This part of the state offers plenty of opportunities for spooky fun in October. Whether you enjoy taking hayrides or picking pumpkins, cheering for racing coffins or strolling through graveyards, you’re sure to find events to thrill and chill.
Sunday Night Frights
Through Oct. 25The museum presents its annual festival of classic movies. This year’s offerings: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Oct. 4; “The Cat and the Canary,” Oct. 11; “The Ghost Breakers,” Oct. 18; and “Rebecca,” Oct. 25.
October Pumpkin Fest
Through Oct. 31Multiple generations have visited this farm to celebrate autumn’s bounty. The festival includes pumpkin picking, hayrides, flower picking, game playing and art buying.
Scarecrow Days
Through Oct. 31Business owners decorate their storefronts with unique scarecrows ranging from silly to spooky. Stroll the avenue, take photos and pop into shops and restaurants.
Skeleton Craze
Through Oct. 31Merchants welcome the season with wild, wacky and bone-chilling creations that lurk outside their front doors or loom ominously in store windows.
Miners’ Pumpkin Patch
Through Oct. 31 · SaturdaysIt wouldn’t be autumn in Colorado without hayrides and pumpkin picking. Add games for all ages, food trucks, animal encounters and a magician, and you’ve got a spectacular day.
Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth” In Concert
Oct. 13Celebrate the 40th anniversary of this cult classic at an evening of film and live music. The movie stars David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, as a teenager navigating a maze to save her baby brother from the Goblin King.
Haunted Rides
Oct. 16–17Wear costumes to the park and start with a hayride, then enjoy the miniature train and the historic carousel. Free candy while supplies last.
Boo at the Zoo
Oct. 16–18, 23–25 & 31The zoo turns into the Spookiest Place on Earth, offering a haunted house, graveyard, trick-or-treating, lighted pumpkins and Pirate’s Cove.
Legends & Lore
Oct. 18Take a two-hour guided tour through Fairview Cemetery, where you will meet costumed actors portraying real people who called Old Colorado City home.
Pumpkins in the Park
Oct. 24This family-friendly afternoon includes a pumpkin patch, costume contest, arts and crafts, a beer garden, live music and vendors.
Emma Crawford Coffin Races
Oct. 24It all started with a severe rainstorm and a coffin tumbling down the hillside. This annual event draws thousands who watch costumed teams race their “Emma” along Manitou Avenue.
Fright Night
Oct. 24Families gather to stroll more than a mile along the Riverwalk, where local businesses and organizations wait to hand out candy. Plus, a costume contest and mini pumpkin patch.
“Edward Scissorhands” in Concert
Oct. 30–31The Colorado Springs Philharmonic plays Danny Elfman’s masterful score while Tim Burton’s beloved film plays on the big screen.
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 31Families can walk through a line of creatively decorated car trunks and collect store-packaged goodies. Wear a costume, bring a bag and celebrate the Halloween spirit.