DISPATCH #20 · TUE, OCTOBER 27, 2026 · NoCo · TUE HIGH 64°
Postcard from NoCo
Hi NoCo families. Halloween week starts tonight at the Community Impact Center in Fort Collins, where kids trick-or-treat at the doors of 17 local nonprofits. On Wednesday, Greeley opens its new all-abilities playground at Twin Rivers Park. This is the last weekend at Fritzler Farm Park, this week's Fall Stop, and its fall fest closes for the year Sunday. That afternoon, two Greeley libraries celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, crafts, and face painting. Oh, the places you'll actually go.
JP & Alexis
Trick or Treat at the CIC — FREE
Tue 10/27 · 5:30pm to 7:30pm · Community Impact Center, 525 W Oak St, Fort Collins
Kids trick-or-treat at the decorated doors of 17 local nonprofits, with a Poudre Libraries storytime and kids' activities. Hosted by United Way of Larimer County. RSVP on their events page. RSVP →
Twin Rivers Playground opening — FREE
Wed 10/28 · 4pm to 6pm · Twin Rivers Park, 1500 65th Ave, Greeley
The ribbon-cutting for Greeley's new inclusive, all-abilities playground, with music and community partners. Details →
Immanuel's Family Fall Fest — FREE
Wed 10/28 · 5pm to 7pm · Immanuel Lutheran Church, 4650 Sunview Dr, Loveland
A free grab-and-go dinner from 5 to 6:30, then a trunk-or-treat and horse-drawn rides from 5:30 to 7. Everyone is invited. Details →
Johnstown YMCA Trunk or Treat — FREE
Thu 10/29 · 5pm to 7:30pm · Johnstown Community YMCA, 165 Settler Way, Johnstown
Food trucks from 5 and trunk-or-treating from 6, with decorated trunks and Halloween games. Come in costume. Details →
Trick or Treat Street at Mountain View High School — FREE
Thu 10/29 · starts at 6pm · Mountain View High School, 3500 Mountain Lion Dr, Loveland
A family Halloween night put on by the student councils of Mountain View, Thompson Valley, and Loveland high schools. Details →
Downtown Greeley Trick or Treat Street — FREE
Fri 10/30 · 4pm to 6pm · 8th and 9th Street Plazas and Lincoln Park, Downtown Greeley
Kids collect candy from downtown businesses, pose with Distortions Unlimited props, decorate pumpkins on the 8th Street Plaza, and climb a rock wall with the Climbing Collective. Pick up a candy map at 9th Avenue and 9th Street. Details →
Tiny Tot Halloween — FREE
Fri 10/30 · 10am to 1pm · Old Town Square, Fort Collins
Fright-free trick-or-treating at nearly 100 downtown businesses for preschool and kindergarten kids and their grown-ups, plus photo spots. Details →
Severance Trick or Treat Parade — Canned food donation
Fri 10/30 · 3pm to 5pm · Severance Town Hall and Clearview Library, 3 S Timber Ridge Pkwy, Severance
A trunk-or-treat outside, then trick-or-treating door to door through a haunted Town Hall and the library. Bring one nonperishable food item for the Weld Food Bank. Kids need an adult with them. Details →
Trick or Treat Street at CHILL — FREE
Fri 10/30 · 3:30pm to 5:30pm · Robertson Medical Plaza, 1031 Robertson St, Fort Collins
CHILL, a Fort Collins day program for adults with developmental disabilities, turns its plaza into a trick-or-treat street for the fourth year. No registration. Details →
A Haunted Night at the Family FunPlex — FREE
Fri 10/30 · 5pm to 8pm · Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave, Greeley
Trick-or-treat at booths in the fieldhouse, play games, and enter the costume contest. Details →
Johnstown Trick-or-Treat Street and the library scavenger hunt — FREE
Sat 10/31 · scavenger hunt 9am to noon, Johnstown Library, 400 S Parish Ave · Trick-or-Treat Street 10am to noon, Downtown Johnstown
Downtown businesses hand out candy, with kids' activities and costumed characters. At the library, find the hidden pictures to win a prize. Trick-or-Treat Street → · Scavenger hunt →
Larimer County 4-H Carnival & Craft Show — FREE admission and parking
Sat 10/31 · 10am to 4pm · Embassy Suites Loveland Conference Center, 4705 Clydesdale Pkwy, Loveland
The 67th annual carnival, with 4-H club game booths, a craft fair, a vendor show, live auctions, and cash drawings. It's the 4-H Foundation's main fundraiser for members' projects and camps. Details →
Evans Trick-or-Treat Trail — FREE
Sat 10/31 · 10:30am to noon · Riverside Park, 4000 Riverside Pkwy, Evans
Wear a costume and trick-or-treat down the trail. Run by Evans Recreation. Details →
Trick or Treat Down Main Street & Beyond — FREE
Sat 10/31 · starts at 3pm · Cleveland Ave, 1st Street, and 6th Street, Wellington
Local businesses and community groups hand out candy to kids in costume along Cleveland Avenue, 1st Street, and 6th Street. Details →
Legacy Church Trunk or Treat — FREE
Sat 10/31 · 4pm to 7pm · Legacy Church, 600 9th St, Fort Collins
Decorated trunks, candy, and free hot dogs. Come in costume; everyone is welcome. Details →
Safe Halloween in Windsor — FREE
Sat 10/31 · 6pm to 8pm · Windsor Community Recreation Center, 250 N 11th St, Windsor
Games and candy indoors with the Optimist Club of Windsor and the Windsor Police Department, for kids 12 and under. Details →
Día de los Muertos at two Greeley libraries — FREE
Sun 11/1 · 1pm to 4pm · LINC, 501 8th Ave, Greeley · Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley
At LINC: crafts, face painting, and music, in English and Spanish, no registration. At Centennial Park: music and dancers, crafts, and snacks. LINC → · Centennial Park →
Acorn Painting Workshop at Studio Vino — $29 adults, $19 kids 10 and under
Sun 11/1 · 3pm · Studio Vino, 5943 Sky Pond Dr, Unit E118, Loveland
A step-by-step fall painting class for all ages: an oversized acorn and a golden oak leaf. Details →
Trick-or-Treat Guide
The guide on our site has every trick-or-treat from tonight through Halloween, including the church, school, and childcare trunk-or-treats in Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, and Greeley that aren't listed above, with times and addresses.
NoCo Regulars
Saturday is the last day of the season for the Larimer County and Greeley farmers' markets. Larimer County Farmers' Market (Sat 9 to 1, 200 W Oak St, Fort Collins) · Greeley Farmers' Market (Sat 8 to noon) · Fort Collins Farmers' Market (Sundays through November 8)
The NoCo Fall Stop #7: Fritzler Farm Park
Fall Stop #7, the last of the season, is Fritzler Farm Park in LaSalle, where the Fritzler family has run a fall farm park since 2000. A Fun Pass covers the corn maze, the pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and more than 20 attractions, including the pumpkin house, the pig and cow racers, Slide Mountain, pedal go-carts, the Corn Flyer, and the pillow jump. Pumpkins, food, and the petting zoo cost extra. Kids 2 and under are free; everyone 3 and up needs a date-specific ticket. This week the farm is closed Tuesday and Wednesday and open Thursday 5 to 9, Friday 5 to 10, Saturday 11am to 10pm, and Sunday 11 to 5, the last day. The corn maze, pumpkin patch, Corn Flyer, and barrel train close at 6:30, so on Thursday and Friday evenings they run from 5 to 6:30. Scream Acres, the haunted attraction, opens after dark and is separate. Dogs aren't allowed. If we make the drive, it'll be Saturday at 11, before trick-or-treating.
Fritzler Farm Park · 20861 County Road 33, LaSalle · Thu 5 to 9, Fri 5 to 10, Sat 11 to 10, Sun 11 to 5 (last day) · Fun Pass from $28.95 online, $33.95 full price; Ultimate Pass from $45.95 online · fritzlerfarmpark.com
Need a carving pumpkin closer to home? Bartels and Spooky's in Fort Collins and Tigges in Greeley are open through Halloween, Osborn in Loveland is open every day, and Hankins in Johnstown runs through Sunday. Our guide has the hours for each.
Community Corner
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That's the week, NoCo. Friday is the big trick-or-treat day for little ones, and Saturday is Halloween in Johnstown, Evans, Wellington, and Windsor. Know a family new to town this Halloween? Forward this to them.
Be the parent who somehow always knows about this stuff.
JP & Alexis
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