The Best Halloween Parties in Denver 2026, Ranked
Halloween 2026 falls on a Saturday for the first time since 2020, so every big party in the metro runs head to head on one night. These are the Denver-metro parties worth your ticket on October 31, ranked, with times, prices and ages for each. We produce Paranormal Palace, so it’s our #1. Everything else is ranked on the same five tests, using details from each organizer’s own site.
Updated September 25, 2026. We re-check this list weekly through Halloween. Prices are as each organizer lists them, and some add fees at checkout.
How we ranked them
- The venue. Does the room add to the night, or just hold it?
- The production. Performers and staging, not just a DJ.
- The costumes. Required, or optional?
- The track record. How many years the party has been running.
- The ride home. What closing time costs you on a Saturday Halloween.
Each ranked party gets a score from 1 to 5 on each test, based on what its organizer publishes. For track record, 10 or more years is a 5, 5 to 9 years is a 4, 3 or 4 years is a 3, and a first or second year is a 2. Ties go to the higher venue score.
The ranking covers the Denver metro: Denver plus the suburbs in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Douglas and Jefferson counties. Parties farther out are listed after it.
1. Paranormal Palace
Denver Halloween party celebration night Best in Denver
Best for: the whole night, start to finish, with a bed upstairs
- When: Saturday, Oct 31, 8 PM–1 AM
- Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Tech Center, 7801 E. Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village
- Price: GA $66, VIP $150 with unlimited bar, fees included
- Ages: 21+, costumes mandatory
- Track record: 17th year
Our 17th year, and a takeover of the whole hotel. The Haunted Forest ballroom carries 8,000 square feet of decor, staging and bars, and the multi-level atrium is ringed by 41 balcony rooms that look down on the dance floor. Three DJs (Neffertiti, Golden Goggles and Rush), more than 20 performers, and a costume contest with $2,500 in cash and prizes, judged at midnight. The door is strictly 21+ with ID, and our zero-tolerance conduct policy is on our FAQ page.
It’s also the only party on this list you don’t have to leave. The balcony rooms sold out in August, but standard rooms upstairs start at $145 a night. When the ballroom closes at 1, guests with rooms just change floors, and with clocks falling back at 2 AM, that room party gets a 25th hour.
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2. Meow Wolf: The Cosmic Howl
Best for: a party inside an art installation, downtown
- When: Oct 31, 8 PM–1 AM
- Where: Meow Wolf Convergence Station, 1338 1st St, Denver
- Price: About $62
- Ages: 21+
- Track record: 4th year, first held in 2023
Meow Wolf’s annual Halloween night turns the whole exhibition into the party: DJ Marvel, live sets from Jesus Christ Taxi Driver and Church Fire, roaming performers, bingo in the Perplexiplex and a costume raffle. It’s the most unusual room in the city and the easiest big party to reach from downtown.
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3. Tracks Halloweekend: Phantom Paradise
Best for: drag, costume contests and dancing until 2
- When: Oct 28–31, 9 PM–2 AM nightly
- Where: Tracks, 3500 Walnut St, Denver
- Price: Tickets on sale soon
- Ages: 18+
- Track record: Halloween at Tracks since at least 2010
Tracks, the RiNo LGBTQ+ nightclub, runs four nights of Halloween that end on the 31st, with DJs, drag and costume contests. It’s the only party on this list that goes until 2 AM.
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4. NOCTURNAL at Bierstadt Lagerhaus
Best for: a big 21+ costume party at a lower price, in RiNo
- When: Oct 31, 9 PM–1 AM (doors 8:30)
- Where: Bierstadt Lagerhaus, 2875 Blake St, Denver
- Price: From $30 (early tier), open-bar VIP upgrade available
- Ages: 21+
- Track record: First listed in 2025
A costume party in Bierstadt’s brewery hall, with a live band followed by DJs and a $2,500 cash costume prize. Tickets start at $30 and rise as tiers sell out, and RiNo sits on the A Line at 38th & Blake.
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5. The Masquerade Ball at The Brown Palace
Best for: a classic masquerade, dressed up rather than in costume
- When: Oct 31, 7–11 PM
- Where: The Brown Palace Hotel atrium, 321 17th St, Denver
- Price: $90, includes a welcome drink and a chef’s grazing table
- Ages: Not listed
- Track record: 2nd year, first held in 2025
Masks, music and dancing in the Brown Palace’s 1892 atrium. A mask is provided if you arrive without one, and it wraps at 11, early enough to go on somewhere else.
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6. The Official Halloween Bar Crawl
Best for: bar-hopping in costume before a later plan
- When: Oct 31, 4–10 PM, after-party until midnight
- Where: Downtown Denver, check-in at One Shot Back, 2134 Curtis St (4–6 PM)
- Price: $15, or $10 each for groups of 4+ ($40 at the door)
- Ages: 21+
- Track record: In Denver every year since 2021
One wristband gets you into participating downtown bars with no cover, and the after-party at The Factory runs until midnight. It’s not one big room, but it’s a good early start to the night.
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Outside the Denver metro
These are 30 to 90 minutes from the city, so we list them by region instead of ranking them against metro nights. If you go, plan the drive back before the night starts.
Boulder County (about 30 minutes to an hour)
Coloween, Bounce Empire, 1380 S Public Rd, Lafayette. 9 PM–3 AM (VIP entry at 9, general admission doors at 10). From $79 with open bar, fees included. 21+, costumes required. Event details
Masquerade Ball with Banshee Tree and Cycles, The Caribou Room, Nederland. Doors and dinner at 7 PM, show at 8, ends at 11:55 PM. $25 in advance, $28 day of show. Event details
Fort Collins (about an hour)
6th Annual FoCo Boo Crawl, downtown Fort Collins, check-in at The Exchange, 200 N College Ave (7–9 PM). 7 PM–1 AM across 10 venues. $5. 21+. Costume contest, plus an 11 PM after-party with haunted mini golf. Event details
Colorado Springs (about an hour)
It’s a 2000s Halloween Party, Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Dr. Doors at 9 PM. 18+. A Y2K dance party with 2000s pop, hip-hop and rock. Event details
Colorado Springs Halloween Bar Crawl, downtown, check-in at Jack Quinn’s, 21 S Tejon St. 4–10 PM across nine bars, after-party until midnight. $15, or $10 each for groups of 4+. 21+. Event details
Estes Park (about 90 minutes)
DeVotchKa Annual Costume Ball, The Stanley Hotel concert hall. Oct 30 and 31. Lobby cocktails at 6:30 PM, DeVotchKa at 9:30, DJ after-party at 11:30. $74.50 general admission. 21+. Aerialists and a masquerade-and-macabre theme. Event details
The rest of Halloween night around the region, including parades, family events and haunts, is in our Halloween Night Guide.
The ride home on a Saturday Halloween
Every event in the metro lets out on the same night, so rideshare surge pricing between midnight and 3 AM is close to certain. Daylight saving time ends at 2 AM as October 31 becomes November 1, so the clock runs from 1:59 back to 1:00 and the night gets a 25th hour.
Plan the ride before you go: a sober driver, a scheduled pickup, light rail where it works (the E and R lines serve the Tech Center, and RiNo is on the A Line at 38th & Blake), or a room upstairs.
Spend Halloween night at the Palace
Paranormal Palace · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 8 PM–1 AM · DoubleTree by Hilton DTC, Greenwood Village · 21+ · Costumes mandatory
The Palace closes at 1. Your room doesn’t.