Below are some fun tips for Halloween happenings around Denver. First section is for kids, second section has Halloween Fun for 21 and older. Enjoy!

For Kids:

From the Chatfield Corn Maze to Boo at the Zoo, check out fun events for children in the Mile High City. One haunted house even offer lights-on tours to keep the ghoulies and ghosties from frightening the kids too badly.

Chatfield Corn Maze
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd. (Littleton)
Get lost in a corn maze constructed by the botanic gardens staff for a Halloween adventure.
Open Fri. – Sun. from Sept. 13 – Oct. 27, 2013
Fri. 4 – 9 p.m.
Sat. 12 noon – 8 p.m.
Sun. 12 noon – 6 p.m.
Tickets are $8 for children and $12 for adults. Ticket sales end one hour before closing each night.

Boo at the Zoo
Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013
Denver Zoo
2300 Steele St.
From 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on both days, bring your kids in costume to the zoo for trick-or-treats. Zoo admission is $10 for children and $15 for adults.

Colorado Haunted History Tours
Morrison (located 17 miles southwest of Denver)
Tours offered on selected dates in September and October
Relive the spirited history of the Wild West with walking tours through Morrison or Golden. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Call 1-888-649-3849 for reservations.

Elitch Gardens FrightFest
Elitch Gardens
2000 Elitch Cir.
Every Fri., Sat. and Sun. in Oct. 2013
Don’t miss the haunted processional at dusk for a parade of all the zombies, demons and ghouls in Denver. A slightly less scary path awaits at the Trick-or-Treat trail. Admission is $34.99 for adults and $31.99 for children (as measured by height.) Costumes are welcome, but no face masks or face paint due to security concerns.

Haunted Mansion
5663 S. Prince St. (Littleton)
Open Sept. 27 – Nov. 3, 2013
Haunted Mansion offers a kid’s tour with the lights on Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tickets are $7 for children and adults for the lights-on tour.

Masterpieces in Pumpkin
Jared’s Greenhouse
10500 W. Bowles Ave. (Littleton)
Every Fri., Sat. and Sun. from Sept. 28 – Oct. 31, 2013
From 6 – 9 p.m., visitors can marvel at Barry Brown’s works of art carved in the medium of pumpkin. Tickets are $10, but there is a 2-for-1 coupon available on the website valid through Oct. 20, 2013.

Trick or Treat Street
Fri., Oct. 25 – Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013
The Children’s Museum of Denver
2121 Children’s Museum Dr.
From 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. on all three days, bring your kids in costume to the museum for trick or treating. Museum admission is $9 for children ages 2 and older and adults. Admission for children age 1 and under, as well as adults over the age of 59, is $7. Children younger than the age of 1 receive free admission.

Halloween Fun for 21 and Up:

ColoWeen
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013
Crowne Plaza Convention Center
15500 E. 40th Ave.
333-371-9494
Cost: Tickets are $39 for general admission.
The theme of the 2013 ColoWeen is Asylum. The party features a $1,000 costume contest.

Victorian Erotica Ball
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013
Diamond Cabaret
1222 Glenarm Pl.
303-571-4242
Cost: Tickets are $39 for women and $79 for men.
Aerial dancers, belly dancers and fire breathers will heat up this 21-and-up party, which will be held at the Diamond Cabaret in downtown Denver.

Paranormal Palace
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center
7800 East Tufts Ave.
303-779-1234
Cost: Tickets are $39 for general admission.
Formerly called the Haunted Hotel, the Paranormal Palace takes over the Tech Center with a $2,000 costume contest.

Hallow Freak’n Ween
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013
Denver Mart
451 E. 58th Ave.
Cost: Tickets are $30 for general admission.
Billed as Colorado’s largest Halloween costume party, Hallow Freak’n Ween occupies the Denver Mart for one night.

Halloween at Beta
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013
Beta Nightclub
1909 Blake St.
303-383-1909
Cost: Tickets are $10 in advance.
LoDo’s trendy nightclub features an 18-and-up party for Halloween.

 

 

Twerk or Treat
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013
Club Vinyl
1082 Broadway
303-534-0222
Cost: Tickets are $15.
Make like Miley Cyrus at the 21-and-up club.

Haunted Houses:

(some of these are not appropriate for small kids)

The 13th Door Haunted House
3184 S. Parker Rd. (Aurora)
Open Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, 2013
Sun. – Thurs. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. 7 p.m. – 12 midnight
Tickets $20 ($1 off admission with a can of food)

Curse of Slaughterhouse Gulch Haunted House
3184 S Peoria St. (Aurora)
Open Sept. 28 – Oct. 31, 2013
Sun. – Thurs. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. 7 p.m. – 12 midnight
Tickets $20 ($1 off admission with a can of food)

Field of Corpses
13251 W. 64th Ave. (Arvada)
Open Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, 2013
Open on Fri. – Sun. only through until Oct. 25, then open daily through Halloween
Sun. – Thurs. Dusk – 10 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. Dusk – 12 midnight
Tickets $16 ($2 off coupon on Rock Star Energy Drink)

The Frightmare Compound
108th & Old Wadsworth (Westminster)
Open Sept. 27 – Nov. 2, 2013
Sun. – Thurs. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. 7 p.m. – 12 midnight
Tickets $22 (admission to Frightmare and The House of Darkness)

Primitive Fear
6100 E. 39th Ave.
Open Sept. 27 – Nov. 2, 2013
Hours vary by date. Check website for details.
Tickets $25 (admission to Primitive Fear and Asylum)

Spider Mansion Heritage Square
18301 W. Colfax Ave. (Golden)
Sept. 27 – Nov. 2, 2013
Sun. – Thurs. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Fri. – Sat. 7 p.m. – 12 midnight
Tickets $15