Denver's Halloween 2026: Parties and Spooky Events

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year for the first time since 2020, which means almost every major party in the Denver metro area lands on the same night. It also gives you an extra hour: daylight saving time ends at 2:00 AM on October 31, stretching the night to 25 hours. If you are planning to hit more than one spot, that extra hour is a genuine gift.

The biggest room of the night is Paranormal Palace, now in its 17th year at the DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village. It runs from 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM, is 21+, and requires a costume. The general admission is $99 with fees, and while the main ticket and the VIP unlimited bar are sold out, there are 50 hold-back tickets still available at $99 with fees, and reserved tables at $163.50. The venue is the draw: an 8,000-square-foot Haunted Forest ballroom and a multi-level atrium with 41 balcony rooms looking over the dance floor. Three DJs — DJ Acid Cowboy/Aaroosh Jain, DJ Sugar Rush, and DJ Aaron/Aaron Mendelsberg — and more than 20 artists round out the bill, and a $2,500 costume contest is judged at midnight, though you have to register in person before 11:00 PM. Light rail lines E and R stop within walking distance.

For something more immersive, Meow Wolf: The Cosmic Howl at Convergence Station runs from 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM, 21+, with general admission around $62 including fees. This is the fourth year of the event, first held in 2023, and it mixes immersive art with live music, themed cocktails and costume contests. The lineup includes The Great Bingo Revival, DJ Marvel, Jesus Christ Taxi Driver and Foxxy L'Whor's Cabaret.

Over in RiNo, NOCTURNAL at Bierstadt Lagerhaus opens its doors at 8:30 PM and runs from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, 21+, with tickets starting at $30 for the early tier and a VIP open-bar upgrade available. Eventism Productions has put together a live band, a rotation of Denver DJs playing EDM, hip hop and deep house, oversized games, open-air photo booths and a costume contest with a $2,500 cash prize, with finalists crowned around 11:30 PM. If you would rather keep it moving, the Official Halloween Bar Crawl checks in at One Shot Back at 4:00 PM and runs until 10:00 PM, with an after-party at The Factory until midnight; a $15 wristband gets you into the participating downtown bars without cover, and it drops to $10 per person for groups of four or more.

For a change of pace, The Masquerade Ball at The Brown Palace is the early and elegant option. It runs from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM in the hotel's historic 1892 atrium, and $90 gets you a welcome drink and a chef's grazing table of artisan cheeses, charcuterie and crudites. Formal wear and dramatic masks are encouraged, and a mask is provided if you arrive without one. And if you are looking for the longest night of all, Tracks Halloweekend: Phantom Paradise in RiNo runs from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM every night from October 28 through 31, 18+, with drag, costume contests and DJs.

If you are bringing kids, the family-friendly side of the weekend is free and spread across the metro area. Olde Town Arvada's Trick or Treat Street starts at 10:30 AM on October 30, and the Douglas County Libraries in Parker host an All Treats, No Tricks sensory-friendly Halloween from 6:00 to 9:00 PM that same evening. On the 31st, the Denver Public Library's Ford-Warren Branch holds a Spooky Flashlight Storytime at 4:00 PM, and Adventure Golf & Raceway in Westminster runs its Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. Beyond the parties, Boo at the Zoo runs 4:30 to 9:00 PM on October 30, with the 31st reserved as the sensory-friendly night.