Halloween Events in Colorado Springs

Halloween Events in Colorado Springs

The Pikes Peak region is rife with Halloween traditions built for families, scare fanatics, lore lovers and anyone else who loves to dress up, eat candy and feel the thrill of the Halloween season. This year’s event calendar is no less packed than years past, with tons of options that appeal to every age or scare level. We’ve pulled some of the area favorites to help you pick and choose! (It’s still going to be hard.)

Skeleton Craze in Manitou Springs

Gather ‘round ye lovers of spooky fun, it’s skeleton season in the blissful town of Manitou Springs. For the entire month of October, these bony buddies gather all over downtown, decorated in hilarious, fun and spooky garb, ready to entrance onlookers with their wide grins and vacant eyes. Even better, the skeletons are competing to be the coolest in the county and visitors can vote for their favorite using ballots from the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and several businesses around town. Bring your camera and to snap skeleton selfies … if you dare.

Vote for your favorite here

Cave of the Winds: Journey into Fear Haunted Lantern Tour – Director’s Cut

Dates: Fri – Sun, Sept 30 – Oct. 30 + Mon, Oct 31 | Time: starting at 6pm | Price: $45

This Halloween season, the Cave of the Winds has returned with a haunted lantern tour even longer and scarier than ever before! Take your spooky tours to a whole new level by venturing underground into total darkness. Armed with only a lantern and your wits, wind your way deep into the Cave of the Winds.  Your tour guide will regale you with the true raw history of the Cave, and the ghost stories connected to them.  You’ll learn about unexplained phenomena and possibly even experience a little for yourself!

• Two hours of hair-raising fun
• Ages 13+ only

Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Iron Springs Chateau

Dates: Oct. 21, 22, 27, 28, & 29 | Time: doors open 7:30pm, show starts 9pm | Price: $25

Rocky Horror Picture Show was poised to be a cult classic from the first day it hit the theaters in 1975. After all, what else would you expect from a film that featured the iconic Tim Curry (who starred in the original theater production) as the fabulous Dr. Frank N. Furter, catchy songs and a cool dance number? For 43 years now, the movie has endured as a lighthouse that calls the misfits of the world to strap on their finest bustiers, gather up their props and hit the theater to sing, hoot and holler along with the movie. You can relive the fun at the Iron Springs Chateau in Manitou Springs! With a snazzy cast of live actors bringing your favorite characters into 3D, you are absolutely certain to have an epic evening. Dressing up is surely welcome, so don’t be afraid to let your inner Columbia shine!

Boo at the Zoo

Dates: Oct. 21 – 22 & Oct. 28 – 31 | Time: 4pm – 8:30pm | Price: $19.75 – $24.75

For Halloween fun that’s safe, family-friendly and slightly spooky, costume up the kiddos and hit one of Colorado Springs’ favorite traditions, Boo at the Zoo. Held at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, kids will delight in the one-two combo of candy and zoo animals as they scamper up and down the hills dressed as super heroes, ghosts, cartoon characters and more. Community organizations provide all the candy for the trick-or-treaters and there are cool stops all along the path. For kiddos who delight in things just a little bit scarier, there’s even a haunted house to tour. Make sure you bundle up when you go, as Colorado Octobers are notorious for being chilly. Of course, you can also just warm up with hot cocoa or coffee at the café while picking through candy. Not all the animals will be up and out, but there will be enough to satisfy every visitor.

Advance timed-entry tickets required

Boo at the Bridge

Date: Oct. 22 | Time: 4pm – 7:30pm | Price: $13

Your littles will love the Royal Gorge Boo at the Bridge Halloween celebration, costumed kids take over the park, trick-or-treat, play fun games and enjoy other fun activities. Parents will enjoy the live entertainment and knowing the candy their kiddos receive is safe and provided by caring community partners. If you were wondering, your admission to Boo at the Bridge includes a traipse across the bridge and into other areas of the park, including the visitor center and Juniper Junction.

Save $2 on tickets when you purchase online

Halloween High Tea

Dates: Oct. 28 – 30 | Times: 10:30am, 12:30pm, & 2:30pm | Price: $50

Miramont castle is an architectural wonder filled with history and (supposedly) a few ghosts. This year, the castle is hosting a special Nightmare Before Christmas themed High Tea for Halloween. Don your costume and enjoy a delicious and unique multi-course meal accompanied by your choice of loose-leaf tea. You can even add to your costume by borrowing one of the castle’s fancy hats!

Call 719-685-1011 for reservations

Emma Crawford Coffin Races

Date: Oct. 29 | Time: 9am – 6pm

Emma Crawford, like many transplants to the region at the time, came to Colorado to search for a way to ease the symptoms of tuberculosis — or cure the disease altogether. While she may not have found what she was hoping for, she did have a blissful romance with William Hildebrand before passing away two years later. Miss Crawford’s dying wish was to be buried on Red Mountain  and her dedicated fiancé quickly complied. Now here’s where it gets tricky. More than four decades later, her resting place became not so restful when a hard rain loosened her casket from the earth and propelled it down the mountain. Today, visitors and residents celebrate her post-life adventure with a celebration, racing decorated coffins down the street to the cheers of the roaring crowds. Each team must consist of one Emma and four extremely fast “pallbearers”, sparking quite a bit of creativity each year in participants. The town will be filled with other Emma-themed activities as well and attendance and the shuttle are both free.

Although there are even more events than these, we think these traditions will give you everything you’re looking for with the exact dash of Colorado spirit (pun intended) that makes living here so fun!