This is the last full weekend before Halloween, and the calendar reads that way: trunk-or-treats in Littleton, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Denver, Loveland and Johnstown, two nights of Treatsylvania and four nights of Pumpkins on Parade in Fort Collins, Harvest Hoot at the Children’s Museum of Denver and haunted hayrides in Highlands Ranch. If you would rather skip the candy, there are free bird and owl walks in Fort Collins and Littleton, a free artist studio tour in Fort Collins and a video game orchestra at Red Rocks. Every item links to our listing, which has the address, the price and the official source. Check the listing before you leave, because times and ticket availability can change.
Friday, Oct. 23
- Harvest Hoot at the Children’s Museum of Denver: costumes, carnival games and a Monster Mash Circus, Friday through Sunday during museum hours from 9 a.m.; included with admission ($19.75 ages 2 to 59, under 1 and members free)
- SCFD Free Admission Day at Four Mile Historic Park in Denver: from 10 a.m.; free
- The Friday Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden: guided walking tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; $3 plus admission
- Let’s Dance at Columbine Library in Littleton: a movement story time for babies through preschoolers, 11:15 a.m.; free
- Treatsylvania at The Farm at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins: trick-or-treat street and hayrides, Friday and Saturday 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m.; $9 per participating child, adults free
- Pumpkins on Parade at the Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins: nightly 5 to 9 p.m. through Sunday; $15 adults, $10 children, ages 4 and under free
- HRCA Haunted Hayrides at Stockton’s Plum Creek Stables, Highlands Ranch: Friday and Saturday, 6 to 8:30 p.m., rides every half hour; $16, ages 2 and under free on a lap
- Trunk or Treating and Mini Fall Festival at Risen Christ Catholic Parish in Denver: crafts and games at 6:30 p.m., trunks at 7 p.m.; ages 12 and under
- Haunts of Littleton: one-hour ghost and history walking tours of downtown Littleton, Friday and Saturday, tours every 10 minutes from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; $20 adults, $17 kids under 12, plus fees
- ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ by Debut Theatre Company at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., the final weekend
- Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena: 7 p.m.; ticketed
- Mendelssohn’s ‘Lobgesang’ with the Colorado Chorale at Augustana Lutheran Church in Denver: 7 p.m.; $25, $20 seniors, students free
- Free night sky observing at CSU’s Madison-Macdonald Observatory in Fort Collins: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m., weather permitting; free
- Friday evening adoration and confession at St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Golden: 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Two free bird walks: with the Front Range Birding Company at Hudson Gardens in Littleton (8 a.m.) and with city naturalists at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins (9 to 11 a.m.)
- Trick or Trot 5K and Kids’ Halloween Hunt in Arvada: from 9 a.m. at the Apex Center; 5K $45 ($35 ages 12 and under), kids’ hunt $10
- Crawl-O-Ween at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster: trick-or-treating Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; general admission, timed entry
- Larimer County Farmers’ Market in Fort Collins: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; one Saturday left after this one
- Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour and Sale: a free, self-guided weekend inside local artists’ studios, Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
- Friends of the Loveland Library fall used book sale at The Ranch: Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free admission
- Longmont Day of the Dead Celebration in downtown Longmont: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free
- BOOMar Halloween at Belmar in Lakewood: free trick-or-treating from noon; RSVP requested
- Windsor Halloween Carnival at Boardwalk Community Park: noon to 4 p.m.; free admission
- Spiders of the Garden at Hudson Gardens in Littleton: a 90-minute class, 12:30 to 2 p.m.; $15 to $20
- Trunk or Treat at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton: 2 to 4 p.m.
- Trunk-or-Treat at The Green at 38th in Wheat Ridge: 4 to 6 p.m.; free
- Haunted Trail Adventure at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood: trails, tales, games and a campfire, 4 to 7 p.m.; register ahead
- What a Hoot! The (Screech) Owls Among Us at McMurray Natural Area in Fort Collins: a free naturalist-led owl hike, 4 to 6 p.m.
- Trunk or Treat at Peace Lutheran Church in Arvada: 5 to 7 p.m.
- Saturday evening worship: Foundations Church in Loveland (4:30 p.m.), Christ Lutheran Church in Highlands Ranch (5 p.m.), Calvary Church in Golden (5 p.m.), Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Collins (5 p.m.) and Abiding Hope Church in Littleton (5:30 p.m.)
- Baptism + Family Weekend at Mission Hills Church in Littleton: kids and teens join the main services, Saturday from 4 p.m. and Sunday morning; free
- Stray Cats’ Lee Rocker at the Rialto Theater in Loveland: 7:30 p.m.; $55, premier $65
Sunday, Oct. 25
- Guest speaker Dr. Tony Evans at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch: services at 8, 9 and 10:30 a.m.; free. Serve Sunday runs in the atrium from 9 a.m. to noon
- Ghosts & Goblins 5K and 10K in Denver’s City Park: 9 a.m.; $36 to $50, $5 off for ages 17 and under
- Sundays at the Museum at the Children’s Museum of Denver: drop-in programs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the last day of Harvest Hoot
- Highlands Ranch Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; one Sunday left after this one
- Sunday Goose Rides at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rides every 30 minutes
- Halloween on the Promenade at the Promenade Shops at Centerra in Loveland: free trick-or-treating and costume contests, noon to 3 p.m.
- Downtown Littleton: the Goblin Give Out, costumed trick-or-treating at shops and restaurants on Sunday afternoon, and the Trunk or Treat at Mosaic Church, 3 to 5 p.m., free, leashed dogs welcome
- Halloween Carnival and Trunk-or-Treat at the United Methodist Church of Johnstown: 4 to 6 p.m.; free
- Mom2Mom at Westwoods Community Church in Lakewood: 4 to 6 p.m.
- Trunk-or-Treat at Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver: 5 p.m.
- Sunday evening services: Red Rocks Church in Arvada, Lakewood and Littleton (5 p.m.), Worship Night and a shared meal at Mission Hills North Littleton (5 p.m.), the Youth Mass at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Littleton (5:15 p.m.), the Candlelight Mass at St. Joan of Arc in Arvada (5:30 p.m.) and The Wilderness at Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver (5 p.m.)
- For students on Sunday night: Pursuit at Mosaic Church in Littleton, Bear Valley Students in Lakewood and Grace Youth in Fort Collins, all at 6 p.m.
- Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons at Red Rocks Amphitheatre: 7:30 p.m.; ticketed
All weekend
- After dark: Boo at the Zoo at the Denver Zoo (Friday through Sunday from 4:30 p.m.; ticketed), Glow at the Gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens (through Saturday, 5:30 to 9 p.m.; advance tickets only) and Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns at Hudson Gardens in Littleton (Friday night, with later nights on the calendar)
- Pumpkins and corn mazes: the Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms in Littleton (Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m.; $22 adults, $14 ages 3 to 15), Anderson Farms in Erie, Rock Creek Farm in Broomfield, Cottonwood Farms in Lafayette and Osborn Farm in Loveland, which has no admission fee
- Victorian Horrors at the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver: the final readings, Thursday through Saturday; $35.27
- On stage: ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!’ opens at the Denver Center (Friday, through Dec. 20); ‘Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver’ at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, closing Saturday; ‘Les Misérables’ at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown; and ‘The Tempest’ at the Denver Center, through Nov. 1
- The 49th Denver Film Festival at the Sie FilmCenter: opening weekend, through Nov. 1
- Also on view: CHAC Gallery’s Día de los Muertos exhibition in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, Friday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
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