Fort Collins, Arts & Culture
Things to do Thursday, Oct. 29, in Northern Colorado: Fort Collins Symphony’s Halloween Pops, UNC volleyball vs. Weber State and Melvin Seals and the JGB
Estes Park’s Connect With the Classics explores Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Loveland has Halloween trivia, and Greeley’s LINC has plaster skull decorating.
Candlelit tours of the 1879 Avery House in Fort Collins cover Halloween’s origins and Victorian traditions. Aims’ Trick or Trot in Greeley has a run and costume contests, while a program in Erie covers pack burro racing and may include a burro meet-and-greet.
Thursday, Oct. 29
10 a.m.-noon Trick or Trot 5K — A run includes costume contests, prizes for top finishers, food and photo opportunities. Greeley Campus; Free; For families.
4:30-6:30 p.m. The History and the Sport of Pack Burro Racing with ReDONKulous Ranch Sanctuary & Rescue, Inc. — The ReDONKulous Ranch team shares the history of pack burro racing and answers questions; a meet-and-greet with a racing burro depends on the weather. Erie Community Library; Free; For families.
5-7 p.m. Plaster of Paris Sugar Skulls: Honoring Tradition Through Lasting Art — Participants decorate plaster of Paris skulls with acrylic paint and traditional designs for Día de los Muertos. LINC Library Innovation Center, Greeley; Free; For families.
5:30-7 p.m. Connect With the Classics: The Haunting of Hill House Wasson Board Room, Estes Park; Free; For adults.
5:30-8:30 p.m. Japanese Street Food Cooking Class — Participants make cucumber and seaweed salad, chicken yakisoba, menchi katsu and dorayaki in a hands-on cooking class. Ginger and Baker, Fort Collins; $109.
6-8 p.m. Halloween Candlelit Tours at the 1879 Avery House — Guides lead candlelit tours covering Halloween’s origins and Victorian traditions, including bobbing for apples. Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc., Fort Collins; $25 per person.
6-8 p.m. A Little Bit of Halloween Trivia — A Halloween trivia game covers folklore, superstitions, costumes and traditions. Loveland Aleworks,118 West 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537, USA.
6-8 p.m. University of Northern Colorado Women's Volleyball vs Weber State - FACULTY & STAFF APPRECIATION Greeley, Colo., Bank of Colorado Arena.
7 p.m. Fort Collins Symphony | Halloween Pops - Frankenstein Lincoln Center, Fort Collins.
8 p.m. Melvin Seals and the JGB Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins.
Times and prices are the organizers'. Check with them before you go.