Denver’s Halloween runs on two tracks: the big ticketed nights at the zoo, the botanic gardens and the Molly Brown House, and the free or nearly free neighborhood events at churches, parks and the Children’s Museum. This page lists every Halloween event in Denver that we have verified against its organizer, in date order, with the time and the cost on each line. Every item links to our full listing, which has the address and the official source. We add new events here as we verify them.
This week and weekend
- Glow at the Gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens: Oct. 21 to 24, timed entry 5:30 to 9 p.m., illuminated paths and hand-carved pumpkins; $37 adults, $29 ages 3 to 15, advance tickets only
- Victorian Horrors at the Molly Brown House Museum: Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22 to 24, one-hour readings of 19th-century horror stories in the house; $35.27 per ticket
- Harvest Hoot at the Children’s Museum of Denver: Friday through Sunday, Oct. 23 to 25, during museum hours from 9 a.m., costumes, carnival games and a Monster Mash Circus; included with admission ($19.75 ages 2 to 59)
- Trunk or Treating and Mini Fall Festival at Risen Christ Catholic Parish: Friday, Oct. 23, crafts and games at 6:30 p.m., trunks at 7 p.m., ages 12 and under; cost not listed
- Boo at the Zoo at the Denver Zoo: Oct. 23 to 25 and Oct. 30 from 4:30 p.m., with a sensory-friendly night on Oct. 31; $25.95 to $27.95 adults, $18.95 to $20.95 youth, ages 2 and under free
- Ghosts and Goblins 5K and 10K in City Park: Sunday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m.; 5K $36 ($40 race day), 10K $46 ($50 race day), $5 less for ages 17 and under
- Trunk-or-Treat at Wellshire Presbyterian Church: Sunday, Oct. 25, 5 p.m., in the west parking lot; cost not listed
Halloween week
- Ghosts in the Gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens: Oct. 28 to 30, 4:30 to 10:30 p.m., and Oct. 31, 4:30 to 9:15 p.m., after-dark storytelling tours for ages 12 and up; $34, $29 members
- Fall Fun Day at Fellowship Denver Church, South Broadway: Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., carnival games, crafts, candy and costumes for kids and families; cost not listed
- Wild Fall at the Denver Zoo: daytime fall decor, costumed characters and weekend pumpkin carving through Oct. 31; included with admission
Before you go
Glow at the Gardens and Boo at the Zoo both sell timed tickets and both sell out popular nights, so buy before you drive. The church trunk-or-treats above do not print a cost, so check the linked page or call ahead. For the rest of the metro, see Halloween events in Littleton and Highlands Ranch and Halloween events in Wheat Ridge, Arvada and Lakewood, and our weekend guide for Oct. 23 to 25 for everything else.
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