👻 It's Esteban! Halloween falls on a Saturday for the first time in six years, and I've got your guide to a wicked weekend!

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Looking for a frightfully good time? We've rounded up 10 ways to celebrate Halloween in and around Denver, from candy-filled adventures to after-dark parties.

Here's some frightening and kid-friendly events.

For the little monsters:

• 🐘 Boo at the Zoo offers a sensory-friendly trick-or-treating experience with smaller crowds and a decorating station. Saturday at 5:30pm. Starting at $25
• 🍬 Calvary Church hosts a trunk or treat with candy, games and kids' activities. Saturday at 6pm. Free
• 📚 Denver Book Society throws a Halloween Book Bash with treats, drinks, live music and a costume contest. Saturday at 9am. Free
• 🥐 Fork 'n Sweet Halloween Market Pop-Up brings fresh-baked goods and other bites to Alley Brewery & Coffee Shop. Saturday at 9am. Free
• 🧟‍♀️ Fright Fest at Elitch Gardens delivers haunted houses, scare zones and live entertainment. Starting at $57.99

For the night owls:

• 🪩 Denver Art Museum celebrates ballroom culture with its SpooKiki Ball at Untitled: Artist Takeover. Friday at 5pm. Starting at $25
• 🏨 El Piñon at La Vista Motel on East Colfax hosts a party with DJ Ari and a staff-judged costume contest for a free hotel stay. Saturday at 7pm. Free
• 🥃 ESP HiFi goes "Beyond the Veil" with a Halloween bash featuring DJ Corrigan + Nico. Saturday at 10pm. Starting at $22
• 🚉 Halloween After Dark at Denver Union Station will bring music, cocktails, dancing and costumes inside the Great Hall. Saturday at 7pm. Free
• 🧛🏽‍♂️ Sorry Gorgeous hosts "DIVINE & DAMNED: A Halloween Eve Affair" with DJ Chava & Peter Paul. Tomorrow at 8:30pm. Starting at $36

It's a big weekend for Broncos Country:

🏈 Denver hosts the Kansas City Chiefs for an AFC West rivalry showdown at Empower Field at Mile High Sunday afternoon. Tickets: Starting at $243

• 📺 If you can't make the game, here are five great spots to watch!

🏒 The Avs host the Calgary Flames at Ball Arena on Halloween night. Tickets: Starting at $41

🃏The All-American Collectors Expo is a family-friendly event for trading cards, comics and other memorabilia at Douglas County Fairgrounds starting tomorrow. Tickets: Starting at $15

🐐 Sher Farms in Parker invites the public to bring leftover pumpkins to feed its goats, chickens, turkeys and ducks on Sunday morning. Free

🎧 Bierstadt Lagerhaus hosts live music and a silent disco tomorrow featuring Dead Connection, Less Than Perfect and Danny V. Free

If your Halloweekend includes some couch time, consider these titles:

"The One About Matthew Perry" — Documentary series available now on Netflix.

• Relatives and longtime friends recount how Matthew Perry became a sitcom phenomenon, lived with addiction and later used his experience to advocate for others in recovery.

"Nocturne" — Crime drama premiering tomorrow on Apple TV.

• Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber) leaves Philadelphia police work for a quieter life in small-town Pennsylvania, but a jailed murderer (Stephen Graham) threatens his family and draws FBI agent Saga Bauer (Zazie Beetz) into the hunt.

"The Gilded Age" — Season 4 premieres Sunday on HBO Max.

• Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) confronts the damage her ambitions have done at home, while Agnes (Christine Baranski) tries to reclaim her standing.

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🍁 John is loving the fall colors in Denver right now.

🍻 Alayna is meeting up with friends at CODA Brewing.

👻 Esteban is still figuring out his Halloween plans.

Thanks to our editor, Gigi Sukin.