DISPATCH #19 · TUE, OCTOBER 20, 2026 · NoCo · TUE HIGH 72°
Postcard from NoCo
Hi NoCo families. Pumpkins on Parade fills the Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins with themed pumpkin displays Thursday through Sunday evenings. It isn't a trick-or-treat, but costumes are welcome, and the Gardens says the 5 and 5:30 entry times work best for young kids. Buy a timed ticket ahead. This weekend, this week's Fall Stop, Tigges Farm in Greeley, brings in a petting zoo, wagon rides behind draft horses, and a unicorn, all free. Oh, the places you'll actually go.
JP & Alexis
Pumpkins on Parade — $15 adults, $10 ages 5 to 17, 4 and under free
Thu 10/22 to Sun 10/25 · 5pm to 9pm (gates close at 8) · Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave, Fort Collins
Themed pumpkin displays, photo spots, games with candy-free prizes, and nightly music, a magician, and a dog troupe. It isn't a trick-or-treat; costumes are welcome. Entry is timed, so buy ahead. $1 tickets on site with SNAP/EBT. Tickets →
Fork Around & Find Out, Greeley's restaurant week — $15 and $25 specials
Through Sun 11/1 (started Mon 10/19) · each spot's own hours · about 30 restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries across Greeley
Greeley's first restaurant week: each spot offers a $15 or $25 special. One of Spotlight Cafe & Creamery's $15 deals is a medium drink, a bagel sandwich or burrito, and a half scoop of ice cream or a cookie. See the specials →
Trunk-or-Treat and PopUp Library in Evans — FREE
Wed 10/21 · 4pm to 6pm · north parking lot, 2930 11th Ave, Evans
North Colorado Health Alliance's trunk-or-treat, with music, food, community resource tables, and the library district's PopUp Library. It's also their health insurance open enrollment kickoff. All ages. Details →
Haunted Gingerbread Houses — REGISTRATION FULL
Wed 10/21 · 4pm to 5pm · Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley
Families decorate a gingerbread house with frosting, sprinkles, and fall candy, and compete for the spookiest one. Details →
Monster Mash at the Windsor Library — FREE
Thu 10/22 · 10am to 11:30am · Windsor Library, 720 3rd St, Windsor
A drop-in morning of not-too-spooky monster crafts and activities for ages 0 to 5. Plan on about 30 minutes. Details →
Trivia: Halloween & Costume Party — FREE
Thu 10/22 · 6pm to 8pm · The Hub at Kinston, 6402 Union Creek Dr, Loveland
Centerra's monthly trivia night with a Halloween theme. Build a team and play for prizes, and come in costume for a chance at the costume prizes. Details →
Centerra's 21st Halloween Hullabaloo — FREE
Sat 10/24 · noon to 4pm · Marketplace at Centerra, Fall River Dr, Loveland
Carnival rides and games, candy booths, pumpkin bowling, face painting, and a DJ. The costume contest runs 3 to 4, in age groups from 0 to 4 up to 13 and over, plus groups and pets; sign up free at the Centerra booth by 2:45. Details →
Trunk or Treat at Aztlan Insurance — FREE
Fri 10/23 · 5pm to 7pm · Aztlan Insurance Agency, 2607 W 10th St, Greeley
The third annual trunk or treat, with decorated trunks, face painting, candy, and food vendors. Details →
Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience Berthoud — FREE
Fri 10/23 · 5pm · The Learning Experience, 1144 Lake Ave, Berthoud
Decorated trunks, treats from the teachers, games, small snacks, and a visit from Bubbles the elephant. Details →
Kiddie Academy of Windsor Trunk or Treat — FREE
Sat 10/24 · 10am to noon · Kiddie Academy of Windsor, 4701 Oakmont St, Windsor
Kids in costume trick-or-treat from cars decorated by the academy's staff and families in the parking lot. Details →
Windsor Halloween Carnival and Downtown Trick-or-Treat — FREE
Sat 10/24 · noon to 4pm · Boardwalk Community Park, 100 N 5th St, Windsor
Main Street businesses hand out candy from noon to 3. At the park: bounce houses, free crafts at the Market Pavilion, face painting, stilt walkers, a DJ, animal scooter rides, and food trucks. Details →
Monster Mash and Trick-or-Treat Street — FREE
Sat 10/24 · starts at noon · Milliken Town Hall, 1101 Broad St, Milliken
Milliken's Halloween afternoon, with trunk-or-treating, a trick-or-treat street, hot dogs, and Halloween goodies. Details →
Halloween at Chris P's pig rescue — $10 admission
Sat 10/24 · noon to 5pm · Chris P's Rescue and Rehabilitation, 45019 US Hwy 85, Pierce
A Halloween afternoon at a pig rescue: trick-or-treating, a trunk-or-treat, games, photo spots, and the rescued pigs. The costume contest is at 4, for ages 0 to 5, 6 to 12, and 13 to 17. Details →
Pet Costume Contest at Berthoud Pet Supply — FREE
Sat 10/24 · 1pm · Berthoud Pet Supply, 115 Turner Ave, Berthoud
The second annual contest, with prizes for best human and pet theme, best small animal, and best overall. Also a pet parade, trunk-or-treating for pets and people, face painting, and an art table. Details →
Auntie Angels Trunk or Treat — FREE
Sat 10/24 · 2pm · Auntie Angels Childcare, 4059 W 11th St, Greeley
A childcare center's trunk or treat with a petting zoo, face painting, games, and a decorated-trunk contest. Details →
Trick or Read and Berthoud Trick or Treat Street — FREE
Sat 10/24 · library 2pm to 3pm, 236 Welch Ave · Trick or Treat Street 3pm to 5pm, Downtown Berthoud
Start at the library, where each child picks out a free book (costumes welcome). Then trick-or-treat at downtown businesses; businesses from outside downtown set up in Fickel Park. Run by Berthoud Main Street. Trick or Read → · Trick or Treat Street →
Eaton Trunk or Treat — FREE
Sat 10/24 · 4pm to 6pm · Eaton Area Community Center parking lot, 1675 3rd St, Eaton
Decorated trunks, costumed volunteers, games, and candy, run by the Eaton park district. No registration. The library's bookmobile is there from 4. Details →
Lory State Park Trunk or Treat — FREE with a state parks pass
Sat 10/24 · 4pm to 7pm · Soldier Canyon parking lot, Lory State Park, 708 Lodgepole Dr, Bellvue
The park's second trunk-or-treat, with trunks from local groups and rangers in costume, then a spooky outdoor movie, s'mores, and popcorn. A daily or annual parks pass works. Details →
Wilderness Fall Fest & Art Show — FREE
Sun 10/25 · 10am to 4pm · Wilderness Art Quarry, 4412 W Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland
The third annual fall fest: local artists show and sell their work outdoors, you can paint a square of the community mural, and there are llamas to pet and walk. Details →
Halloween on the Promenade — FREE
Sun 10/25 · noon to 3pm · The Promenade Shops at Centerra, 5971 Sky Pond Dr, Loveland
Each child gets a free pumpkin and treat bag, while they last, for trick-or-treating at the stores. Also face painting, balloon twisting, costume contests for kids and pets, and a fire truck. Allergy-friendly treats available. Details →
Halloween Carnival at UMC Johnstown — FREE
Sun 10/25 · 4pm to 6pm · United Methodist Church of Johnstown, 108 King Ave, Johnstown
An indoor carnival with a trunk-or-treat, kids' games, fall crafts, and snacks. Details →
Spooky Nature Stories at River's Edge — register ahead
Sun 10/25 · 5:30pm to 6:30pm · River's Edge Natural Area amphitheater, 960 W 1st St, Loveland
Community storytellers share nature tales and spooky local stories at the outdoor amphitheater, for families. Bring a cushion or blanket for the stone seats and a flashlight for the walk out. Register →
Downtown Loveland Trick-or-Treat Street — FREE
Sat 10/24 · 10am to 2pm · Downtown Loveland
Kids in costume collect candy from participating downtown businesses. Details →
Trick-or-Treat Guide
Halloween is next Saturday, and the guide on our site has every trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treat street through October 31, with times, addresses, and which ones are free. On Friday, October 30, Greeley's downtown Trick or Treat Street runs 4 to 6, and Tiny Tot Halloween fills Old Town Fort Collins from 10 to 1. On Halloween, Johnstown, Evans, and Windsor all hand out candy.
NoCo Regulars
Two Saturdays left for the Larimer County and Greeley farmers' markets (through October 31). Larimer County Farmers' Market (Sat 9 to 1, Old Town Fort Collins) · Greeley Farmers' Market (Sat 8 to noon) · Fort Collins Farmers' Market (Sundays through November 8)
The NoCo Fall Stop #6: Tigges Farm
Fall Stop #6 is Tigges Farm in Greeley, where Phillip and Lucy Tigges started farming in 1934. Ken Tigges and his siblings, Kathy Rickart and Gale Loeffler, run it now. Entry is free, and so are the farm's events. The drought left water for only three short rows of pumpkins, so there's no pumpkin hunt this year; the pumpkins they grew are sold at the farm stand, and $2 from every pink one goes to Hope Lives. Buy green chile and they roast it on site at no charge. This Saturday and Sunday is the farm's one events weekend this year: the Two by Two petting zoo 10 to 6, wagon rides behind Percheron draft horses 1 to 4, a unicorn (a Percheron in costume) 1 to 4, face painting by donation, and Penny's food truck. A pumpkin-launching trebuchet is penciled in for Saturday 1 to 3.
Tigges Farm · 12404 County Road 64 1/2, Greeley · Thu to Sun 10 to 6 through Oct 31 (closed Mon to Wed) · free entry and free events · cash, check, or card · tiggesfarmllc.com
Want to pick your own pumpkin? Osborn Farm in Loveland and Bartels Farm in Fort Collins are open every day through the end of the month, and our guide has the hours and prices for every patch.
Community Corner
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That's the week, NoCo. Saturday is trick-or-treat day in five of our towns, and Pumpkins on Parade runs Thursday through Sunday. Know a family still deciding where to take the kids Saturday? Forward this to them.
Be the parent who somehow always knows about this stuff.
JP & Alexis
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