Weekender

BOOOO!
Did I scare ya?  'Tis that spooky season, Dealers - Halloween weekend is upon us with plenty of tricks, treats, thrills, and chills for all ages around town! 
For us, this weekend is our annual "Pumpkin Carving/ viewing of the original Halloween" at the Tree House.  (Followed by watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" because Halloween scares the crap out of me!)
Looking for some fun and frugal activity options?

Halloween fun for the little ones:

-10/29-10/31 - Bass Pro Shops is pulling out all the stops for Halloween weekend, offering free crafts, snacks, trick or treating and other family fun all weekend long!  Go here for details.  (BTW - I here Santa will be spending his early November at Bass, so if you are looking to get in with the big guy early, be on the lookout starting VERY soon.)

-10/29- Schlessman YMCA (2625 S. Colorado Blvd) gets the fun started Friday evening at 5:30 with a "Trunk or Treat" party! Play games, tour a haunted house, do crafts, and  - starting at 7:30 - trick or treat through their lit up and decorated parking lot filled with decorated cars passing out candy from their trunks!

-10/30 - the Fall Family Festival at the Medical Center of Aurora is a great free event for the whole family. Along with Trick or Treating, there are lots of other activities - you can even get your flu shot for $25.00 while you are there! See here for more info.
-10/30 - Saturday from 1-5pm, Downtown Littleton merchants displaying an orange poster will be passing out candy to little trick-or-treaters, so head for the Historic district with your little ghouls and get in on this safe and fun trick or treat alternative! See the website for more info.

-10/30 - The Gardens on Havana in Aurora are getting in on the fun from 1-5pm Saturday too. Merchants will be giving out trick or treat goodies to the kiddos, as well as shopping specials for their parents, and even a trick or treat goodie bag for the furbabies at PetCo!  (Located at Mississippi and South Havana.)

-10/30 - Colfax has something for everyone this year, starting Boo and Brew from 1-4pm for your little ones to trick or treat Colfax merchants between York and Monroe - bring a non perishable food item to donate to Colfax Fights Hunger!  Get details and a list of the many participating merchants here.

-10/31 - Old South Pearl's Farmers' Market is also OSP's Halloween Fest this Sunday! You can multi-task and take the kids in costume for some Halloween fun while shopping for local foodstuffs!  See OSPSA's website here.

Free Meals for the Kiddos:

-10/29 - Breakfast for dinner (or anytime,) please!  From 7am -10pm on Friday, children 12 and younger can get a free "Scary Pancake" at participating IHOP locations (call to check if yours is.) The BIG pancake comes with a strawberry nose, whipped topping mouth, and other fixin's for the kids to create their own scary face!
10/29-31 - Kids can get a free kid's entree with the purchase of an adult entree all weekend at Qdoba locations - so load up the fam and partake in the liquid cheesy goodness!

For the Grown Ups:

10/30 -  Starting at 6pm you can head for LoHi's Halloween Stroll to get in on some big kid tricks and treats! Participating Restaurants: Lola Coastal Mexican, Vita, Little Man Ice Cream, Zio Romolo's Alley Bar, Highland Tap and Burger will be ffeaturing food and drink specials, a costume contest at 9pm and live music with The Big Motif from 9:30pm-12am at Lola. (Event FB page)


10/30 - Boo and Brew (part two) - Colfax hot spots come alive for the adults after the daytime kiddie festivities end - put on those costumes and head for the Bluebird district to join in the fun - costume contests, drink specials, music and a haunted house!  Check  the website for details and participating bars.



Every Weekend:

Fridays - Same old Friday night Happy Hour got ya down? Looking for a healthy way to unwind and get your weekend started? YOU GOT IT! Thanks to Luluemon stores (like our location in Cherry Creek) who offer free Friday evening yoga events each week! Here is the info for this week's class. (oh look, there IS wine and chat afterwards. In yoga AND in life, balance is important.) There are locations in Boulder and Lone Tree as well, see the website for details.
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Fridays -Friday Night Live at Tony's Market Bistro is a fabulous way to enjoy some VERY reasonably priced drinks along with live music from 6p.m.-9p.m. Friday evening, and their rotating list of happy hour bites is always a step above your normal bar nosh! See here for current info.
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Saturdays- Amendment XXI in LoHi does free wine tastings every Saturday from 3pm-7pm. You can go here to get directions and subscribe to their mailing list so you can get info on upcoming tasting selections.
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Farmer's Markets:
Denver Urban Homesteading's Market -Saturdays 9am-2pm. (The DUH farmer's market is also open Wed, Thur, Fri 1-6, too!)
Cherry Creek Farmers' Market - Saturdays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Wednesdays 9a.m.-1p.m.)
Boulder County Farmers' Market - Saturdays 8a.m.-2p.m.
Southwest Plaza - Saturdays 8a.m.-2p.m.
Southlands - Saturdays 8a.m. - 1p.m.
Old South Pearl - Sundays from 9a.m.-1p.m
Highlands Ranch - Sundays 10a.m.-2p.m.
City Park Esplanade Farmers' Market - Sundays 8:30a.m.-12:30pm.
Orchard Town Center (Broomfield) Market - Sundays 10a.m.-3p.m.

Still searching for the perfect fun and frugal weekend activities?
Try these sites:
Denver365 Free Events page
Tattered Cover Bookstore Events
Denver Public Library Events

Clearly this is a very abreviated list of the Halloween fun to be had around town - so don't be shy and shout out any Hot Tips that you have for activities this weekend in the comments section!
As always, if you have an upcoming event you would like listed in The Weekender (or any other tips for DiD,) email the details to :Keri@ItsTheAltitudeDenver.com