Halloween Events in Colorado Springs

Carve out a little time and harvest some family fun at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry this fall. Celebrate the season, enjoy the cool weather, and grow your farming spirit with activities for the whole family; from a pumpkin patch, hay rides, antique tractors, face painting and farmers market, to children's games, “Spooky Histories”, gold and gem panning and more in the museum’s exhibit building and 27-acre grounds.

Date: Saturdays in October (October 4, 11, 18, 25)
Location: Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO
Cost: $13 pre-purchased online, $15 at the door. Free for ages 3 and under. Pumpkins $7 each if purchased in advance. Please no pets.

Bring your little superhero, princess or pirate to Boo at the Zoo, when Cheyenne Mountain Zoo comes alive with the spirit of Halloween. Boo at the Zoo gives your family an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, complete with your favorite animals! Set in a unique environment, attendees will feel good about collecting candy made with sustainable palm oil to help protect wild orangutans. Put on your costume and bring your trick-or-treat bag to the wildest Halloween event in town. It’ll be a frightfully good time!

Dates: October 17 - 19, 24 - 26, 31, 2025
Time: 4pm - 8:30pm
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd
Cost: $19.75 - $24.75. Advance timed tickets only; no walk-up tickets available. The time on your ticket indicates the earliest time you can enter the Zoo. Buy today! This event is popular, and tickets are likely to sell out.

Trick-or-Treat at the 10th annual Halloween spook-tac-ular at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. Businesses and non-profits will be handing out candy as you Trick-or-Treat through the park. There will be live music by Deja Bluz, a coloring contest, an Instagram costume picture contest and a spooky haunted theater with live creatures provided by Nature’s Educators. Don’t forget to bring your candy bucket. It will be a treat to have you here!

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 4pm - 7:30pm
Location: Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, 4218 County Road 3A, Cañon City, CO
Cost: $14/person (4 yrs +) when pre-purchased online, $16/person (4 yrs +) at the door, $11/person (4 yrs +) at the door with a valid Season Pass (must purchase at park), 3 years and younger are FREE

Enjoy a full day of spooky fun at the annual Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs, featuring impersonators dressed as late local legend, Emma Crawford, riding on coffin-like karts pulled by teams “mourners,” each vying for awards such as "Best Emma" and "Most Creative Coffin." Accompanying events include the Emma Crawford Estate Sidewalk Sale and a Victorian Wake at Miramont Castle held the evening before the races.

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 12pm - 3pm, Parade begins down Manitou Ave at 12:00pm, races begin directly after. After Party in Soda Springs Park at 5pm.
Where: 900 Manitou Avenue (Downtown Historic Manitou Springs)
Cost: FREE

Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center continues their annual Howl-O-Ween tradition this October. The center will pass out meat-filled pumpkins to all the wolves and enjoy a bonfire and refreshments. This sanctuary is located about an hour west of Colorado Springs in Divide. Reservations are required and space is limited. Call 719.687.9742 for reservations.

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center; 4729 Twin Rocks Rd, Divide, CO
Cost: $40 (Ages 12+), $20 (Ages 6-11)

Learn about some of the twisted history of Victor. This one-hour walking tour begins at the museum and uses city streets and alleys.

Date: June - end of October 2025
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Victor Lowell Thomas Museum, 298 Victor Ave, Victor, CO
Cost: $15

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Location: Quail Lake, 915 Cheyenne Mountain Blvd
Cost: $40. Book online. Rental Includes: GLIDE SUP Board, Colorful LEDs on top of and beneath the board, Paddle, Leash, Lifevest

Join Dragonfly Paddle Yoga for a spooktacular glowing experience and paddle the lake at night, under the full moon. We equip our boards with colorful LEDS to light your way into the evening. The glow of the boards against the still water is a calm and peaceful experience. No prior experience paddleboarding required. *Note: Yoga instruction is not included with this experience.

Rental Requirements:
- Witch or other costume is required. - 18+ years of age - Ability to swim unassisted - Signed waiver - 48 hour cancellation policy

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 | 9am - 12pm
Location: Quail Lake, Colorado Springs, CO
Pricing: $15 - $38 per person (includes paddle board rental)
No cost if you bring your own board

Dive into the Halloween spirit with our unique Witches & Ghouls Paddle event! Don your most bewitching or spooky costume and join fellow paddlers for a magical morning on Quail Lake. This whimsical event promises a blend of eerie fun and paddle boarding adventure, complete with a costume contest and refreshments.

Stroller Safaris are informal exploratory experiences in which participants use all five of their senses to connect with nature and animals. Participants will enjoy a gross motor activity and meet and greets with animal ambassadors.

All Things Orange in October - Registrants will participate in a Fall – themed sensory activity and meet some of our Orange colored friends that call the Zoo home!

Date: October 2, 11, 17 & 23
Time: 9 - 10am
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mtn Zoo Rd, Colorado Springs, CO
Cost: Members $10.75, Non-members $24.75, Infants (under 1 year) free

Spooky Skeletons - This special holiday edition includes Meet & Greets with a few of our “creepy crawly” but still adorable animals from My Big Back Yard, and painting your own mini pumpkin to take home with you! Costumes are both welcome and encouraged for participants of all ages.

Date: October 25 & 31
Time: 9 - 10:30am
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mtn Zoo Rd, Colorado Springs, CO
Cost: Members $15.75, Non-members $29.75, Infants (under 1 year) free

For a limited time, take a JOURNEY INTO FEAR on the exclusive “Director’s Cut” Haunted History Tour! With only a handheld lantern, wind your way deep inside Cave of the Winds and hear spine-chilling ghost stories, learn about unexplained phenomena and the true raw history of Cave of the Winds. This Haunted Lantern Tour has EXTRA SPOOKY appeal for those of you looking for hair-raising fun this October!

Date: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, October 2 - 31, 2025
Times: 6pm - 10pm
Location: Cave of the Winds Mountain Park, 100 Cave of the Winds Rd, Manitou Springs, CO
Cost: $45 per adult (ages 13+). Limited space available.

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Location: Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Ln, Fountain, CO

Pumpkin Carving Party
9:00am - 12:00pm
Carve pumpkins to leave for the lighted trail at the Jack-o-Lantern event! Pre-scooped pumpkins, patterns, and carving tools provided. Return at night to see your creation in action along the trail (separate fee). Pumpkins may be picked up by their owners after 7:30 p.m. $5 per pumpkin and you will receive a ticket to the Jack-o-Lantern Trail event for each pumpkin you carve. Prepaid registration required.

Jack-o-Lantern Trail
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Enjoy the lighted Jack-o-Lanterns along the trail, make a craft, hear stories and roast a marshmallow! Costumes are encouraged at this festive event. $5 per person, $4 per member.

Date: Friday, October 31, 2024
Time: 9:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Gather Mountain Blooms | 5210 S Hwy 85, Colorado Springs 80911
Pricing: $5 per person

Join Gather Mountain Blooms for pumpkin picking, festive treats, and seasonal fun while the kids trick-or-treat in costume around the farm. There will be food trucks, coffee and an artisan market. Bring your candy buckets, explore the fields and enjoy a day full of autumn memories.