Weekend of Oct 25. This preview uses the same weekend picks and copy as our weekly email draft. It updates with the event listings and is not an archive of a sent email.
Subject: This weekend in Denver: Dancing In The Dark: The House of Omens + 16 more.
This weekend · Oct 25
We go out so you know where to. Here is what cleared the bar for Oct 25.
Sun, Oct 25 · The People's Building, Aurora · See event page
The House of Omens runs October 23 through 31, 2026 at The People's Building in Aurora, a nine-night Halloween theatrical run rather than a single haunted-house night.
Sun, Oct 25 · Boettcher Concert Hall · from $64
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance joins the Colorado Symphony for Stravinsky's The Firebird at Boettcher Concert Hall October 23-25, 2026, in a staging that resets the ballet in the Hawaiian Islands.
Sun, Oct 25 · Four Mile Historic Park · $28 advance / $30 walk-up adults, $21 / $23 youth, $20 members
Bright Nights, the after-dark lantern festival at Four Mile Historic Park, runs Wednesdays through Sundays from August 8 to November 8, 2026, 7 to 11 PM.
Sun, Oct 25 · Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms · Advance tickets required
Chatfield Farms opens its 7-acre corn maze for the fall season from September 19 through November 2, 2026, in Littleton.
Sun, Oct 25 · Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities · From $55 plus fees
Neil Simon’s comedy Barefoot in the Park runs at the Arvada Center from September 25 through November 1, 2026.
Sun, Oct 25 · Denver Zoo · Included with daytime zoo admission; optional Fall Attractions Pass $14.95, $9.95 members
Fall at DZCA runs daily from September 25 to October 31, 2026 during regular zoo hours, adding cryptid characters, Animal Ambassadors, and weekend pumpkin carving to daytime admission.
Sun, Oct 25 · Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park · Included with park admission
Elitch Gardens transforms into a Halloween destination for Fright Fest, running Fridays through Sundays from September 28 through November 3, 2026.
Sun, Oct 25 · Denver Zoo · $25.95 to $27.95 adults, $18.95 to $20.95 youth, free under 2
Boo at the Zoo runs 13 evenings from October 2 to 31, 2026 at Denver Zoo, 4:30 to 9 PM, with trick-or-treat stations and Halloween programming across the grounds.
Sun, Oct 25 · Denver Art Museum · Nonmember from $29, $7 for DAM members, $5 for youth 18 and under
The Denver Art Museum is the exclusive U.S. venue for DIVA, the Victoria and Albert Museum's touring exhibition on a century of iconic performers, running October 4, 2026 through January 31, 2027 in the Hamilton Building.
Sun, Oct 25 · Hudson Gardens · From $19.99 (fees included)
Hudson Gardens strings thousands of hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins through its Littleton grounds for Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns, running select nights through November 1, 2026, with tickets starting at $19.99 fees included.
Sun, Oct 25 · National Western Center · Free
The Denver Wiesn brings a Munich-style Oktoberfest to the National Western Center over two weekends, October 16-18 and 22-25, 2026, with free general admission.
Sun, Oct 25 · Sie FilmCenter · ticketed, passes available
The 49th Denver Film Festival opens Thursday, October 22, 2026 and runs through November 1, screening more than 140 films across Sie FilmCenter and downtown venues.
Sun, Oct 25 · Clocktower Cabaret
BOOlesque, Clocktower Cabaret’s aerial and burlesque Halloween run, plays eight nights from October 23 to 31, 2026, with a different show each night.
Sun, Oct 25 · Historic Downtown Littleton · Free
Goblin Give Out sends costumed kids trick or treating through the shops and restaurants of Historic Downtown Littleton on Sunday, October 25, 2026, free to attend.
Sun, Oct 25 · Stanley Marketplace (Molino Chido)
Molino Chido inside Stanley Marketplace runs a coastal Mexican seafood pop-up, Mariscos Chidos, on October 25, 2026, from 11 AM to 3 PM with sake pairings.
Sun, Oct 25 · Stanley Marketplace
Out Front Magazine hosts the OFM Queer Bazaar at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora on October 25, 2026, from 11 AM to 5 PM, spotlighting queer-owned makers.
Sun, Oct 25 · Gothic Theatre · From about $51 (resale, fees included)
The Blasting Company performs a live scored recreation of the animated series "Over the Garden Wall" at Gothic Theatre on October 25, 2026, 16 and over.
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