Loads of FUN stuff coming up in Denver…

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

TODAY is one of several FREE days that the Denver Zoo offers throughout the year, so get out and enjoy this great Colorado weather with a visit to out furry friends!

TODAY is also a FREE day at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Halloween Events and Activities:

Corn Maze @ Chatfield
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Sept. 5 - Oct. 26.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
www.botanicgardens.org
Your kids will absolutely love Chatfield’s incredible Corn Maze, one of the most attended mazes in the country. Boasting 12-foot stalks of corn, this year’s maze will include so many twists and turns that it will be the most challenging one yet! The design highlights an intricate picture of the globe in honor of the Botanic Gardens’ sustainability efforts. The maze will include two illuminated observation bridges that provide a bird’s eye view to help you navigate. Kids under 10 should check out the free mini maze and a corn box to roll around in. Barrel train and hay rides will be available on select weekends. For teenagers and adults, there’s a winding haunted trail and haunted house that is sure to send chills down your spine. It’s a can’t-miss October event!

BooTown
October 4 – November 2
Heritage Square
18301 W. Colfax Ave., Golden
www.heritagesquare.info
BooTown is a non-scary 5,000 square foot outdoor Halloween maze with fun and exciting scenes and props especially suitable for children between the ages of 2 and 10 years old. In addition to the festive hay maze every child that goes through the attraction will receive a free child’s pumpkin to paint at one of several painting stations. BooTown is unique as it offers the community a daytime children’s alternative to scary and freighting Halloween attractions. BooTown also provides a safe and exciting place for children and families to enjoy the Halloween experience in a comfortable family atmosphere.

Halloween with Horses Family Fall Festival
October 18, 2008
Colorado Horse Park
752 S. Pinery Dr., Parker
www.coloradohorsepark.com
The Colorado Horse Park gets in the Halloween spirit with this fun festival, where ghouls and goblins of all ages are welcome. Visit the trick of treat barn, pumpkin patch, and petting zoo. Face painting and pony rides are also offered. Situated on a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside, world famous mountains and romantic sunsets, The Colorado Horse Park offers the opportunity to enjoy the tradition and romance of the horse.

Boo at the Zoo
October 25 - October 26, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Denver Zoo
2300 Steele St., Denver
www.denverzoo.org
Discover “spooktacular” Halloween fun at the Denver Zoo. This year’s Boo at the Zoo theme encourages children to be a hero for the planet and dress up as their favorite superhero while they learn about several ways they can help the environment. Trick-or-treaters visiting more than 30 trick-or-treat stations can enjoy close encounters with the creepy kind, viewing vampire bats, reptiles, spiders and Denver Zoo’s other creatures. Activities are free with admission.Trick or Treat Train
October 25 – 26
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden
www.crrm.org
Ride the rails back in time through Railroad Halloween Town. Kids can find all kinds of trick or treat activities in the museum’s Railroad Halloween Town: Catch a ride behind our historic locomotive in vintage passenger cars hosted by conductors and engineers in full costume. Visit all the Town’s special stops to fill your treat bag. Visit the “not so spooky” haunted house or the Olde Railroaders silly graveyard. You can also get a great shot of the kids’ costumes in the Pumpkin Patch. Or warm your hands around the Hobo Campfire and sit a spell for kid-friendly storytelling. It’s full steam ahead for tricks, treats and trains.

Trick or Treat Street
October 29 - October 31, 2008, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Children’s Museum of Denver
2121 Children’s Museum Dr., Denver
www.cmdenver.org
Take a stroll down Trick or Treat Street! Bring your little ghosts and goblins for safe and fun trick or treating at eleven candy houses on the Museum’s plaza. The Halloween excitement continues with monastery art projects, a monster carnival and unique theatre performances. This is a perfect event for your little ones’ first Halloween!

Halloween Kids Fest
October 25 – 26
Downtown Aquarium
700 Water St., Denver
www.downtownaquarium.com
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. join the Aquarium’s mascot Sharkey and his friends for a fun-filled Halloween-themed day with an aquatic twist. There will be a hay maze, pony rides, Trick or Treat Reef (which lasts til 9 p.m.), giant pumpkins and much more. Also come to the Aquarium on Halloween Day for a costume contest!

Bug A Boo
October 25 – 26
Butterfly Pavilion
6252 104th Ave., Westminster
www.butterflies.org
The unique and always kid-friendly Butterfly Pavilion ventures to Oz during Bug A Boo, the attraction’s annual signature Halloween spectacular. The wonderful characters of the Wizard of Oz will join you for a buggy-good time, bringing with them new activities and adventures. Join them as they travel the yellow brick road through the Pavilion to the Wicked Witch’s castle, the Haunted Forest and the Emerald City. Each child receives a bag of goodies to collect candy from various candy stations throughout the Pavilion. Event included in the price of admission with some activities requiring tickets.

The Firehouse Ghosts
October 25
Denver Firefighters Museum
1326 Tremont Pl., Denver
www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org
The Denver Firefighters Museum invites the whole family to bring their sleeping bag and learn why things still go bump in the night at haunted old Fire Station No. One. This old fashioned sleep over in a haunted fire station built in 1909, is anything but old fashioned. The evening will open with a traditional firehouse spaghetti dinner and progress with spooky movies, titles early on such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, and get spookier as the night wears on. Ghost stories, children’s crafts, Halloween cookie making, and a behind the scenes tour by flashlight will conclude the evening. For those that survive the night, a continental breakfast will be served with juices and hot coffee. The evening is designed for all ages and costumes are encouraged! Reservations are requested and tickets are $25 per person prepaid. 6:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s Classic Halloween Concert
October 30
Boettcher Concert Hall
14th and Curtis Sts., Denver
www.coloradosymphony.org
Bring your family to enjoy this annual Halloween treat! Associate Conductor Scott O’Neil and the CSO perform in full Halloween costumes and you’re invited to dress up too! The CSO kicks off the Chase Family series with this all-new program of fun and adventure.

All Hallow’s Eve Full Tea
October 31
Molly Brown House Museum
1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver
www.mollybrown.org
Spirits will be close at hand on this day of the dead. Come see the Molly Brown House Museum’s traditional Halloween decorations, and enjoy spooky tea and eerie treats. Dress in costume for a chance to win a prize.Family Friday Night Halloween Party
October 31
Tattered Cover Book Store – Highlands Ranch
9315 Dorchester St., Littleton
www.tatteredcover.com 
Celebrate Halloween at the Tattered Cover with this family-friendly event. Young guests can come in their costumes, enjoy spooky stories, make their own trick-or-treat bags, and trick-or-treat throughout the stores. As always, guests can enjoy healthy snacks provided by local Whole Foods Markets.

Haunting Halloween Storytelling Program
October 31
Littleton Town Hall Arts Center
2450 W. Main St., Littleton
www.townhallartscenter.com
A great time for kids 7 and under, this Halloween program is filled with mystery, ghosts, and other apparitions. Professional tellers include Esther Acosta, Linda Batlin, Lois Burrell, and Kay Negash.

Trick or Treat OFF the Street
October 31
The Wildlife Experience
10035 Peoria St., Parker
www.thewildlifeexperience.org
Trick-or-Treat OFF the Street is a safe and fun celebration of Halloween featuring games, candy stations, crafts, storytelling - and plenty of ghoulish surprises, all at the one-of-a-kind Wildlife Experience. The event features a variety of activities for children of all ages. These include scary stories, creepy crawly crafts and a haunted graveyard. Candy booths will line the museum’s hallways, allowing guests to fill up their bags with candy and spooky toys.

Halloween Fun at WOW
October 31
WOW! Children’s Museum
110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette
www.wowmuseum.com
Come to WOW! Children’s Museum for fun and spooky Halloween crafts, activities and story time. Dress up in a costume and receive a special Halloween treat! All Halloween activities are included with Museum admission.

Swalloween: Halloween Cabaret featuring Vermillion Lies
October 31
Swallow Hill Music Association
71 E. Yale Ave., Denver
www.swallowhillmusic.org
Brought to you in the spirit of the Halloween season, this cabaret features the up-and-coming sister duo who have charmed audiences from Caesar’s Palace to Moscow with their unique brand of beauty, creativity and silliness. Dress up in costume with your family and clap, sing, dance, and play with the duo as they entertain with songs ranging from lyrical folk ballads to raucous circus marches.

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