Denver’s little ghosts and goblins can’t wait to celebrate Halloween, and with the arrival of the month of October, Denver has so many events and activities for you.
Psst… Don’t forget to check out our Pumpkin Patches Interactive Map Guide!
KIDS ACTIVITIES FOR HALLOWEEN IN DENVER 2018
JURASSIC WORLD 3D AT DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
Photo: ©The Daily Beast
When: October 23 – 27, 2018
Where: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $6 – $9.95
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Ages: Film Rated PG-13
Enjoy a special screening of Jurassic World in IMAX 3D at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
BUGTOBER AT BUTTERFLY PAVILION
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When: October 23 – 31, 2018
Where: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80020
Time & Cost: Varies
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Experience the Butterfly Pavilion’s Bugtober: Toxic Terror. Visit Butterfly Pavilion all month long to meet species that use powerful venoms and poisons to ward off predators and dominate unsuspecting prey. It’s your chance to live on the edge and get up close and personal with some of nature’s most impressive toxic terrors.
GLOW AT THE GARDENS
Photo: ©Denver Botanic Gardens
When: October 23 – 25, 2018
Where: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206
Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Cost: $10 – $18; Free for Children 2 & Under
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Denver Botanic Gardens’ Glow at the Gardens will feature real pumpkins harvested from local farms where pumpkin artists push the boundaries of traditional pumpkin carving to create larger-than-life sculptures, dense displays of jack-o-lanterns and ornately detailed showpiece pumpkins. In addition to the pumpkin sculptures and creepy atmosphere, enjoy a wide array of activities.
DISNEY IN CONCERT: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS™
Photo: ©denver.carpediem
When: October 24 – 25, 2018
Where: Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 7pm
Cost: $10 – $99
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Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s The Night Before Christmas is a full-feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas, projected on the big screen with dialogue, singing, and effects accompanied by Danny Elfman’s darkly charming score played live by your Colorado Symphony.
Psst… Families are welcome and costumes are encouraged!
TRICK OR TREAT STREET AT CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER AT MARSICO CAMPUS
Photo Credit: ©Mor Zucker
When: October 26 – 28, 2018
Where: Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Dr, Denver, CO 80211
Time: 9am – 6pm
Cost: $14 – $16. Free for Members + Children Ages 1 & Under
The Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is once again hosting its Trick or Treat Street, this time for three consecutive days of spooktacular fun.
Families can go from one Treat House to the next and collect goodies, create Halloween crafts, play carnival games, trick or treat, enjoy a Monster Carnival, learn about Spooky Science with Museum educators, taste and enjoy Fang-tastic fall treats and activities in The Teaching Kitchen, ride the Rocky Mountain Mini Train ($2 – cash only), and more!
SPOOKY STREETS AT THE STREETS AT SOUTHGLENN
Photo: ©The Streets at SouthGlenn
When: October 26, 2018
Where: The Streets at SouthGlenn, 6851 S Gaylord St, Centennial, CO 80122
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: Free
The Streets at SouthGlenn are hosting their annual Spooky Streets Halloween party. Spooky Streets will include a Costume Parade, candy stations, live entertainment, live music, face painting, caricatures, balloon artists, “selfie stations” and more.
Psst…. A canned food donation benefitting the Food Bank of the Rockies will earn you a Spooky Treat!
WOW! CHILDREN MUSEUM’S HALLOWEEN PARTY
Photograph courtesy of ©WOW! Children’s Museum
When: October 26, 2018
Where: WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N Harrison Ave, Lafayette, CO 80026
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: $6 – $11
WOW! Children’s Museum is a throwing a Halloween bash, and you’re invited! Come dressed in costume and enjoy Halloween crafts, spooky science demonstrations, games, snacks, giveaways, and more. Boxed dinner is available for purchase in advance.
ENCHANTED HOLLOWS AT DENVER ZOO
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When: October 26 – 27, 2018
Where: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 6pm – 9:30pm
Cost: $12 – $18; Free for Children 2 & Under
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Join the Denver Zoo every Friday & Saturday night in October for Enchanted Hollows! As basking light through the trees surrounding Denver Zoo fades at twilight, the darkness beckons you to return.
The temperature cools and a forest comes alive with the nocturnal calls and stirring rustles of a shadowy world. Travel an eerie trail where the darkness has almost all but taken hold, echoes of the roots of Halloween, creatures and spirits infamous in stories and lore, rise to life in our new Woodland Hollow.
ILUMINAR AERIAL’S ‘HAUNTED’
Photo: ©Iluminar Aerial
When: October 26 – 27, 2018
Where: Iluminar Aerial, 2655 Industrial Ln, Broomfield, CO 80020
Time: Oct. 26 7:30pm, Oct. 27 2:30pm
Cost: $15 – $22
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Ages: All Ages
Join Iluminar Aerial around the campfire this Halloween for Haunted. They will tell the tales of ghost sightings from around the world, and you get to watch as these ghost stories come to life on the stage as dancers and aerialists fly through the misty air. Tales of dead seamen, lost lovers, ghost inhabited houses, a haunted theatre and witches hung by the neck.
FAMILY OVERNIGHT: HALLOWEEN AT THE MUSEUM AT DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
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When: October 26 – 27, 2018
Where: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 6pm – 10am
Cost: $55 – $80
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science is hosting a Family Overnight: Halloween at the Museum event.
It’s all treats in this night of “ooey-gooey” activities, spooky fun, and trick-or-treat trivia! After an action-packed evening in the Museum, you and your family will enjoy an IMAX film, explore the temporary exhibition Mindbender Mansion, see a planetarium show, and sleep in the diorama halls.
Psst… Tickets include a pizza dinner, evening snack, hot breakfast, and candy!
BOO AT THE ZOO
Photo: ©Denver Zoo
When: October 27 – 28, 2018
Where: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 9am – 4pm
Cost: General Admission
The 34th annual Boo At The Zoo, Presented by Your Hometown Toyota Stores, offers more than 25 Trick-or-Treat stations, creepy crawly animal demonstrations and exciting family-friendly entertainment under the canopy of the beautiful fall foliage of the Denver Zoo.
FRIGHT FEST: FAMILY BY DAY AT ELITCH GARDENS
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When: October 27 – 28, 2018
Where: Elitch Gardens, 2000 Elitch Cir, Denver, CO 80204
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Cost: $34.99 – $39.99
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Elitch Gardens is hosting its month-long Fright Fest during the weekends in October that features a special Family by Day event for all ages! Little ghosts and goblins can enjoy Free Candy on the Trick or Treat Trail and partake in several Halloween themed interactive challenges.
Events include the Ghouls Match, where contestants battle it out through various Halloween themed challenges and activities; Scream it Out, an ear-splitting shrieking contest; a costume contest, and of course candy.
TRICK OR TREAT TRAIN AT COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM
Photo: ©Colorado Railroad Museum
When: October 27 – 28, 2018
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W 44th Ave, Golden, CO 80403
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $5 – $15; Free for Museum Members + Children 2 & Under
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Celebrate the Halloween holiday with the Colorado Railroad Museum with their special Trick or Treat Train events!
The Railroad Halloween Town is a safe place to enjoy Halloween. Catch a ride behind the historic locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full costume. Visit all of the Town’s special stops to fill your treat bags and tickle your funny bones including the “not so spooky” haunted railcar and the Olde Railroaders silly graveyard. And, get a great picture of your costume as you pause in front of their Pumpkin Patch cart.
HALLOWEEN KIDS’ FEST AT DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM
Photo: ©Downtown Aquarium Denver
When: October 27 – 28, 2017
Where: Downtown Aquarium Denver, 700 Water St, Denver, CO 80211
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: Admission
Downtown Aquarium Denver is hosting a two-day Halloween Kids Fest that will feature Sharkey and his friends and will include a fun day of games, discounts, crafts and more!
SOUTHLANDS’ TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL
Photo: ©Southlands
When: October 27, 2018
Where: Southlands Shopping Center, 6155 S Main St, Aurora, CO 80016
Time: 10am – 12pm
Cost: Free
Join Southlands Shopping Center’s Trick or Treat Trail for a morning of fun for little ghouls and goblins. Trick or Treat on Main Street with Southlands retailers.
HAUNTINGS AT THE HANGAR
When: October 27, 2018
Where: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E Academy Blvd #1, Denver, CO 80230
Time: 12pm – 4pm
Cost: $8.50 – $15, Free for Children 3 & under
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is once again hosting its annual Hauntings at the Hangar event for Halloween.
The museum will transform into a fun, spooky haunted hangar filled with space treats, science experiments, a magic show, with Star Wars™ and other sci-fi characters, and more!