It’s amazing how many fun festivals we have going on this weekend! Check ’em out!
Pumpkin Festival – 303-973-3705
Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm NOTE* DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield – 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road Littleton, CO 80128. Admission –$5.00 Adults/$3.00 Kids, children (3-15) in costumes are free; does not include admission to the Corn Maze
The Great Pumpkin Adventure– 303-659-5050
Saturday, October 10:
10:00 am
Berry Patch Farms – 13785 Potomac St., Brighton, 80601. Giant pumpkin contest; prizes awarded for largest, most unusual, and best dressed
Harvest Fest and Pumpkin Sale – 303-795-3950
Saturday, October 10:
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Littleton Historical Museum – 6028 S. Gallup Street Littleton, CO 80120. Cider making, flour grinding, live music, wagon rides and food and beverages available on this 1860s farm
PumpkinFest – 303-739-7000
Saturday, October 10:
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Delaney Farm – 170 S. Chambers Road Aurora; shuttles for parking. Pumpkin patch, hayrides, scarecrow making, ‘Jack-o-Launch’ contest, food
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Every Friday, we will publish Denver Post writer Kathleen St. John’s top recommendations for family fun. This week, her picks include:
Saturday. Get a taste of Colorado’s finest at Golden’s 2nd annual Knock Your Boots Off Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off. The outdoor festival would make Homer Simpson proud: Try different chili recipes and styles, then put out the fires with samples of beer. There are 60 different beers to choose from, representing breweries like Coors, Oskar Blues and Flying Dog. Kids are invited, too, and can mix carriage rides, mini-train rides and a puppet show with their chili tastings. 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Arapahoe Street, between 12th and 13th Streets, Golden. Tickets are $20 for adult chili-and-beer tickets, $10 for chili-only tickets. Kids under age 10 are admitted free. Visit 2hourvacation.com for more information.
Saturday-Sunday. Take a ride on the Great Pumpkin Patch Express and search for your very own Great Pumpkin. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad presents this Peanuts-themed Halloween extravaganza, a daytime trip to “the most sincere pumpkin patch.” Youngsters can hang with Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy while they choose a pumpkin, go on a hayride, do some trick-or-treating and otherwise bounce around the patch. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes, too. 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31. Trains leave from the Durango depot, 479 Main Ave., Durango. Standard class tickets are $24 for kids ages 2 to 11 and $32 for adults, premium class tickets are $34 for kids and $42 for adults. For more information or to book tickets, call 888-872-4607 or visit durangotrain.com.
Saturday. Now that it’s fall, the scarecrows can come out of the fields and join the fun at Arvada’s Festival of Scarecrows. The centerpiece of the fest is a scarecrow competition, with festivalgoers as judges. Cast your vote, then join in the fall fun. Kids can dress up and march in the Costumed Kids Parade — every marcher gets a bag of treats for participating. There’s also face-painting, games, balloon animals and a kiddie cornstalk maze. Bring a can of food to donate as admission for the maze. Everyone will want to see the Giant Pumpkin Contest, then search for the perfect jack o’ lantern. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Olde Town Square, West 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada. Admission is free. For more information, call Historic Olde Town Arvada at 303-420-6100 or visit historicarvada.org.
Sunday. Colorful kites will be soaring high at the 24th annual One Sky One World kite fest. Everyone can bring a kite and help fill the sky over Stapleton’s Central Park. There’s also plenty to do when necks start get sore from staring at the sky: a harvest market, vendor villages, a food-and-wine tent and live entertainment. Don’t forget the cute pet and kids’ parade, too, and get ready for a giant kite battle up in the clouds. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Stapleton Central Park, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Central Park Boulevard. Admission is free. Find more information at oneskyoneworld.org.
(Opened Thursday, Oct. 8) Through Jan. 3. It’s hip to be square in the Arvada Center’s production of “Honk!”. A modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling,” the lighthearted musical follows the story of a strange-looking little duck named Ugly, who’s searching for his mother. He runs into a beautiful swan along the way, and proves that true beauty isn’t skin deep. Days and times vary. The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.; 720-898-7200. Tickets to weekday shows are $8, weekend shows are $10. To buy tickets in advance, call or visit arvadacenter.org.
