Photo: Courtesy Denver Marriott Tech Center
Colorado Festival of Horror: Clowns vs. Witches
- When
- Sep 18 - Sep 20 · Hours vary by day
- Where
- Denver Marriott Tech Center, Denver
- Price
- Varies by ticket tier
Six years in, Colorado's horror convention has outgrown its old room and moved to the Denver Marriott Tech Center. That relocation is the story: conventions move venues when attendance forces the issue, and this one did.
The 2026 theme is Clowns vs. Witches. Programming spans author and filmmaker panels, an independent horror film festival, a costume contest, and a tattoo competition, which puts it closer to a working genre conference than a photo-op autograph line.
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