When you think of the Fall season, pumpkins, leaves, Halloween, and guaranteed fun immediately come to mind!
This is the time when kids have the chance to put on a costume, go trick-or-treating, play in the Autumn leaves, and simply have a blast like kids only know how!
Check out these great Halloween and Fall season celebrations and activities for families in the Denver area and get ready to enjoy the best Holiday season of the year!
What better way to kick off the Fall season than with Colorado’s Largest Fall Family Entertainment Destination!
Anderson Farms is Celebrating its 25th anniversary and the whole family is invited to join with fun and games!
Location:
Anderson Farms
DATES:
Open September 21st – October 31st, 2022
Miller’s Farm’s Fall Harvest Festival celebrates the season with a one-of-a-kind experience!
This fall festival gives everyone the opportunity to not only explore the farm but also to harvest their own vegetables! Families can take a tractor ride to the fields during the fall harvest with stops along the way to pick their own vegetables.
Location:
Miller Farms & Corn Maze
DATES:
Labor Day through mid-November, 9 AM -6 PM Daily
Get lost in the 7-acre Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms!
The maze can be viewed from a 15-foot-tall bridge. This year’s maze promises a dino-mite exploration of prehistoric times. Visitors under the age of 10 can explore the corn mini-maze.
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
DATES:
Fridays – Sundays, Sept. 16 – Oct. 30, 9 AM – 5 PM
As families explore the Denver Zoo, the creatures that inhabit our collective imagination will come to life—from mysterious beasts of lore like Bigfoot to dragons, sea monsters, and more!
Location:
Denver Zoo
DATES:
October 1-31
Celebrate fall at Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms, a treasured October tradition for the entire family!
The ticket price includes access to the 10-acre pumpkin patch, Corn Maze, and family and children’s activities!
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
DATES:
Friday – Sunday, Oct. 7-9, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
When the sun goes to bed, Wild Fall gets even sweeter—with a NEW Trick-or-Treat Trail and all kinds of spirited shenanigans!
As you frolic through 84 acres of Halloween fun, you’ll encounter eight candy stations serving up the goods, PLUS spooky seasonal surprises around every corner.
Location:
Denver Zoo
DATES:
October 7, 14, 21 and 28–31. 5:30–8:30 p.m.
This is a pour painting experience with quality craft pumpkins to use in your Fall decor year after year!
Pumpkin Pour Painting is like acrylic pour painting but on pumpkins! It’s a great way to spend quality time with your kiddos decorating pumpkins, or drop off 4th grade and older.
Location:
artSPARK Creative Studio
DATES:
October 9 or 16. 4 PM- 5 PM
Families will get to experience everything the season has to offer with the Fall Festival featuring Creepy Crawlies Around The Rock!
Families will find activities, seasonal vendors, and all things autumn!
Location:
Festival Park – Castle Rock, CO
DATES:
October 15, 10 AM- 3 PM
Celebrate the fall in Lone Tree as the historic Schweiger Ranch plays host to the annual Fall Festival!
Families will enjoy a beautiful day on the ranch with the family picking pumpkins, roasting marshmallows and story-telling, checking out the petting zoo, crafting, taking a carriage ride, and learning the history behind Schweiger Ranch.
Location:
Schweiger Ranch
DATES:
October 15, 10 AM- 2 PM
Get in the spooky Halloween spirit at the Trick or Treat event at Mile High Flea Market!
There will be face painting, balloon artists, rides, activities, and candy! Come dressed in your best costume and enjoy a day at the flea!
Location:
Mile High Flea Market
DATES:
October 15, 10 AM
Spooktacular is finally here and families can join the Mines Museum for a super fun, FREE, blue pumpkin trick or treat event.
Come in your favorite costumes, enjoy STEM-themed hands-on activities (and treats), win prizes, and take pictures with Ms. Colorado herself!
Location:
Mines Museum of Earth Science
DATES:
October 15, 5 PM- 8 PM
Families with children ages 3 to 6 years explore the trails in the search for Autumn colors!
Join the Denver Botanic Garden to crunch through leaves and discover the unique colors of the autumn season.
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
DATES:
October 18, 9:30 AM and 10:45 AM
Families will get to wander through a spooky, illuminated landscape as the Gardens dresses up for Halloween.
Using all real pumpkins harvested from local farms, pumpkin artists push the boundaries of traditional pumpkin carving to create larger-than-life sculptures and dense displays of jack-o’-lanterns, with grins and grimaces fit for the season!
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens York Location
DATES:
Oct. 18-23, 6-9 PM
Hocus Pocus is a story about a curious youngster who moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before exploring an abandoned house with his sister, Dani, and their new friend, Allison, and awakening a trio of diabolical witches from the 17th century.
Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal!
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens’ Chatfield Farms
DATES:
November 17th, 10.30 AM
What better way to celebrate Halloween with the kids than with a fun Trick-or-Treating experience among butterflies and other tiny creatures in a safe, warm, indoor environment?
Location:
Butterfly Pavilion
DATES:
Oct. 22 & 23 and 29 & 30 9 AM- 5 PM
Families with children ages 18 months to 6 years old can enjoy these Seedlings classes and meet and explore pumpkins and their close relatives!
Location:
Denver Botanic Gardens York Location
DATES:
Ages 3-6 years: Wednesday, October 26, 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. | Ages 24-36 months: Thursday, October 27, 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. | Ages 18-24 months: Friday, October 28, 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
Kids will get to dress to impress in their favorite costume and enjoy some fabulous fall activities including fang-tastic bites from The Teaching Kitchen, carnival games, boo-tiful crafts and so much more!
Location:
Children’s Museum of Denver
DATES:
October 28,29,30. 9 AM
On Friday, Oct 28 kids will get to enjoy some spooky cupcake decorating!
In addition to playtime, kiddos get to decorate Halloween-themed cupcakes! It’s lots of fun, and tasty too!
Location:
Play Street Museum
DATES:
October 28, 5:30- 7 PM
This Halloween, families with kids can enjoy a spooky 5k or 1-mile loop through the Pioneer Cemetery in Idaho Springs!
If you want a different activity to celebrate Halloween, try for a PR or take a leisurely stroll as you trick or treat with the ghouls in the graveyard.
Location:
Idaho Springs Cemetery
DATES:
October 29, 10 AM
Celebrate Halloween with Denver Firefighters Museum with free admission for children in costume!
Location:
Denver Firefighters Museum
DATES:
October 29, 10 AM- 4 PM
You will get to wander the Park and enjoy creepy crafts, face painting, house tours, crawly critters, mini-pumpkin decorating stations, food trucks, cookie decorating, shadow movement games, and more!
Location:
Four Mile Historic Park
DATES:
October 29, 4:30- 8:30 PM
During Boo Breakfast, kids will enjoy some spooky morning playtime and an even spookier breakfast!
In addition to playtime, kiddos will enjoy a yummy Halloween-themed breakfast of powdered donuts, fruit, and milk. Grown-ups are invited to join!
Location:
Play Street Museum
DATES:
October 30, 9 – 10.30 AM
