Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Top 10 Activities To Do In Denver In October

By Chris Dotson

Harvest Time!

October is finally here and there are many things to do in the Denver Metro area to enhance your haunting experiences. The city of Denver offers many activities to keep you and your family busy during the entire month. Here are a select few you might be looking forward to.

JACK-O-LAUNCH AT PUMPKIN FEST " October 10, 2009 from 9am to 4pm at Historic Delaney Farm, 1700 Chambers Road. This great festival is home to a time in which ingenious architects get together to launch pumpkins in their ground launching devices for prizes. In addition to that there are plenty of fun activities ranging from hay rides, scarecrow making to a pumpkin patch. Admission is Free!

BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS " September 30 " October 11th. Every year the circus comes this year being held in the Denver Coliseum. Experience the all new ZING ZANG ZOOM " Red Tour. Every year the circus comes to Denver during the October season to bring you new and exciting shows for the whole family to enjoy. Lions and Tigers and BearsOh my!

HALLOWEEN AT THE HORSE FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL " October 17th. Located in Parker, this annual event offers safe trick or treating and more. Follow a designated trail while sitting atop one of the the many trained and tame horses. Not too sure you want to ride, than just follow the patch and enjoy the fun.

WICKED- The Broadway Musical " October 7 " November 15 " Buell Theater. The Tony Award winning Broadway musical is a perfect match for the Halloween Season. Want to know what really happened in OZ? Now is your chance to find out.

PUMPKIN FESTIVAL " Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield " October 10th and 11th. The Botanic Gardens in Chatfield offers up to its annual Pumpkin Festival. You and your family can choose the best pumpkins from rows and rows of ripe pumpkins. Tons of other activities such as vendors, hot chocolate, sleigh rides, and a corn maze. Still looking for something more thrilling... check out the haunted house next to the corn maze.

REINKE Bros. HAUNTED MANSION & COSTUME STORE " A store open year round. Say your looking for the perfect Halloween costume or just want to take in a store that offers things out of the ordinary, then Reinke Bros Costume Store and Haunted Mansion is just right for you. All year round people come here to feed the need and during October is when there true colors shine. Here you can find everything you need during this scary seasons such as, costumes, props, magic, makeup and almost every imaginable creature that crawl the night on display. After feeding the need to shop check out the haunted mansion. Featuring Disney like effects to scare you at every turn.

13th DOOR HAUNTED HOUSE - October 01-October 31. Parker and I-225 in Denver. After checking out the Haunted Mansion be sure to go down to Aurora to check out the 13th Door Haunted House. The 13th Door has been voted the best and scariest haunted house in all of Denver by Americas Best Haunted Houses. You might have heard rumors of the 13th Door and all the secrets it holds deep within, things such as live snakes and no exits with a guarantee you will get your money back if you make it out alive. This is where the whole legend started and is home to the scariest things you will ever see. Not for the weak hearted. The 13th Door is definitely the scariest in all of Denver.

NORTH METRO VET & PETS 4 PEOPLE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER! October 2 " October 31. North Metro Vet. Colorado's only professional Haunted Vet Hospital and Great Halloween attraction. Here you will be scared by not people or ghosts but dogs and cats of the past a very unique event is sure to be fun for the whole family. 1050 West 47th Avenue Denver 80211 303-433-8835

MILE HIGH CON " Oct 23 " 25 at the Hyatt Regency in the DTC. Say your not into the whole haunted house thing, then you might want to check out the Mile High Con. In its 41st year, this Science Fiction Con has many authors, artists, panels and just about every literary you can think of.

BOO AT THE ZOO " Oct 31-Nov 01 at the Denver Zoo. Looking for an event that is more kid oriented or your trick or treat adventures? Check out BOO AT THE ZOO, this is a fun and safe way to trick or treat and you are accompanied by the furry inhabitants of the zoo. Costumes are encouraged!

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