Play · Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Statewide
Wednesday: Ghosts in the Gardens opens
Tonight is Ghosts in the Gardens, the Avalanche, and Koe Wetzel. BOOnion Station is free tomorrow. Friday and Saturday hold the Halloween nights already on the calendar. Arapahoe Basin opened at 11 a.m. The evening note has the snow report.
Wednesday, Oct. 28. Daily notes dated before today came off the feed. Tuesday's Ball Arena show, Tuesday's Red Rocks show, and Tuesday's Eagles game came off the calendar.
Tonight. Ghosts in the Gardens starts at Denver Botanic Gardens, 4:30–10:30 p.m. through Friday and 4:30–9:15 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $34, or $29 for members. The Gardens say children 12 and older are welcome and that the tour is not recommended for younger children. It is not free.
The Avalanche host the Devils at Ball Arena at 7 p.m. Koe Wetzel is at Red Rocks at 6:45 p.m. Both were already listed. The kid's pumpkin carving contest at Stanley Marketplace is 4–7 p.m. Denverite is still the source that says there is no cover.
Tomorrow. BOOnion Station at Denver Union Station is 4–7 p.m. The station page says it is free and family-friendly, with trick-or-treating, face painting, DJ Chris, and a costume contest from 5–6 p.m. Cypress Hill with Method Man and Redman play Red Rocks at 6 p.m. The Gazette lists $125 and up. Dan + Shay are at Ball Arena at 7 p.m. Ball Arena's all-events list shows that Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and does not show a second Dan + Shay date.
Friday and Saturday. Boo at the Zoo is Friday, 4:30–9 p.m., and the sensory-friendly night is Saturday at the same hours. It is not free. Halloween After Dark is Saturday, 7–11:30 p.m., with free entry on the station page. The Oct. 27 Gazette prints 7–11 p.m. This calendar keeps 11:30 p.m. The costume contest covers photos from Oct. 30 and Oct. 31.
Trick or Drink is Friday 6 p.m.–2 a.m. and Saturday 4 p.m.–2 a.m., 21+, check-in at One Shot Back, 2134 Curtis St. Eventbrite says no refunds and does not print a ticket price. Haunted Mansion with Loud Luxury is at the Fillmore Friday at 8 p.m., $40 and up in the Gazette. Disco Mystique is at Dairy Block Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.–1 a.m., 21+. The Gazette lists Friday and $39.19 and up. Dairy Block is the source for Saturday and the 1 a.m. end.
Meow Wolf's trick-or-treat afternoon is Saturday. Doors are 10 a.m., stations close at 6 p.m., and the building closes at 7 p.m. The ticket page says all ages and does not print a price. The Gazette lists $48 and up. Cosmic Howl is there the same night, 8 p.m.–1 a.m., and the ticket page says 21+. The Gazette lists $61.75. The ticket page does not print that price.
Crawl-O-Ween at Butterfly Pavilion is Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The Gazette lists $19–$25. Creature-fest at Carson Nature Center is the same day, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. in the Gazette. South Suburban says that day is free. Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns runs tonight through Sunday at Hudson Gardens. Hours change by night, and the Gazette lists $24.99 and up. The Gardens calendar's last listed night is Nov. 1. Chatfield Farms' corn maze is Friday through Sunday, through Nov. 1. The Gazette lists $12–$22, free for ages 2 and younger.
The Avalanche host the Flames Saturday at 8 p.m. at Ball Arena. Ball Arena's all-events list shows that time. The Broncos host the Chiefs Sunday at 2:25 p.m. MT. The single-game tickets page prints that time. The Nuggets do not have a home game Saturday or Sunday on that Ball Arena list. The next Nuggets home game there is Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. against Portland.
Ski. This morning's check was overtaken this afternoon. Arapahoe Basin opened at 11 a.m. Summit Daily's Oct. 28 story says it was the first Colorado resort to open. The snow report, the lifts, and the resorts that still have not announced are in the evening note. Breckenridge and Copper stay Nov. 6. Vail stays Nov. 13. Steamboat stays Nov. 21. Beaver Creek and Crested Butte stay Nov. 25. Aspen Mountain and Snowmass stay Nov. 26, and Telluride stays a target for that day.
Eat. No reviews. Cenizas goes On Our List. Chili Chili says Nicolas Medina will open the Mexican restaurant next month at 3900 Tennyson St., the former Tres Chiles space. Ranalli's walk-up window at Federales is still set for Thursday, with free slices Saturday, Oct. 31, 4–6 p.m., one per person, while they last. Risica, The Pretzelry, and Den Thai Street were already On Our List.
Westword's Oct. 24 list still says The Greenwich at 3258 Larimer St., Park & Co. at 439 E. 17th Ave., The L at 46 Broadway, and Bluegrass Coffee & Bourbon Lounge in Arvada have closed. None of them was a page on Eat or Nightlife, so nothing came off those lists. Run for the Roses' own site still posts regular hours. A dining roundup had said it would close for repairs. The listing keeps the hours on the bar's site.
- Ghosts in the Gardens
- BOOnion Station
- Boo at the Zoo
- Halloween After Dark
- Trick-or-Treating in the Multi-Verse
- Cosmic Howl
- Creature-fest
- Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns
- Avalanche vs. Flames
- Broncos vs. Chiefs
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers
- Cenizas
- Ranalli's at Federales
Sources
- Denver Botanic Gardens — Ghosts in the Gardens
- Denver Union Station — BOOnion Station
- Denver Union Station — Halloween After Dark
- Denver Gazette — Halloween events, Oct. 27, 2026
- Meow Wolf — Trick or Treating in the Multi-Verse
- Meow Wolf — The Cosmic Howl
- South Suburban Parks and Recreation — fall events
- Hudson Gardens
- The Aspen Times — snow and snowmaking, Oct. 26, 2026
- OnTheSnow — Colorado open resorts
- Arapahoe Basin
- Keystone Resort
- Ball Arena — all events
- Broncos single-game tickets
- Chili Chili — Cenizas, Oct. 27, 2026
- Westword — openings and closings, Oct. 24, 2026
- Arapahoe Basin — opening day 2026
- Summit Daily — A-Basin opens, Oct. 28, 2026