Halloween is just days away, which means we're in for a weekend of costume contests, pumpkin carving, pumpkin beers and scary movies.
Plus, all the usual, ongoing fall stuff.
Saturday
Food & drink
BYOP pumpkin carving (and they'll take care of the cleanup) at Factotum Brewhouse, 845 Lipan St. 2:30-5 p.m. Free.
Ratio Halloween Party. Special beers, costumes and live music. Ratio Beerworks, 2920 Larimer St. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Stoney's Halloween Bash featuring Mr. Steak Music and a costume contest with a $1,000 prize. Stoney's Bar & Grill, 1111 Lincoln St. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Beer and truffle pairing with Copia Confectionery at Cerebral Brewing Co., 1477 Monroe St. Noon-5 p.m. $16.
Entertainment
Best bet: "Edgar Allan Poe Is Dead and So Is My Cat" with opening night reception. "A new comedy that is unlikely to be spooky." Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St. 8 p.m. $15-20.
Best bet: Comedy Saved the Video Star. Comedians do standup, then play their favorite music video, which everyone discusses afterward. Night starts with a half hour of TRL (they’ll take your music video requests). Mutiny Information Café, 2 S. Broadway. 9:30 p.m.
“Something Rotten.” In a musical New York magazine described as “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared,” two brothers in 1595 set out to write the first ever musical. Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30-115.
“Smart People.” Four Harvard intellectuals collide over race, sexual politics and arrogance in what Variety called a “sexy, serious and very, very funny” show. Ricketson Theatre, 1400 Curtis St. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30.
“Macbeth.” A re-imagining of the Shakespeare tragedy in the DCPA’s in-the-round theater. Space Theatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30-65.
“I Don’t Speak English Only.” A play based on the Mexican “tent show” tradition “imagines a future world where all diversity is prohibited and any expression of the other has been forced underground.” Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive. 7:30 p.m. $17-20.
“Night of the Living Dead Live.” Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St. 8 p.m.
Russ. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway. 8 p.m. $49.50-85.
103.5 The Fox's Halloween Hair-Ball. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. 8 p.m.
The Infamous Stringdusters. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $33.50-35.
Deer Tick's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $27.50.
Bob Log III. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $15-20.
Lee "Scratch" Perry and The Subatomic Sound System. Cervantes Other Side, 2637 Welton St. 9 p.m. $23-25.
DMX. Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. 9 p.m. $35-55.
The Maine. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St. 6 p.m. $25-28.
Gemini Syndrome. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St. 7 p.m. $5-15.
Halloween Hootennany featuring DJ Wesley Wayne. 8 p.m. $5-10.
Dance Yourself Clean: Halloween Edition. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 9 p.m. $20-45.
Good Old Fashioned Boat Party featuring DJ Trinimatty. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. Free.
Mortified: Halloween Special. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. 8 p.m. $16.
Tom "Bones" Malone. Dazzle Jazz, 1512 Curtis St. 9:30 p.m. $15-25.
KGNU/Lion's Lair Halloween Quarterly Showcase. Lion's Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. 8:30 p.m. $5-10.
Brad Williams. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St. 9:45 p.m. $25.
Spirits & Spirits. Drinks, tarot reading, phrenology and tales of Four Mile House’s previous inhabitants and their mourning practices. Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest St. 6-9 p.m. $50-80.
Prom Night, 1959. '50s music, food, drinks, couples costume contest and dance off. Bowman's Vinyl and Lounge, 1312 S. Broadway. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Free.
Art
Closing party: Eduardo Portillo, "Frontera." Rule Gallery, 530 Santa Fe Drive. 3-5 p.m.
For families
Best bet: Trick or Treat Street. Trick-or-treating, a monster carnival, Halloween crafts, spooky science experiments, face painting and more. Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children's Museum Drive. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free-$15.
Best bet: Halloween Spooktacular. Featuring music from "Harry Potter," "Star Wars," "Spiderman" and more. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St. 2:30 p.m. $10-25.
Best bet: Sweet Cooie's Halloween Party. Pumpkin carving, costume contest and trick-or-treating. Sweet Cooie's, 3506 E. 12th Ave. 1-5 p.m.
Dinos! After Dark. Fire performances, a glow show, an otter keeper talk, meet the owls, pumpkin carving and more. Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $10-15.
Halloween Kids Fest. Monster mural painting, mad science experiments, pumpkin patch painting and more. Downtown Aquarium, 700 Water St. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Half-off admission for kids in costume.
Trick-or-treat at the Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Place. 5-7 p.m.
“The Snowy Day.” Play inspired by Ezra Jack Keats’ acclaimed children’s books. Conservatory Theatre, 1101 13th St. 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. $10.
Sports
Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, 5 p.m.
Denver hockey at Boston University, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
Food & drink
Go Nuts For Donuts. Family-friendly doughnut decorating. Costumes encouraged. Hotbox RiNo, 3450 Larimer St. 6:30-8 p.m.
Entertainment
“Something Rotten.” In a musical New York magazine described as “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared,” two brothers in 1595 set out to write the first ever musical. Buell Theatre, 1350 Curtis St. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $30-115.
“Smart People.” Four Harvard intellectuals collide over race, sexual politics and arrogance in what Variety called a “sexy, serious and very, very funny” show. Ricketson Theatre, 1400 Curtis St. 1:30 p.m. $30.
“Macbeth.” A re-imagining of the Shakespeare tragedy in the DCPA’s in-the-round theater. Space Theatre, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. 1:30 p.m. $30-65.
Halsey. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle. 7 p.m. $29.50-69.50.
Ministry and Death Grips. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St. 8 p.m.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $25-30.
2Mex and Onry Ozzborn. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. 9 p.m. $10-12.
Shaneneagens. A tribute show for Shane Eagen. Cervantes Other Side, 2637 Welton St. 6:30 p.m. Free, donations excepted for the Eagen family.
"Where Dreams Go To Die" documentary screening and Q&A. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave. 7 p.m. $20.
Koo Koo Kanga Roo. Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St. 5 p.m. $12-15.
Hardluck Halloween with The Vanilla Milkshakes and The DMC playing The Ramones and Hüsker Du and a costume contest. Lion's Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m.
Ryan Fourt CD Release. Dazzle Jazz, 1512 Curtis St. 5:30 p.m. $10-20.
"Kedi" screening for National Cat Day. Chez Artiste Theatre, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd. Noon. $9-9.50.
Art
Foul-Mouthed Cross-Stitch Sundays. Get crafty and do some cross-stitching. All materials provided with purchase. Grandma’s House, 1710 S. Broadway. Noon-10 p.m.
For families
Best bet: Highlands Square Harvest Festival. Trick-or-treating for kids, a costume contest, pumpkin painting, live music and more. 32nd Avenue, from Lowell to Osceola. 2-5 p.m.
Trick or Treat Street. Trick-or-treating, a monster carnival, Halloween crafts, spooky science experiments, face painting and more. Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children's Museum Drive. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free-$15.
Sports
Denver Nuggets at Brooklyn Nets, 4 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders, 4 p.m.
Didn't find what you're looking for? Here's a link to Meetups near Denver. Or you might try MileHighOnTheCheap.com's calendar.
