Things To Do In Colorado | October 2016 Events

October 4, 2016

Things to Do in Colorado | October 2016 Events

Fall is in the air and it’s pumpkin this and that everywhere! Savor the colors of the changing seasons with a trip through the mountains or explore the many seasonal and Halloween themed festivities throughout the Boulder, Denver and surrounding areas.

Want to see something on our monthly calendar? Email us at john@john-farley.com.

Date     Event Time

Location

Oct 1 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 2 History of Visual Arts in Boulder
(Sept 29 – Nov 27)
A $5 donation per person is suggested
 Open Daily 9 AM – 8 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 3 Open Mic Night
(Every Monday)
 8 PM License No 1/Hotel Boulderado
2115 13th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 4 Brewhouse Yoga
($15 per class; free beer in the tap room)
 Every Tuesday at 6pm Sanitas Brewing Co.
3550 Frontier Ave, Boulder, CO 80301
Oct 5 Boulder Farmer’s Market 4 – 8 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 6 Elitch Garden’s Fright Fest 
(Every Fri, Sat & Sun from Sept 30-Oct 30; prices vary)
Fri: 6 – 10 PM

Sat: 12 – 10 PM

Sun: 12 – 9 PM

Elitch Gardens
2000 Elitch Circle
Denver, CO 80204
Oct 7 Haunted Field of Screams
(Sept 23 – Oct 30)
Fri/Sat: 8 PM – 12 AM

Sun: 8 – 10 PM

10270 Riverdale Road, Thornton, CO 80229
Oct 8 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Children’s Art Workshop: Exploring Boulder’s Criss-Cross Collective
(Ages 6 – 12 / $10 each)
 10:30 AM – 12 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 9  Punkin Chunkin
(FREE for 12 and under; $5 for 13+)
 10 AM – 3 PM
Oct 10  The Strumbellas  7:30 PM Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street
Boulder, CO
 Oct 11 Haunted Denver Dinner 6 – 9 PM Yak and Yeti Denver
9755 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231
Oct 12 Found Object “Day of the Dead” Art Exhibit Tuesday – Saturday, 10:30 -5:30 PM Bricolage Gallery
2870 Bluff St.
Boulder, CO
80301
Oct 13 Laser Aerosmith vs. Guns n’ Roses
($10)
 9 PM Fiske Planetarium
2414 Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309
Oct 14 Adult/Teen Art Workshops: Courage in Creativity with Paula Jo Miller ($50/Teens; $65 Adult + $12 Materials fee) 2 – 5 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 15 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM –  2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 16 Frankenstein
(Sept 30 – Oct 30)
 Time vary, see website Stage Theatre
Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St
Oct 17 Glory of Venice
Masterworks of the Renaissance
(Oct. 8 – Feb 12, 2017)
Mon: Closed
Tue-Thu: 8 AM – 5PM
Fri: 10 AM – 8 PM
Sat-Sun: 10 AM – 5PM
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
Oct 18 Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs
(Oct 14 – Feb 15, 2017)
 9 AM – 5PM Denver Museum of Nature & Science 
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205
Oct 19 Blues & Bourbon Wednesdays ft. the Delta Sonics
(FREE)
 7:30 PM Nissi’s
2675 Northpark Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
Oct 20 Glow at the Gardens
(Oct 19-20)
$8-$14 per person
6 – 9:30 PM Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
Oct 21 RedRum Mystery Dinner
(21+ event; $160 per person or $299 per couple)
5:30 PM The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517
Oct 22 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
 Oct 23 Boo at the Zoo
(Oct 22-23 and 29-30)
$17 adults; $12 children; 2 years and under FREE) 
9 AM – 5 PM Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-4899
Oct 24 Ongoing: Monday Evenings Yang Style Taiji (Tai Chi) Class by Mary Ellen Metke
($10 per class hour, or an 8 class punch card for $72)
6 – 7 PM Institute of Taoist Education & Acupuncture
317 W. South Boulder Road, Suite 5, Louisville, CO 80027
Oct 25 Asylum Haunted House 
($26.99)
7 – 10 PM Asylum Haunted House  6100 E. 39th Ave
Denver, CO 80207
Oct 26 Nelson Rangell
($10)
 7:30 PM Nissi’s
2675 Northpark Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
Oct 27 Backyard Compost Workshop (FREE)  6 -8 PM  5201 Saint Vrain Rd
Boulder County Parks & Open Space
Longmont, CO 80503
Oct 28 Frontier Historical Museum Ghost Walk
(Oct. 28-29; $20)
7 PM; 7:45 PM; 8:30 PM Linwood Cemetery
Bennett Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO
Devotchka
Oct. 28 & 29
7:30 PM Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street
Boulder, CO
Oct. 29 Boulder Farmer’s Market  8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Celebrating Día de los Muertos!
(Ages 6 – 12 / $10 each)
10:30 AM – 12 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 30  Boo at the Zoo
(Oct 22-23 and 29-30)
$17 adults; $12 children; 2 years and under FREE) 
 9 AM – 5 PM Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-4899
Oct 31 HALLOWEEN

Munchkin Masquerade
(Ages 12 and under; FREE)

 3 – 6 PM  1100 Block of Pearl Street

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