It’s Halloween weekend in Denver! Happy Halloween Denver kids and adults!
WHAT TO DO WITH KIDS IN DENVER THIS WEEKEND OCTOBER 27 – 29, 2017
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER AT MARSICO CAMPUS: TRICK OR TREAT STREET
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When: Friday, October 27th, through Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Dr, Denver, CO 80211
Time: 9am – 6pm
Cost: $13 – $15. Free for Members + Children Ages 1 & Under
Ages: All Ages
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!
ELITCH GARDENS’ FRIGHT FEST: FAMILY BY DAY
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When: Friday, October 27th, through Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Elitch Gardens, 2000 Elitch Cir, Denver, CO 80204
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Cost: $34.99 – $39.99
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Ages: All Ages
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.
CIRQUE ITALIA
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When: Friday, October 27th through Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Southwest Plaza, 8501 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO 80123
Time: Friday 7:30pm; Saturday 1:30pm, 4:30pm & 7:30pm; Sunday 1:30pm & 4:30pm
Cost: $15 – $50
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Ages: All Ages
The 1st Water Circus is coming to the Southwest Plaza this weekend. Cirque Italia– The “Italian Water Circus” features a stage that holds 35,000 gallons of water that performers dazzle over while thrilling the audience in every circus arts move.
DENVER ZOO: DINOS! AFTER DARK – FAMILY FRIENDLY
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When: Friday, October 27th & Saturday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 6:30pm – 9pm
Cost: $10 – $15; Free for Children 2 & Under
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Ages: All Ages
Join the Denver Zoo every Friday & Saturday night in October for DINOS! After Dark. This event will feature jack-o-lantern sculptures, the traveling exhibit, Dino! Live, pumpkin carving, cultural performance and live shows.
LITTLE MAN ICE CREAM: FREAKY FRIDAY FLICKS
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When: Friday, October 27th, 2017
Where: Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th St, Denver, CO 80211
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Cost: Free
Ages: Coraline Rated PG & Ghostbusters Rated PG-13
Freaky Friday Flicks brings Ghostbusters & Coraline to the Little Man Ice Cream plaza amphitheater. Dress up and bundle up for a night of Jack-o-Lantern Piñata bashing, candied apples and spine-tingling flicks. If you dare, get your Spooky Sundae on with chocolate covered crickets, gummy worms and canned bugs.
LONGMONT FARMERS MARKET: PUMPKIN CARVING
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When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Where: 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO 80501
Time: 8am – 1pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
The Longmont Farmers Market will feature a pumpkin carving station complete with all the knives, scrapers, templates, paints and other decorating needs. Market-goers are encouraged to bring their own pumpkins or purchase one at the market, grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and let their artistic inspiration go wild.
Psst… Winners will be announced via email on Halloween Day.
DENVER ZOO: BOO AT THE ZOO
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When: Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205
Time: 9am – 6pm
Cost: General Admission
Ages: All Ages
The 33rd 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.
BUTTERFLY PAVILION: BUG-A-BOO
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When: Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CO 80020
Time: 9am – 5pm
Cost: General Admission
Ages: All Ages
Butterfly Pavilion‘s annual Halloween celebration, Bug-A-Boo, kicks off this weekend, featuring indoor trick-or-treating, a costume parade, invertebrate exploration, and fun family entertainment.
COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM: TRICK OR TREAT TRAIN
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When: Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W 44th Ave, Golden, CO 80403
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $5 – $15; Free for Museum Members and Children 2 & Under
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Ages: All Ages
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.
SOUTHLANDS MALL: TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL
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When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Where: Southlands Shopping Center, 6155 S Main St, Aurora, CO 80016
Time: 10am – 12pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
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.
DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM: HALLOWEEN KIDS’ FEST
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When: Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Downtown Aquarium Denver, 700 Water St, Denver, CO 80211
Time: Starting from 10am
Cost: Admission
Ages: All Ages
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!
SWEET COOIE’S + 12TH & MADISON MERCHANTS: PUMPKIN CARVING & COSTUME CONTEST
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When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Where: Sweet Cooie’s, 3506 12th Ave, Denver, CO 80206
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
To add to all of the Halloween chills and thrills, Sweet Cooie’s will hold a Pumpkin Carving & Costume Competition at their ice cream and confectionary shop. Prizes include ice cream socials, swag, gift certificates and more.
Both Pumpkins and People will be judged based on Spookiest, Most Original, Cutest, plus Best Dressed Family/Groups and Most Creative Cats & Dogs.
Psst… To sweeten the deal, all of the merchants on 12th Avenue and Madison will be handing out candy for the Trick-or-Treaters in costume.
COLORADO SYMPHONY: HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR!
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When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Where: Boettcher Concert Hall, 1400 Curtis St., Denver, CO 80204
Time: 2:30pm
Cost: $10 – $25
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Ages: All Ages
The Colorado Symphony is celebrating the holiday with the Halloween Spooktacular!, its family fun, annual show for Halloween. This not-so-scary show features music from some of your favorite children’s films, as well as a few surprises.
Be sure to dress up for the Halloween festivities and witness the zany costumes the Colorado Symphony musicians create. Some of their young concertgoers will be invited on stage to show their costumes as well!
HAUNTINGS AT THE HANGAR
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When: Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E Academy Blvd #1, Denver, CO 80230
Time: 12pm – 4pm
Cost: $5 – $15
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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!
DENVER FIREFIGHTERS MUSEUM: TRICK OR TREAT
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When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Where: Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Pl, Denver, CO 80204
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Cost: $7 – $10; Free for Children 1 & Under
Ages: All Ages
Create crafts, learn about the haunted history of the Denver Firefighters Museum, and trick or treat throughout the museum.
MAIZE IN THE CITY: SAFE TRICK OR TREAT
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When: Sunday, October 29th, 2017
Where: Maize in the City, 10451 McKay Rd Unit 1, Thornton, CO 80233
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Maize in the City is a hosting the Safe Trick or Treat event this Sunday. Kids and parents are encouraged to dress up and come find all of their stations to collect candy in a safe environment. If kids make it to all candy stations, they’ll have the opportunity to take home a small pumpkin. For parents, they’ll also offer happy hour beer & spirits.