Things To Do In Colorado | October 2016 Events

Things to Do in Colorado | October 2016 Events

Fall is in the air and it’s pumpkin this and that everywhere! Savor the colors of the changing seasons with a trip through the mountains or explore the many seasonal and Halloween themed festivities throughout the Boulder, Denver and surrounding areas.

Want to see something on our monthly calendar? Email us at john@coloradolifestyleproperties.com.

Date     Event Time

Location

Oct 1 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 2 History of Visual Arts in Boulder
(Sept 29 – Nov 27)
A $5 donation per person is suggested
 Open Daily 9 AM – 8 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 3 Open Mic Night
(Every Monday)
 8 PM License No 1/Hotel Boulderado
2115 13th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 4 Brewhouse Yoga
($15 per class; free beer in the tap room)
 Every Tuesday at 6pm Sanitas Brewing Co.
3550 Frontier Ave, Boulder, CO 80301
Oct 5 Boulder Farmer’s Market 4 – 8 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 6 Elitch Garden’s Fright Fest 
(Every Fri, Sat & Sun from Sept 30-Oct 30; prices vary)
Fri: 6 – 10 PM

Sat: 12 – 10 PM

Sun: 12 – 9 PM

Elitch Gardens
2000 Elitch Circle
Denver, CO 80204
Oct 7 Haunted Field of Screams
(Sept 23 – Oct 30)
Fri/Sat: 8 PM – 12 AM

Sun: 8 – 10 PM

10270 Riverdale Road, Thornton, CO 80229
Oct 8 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Children’s Art Workshop: Exploring Boulder’s Criss-Cross Collective
(Ages 6 – 12 / $10 each)
 10:30 AM – 12 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 9  Punkin Chunkin
(FREE for 12 and under; $5 for 13+)
 10 AM – 3 PM
Oct 10  The Strumbellas  7:30 PM Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street
Boulder, CO
 Oct 11 Haunted Denver Dinner 6 – 9 PM Yak and Yeti Denver
9755 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80231
Oct 12 Found Object “Day of the Dead” Art Exhibit Tuesday – Saturday, 10:30 -5:30 PM Bricolage Gallery
2870 Bluff St.
Boulder, CO
80301
Oct 13 Laser Aerosmith vs. Guns n’ Roses
($10)
 9 PM Fiske Planetarium
2414 Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309
Oct 14 Adult/Teen Art Workshops: Courage in Creativity with Paula Jo Miller ($50/Teens; $65 Adult + $12 Materials fee) 2 – 5 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 15 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM –  2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Oct 16 Frankenstein
(Sept 30 – Oct 30)
 Time vary, see website Stage Theatre
Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St
Oct 17 Glory of Venice
Masterworks of the Renaissance
(Oct. 8 – Feb 12, 2017)
Mon: Closed
Tue-Thu: 8 AM – 5PM
Fri: 10 AM – 8 PM
Sat-Sun: 10 AM – 5PM
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
Oct 18 Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs
(Oct 14 – Feb 15, 2017)
 9 AM – 5PM Denver Museum of Nature & Science 
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205
Oct 19 Blues & Bourbon Wednesdays ft. the Delta Sonics
(FREE)
 7:30 PM Nissi’s
2675 Northpark Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
Oct 20 Glow at the Gardens
(Oct 19-20)
$8-$14 per person
6 – 9:30 PM Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
Oct 21 RedRum Mystery Dinner
(21+ event; $160 per person or $299 per couple)
5:30 PM The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517
Oct 22 Boulder Farmer’s Market 8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
 Oct 23 Boo at the Zoo
(Oct 22-23 and 29-30)
$17 adults; $12 children; 2 years and under FREE) 
9 AM – 5 PM Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-4899
Oct 24 Ongoing: Monday Evenings Yang Style Taiji (Tai Chi) Class by Mary Ellen Metke
($10 per class hour, or an 8 class punch card for $72)
6 – 7 PM Institute of Taoist Education & Acupuncture
317 W. South Boulder Road, Suite 5, Louisville, CO 80027
Oct 25 Asylum Haunted House 
($26.99)
7 – 10 PM Asylum Haunted House  6100 E. 39th Ave
Denver, CO 80207
Oct 26 Nelson Rangell
($10)
 7:30 PM Nissi’s
2675 Northpark Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
Oct 27 Backyard Compost Workshop (FREE)  6 -8 PM  5201 Saint Vrain Rd
Boulder County Parks & Open Space
Longmont, CO 80503
Oct 28 Frontier Historical Museum Ghost Walk
(Oct. 28-29; $20)
7 PM; 7:45 PM; 8:30 PM Linwood Cemetery
Bennett Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO
Devotchka
Oct. 28 & 29
7:30 PM Boulder Theater
2032 14th Street
Boulder, CO
Oct. 29 Boulder Farmer’s Market  8 AM – 2 PM 13th Street
next to Central Park
Boulder, CO 80302
Celebrating Día de los Muertos!
(Ages 6 – 12 / $10 each)
10:30 AM – 12 PM Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut Street
(26th & Walnut)
Boulder, Colorado
80302
Oct 30  Boo at the Zoo
(Oct 22-23 and 29-30)
$17 adults; $12 children; 2 years and under FREE) 
 9 AM – 5 PM Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205-4899
Oct 31 HALLOWEEN

Munchkin Masquerade
(Ages 12 and under; FREE)

 3 – 6 PM  1100 Block of Pearl Street

Things to do in Colorado | August 2016 Events

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Every single day in Colorado is packed with amazing things to do- get out and explore our great state by checking out one of these amazing events! We hope you are enjoying your summer!

Want to see something on our monthly calendar? Email us at john@coloradolifestyleproperties.com.

Date     Event Time

Location

Aug 1 Boulder County Fair, Livestock Show and Rodeo (July 29 – Aug 7) 10 AM – 10 PM Daily
(See website for full schedule)
9595 Nelson Road,
Longmont CO 80501
Weld County Fair (July 29 – Aug 1) 8 AM – 8 PM Daily
(See schedule)
501 N. 14th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
(June 3 – Aug 7)
See Schedule Various University of Colorado at Boulder Locations (click to see map)
Aug 2 “Weird Al” Yankovic – The Mandatory World Tour  7 PM (Gates at 5:30 PM) Hudson Gardens
Aug 3 Band on the Bricks
featuring the Wendy Woo Band
Beer Garden opens at 5:30 PM
Opening Act starts at 6 PM
Headliner starts at 7:30 PM
Pearl Street Mall
Adams County Fair
(Aug 3 – 7)
See Schedule Adams County Fairgrounds
9755 Henderson Road | Brighton, CO 80601
Aug 4  Chris Isaak   6:30 PM  Denver Botanic Gardens at Hatfield Farms
Aug 5 IRONMAN Welcome Concert
featuring The Samples
5:30 PM – 10 PM 1300 Block of Pearl Street
Aug 6  Keb’ Mo’  6:30 PM Denver Botanic Gardens York Street
Aug 7  Culture Club  8:00 PM  Paramount Theatre
Aug 8  Flogging Molly
w/ Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls and Chuck Ragan
 7:30 PM
Doors at 6:30 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 9 Lynyrd Skynyrd
with Peter Frampton
 7:00 PM
Doors at 5:30 PM
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Aug 10  Norah Jones  8:00 PM
Doors at 7:00 PM
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Aug 11 FREE DAY: Aurora History Museum  9:00 AM – 4:00 PM  Aurora History Museum
Aug 12 Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival
(
Aug 12 – 14)
 See Schedule Anderson Park,
4355 Field St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Aug 13 3 Doors Down  4:00 PM Thunder Mountain Ampitheatre
Aug 14 Old Crow Medicine Show with Brandi Carlile   7:00 PM
Doors at 6 PM
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 15 Disturbed
with Breaking Benjamin
 6:30 PM
Doors at 5:00 PM
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 16 Dirty Heads with The Expendables and Kongos  6:00 PM
Doors at 5 PM
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 17  Ryan Adams  7:30 PM
Doors at 6:30 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 18  Pitbull  7:00 PM  Pepsi Center
Aug 19 Grace Potter 
with Lake Street Dive
 7:30 PM
Doors at 6:30 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 20 30th Anniversary KOOL concert featuring Kool & the Gang, Huey Lewis and the News, The Go-Gos and more 5:00 PM
Doors at 4:00 PM
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Aug 21 Nathaniel Ratliff and the Night Sweats
with Shovels and Rope and Caroline Rose
7 PM (Gates at 5:30 PM) Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Gin Blossoms with special guest Tonic  7 PM (Gates at 5:30 PM) Hudson Gardens
Aug 22 FREE DAY: Hudson Gardens   9:00 AM – 5:00 PM  Hudson Gardens
Aug 23  Eric Johnson  8:00 PM
Doors at 7 PM
 Boulder Theater
Aug 24  Yes: The album series  8:00 PM  Paramount Theatre
Aug 25 Government Mule with MOE.  6:00 PM
Doors at 5:00 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 26  MOE.  9:00 PM
Doors at 8:00 PM
 Boulder Theater
Aug 27 Reggae on the Rocks
featuring 311, Iration, Steel Pulse and more
 2:00 PM
Doors at 1 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 28  NedFest
(Aug 26 – 28)
 See Schedule  Nederland, CO
Aug 29 FREE DAY: Denver Museum of Nature and Science 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Aug 30 Rock Hall Three for All: Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick 6:30 PM
Doors at 5 PM
 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug 31 Zakk Wylde – Book of Shadows II Tour  7:00 PM  Summit Music Hall

 

Keep Up With Things to Do in Boulder

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Photo of the Boulder Theatre courtesy of Pam Morris on Flickr.

Boulder and the surrounding areas offer an endless array of things to do from shopping and dining to outdoor adventure and live entertainment, so how do you keep up with everything that is going on? Below are some of our favorite sites to check out when looking for a day/night on the town.

Downtown Boulder: Downtown Boulder offers a filterable list for easy searches and clean format for easy browsing

Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau: Robust descriptions and easy search tools allow you to quickly zero in on plans for your day

Boulder Weekly: Boulder’s popular news source offers a more visual way to break down local events with 13 categories to select from.

Pollstar: Looking primarily for live music? Pollstar compiles data for concerts across the nation and offers the latest in music news. A great resource for those who don’t want to miss the next big thing.

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