{"as_of":"2026-10-28T08:35:26.831030+00:00","type":"EditorialGuide","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/guides/things-to-do-in-denver-this-weekend","guide_id":"guide_c4d063d441d9","slug":"things-to-do-in-denver-this-weekend","city":"denver","title":"Things to Do in Denver This Weekend: Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026","category_label":"This Weekend","template":"best_category_in_city","meta_description":"Denver Halloween weekend, Oct 30–Nov 1: NOCTURNAL at Bierstadt, deadmau5 at Red Rocks, Coloween, final Fright Fest nights, Broncos-Chiefs, Día de los Muertos.","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T16:33:47.666316+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T21:49:49.350896+00:00","view_count":27,"venues":[{"name":"Boettcher Concert Hall","slug":"boettcher-concert-hall","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/boettcher-concert-hall"},{"name":"Bierstadt Lagerhaus","slug":"bierstadt-lagerhaus","neighborhood":"","venue_type":"brewery","price_band":"$$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/bierstadt-lagerhaus"},{"name":"DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Tech Center","slug":"doubletree-by-hilton-denver-tech-center","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/doubletree-by-hilton-denver-tech-center"},{"name":"The Ginn Mill","slug":"the-ginn-mill","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/the-ginn-mill"},{"name":"Whiskey Bar","slug":"whiskey-bar","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/whiskey-bar"},{"name":"Number Thirty Eight","slug":"number-thirty-eight","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/number-thirty-eight"},{"name":"Washington Park","slug":"washington-park","neighborhood":"","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/washington-park"},{"name":"Bigsby's Folly Craft Winery","slug":"bigsby-s-folly-craft-winery","neighborhood":"RiNo","venue_type":"winery","avg_rating":4.7,"price_band":"$$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/bigsby-s-folly-craft-winery"},{"name":"Linger","slug":"linger","neighborhood":"LoHi","venue_type":"restaurant","avg_rating":4.5,"price_band":"$$$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/linger"},{"name":"Hop Alley","slug":"hop-alley","neighborhood":"RiNo","venue_type":"restaurant","avg_rating":4.7,"price_band":"$$$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/hop-alley"},{"name":"Ophelia's Electric Soapbox","slug":"ophelia-s-electric-soapbox","neighborhood":"Ballpark","venue_type":"restaurant","avg_rating":4.4,"price_band":"$$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/ophelia-s-electric-soapbox"},{"name":"Ratio Beerworks","slug":"ratio-beerworks","neighborhood":"RiNo","venue_type":"bar","avg_rating":4.6,"price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/ratio-beerworks"},{"name":"Historians Ale House","slug":"historians-ale-house","neighborhood":"Wash Park West","venue_type":"bar","avg_rating":4.5,"price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/historians-ale-house"},{"name":"Herb's Hideout","slug":"herbs-hideout","neighborhood":"LoDo","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/herbs-hideout"},{"name":"Federales Tacos & Tequila - RiNo, Denver","slug":"federales-tacos-tequila-rino-denver","neighborhood":"River North Art District","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/federales-tacos-tequila-rino-denver"},{"name":"The 1up Arcade Bar - Colfax","slug":"the-1up-arcade-bar-colfax","neighborhood":"Central","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/the-1up-arcade-bar-colfax"},{"name":"Improper City","slug":"improper-city","neighborhood":"River North Art District","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/improper-city"},{"name":"Dive Inn","slug":"dive-inn","neighborhood":"South Denver","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/dive-inn"},{"name":"First Draft Taproom & Kitchen","slug":"first-draft-taproom-kitchen","neighborhood":"River North Art District","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/first-draft-taproom-kitchen"},{"name":"The Mansion on Colfax","slug":"the-mansion-on-colfax","neighborhood":"Central","venue_type":"bar","price_band":"$","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/the-mansion-on-colfax"},{"name":"Hi-Dive","slug":"hi-dive","neighborhood":"Baker","venue_type":"bar","url":"https://eventism.com/denver/venues/hi-dive"}],"venue_count":21,"faqs":[{"q":"What is the biggest event in Denver this Halloween weekend (Oct 30–Nov 1)?","a":"By production: Coloween (1,200 cap, an entire venue, open bar) and Paranormal Palace (a full hotel takeover). By ticket: deadmau5, two nights at Red Rocks. By value: NOCTURNAL — the only full 21+ costume production in Denver proper at $30."},{"q":"Why is Halloween 2026 such a big deal?","a":"October 31 falls on a Saturday for the first time since 2020, and not again until 2037 — so every major party runs the same night instead of spreading across two weekends. Bonus: clocks fall back at 2 AM Sunday, so the night literally runs an extra hour (Coloween's bar serves to 3 AM)."},{"q":"What's on Sunday, after the parties?","a":"Plenty: Broncos vs. Chiefs at Empower Field (2:25 PM), the Colorado Día de los Muertos Parade & Festival at the Denver Coliseum (11 AM–8 PM), and Elitch Gardens' final Fright Fest day (12–9 PM). The haunts keep going too — see #5."},{"q":"What's family-friendly this weekend?","a":"Elitch Gardens Fun by Day (with Booville) all three days, Meow Wolf's Trick or Treating in the Multi-Verse on Saturday (10 AM–6 PM), and Sunday's Día de los Muertos festival at the Coliseum. The parties and haunts on this list are teen-and-up or 21+ after dark."},{"q":"Do the haunted houses close after Halloween?","a":"No — 13th Floor runs select nights through Nov 14 and the Frightmare Compound through Nov 7. Elitch Gardens Fright Fest ends Sunday Nov 1, and Terror in the Corn and Haunted Field of Screams close on Halloween night itself."},{"q":"What's the best-value ticket on Halloween night?","a":"NOCTURNAL at $30 flat — $55 all-in with the open-bar add-on. The comparable single-venue productions are Meow Wolf's Cosmic Howl ($61.75), Paranormal Palace ($77) and Coloween ($89, open bar included)."}],"citation":"Eventism Editors. \"Things to Do in Denver This Weekend: Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026\". Last verified 2026-10-22. https://eventism.com/denver/guides/things-to-do-in-denver-this-weekend"}