Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Denver Museum of Nature & Science – 10.1-10.31

Explore black holes other than your dating life as you zip through other-worldly wormholes, experience the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy, and witness the violent death of a star and subsequent birth of a black hole. Movie runs through May 2025.

 

Elitch Gardens: Fright Fest

Elitch Gardens – 10.1-10.31

Fun by day and fright by night is the tagline and judging by the amount of people crying in the photos, they aren’t kidding. Experience haunted houses, monsters and madness and nightmarish environments not for the faint of heart. Fright Fest goes all October.

 

Survive Ritual Haunted House

10.1-10.31 – Ritual Haunted House

You’ve stumbled upon a cursed swamp, but there’s no turning back now… as you journey deeper, the choice is simple: make a sacrifice or become the sacrifice… lurking in the shadows are swamp monsters, blood thirsty cannibals, and a massive, menacing croc. Can you survive the horrors or do you need a change of underwear?

 

Cosmic Howl

Meow Wolf – 10.1-10.31

Meow Wolf’s Cosmic Howl adds a splash of strange enchantments to the cauldron – with events, workshops, and other special surprises on select dates in the spirit of October’s spooky season alongside a killer line-up of concerts.

 

Pumpkin Festivals:

PrairieHarvest 10.5 – Aurora

Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms 10.11-10.13 – Littleton

Pumpkin Harvest Festival – 10.12-10.13 – Denver

Anderson Farms Fall Fest – 10.1-10.31 – Erie

 

Rocky Horror Picture Show:

So Fucking Many All Over the Place

Worried you won’t catch a performance of Rocky Horror? Worry not!

Here’s a list of shadowcast or live performances:

10.3 & 10.5 – TWO CENT LION in Denver

10.20 – Studio Loft @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House

10.22 – Paramount Theater

10.26 – Pace Center

10.24 & 10.25 – The Lyric FoCo

10.1-10.31 – Denver Improv, Every Tues. & Wed

10.30-10.31- Boulder Theater (shadowcast)

The Great American Beer Festival

The Colorado Convention Center – 10.10-10.12

GABF has topped beer lovers’ bucket lists since 1982 and unites beer lovers and brewers from all corners of the country to celebrate the nation’s ever-growing craft beer culture. Grab your pretzel necklace, stretch out your belly with some lettuce wedges and prepare yourself for a trip down the rabbit hole of beer sampling.

 

Dia de los Muertos

Longmont Museum – 10.12

Drawing over 6,000 people every year, the Longmont Day of the Dead celebration includes dancing, exhibits, music, food and a Skeleton Parade!

 

Denver Whiskey Riot 2024

The Brighton – 10.5

Nothing says winter is coming quite like tasting copious amounts of whiskey. Sure, our significant other doesn’t like our whiskey drunk but we’re grownups and we do what we want. Try more than 200 whiskies and bourbons from local, regional, national, and international brands while also enjoying creative whiskey cocktails, opportunities to meet master distillers, and more.

 

Psycon Psychedelic Convention

Colorado Convention Center – 10.10-10.12

Have the mushrooms worn off yet? No? Okay, well, prepare yourself for countless conventions on the education of psychedelics. If you’re into mycology and finding out whether or not you can hear colors, this is the event for you. Lectures, booths, and plenty of time to contemplate existence. 

 

Andre 3000

Ellie Caulkins Opera House – 10.17

This should probably be in the music section but around here, we break the rules – especially when it’s the one and only Andre 3000 who we last saw with Outkast at Fiddler’s while barely being able to stand on the grassy knoll they call GA. But we digress, Andre is bringing his new album to Ellie Caulkins Opera House; strange choice of venue, but it only means the show will be pure fire – much like our calves while trying to stand at Fiddler’s to watch Outkast.

The Root’s 26th Anniversary Sidewalk Jam

10.19 – The Root of The Hill

Sidewalk Jam! Live DJs, MCs, B-Boys and Graffiti Wall, Breakdance Battle hosted by MC Dent. Music from: Gel-O, Domino, Diabolic, Pied Piper, Mr. Fancy Pants. 26% off select items. Free Root Beer Floats! Free Giveaways from Lit Lemonade!

Besterns: Roller Derby Weekend. 

Rollerdome – 10.19

Welcome to the Rollerdome! Watch as roller derby teams from across Colorado kick, punch and claw their way to victory. It’s a weekend full of roller derby that will be highly entertaining. 

Jamtoberfest! Oskar Blues Brewery 22nd Canniversary

Oskar Blues, Longmont – 10.19

Oskar Blues Brewery will be celebrating 22 years of canning beers on Saturday, October 19th at our Oskar Blues Brewery taproom in Longmont with our JAMtOBerfest celebration! Food trucks, new beer releases, and live music from Kendall Street Company, Simple Syrup and Crick Wooder! 

Colorado Symphony Presents: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

10.25 – Boettcher Concert Hall

Back by popular demand, see one of Tim Burton’s most celebrated films like never before! The full-feature film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, will be projected on the big screen with dialogue, singing, and effects accompanied by Danny Elfman’s darkly charming score played live by your Colorado Symphony. Families are welcome and costumes are encouraged.

Coloween

10.26 – Stockyards Event Center

Join Denver’s #1 Halloween dance party at Coloween 2024 on October 26th! Featuring top DJs, a $10,000 costume contest, and a fully immersive experience with the 2024 theme, “Welcome to the Jungle.” Don’t miss out—tickets sell fast!

Ill.Des “Bloom”

11.1 – DSDI Gallery

Denver artist and Rooster friend, David Fratu, aka ILL.DES is set to unveil his debut solo exhibition, marking over twelve years since the inception of his artistic journey. The forthcoming show, titled ‘BLOOM,’ will delve into new themes and mediums, reflecting his evolution as an artist. If you like Rooster art, you’ll like Bloom.