few events that will make wonderful memories!
Cheyenne Wyoming
6/19 11am Nay&Jay's 7th annual Father's Day 3v3 Basketball Tournament
6/20 1pm Fathers Day Tea Party @ Nagle Warren Mansion Bed and Breakfast
6/21 10am Father's Day Buffet @ The Metropolitan Downtown
Estes Park
6/19 9am Father's Day Weekend @ Jellystone Park Estes Park
Fort Collins
6/21 4pm Fathers' Day Social @ Live Beyond Limit
6/19 - 21 9am Father's Day Tree Sale @ Fort Collins Nursery
Greeley
6/21 10am 2nd Annual Father’s Day Car Show on the Tarmac
6/20 9am Father’s Day truck and car show!
6/20 10am Father's Day Car & Bike Showcase @ The Bridge at Greeley
Johnstown
6/20 8am Father's Day Workshop @ Campers Inn RV of Johnstown
Livermore
6/21 1pm Father’s Day Cornhole Tournament @ Rigby's Roadhouse
Longmont
6/21 11am Father’s Day Special @ Axe Me Out
6/21 10am Cats, Dads, & Mugs: Father's Day at the Cafe! @ Elevated Communities Cat Cafe
6/21 10:30am Father's Day 2026 @ White Fields Community Church
6/21 10am Father’s Day 2026 with Rangers Water Day @ Vineyard Longmont
Loveland
6/19 6pm Cigars & Casks | Father's Day Whiskey and Cigar Experience @ Desk Chair
6/19 3pm Big Daddy BBQ @ Avenida at Centerra 55+ Active Adult Community
6/21 11am - 1pm Open Play Ultimate Ninja Academy
