Coffins, costumes and candy in Colorado Springs
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Spooky season's in full swing — when frights are fun and costumes are customary.
State of play: From coffin races to pumpkin dives, here's a collection of 15 events to get your boo on.
🦁 Boo at the Zoo: Trick-or-treat at over 25 stations, visit the animals and silent disco at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo now through Halloween.
- Tickets start at $19.75 for members; advance purchase required.
😱 HellScream Haunted House: Live actors, creepy sets and special effects deliver serious scares inside this multistory haunted house at 3021 N. Hancock Ave. Open through Nov. 1. Recommended for ages 13 and older.
- Tickets start at $26.
⚰️ Emma Crawford Coffin Races & Festival: Costumed teams race wheeled coffins down Manitou Avenue in the town's signature Halloween spectacle. The fan zone opens at 10am Saturday, followed by a noon parade before races.
- Free for spectators.
🎃 Miners' Pumpkin Patch: Hayrides, gold panning, a maze and historic machinery demos bring fall festivities to the Western Museum of Mining & Industry. Open now.
- Tickets start at $13.
🕯️Jack-o-Lantern Trail: Follow a glowing trail at Fountain Creek Nature Center, then settle in for crafts, stories and marshmallow roasting. Costumes encouraged. 5:30–7:30pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $4.
🏊 Pumpkin Dive: Trade the patch for the pool. Fish a floating pumpkin, decorate it and dive into games and competitions at Woodland Aquatic Center. All ages welcome. 6–8pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $15; registration required.
🐺 Howl-O-Ween: Watch wolves tear into meat-stuffed pumpkins during a celebration at the Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center in Divide, then enjoy a tour, bonfire and refreshment. 4–6pm Sunday.
- Tickets are $40 for ages 12+. Advance reservations required.
🚜 Pumpkin Fest at Venetucci Farm: Pick your pumpkin, hop on a hayride and explore a spooky trail.
- Tickets start at $8.
🍬 Pumpkins in the Park: Old Colorado City's fall festival goes all out with pumpkin painting, craft stations, costume contests, live entertainment and animal ambassadors at Bancroft Park. Noon–6pm Saturday.
- Free.
🧡 Sensory-friendly Trick-or-Treating: Resonate Music Therapy hosts an inclusive afternoon of trick-or-treating, crafts, games and refreshments at 2906 Beacon St. 3–5pm Saturday.
- Free.
✂️ "Edward Scissorhands" with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic: Tim Burton's cult classic gets the orchestral treatment, with the Philharmonic performing Danny Elfman's score live as the film plays. Performances are at 7:30pm Oct. 30–31 at the Pikes Peak Center.
- Tickets start at $49.75.
🔎 Halloween History Detectives: Make creepy-crawly crafts and collect stamps for prizes at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Costumes encouraged. 10am–noon Oct. 31.
- Free; online registration requested.
🤹 MilliBoo!: Millibo Art Theatre's (gently) spooky circus features silly witches, flying bats, aerial performers and juggling pumpkins. Plus, there's a kids' costume parade. Shows are Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 2pm.
- Tickets start at $16.
🚗 Westside Community Center Trunk or Treat: Decorated trunks and candy stops meet a spooky garden maze, witches' scavenger hunt and contests. 6–8pm Oct. 31.
- Free.
👻 Ghost Stories of Old Manitou Walking Tours: Manitou's haunted history comes to life on an hourlong tour. Remaining tours are Saturday and Oct. 30, with departures at 5:30pm from 517 Manitou Ave.
- Tickets start at $18.