Haunted House
Today and tomorrow, 6-11:30 p.m.; Oct. 27-28, 6-10 p.m.; Oct. 29-30, 6-11:30 p.m.; Oct. 31, 6-10 p.m. Haunted house benefiting Mesa Partners at 3210 I-70 B (business loop next to Harbor Freight Tools), Grand Junstion. $10 for those 11 and up. $8 students with student ID, $5 children 10 and under.
970-270-8809
Locals Lounge
Backstage Theatre’s Halloween- themed version of the best in Summit County parody, music and more. Oct. 27-29 at 7 p.m. at the Breackenridge Theatre, 121 S. Ridge St. $12 per person. Adults only. 970-453-0199,
Haunted Briarhurst Manor
“Spirits, Spooks and Psychics” paranormal party tomorrow, 6 p.m.-midnight with a band, wine, food, six psychics doing readings, ghost hunters and more. Briarhurst Manor Estate, 404 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs. 719-238-7295.
Bug A Boo
Halloween event at Butterfly Pavillion Saturday and Sunday with spiders, tarantulas and scorpions 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. $8.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 children 2-12. 303-469-5441,
Interactive Mystery
“Murder in the Haunted Mansion” special mystry for ages 8-14 at the Adams Mystery Playhouse, 2406 Federal Blvd., Oct. 30, 1-2:30 p.m. $10. 303-455-1848, adamsmysteryplayhouse
“Bat Man”
Rob Mies, conservation biologist and international bat expert, at Denver Botanic Gardens Oct. 30, 7 p.m. $15 adults, $12 adult members, $7 ages 12 and younger. 720-865-3580,
Dentist to buy Halloween candy
Johnson Dental in Wheat Ridge will buy your Halloween candy for $1 per pound. Dr. Ted Johnson and Dr. Julia Kasper are collecting candy Nov. 1-2 from 3-5:30 p.m. 4855 Ward Road. 303-422-8748.
Super Science Saturday
Halloween fun and hands-on science at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Oct. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. 303-497-2408 or 303-497-2401,
Halloween Organ Concert
Costumed musicians will perform Halloween-themed music at the Organ Recital Hall of Colorado State University, Oct. 31 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. University Center for the Arts, 1400 Reminton St. $5 for public, $3 CSU students, $3 ages 2-17. 970-491-2787,
Edgar Allan Poe at Cherokee Castle
“Edgar Allan Poe: Dark Whispers of Genius,” a characterization presented by David Skipper at Cherokee Ranch, Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m., Castle Great Hall. $60 per person. Castle Mini-Tour, Bloody Mary, Cash Bar, Supper Buffet, Dessert & Coffee with David. From Denver: I-25 south to Exit 188 (Castle Pines Parkway). Turn right, continue 2.7 miles west. Proceed straight through the roundabout and continue to follow the road as it curves off to the left (do not turn off the road). You are now on Daniels Park Road. The entrance is 1.8 miles ahead on the right and is marked by stone walls and an iron gate with two cows on it. Go 2 miles up the driveway to the parking lot. 303-688-4600,
Trick or Treat Street
At Children’s Museum Oct. 29-31, Friday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 2121 Children’s Museum Drive. Halloween events free with museum admission. Includes monster carnival, trick or treating, arts and crafts, science programming. Story times and more. 303-433-7444,
Fantasy Masquerade Ball
South Westminster Arts Group fundraiser Oct. 30 from 8 p.m.-midnight. Includes costume contest, food and drink, silent suction, music and dancing at Rodeo Market Community Arts Center, 3915 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster. $25. 303-501-0925, info@southwestyartsgroup.com
Boo Ball
Women’s Resource Center bash Oct. 30 at the Fort Collins Hilton, 425 W. Prospect Road, Fort Collins, 6 p.m. with cocktail hour, silent auction, sit-down dinner, costume contest, live music and more. $75 per person. 970-407-7039, womens-resource
Halloween Party and Haunted House
Sponsored by the Denver Police Dept. Oct. 31 5-8 p.m. For children up to age 12 with parent or guardian. 2155 Akron Way, near Montview and Yosemite. Free. 720-913-1100
Glenwood Manor Massacre Haunted Attraction
3200 28th St., Boulder. Through Oct. 31. Tues.-Thurs. and Sunday 7-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 7 p.m.-midnight, closed Mondays. $15. 303-449-5550, , info@endeavorpro.com
“Horror in Hollywood”
Interactive murder mystery theater and “Murder in the Haunted Mansion” for kids and tweens. “Murder in the Haunted Mansion” Oct. 29 noon- 2:15 p.m. and Oct. 30, 1-2:30 p.m $10. “Murder in Hollywood” Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $42 and $46 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 303-455-1848,
Halloween Playacting for Kids
Theater camp Greenwood City Hall – Community Room, 6060 S. Quebec St., Greenwoood Village. Tuesday-Oct. 29, Tues.-Thurs 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday dress rehearsal 2:30 p.m., performance 3 p.m. Ages 6-10, $60. 303-486-5773
Neewollah Fall Festival
Oct. 30, 2-5 p.m. at Gateway Christain Church, 14700 E. Mississippi Ave., Aurora. Costume contest (ages 8-18) for best handmade circus or carnival-themed costume ($5 entry fee). Food, prizes, carnival games and dance party. Free. 720-227-8685
Halloween on the Promenade, Fall Festival
Sunday noon-3 p.m. beginning in front of Rock Bottom Brewery at the Promenade Shops at Centerra, 5971 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland. Hay rides, dog costume contest, games, activity stations, goody bags, pumpkin patch, nail painting, face painting and more. Free. 970-461-1285.
Ice Skating
At Promenade Shops at Centerra, 5971 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland Oct. 31 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Costumed children 12 and under skate half price. Regular admission $4, $6 for adults. Includes ice skates. 970-461-1285
Skate and Dance Party
At Promenade Shops at Centerra, 5971 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland Oct. 31, 7 p.m.-midnight. Costumed skate party with music, professional figure skating demos, face painting and more. $12. 970-667-5283.
Howl-oween
Costume contest for dogs, prizes and more to benefit Humane Society of Boulder Valley at Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club, 800 Eldorado Blvd., Broomfield, Oct. 30, 2-4 p.m. $25 per couple, $15 per person with dog. Cats and dogs available for adoption. 303-438-6600.
Great Pumpkin Race
At Bob L. Burger Recreation Center, 111 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, Monday at 5:30 p.m. Purchase pumpkins for $2 at the front desk, wine prizes, passes to the Rec Center and more. 303-665-0469.
Trick or Trails Halloween Costume Carnival
Costume parade, local ghost stories, spooky pumpkin trail and piñata filled with candy. Oct. 29 from 4-8 p.m. at Starsmore Discovery Center, 2120 S. Cheyenne Cañon Road, Colorado Springs. Reservations required. 719-385-6086.
Halloween activities
At Barr Lake State Park, Oct. 23 “Things are Batty,” 10 a.m. to learn all about bats. Beginning at 1 p.m. “We’re into Pumpkins” to learn about pumpkins and their contents before painting a Jack O’ Lantern to take home. Oct. 29 return to the park for Halloween Eve Night Hike at 13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton, for trick-or-treating and learn about night animals in the park. 303-659-6005.
Boo Gardens
Kid-friendly activities at Elitch Gardens Kiddie Land, 2000 Elitch Circle, for kids in costume for trick-or-treating, scream contest and dance-a-long starring Bob the Builder. Tomorrow and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. $15 children and adults, these discounted tickets only available at ARC Thrift stores. 303-918-0987,
Witches Ball
At Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. beginning at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 with the Samhain Ritual then dancing to Tuatha. Also a costume contest. $15
303-294-9258
Vampire’s Ball
Oct. 29, 9 p.m.-5 a.m. at Sugar House, 1395 W. Alameda Ave. Vampire burlesque, belly dancing, vampire performance art, body painting, fashion show, prizes, costume contest and zombie Maris the Great. $25. Ages 21 and up. 303-770-9900
Hogwarts Halloween
Harry Potter-like fun with Quidditch, Butter Beer and a rockin’ witch band at Northside Azlan Community Center, 112 Willow St., Fort Collins Satrday 6-9 p.m. Grades 2-6. $15. Parents for an addition $5. Pre-registration required.
970-221-6655
Compiled by Pete Names, The Denver Post, living@denverpost.com
