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  • Free OCTOBER 2025 Events in Denver

    Free OCTOBER 2025 Events in Denver

    Looking for something FUN and FREE to do? Check out our list of 100+ events happening in and around Denver for the month of October.

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    OCTOBER 2025 EVENTS IN DENVER

    OCT 2 FREE DAY AT RAILROAD MUSEUM

    OCT 3 YOUTH OPEN MIC BY SACRED VOICES

    OCT 3 LORAX CRAWL @ TENNYSON CENTER FOR KIDS

    OCT 3 SPOOKY COSTUME CONTEST LIVE MUSIC & MOVIE NIGHT @ MICHAEL NORTHEY PARK IN ARVADA

    OCT 3 MOVIE NIGHT: GOOD WILL HUNTING @ EDGEWATER PUBLIC MARKET

    OCT 3 FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK ON SANTA FE

    OCT 3-5 PUMPKIN PATCH SZN EVERY FRI-SUN @ FINDING NECTAR NURSERY

    OCT 3 NELLES CAPSULE RELEASE PARTY @ 1360 27TH ST

    OCT 3 FREE DAY AT CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM

    OCT 3 GAME NIGHT @ ROOM & BOARD 222 DETROIT ST

    OCT 3-5 DOWNTOWN BOULDER FALL FEST @ PEARL ST

    OCT 4 MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL @ FAR EAST CENTER

    OCT 4 16TH STREET GRAND OPENING

    OCT 4 MOON MARKET IN CO SPRINGS

    OCT 4 BRAIN EXPLORATORIUM @ 16TH & TREMONT REPUBLIC PLAZA

    OCT 4 LARIMER VINTAGE MARKET @ 2631 LARIMER ST

    OCT 4 BAKE FEST @ REBEL BREAD

    OCT 4 GOODKID COLLECTIVE CLOSING PARTY

    OCT 4 FALL FESTIVAL @ GREEN VALLEY RANCH EAST PARK

    OCT 4 WIENER DOG RACES @ CALL TO ARMS BREWING

    OCT 4 FREE DAY @ MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

    OCT 4 BANANAS FEST @ 2219 W 32ND AVE

    OCT 4 GLUTEN FREE FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL @ JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

    OCT 4-5 FALL ARTS INVITATIONAL – CHEESMAN PARK

    OCT 5 FREE YOGA CLASS LULULEMON @ 8246 E NORTHFIELD

    OCT 5 KPOP DEMON HUNTER DRAG BINGO @ OSTERIA MARCO

    OCT 5 WITCH AND WARLOCK FULL MOON PADDLEBOARDING @ PELICAN BAY MARINA

    OCT 5 AUTUMN FEST @ GOLDEN HISTORY PARK

    OCT 5 DRAG BINGO @ ICONS CO SPRINGS

    OCT 5 SALSA EN LA PLAZA @ LA PLAZA COLORADO

    OCT 5 EDM FLOW YOGA @ RINO YOGA SOCIAL

    OCT 6 MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY @ EDGEWATER PUBLIC MARKET

    OCT 6 FULL MOON PARTY @ SIDE PONY

    OCT 10 SUNRISE TAILGATE @ RED ROCKS (DONATION)

    OCT 10-11 THE GREAT MEXICAN BEER FIESTA @ DENVER BEER CO

    OCT 11 GLUTEN FREE FARMER’S MARKET

    OCT 11 GRAND OPENING OF WAX TRAX DENVER @ 3641 32ND AVE

    OCT 11 BOBA & BEATS @ DIE DIE MUST TRY

    OCT 11 DENVER DOG DAYS @ SLOANS LAKE PARK

    OCT 11 BIG PRIDE LITTLETON

    OCT 11 REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET @ 2935 W 7TH AVE

    OCT 11 LONGMONT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

    OCT 11 THE CORAL CRYPT SOIREE @ 3340 MITCHELL LN, BOULDER

    OCT 11 FUCK ICE EAT SOUP @ 1100 N DOWNING

    OCT 11 JAZZTOBER FEST @ SPANGALANG BREWERY

    OCT 12 FREE DAY @ DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE

    OCT 12 NEON NIGHTS PICKLEBALL @ ACE PICKLEBALL CLUB

    OCT 13 MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES: HOCUS POCUS @ EDGEWATER PUBLIC MARKET

    OCT 14 FREE DAY @ DENVER ART MUSEUM

    OCT 14 VIBE VILLAGE FALL MARKET @ CU AURARIA CAMPUS

    OCT 16 FAMILY FLICKS & FALL FUN: MATILDA @ DENVER CENTRAL MARKET

    OCT 17 FREE DAY @ CELL EXHIBIT AT THE MIZEL INSTITUTE

    OCT 17 WITCH PADDLE @ CHATFIELD STATE PARK SWIMBEACH

    OCT 18 FALL FEST @ LUVIN ARMS ANIMAL SANCTUARY

    OCT 18 ROOTS COLLECTIVE RENAISSANCE FAIRE @ CORNER BEET

    OCT 18 JACKED UP JACK O LATERN CARVING COMPETITION @ 1967 S BROADWAY

    OCT 18 WITCH WARLOCKS GHOULS RIDE IN CO SPRINGS

    OCT 18 ESPRESSO SESSIONS RUN, HOUSE MUSIC & CAFFEINE @ MOXY CHERRY CREEK

    OCT 18 HALLOQUEEN CONVENTION @ 1815 YORKTOWN AVE, FORT COLLINS

    OCT 18 WITCH PADDLE @ CHATFIELD STATE PARK

    OCT 18 WESTY FEST @ WESTMINSTER CITY PARK SOCCER FIELDS

    OCT 18 TRICKS & TREATS CAUSE PAWS & CLAWS BEGIN AT JOYRIDE BREWING

    OCT 19 TRICK OR TREAT FOR THE SOUL @ 2854 LARIMER ST

    OCT 19 EDM FLOW YOGA @ RINO YOGA SOCIAL

    OCT 19 SPOOKY MARKET @ 3899 N JACKSON ST

    OCT 19 FALL HARVEST MARKET @ URBAN COWBOY

    OCT 19 HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR @ MARKET IN THE PARKET | WASH PARK

    OCT 20 GHOULISH GAMES COCKTAIL COMPETITION @ AVANTI BOULDER

    OCT 21 MOVIE NIGHT: HOCUS POCUS @ NO. 38

    OCT 24 FREE DAY @ FOUR MILE HISTORIC PARK

    OCT 24 TRICK OR TREAT STREET IN ARVADA

    OCT 24 OMINOUS BREWS FUNDRAISER @ SECOND DAWN BREWING

    OCT 24 FRIENDSHIP SPEED DATING @ BELLES & BOOTS

    OCT 25 EMMA CRAWFORD COFFIN RACES IN MANITOU SPRINGS

    OCT 25 BROADWAY HALLOWEEN PARADE

    OCT 25 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS @ CIVIC CENTER PARK

    OCT 25 COMMUNITY AS A LIVING TAPESTRY @ LOWRY CONFERENCE CENTER

    OCT 25 TRICK OR TREAT ON HAVANA ST @ APD SUBSTATION

    OCT 25 HAUNTED HALLOWEEN YOUTH & TEEN NIGHT @ THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTER

    OCT 25 HALLOWEEN BAZAAR @ 4416 YATES

    OCT 25 BROADWAY HALLOWEEN PARADE

    OCT 25 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS DISCO DANCE PARTY @ THE CRYPT

    OCT 25 OLD SCHOOL COOL VINTAGE MARKET @ STANLEY MARKETPLACE

    OCT 26 TRICK OR TREAT STREET – 13TH FLOOR HAUNTED HOUSE

    OCT 26 HOWL-O-WEEN PET PARADE @ UNION STATION TERMINAL BAR PATIO

    OCT 26 TRUNK OR TREAT @ TBA WEEK OF EVENT

    OCT 27-31 HALLOWEEK MULTIPLE EVENTS @ IMPROPER CITY

    OCT 30 BOONION STATION TRICK OR TREAT COSTUME PARADE @ UNION STATION

    OCT 31 HALLOWEEN FREE TOYS AND COMICS @ MONKEY PAW TOYS

    OCT 31 MUNCHKIN MASQUERADE @ PEARL ST MALL

    OCT 31-NOV 1 DENVER ZOMBIE CRAWL

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  • Free Museum Days in Denver

    Free Museum Days in Denver

    Wooly Mammoth skeleton at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

    Ready to get cultured in Denver?

    Here are the days that you can enter these popular Denver attractions for free!

    Denver Museum of Nature and Science

    Location: 2001 Colorado Blvd

    Admission and parking is free on the following dates in 2025. No reservations are required.

    • Sunday, January 12
    • Sunday, February 2
    • Friday evening, March 7 (Girls & Science)
    • Monday, April 7
    • Sunday, April 27 (Día del Niño, in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center)
    • Monday, May 12
    • Thursday, June 19 (Juneteenth)
    • Monday, August 25
    • Monday, September 15
    • Sunday, October 12 (Out! at the Museum)
    • Saturday evening, November 8 (Night at the Museums for Denver Arts Week)
    • Monday, December 8

    @denverforfree Free Days at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 🦖🦕🐳🐋🏛️ Admission is free on the following dates in 2025. No reservations are required. Sunday, January 12 Sunday, February 2 Friday evening, March 7 (Girls & Science) Monday, April 7 Sunday, April 27 (Día del Niño, in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center) Monday, May 12 Thursday, June 19 (Juneteenth) Monday, August 25 Monday, September 15 Sunday, October 12 (Out! at the Museum) Saturday evening, November 8 (Night at the Museums for Denver Arts Week) Monday, December 8 See our updated list of FREE museum days here: https://www.denverforfree.com/free-museum-days-in-denver/ @Denver Museum Nature & Science DMNS #denverthingstodo #denverlife #denvercolorado #denver #denverforfree ♬ original sound – Denver for Free

    Denver Zoo

    Location: 2300 Steele St.

    The Denver Zoo holds a lottery for its free museum days. Check the website to see when the upcoming free day is and by what date you need to enter the lottery. These are the dates available:

    • Friday, January 10
    • Sunday, January 26
    • Sunday, February 9
    • Sunday, April 6
    • Friday, November 7
    • Saturday, November 15

    You can also visit the Denver Zoo for FREE on your actual birthday.

    Related: Denver Colorado Birthday Freebies

    Four Mile Historic Park

    Location: 715 S. Forest St. – Cherry Creek

    Four Mile Historic Park is dedicated both to preserving Colorado’s history and to creating new stories through exciting events and educational programs!

    General admission is free on the Fourth Friday of each month.

    Museo de ls Americas

    Location: 861 Santa Fe Dr.

    Each First Friday at The Museo de las Americas is free for everyone. It’s also part of First Art Fridays on Santa Fe.

    The museum is always free for children 13 and under.

    Denver Art Museum

    Location: 100 W. 14th Avenue Pkwy

    Anyone under the age of 18 get in for free at the Denver Art Museum.

    For everyone else, we can drop by for free these dates:

    • Tuesday, January 14
    • Saturday, February 22
    • Tuesday, March 11
    • Tuesday, April 8
    • Sunday, April 27
    • Tuesday, May 13
    • Tuesday, June 10
    • Tuesday, July 8
    • Sunday, July 27
    • Tuesday, August 12
    • Saturday, September 6
    • Tuesday, September 9
    • Tuesday, October 14
    • Saturday, November 8
    • Tuesday, December 9

    You can make a reservation here.

    @denverforfree Free days at the Denver Art Museum in 2025 include: Tuesday, January 14 Saturday, February 22 Tuesday, March 11 Tuesday, April 8 Sunday, April 27 Tuesday, May 13 Tuesday, June 10 Tuesday, July 8 Sunday, July 27 Tuesday, August 12 Saturday, September 6 Tuesday, September 9 Tuesday, October 14 Saturday, November 8 Tuesday, December 9 Please be aware general admission does not include entry to ticketed exhibitions. Ticket also includes entry to the the Vance Kirkland exhibit Follow @Denver Art Museum and @denverforfree for more! Brought to you by @Toyota USA #denvercolorado #denverthingstodo #denverart #denverforfree #downtowndenver ♬ this is what autumn feels like – JVKE

    Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)

    Location: 1485 Delgany St.

    Admission is free on the following dates in 2025:

    • January 4
    • February 1
    • March 1
    • April 5
    • May 3
    • June 7
    • July 5
    • August 2
    • September 6
    • October 4
    • November 1
    • December 6

    Admission is 1 cent on the first Saturday of each month for Colorado residents.

    The MCA is always free for teens and children 18 years and younger.

    Clyfford Still Museum

    Location: 1250 Bannock St.

    Admission is free on the following dates in 2025:

    • Sunday, April 27: Día del Niño Celebration Program
    • Sunday, June 29: Denver PrideFest weekend
    • Sunday, July 27: Disability Pride (Americans with Disabilities Act) Celebration Program
    • Saturday, November 8: Night at the Museums (free between 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.)

    Reserve your tickets ahead of time. Tickets for free days go up a week before the date.

    Denver Botanic Gardens

    The following 2025 dates offer free entry to the Denver Botanic Gardens at both locations (York and Chatfield Farms):

    • Thursday, Feb. 13
    • Monday, March 10
    • Monday, March 17
    • Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day)
    • Tuesday, June 10
    • Thursday, July 3 – YORK STREET SOLD OUT, tickets still available for Chatfield Farms
    • Wednesday, Aug. 27
    • Friday, Nov. 28 (day after Thanksgiving)

    U.S. National Parks

    On the following days, free entrance will be allowed into all national parks:

    • January 20 – Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • April 19 – First day of National Park Week
    • June 19 – Juneteenth National Independence Day
    • August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
    • September 27 – National Public Lands Day
    • November 11 – Veterans Day

    Another great way to access state parks for less is to get the Keep Colorado Wild Pass. The next time you pay your vehicle registration, add on the pass for $29 (normally $80). The pass is not valid for National Parks.


    And before you head out, did you know that the Denver Public Library pass offers FREE entry to some of Denver’s most popular attractions?

    Check out this list of attractions offered to DPL members year round.

    Are we missing anything? Message us to let us know!