There is just something special about October in Colorado. From the dramatic fall colors of the aspen trees painting the slopes of the mountains to the nip of the cool autumn breeze to the first snows of the season christening the mountaintops that rise over the Front Range, there truly is nothing quite like being a Denverite or Boulderite living in Colorado during October.

Okay, enough of the nature talk. Let’s get down to brass tacks. It’s the month of the sports equinox. All five major professional sports leagues, as well as college football, are fully underway in some capacity in October, and there are not many American cities in this country that embrace sports more than Denver does. It’s the month to get rowdy, loud and proud because a month like this only comes once a year.

Speaking of loud, this October’s concert slate is more loaded than a trick-or-treater stocking up on candy in Cherry Creek, all headlined by the one, the only Paul McCartney at Coors Field.

Of course, October also means Halloween, and, much like the sports scene in Denver during the month, experiencing Halloween in Denver is something every spooky season enjoyer must do at least once in their life. Between zombie crawls, parades and world-class haunted houses, Denver knows how to bring the chills and terror.

There’s no time to waste. Grab an RTD Day Pass and get ready for an unforgettable month of Rad Things (to) Do.

NOTE: Due to the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, transit options may be temporarily changed or unavailable for the duration of the project. These changes have been reflected below. For the latest updates, subscribe to Service Alerts and bookmark the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project webpage at https://www.rtd-denver.com/railproject.

Festivals, major concert series, parades and other special events

Oct. 9-11: Great American Beer Festival

Location: Colorado Convention Center

Transit options:

• Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to Stout or California streets to reach the convention center by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
• Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)

Tickets and event information: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com

Beer and Colorado, name a better duo. That’s right, it’s impossible, and is also the reason why America’s largest and most prolific beer festival lives in Denver, returning to the Colorado Convention Center Oct. 9-11. The Great American Beer Festival brings together hundreds of brewers from all over the United States to showcase their best brews and ciders in hopes of having their brewery or cidery awarded with a gold, silver or bronze medal; a medal that carries with it status, national recognition and confirmation that the winners truly are among the highest echelon of their craft (beer).

Click the link above to learn more about the festival, and please strongly consider utilizing RTD services to ensure you are able to return home or to lodging safely. Remember, due to the ongoing Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, no train service is being provided at Theatre District•Convention Center Station.

Oct. 9: Colorado Avalanche 2025-26 NHL Regular Season Home Opener

Location: Ball Arena

Transit options:

• Light rail lines: D, E, W (Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station)
• Bus routes: 1, 15L, 20 (Auraria Parkway and 7th/9th Street)

Tickets and event information: https://www.nhl.com/avalanche

The rink has been painted. The ice has been frozen. The skates have been sharpened and the Colorado Avalanche are ready to take to home ice for the first time during the 2025 NHL regular season Oct. 9 in front of thousands of Avs faithful against a brandnew club that will surely boil into a bitter rivalry. The Colorado Avalanche face off against the Utah Mammoth, hoping to start the season with momentum and redeem themselves after last year’s second round Stanley Cup Playoffs exit in six games against the Dallas Stars. Help the Avs get off to a hot start by showing up to the home opener loud and proud.

Oct. 11: Paul McCartney – “Got Back Tour”

Location: Coors Field

Transit options:

• Commuter rail lines: A, B, G, N (Union Station)
• Light rail lines: D, E, W (Union Station)
• Bus routes: 0, 9, 10, 15, 19, 20, 32, 120X, FF1, FF2, FF3, LD1, FMR, 16FR (Union Station) | 52 (20th and Larimer/Blake streets) | RX (20th and Larimer Street) | 8, 38 (22nd and Larimer Street)

Tickets and event information: https://paulmccartneygotback.com

There is not much more that can be said about Paul McCartney. From being the frontman of The Beatles to an extraordinary solo career, selling out massive stadiums across the world, McCartney is undoubtedly one of music’s most successful artists. At 83 years old, the Briton isn’t letting age stop the show. He brings his “Got Back Tour” to Coors Field Oct. 11, showing Rockies leadership that even an 83-year-old musician has more energy and passion than any player in the Rockies clubhouse. This will be a show that will be talked about in Denver for generations, so do not miss this incredible event.

Oct. 23-Nov. 16: Disney’s “The Lion King”

Location: Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex

Transit options:

• Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to Curtis Street to reach the the theatre complex by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
• Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)

Tickets and event information: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/lion-king

When it comes to musical adaptations of movies, seldom few have been more critically acclaimed and awarded than Disney’s “The Lion King.” Over 100 million people around the world have witnessed the magic, drama, intensity and humor of this iconic musical rendition of one of the most cherished and successful animated movies Disney has ever produced. The production has earned six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. This is the can’t-miss family musical experience of the year. Get tickets today by clicking the link above.

Oct. 25: Denver Nuggets 2025-26 NBA Regular Season Home Opener

Location: Ball Arena

Transit options:

• Light rail lines: D, E, W (Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station)
• Bus routes: 1, 15L, 20 (Auraria Parkway and 7th/9th Street)

Tickets and event information: https://www.nba.com/nuggets

Well, the Denver Nuggets’ 2024-2025 season was certainly something. Last season can be best described as a daytime soap opera about basketball directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It first started with the sudden and unexpected sacking of former head coach Michael Malone, who led the Nuggets to their first-ever NBA Championship in 2023, and Denver Nuggets General Manager Calvin Booth simultaneously with only three games left in the regular season, nonetheless a season where they secured the No. 4 seed in the 2024-2025 NBA playoffs. Sure, the team had a noticeable skid during the second half of the season, but the firing of Coach Malone right as the team was about to enter the playoffs sent the city into a state of utter shock and disbelief. Then, during the NBA free agency window in the offseason, the Nuggets made a bold move to trade Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets for Cameron Johnson while picking up career journeymen Jonas Valančiūnas, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown via trades and free agency signings in the process. However, the rollercoaster ride went from a high back down to a low when it was announced Nuggets superstar big man and horse enthusiast Nikola Jokic declined a contract extension worth $207 million to remain with the Nuggets after his contract expires at the end of this coming season, opening up the possibility of a larger contract with the Nuggets, but also allows for other teams to open up their checkbooks and entice the Serbian supercenter away from the Nuggets.

All that drama and uncertainty will lead to what is shaping up to be a pivotal season for the future of the Denver Nuggets. Will they flourish with their new offseason acquisitions and return the Larry O’Brien trophy to its rightful home in Denver, or will the team have another disappointing exit from the playoffs (or miss them entirely) and see their superstar center saddle up on his horses and head for greener pastures?

Either way, the Nuggets need the fans to pack the Ball Arena for their home opener against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns and help the boys get off to a good start and build momentum as they trudge through the 82-game gauntlet that is the NBA regular season.

Oct. 31-Nov. 9: Denver Film Festival

Location: Sie FilmCenter

Transit options:

• Bus route: 15 (Colfax Avenue and Elizabeth Street)

Tickets and event information: https://www.denverfilm.org/programs/denverfilmfestival

The Denver Film Festival returns for its 48th year to bring the best independent films and filmmakers from all over the world to the Sie FilmCenter for a week of entertainment, art, celebrity panels, workshops and education, all while enjoying endless movies from all genres with fellow cinephiles from across the metro and beyond. Click the link above to learn more about this year’s festival and to purchase tickets.

Eerie events and spooky spots

While the scent of pumpkin spiced lattes fills the air of literally every single coffee shop across the metro area, complementing the yellowing of the trees and crisping of the air are staples of a Colorado October, everyone knows the real fun happens when the sun goes down.

When it comes to embracing the Halloween season, no other city in the United States celebrates spooky season quite like Denver. Home to two of America’s most notoriously terrifying haunted houses, a creep-tacular stroll down Broadway, a ghastly transformation of Colorado’s largest theme park, dozens of Halloween bar crawls and the yearly zombie apocalypse on 16th Street, it’s safe to say that once the October sun goes down, things get real spooky.

Looking for some Halloween plans in October? RTD has you covered! Take the train to Elitch Gardens for Fright Fest and experience twice the screams for the price of admission. For those who prefer to enjoy Halloween without an increased heart rate, head down to Broadway Oct. 25 for the annual Broadway Halloween Parade or take a stroll through the Denver Botanic Gardens Oct. 21-26 as the gardens get their own spooky season makeover.

However, for those who are looking for a real scare can find themselves entering the 13th Floor Haunted House, steps away from stops served by the Route 48, and learn for yourself why it was rated by USA Today as one of the most terrifying haunted houses in the entire country. Abandon all hope, ye who enter.

Scroll down to learn more about some of the fun ways to celebrate the spooky season, steps away from RTD stops and stations!

Eerie events

Ongoing through Nov. 2: Elitch Gardens Fright Fest

Location: Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park

Transit options:

• Light rail lines: D, E, W (Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station)

Tickets and event information: https://elitchgardens.com/fright-fest

Oct. 25: Broadway Halloween Parade

Location: Broadway southbound between East 5th Avenue and West Alameda Avenue

Transit options:

• Bus routes: 0, 0L (multiple stops along parade route via Lincoln Avenue)

Tickets and event information: https://www.thebroadwayhalloweenparade.com

Spooky Spots

Oct. 21-26: Glow at the Gardens

Location: Denver Botanic Gardens

Transit options:

• Bus route: 24 (York Street and 9th Avenue) Street)

Tickets and event information: https://www.botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/glow-gardens

Ongoing through Nov. 9: 13th Floor Haunted House

Location: East 52nd Avenue and Cook Street

Transit options:

• Bus route: 48 (52nd Avenue and Monroe Street)

Tickets and event information: https://13thfloorhauntedhouse.com

PARENTAL ADVISORY: While this haunted house does not have an age requirement to enter, the experiences offered at 13th Floor are not recommended for children aged 12 years and under. These experiences are designed to be extremely intense, containing graphic depictions of blood and gore, peril, grotesque characters, bodily injury and death.

Sports

Yeah, sure, Andy Williams’ classic “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” might be a song played during the holiday season ad nauseum every year, but, for the author of Rad Things (to) Do and likely millions of other sports-obsessed sickos, October truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Eat your heart out, Christmas.

In October, both the NFL and college football are in full swing, the NHL and NBA get their regular seasons underway, Major League Soccer gets serious during its final month of the regular season, and the MLB postseason begins for the seventh consecutive year with the phrase “Rocktober” being mentioned more in reruns of a South Park episode than being referred to the Rockies in the postseason.

Yep, October truly is the sports equinox where every single American professional sports league is underway in some capacity. It’s enough to bring a tear to the author’s eye… and more tears will certainly be coming soon if the Denver Broncos don’t get it together and figure out how to close out close games. Let’s not mention what’s happening at the college level up in Boulder. Over at the Ball Arena, both the Avalanche and Nuggets get things going in an attempt to redeem themselves for disappointing early exits from their respective playoff series last season. In Commerce City at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the Colorado Rapids are in an all-out war against FC Dallas and San Jose to stay above the cutline and secure a spot in the MLS playoffs. With just two points separating the three teams, the stakes for the Rapids have never been higher.

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Author’s note: Now, I’m going to break the fourth wall here for a bit. Usually, this is where I would continue my October Rad Things (to) Do tradition of taking one last cheap shot at the Rockies. Instead, I’m taking author’s privilege to come clean a bit and provide some positivity for once instead of corny jokes. The truth is, I like the Rockies, even as a lifelong Texas Rangers fan (ahh, transplant!) and I think the fans deserve a team that brings the same energy every single game that the fans do. What other franchise in America continues to set attendance records for a team that has been a perennial dud and the laughingstock of their league for the better part of a decade? A great fanbase that has been through hell and back for their clubhouse year over year who undeniably has one of the most scenic and iconic ballparks in the world deserves to have their club return the favor, at least once. As a diehard Texas Rangers fan of over 30 years, growing up going to the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington dozens of times, I know the disappointment of supporting a team that will inevitably drop 100 games and miss the postseason in spectacular fashion. I’m rooting for you, Rockies fans, and know that I make these jokes not to make fun of the fans, but as a critique of the product on the diamond. Rocktober will come again, Rockies fans.

Now, back to the fun stuff.

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Even in the mountains, the snow guns at the resorts are starting to wake up, with Copper Mountain already making snow to open the United States Ski Team Training Center as early as possible, giving the U.S. Ski Team as early of a start as possible for training camp before they enter the FIS World Cup season.

October rules. Now, gear up and get out there and support the home teams all month long! From professional to college sports, RTD will proudly help Denver fans get to the games. Check out this month’s home slate below and celebrate the greatest month on the calendar.

Empower Field at Mile High Stadium

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Empower Field at Mile High Station)
  • Bus routes: 15L, 16, 30, 31 (Decatur•Federal Station)
• Events:
  • Denver Broncos (NFL)
    • Oct. 19: vs. New York Giants
    • Oct. 26: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Ball Arena

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station)
  • Bus routes: 1, 15L, 20 (Auraria Parkway and 7th/9th Street)
• Events:
  • Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
    • Oct. 9: vs. Utah Mammoth*
      • *2025 regular season home opener
    • Oct. 11: vs. Dallas Stars
    • Oct. 18: vs. Boston Bruins
    • Oct. 23: vs. Carolina Hurricanes
    • Oct. 28: vs. New Jersey Devils
  • Denver Nuggets (NBA)
    • Oct. 14: vs. Chicago Bulls
    • Oct. 25: vs. Phoenix Suns*
      • *2025 regular season home opener
    • Oct. 29: vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Coors Field

• Transit options:
  • Commuter rail lines: A, B, G, N (Union Station)
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Union Station)
  • Bus routes: 0, 9, 10, 15, 19, 20, 32, 120X, FF1, FF2, FF3, LD1, FMR, 16FR (Union Station) | 52 (20th and Larimer/Blake streets) | RX (20th and Larimer Street) | 8, 38 (22nd and Larimer Street)
• Events:
  • Colorado Rockies (MLB)
    • Oct. 1-April 3: Thankfully, no Rockies baseball. Enjoy the offseason peace and quiet, Rockies fans.

University of Colorado

• Folsom Field
  • Transit options:
    • Bus routes: 204, 225/225D, DASH, SKIP, FF1, FF2, FF5, GS (Broadway and Regent Drive/20th Street) | AB1 (Broadway and Pleasant Street)
  • Events:
    • University of Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA College Football)
      • Oct. 11: vs. Iowa State University

University of Denver

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E (University of Denver Station)
  • Bus routes: 24 (University of Denver Station)
• Events:
  • Magness Arena
    • University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA Men’s College Hockey)
      • Oct. 11: vs. Bentley University
      • Oct. 31: vs. University of Alaska – Anchorage
  • Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
    • University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA Men’s Lacrosse)
      • Oct. 11: vs. Colorado College
      • Oct. 18: vs. University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse Alumni
    • University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA Women’s Lacrosse)
      • Oct. 19: vs. University of Colorado
      • Oct. 24: vs. University of Denver Women’s Alumnae
      • Oct. 25: vs. Stanford University
  • University of Denver Soccer Stadium
    • University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA Women’s Soccer)
      • Oct. 9: vs. South Dakota State University
      • Oct. 26: vs. South Dakota University
    • University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA Men’s Soccer)
      • Oct. 11: vs. University of Delaware

Live theatre and musicals

Kudos to the teams at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC) for securing one of the most loaded schedules since Rad Things (to) Do was introduced. From a dramatic live adaptation of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” to Bran Stoker’s legendary “Dracula” reimagined into dance by the Colorado Ballet, as well as the “corn”-iest Tony Award-winning musical comedy to grace the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre with “Shucked,” all capped off by what has been hailed as “the world’s No. 1 musical” that earned Disney’s “The Lion King” six Tony Awards, there is no reason not to enjoy a night out at the DPAC.

Don’t forget that light rail service to the Theatre District•Convention Center Station is currently suspended due to the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project, but many transit options remain to make getting to and from the DPAC a breeze.

Denver Performing Arts Complex

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to CurtisStreet to reach the DPAC by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)
• Tickets: https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events
• Events:
  • Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
    • Oct. 7-19: Shucked
    • Oct. 23-Nov. 16: Disney’s “The Lion King”
  • Ellie Caulkins Opera House
    • Oct. 10-12: “Dracula,” as performed by the Colorado Ballet
  • Kilstrom Theatre
    • Oct. 3-Nov. 2: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
  • Singleton Theatre
    • Oct. 7-Nov. 2: “Happiest Man on Earth”
  • Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre
    • Oct. 24-Jan 25, 2026: “Goodnight Moon”

Concerts

To quote a fake quote ripped straight from a popular meme of the late Martin Scorcese, this month’s concert slate is “absolute cinema.” And yes, concerts can be cinema, as the legendary hard rock band Creed demonstrated during the 2001 NFL Thanksgiving Game between the Dallas Cowboys and THE Denver Broncos at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. Oh, and don’t forget that the Broncos won that game 26-24. It really doesn’t get more cinematic than that. Go Broncos!

Headlined by none other than the great Paul McCartney at Coors Field Oct. 11, this month’s concert slate features a who’s who of big names and up-and-comers across virtually every genre of music. Notable artists and bands performing throughout the metro this month include pop punk royalty The Story So Far, Gen Z pop sensation Addison Rae, deathcore maestros Lorna Shore, GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop wonderkid Chance The Rapper, metalcore pioneers Blessthefall, alternative/indie powerhouse Matt Maeson, and the long-awaited return of the beloved Canadian EDM duo Purity Ring, just to name a few.

For those who prefer their concerts to replace music with actual comedy and not what the author of Rad Things (to) Do attempts to do in this series every month, plenty of comedians will be performing stand-up this month, most notably from Iliza Shlesinger and the Golden Girls, who will be performing at the Bellco Theater and Paramount Theatre, respectfully.

Last, but most certainly not least, for those who prefer their concerts performed by a live orchestra, even more for those who love video games, the Colorado Symphony has it covered. Embracing the spirit of Halloween, the Colorado Symphony will be performing a Halloween Spooktacular, followed by a collaboration with Disney to perform the music of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” For the gamers out there, enjoy an auditory trip to the world of the Continent and relive the journey of Geralt of Rivia when The Witcher in Concert is performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House later this month.

Check out this month’s loaded slate of concerts and musical performances below and enjoy an action-packed October full of music.

Ball Arena

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station)
  • Bus routes: 1, 15L, 20 (Auraria Parkway and 7th/9th Street)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 20: Playboi Carti – “Antagonist Tour”
    • Support: Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang and Apollo Red

Coors Field

• Transit options:
  • Commuter rail lines: A, B, G, N (Union Station)
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Union Station)
  • Bus routes: 0, 9, 10, 15, 19, 20, 32, 120X, FF1, FF2, FF3, LD1, FMR, 16FR (Union Station) | 52 (20th and Larimer/Blake streets) | RX (20th and Larimer Street) | 8, 38 (22nd and Larimer Street)
• Concerts:
  • Oct 11: Paul McCartney – “Got Back Tour”

Bellco Theater

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to Stout or California streets to reach the convention center by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 14: Colorado Speaker Series with Secretary Pete Buttigieg
  • Oct. 25: Iliza Shlesinger

Boettcher Concert Hall

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to Curtis Street to reach the theatre complex by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 9: Colorado Symphony – “Blackstar Symphony: The Music of David Bowie”
  • Oct. 11: Colorado Symphony – “Cirque Cinema with Troupe Vertigo”
  • Oct. 17-19: Colorado Symphony – “Mahler Symphony No. 9 with Andrew Witton”
  • Oct. 26: Colorado Symphony – “Halloween Spooktacular!
  • Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Colorado Symphony and Disney in Concert – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Ellie Caulkins Opera House

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to CurtisSreet to reach the theater complex by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: ART (Champa and 13th streets) | 9, 15/15L (15th and Curtis streets) | 0, 6, 8, 19, 48, 52 (15th and Champa streets) | 10, 28, 38, 43, 44 (15th and Stout streets) | 16FR (16th and Arapahoe streets)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 15: The Witcher in Concert

Paramount Theater

• Transit options:
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W Lines serve Union Station where customers can connect to the FreeRide to Glenarm Place to reach the Paramount Theater by foot. H and L Lines are temporarily suspended into the Downtown Loop due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: 1, 9, 10, 15/15L, 20, 44 (17th Street and Glenarm Place) | 16FR (16th Street and Glenarm Place)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 10: Atsuko Okatsuka – “The Big Bowl Tour
  • Oct. 12: Twin Peaks: A Conversation With The Stars
  • Oct. 13: Samin Nosrat – “Good Things: An Evening with Samin Nosrat”
  • Oct. 14: Elizabeth Gilbert – “An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert”
  • Oct. 15: I’m With Her – “Wild and Clear and Blue 2025”
  • Oct. 16: Ludovico Einaudi – “The Summer Portraits Tour”
  • Oct. 17: Leonid & Friends
  • Oct. 18: Killers of Kill Tony
  • Oct. 19: Golden Girls – “The Laughs Continue”
  • Oct. 21: Evil Dead in Concert
  • Oct. 23: Gary Allan
  • Oct. 24: Sarah Millican – “Late Bloomer”
  • Oct. 25: Jonathan Van Ness – “Hot & Healed”
  • Oct. 26: The Marshall Tucker Band
  • Oct. 30: Ninja Kidz – “Infinite Possibilities”
  • Oct. 31: Lukas Nelson – “The American Romance Tour”
    • Support: The Band Loula

The JunkYard

• Transit options:
  • Bus route: 9 (West 8th Avenue and Wyandot Street)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 17: Black Coffee

Mission Ballroom

• Transit options:
  • Commuter rail line: A (38th•Blake Station)
  • Bus route: 48 (Brighton Boulevard and 43rd Street)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: The Story So Far
    • Support: Neck Deep, Origami Angel and Pain Of Truth
  • Oct. 9: Hudson Westbrook – “Texas Forever Fall Tour ‘25”
    • Support: Jacob Stelly
  • Oct. 11: Pup and Jeff Rosenstock
    • Support: Ekko Astral
  • Oct. 12: Garbage – “Final North American Headline Tour”
    • Support: Starcrawler
  • Oct. 13: Addison Rae – “The Addison Tour”
  • Oct. 15: Ocean Alley
    • Support: Bird and Byron
  • Oct. 16: Matt Maeson
    • Support: Wells Ferrari
  • Oct. 17: Hamdi
    • Support: Digital Mystikz, Ivy Lab and Bushbaby
  • Oct. 18: SG Lewis – “Anemoia Live Tour 2025”
    • Support: Sofia Kourtesis
  • Oct. 20: Sombr – “The Late Nights and Young Romance Tour”
    • Support: Devon Gabriella
  • Oct. 21: Purity Ring
    • Support: Washed Out and Yuniverse
  • Oct. 23: Allen Stone and Ripe – “The Get Sweet Tour”
    • Support: Bombargo
  • Oct. 24: Blue October – “We Didn’t Die Young Tour”
    • Support: James and the Cold Gun
  • Oct. 25: Niko Moon – “American Palm Tour”
    • Support: David J
  • Oct. 26: Lil Tecca – “Dopamine: The Experience”
  • Oct. 28: Viagra Boys – “The Infinite Anxiety Tour of 2025”
    • Support: Black Lips
  • Oct. 29: Joey Bada** - “Dark Aura Tour”
    • Support: Ab-Soul and Rapsody
  • Oct. 30: Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991 – “Worship”
  • Oct. 31: Cloonee
    • Support: Sosa, Classmatic and DJ

Fillmore Auditorium

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 15/15L (Colfax Avenue and Ogden Street) | 12 (Corona Street and Colfax Avenue)
    • NOTE: Construction work on the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project may impact RTD service to this venue. Check Next Ride and Service Alerts for the latest updates before boarding.
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 9: Yung Lean – “Forever Yung Tour”
  • Oct. 10: The Beaches – “No Hard Feelings Tour”
    • Support: Annie DiRusso
  • Oct. 11: Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear – “Do The Reggae Tour”
  • Oct. 12: Chance the Rapper – “And We Back Tour”
  • Oct. 15: Kublai Khan TX
    • Support: Drain, Gideon and Guilt Trip
  • Oct. 16: GottMik and Violet Chachki – “The Knockout Tour: Violet vs. GottMik”
  • Oct. 18: Jawbreaker
    • Support: Texas Is the Reason and Runt
  • Oct. 21: Lorna Shore
    • Support: PeelingFlesh, The Black Dahlia Murder and Shadow of Intent
  • Oct. 24: Clave Especial – “Mija No Te Asustes Tour”
  • Oct. 25: Petey USA
    • Support: Alex Cameron
  • Oct. 28: The Band Camino – “The NeverAlways Tour”
    • Support: Almost Monday
  • Oct. 29: Grandson – “Inertia Tour”
    • Support: Ho99o9
  • Oct. 30: El Alfa – “El Ultimo Baile Tour”
  • Oct. 31: AFI
    • Support: TR/ST

Ogden Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 15/15L (Colfax Avenue and Ogden Street) | 12 (Corona Street and Colfax Avenue)
    • NOTE: Construction work on the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project may impact RTD service to this venue. Check Next Ride and Service Alerts for the latest updates before boarding.
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 10: Hazlett
    • Support: Lighthearted
  • Oct. 11: Bunt. – “In The Greater Round”
    • Support: Crispin
  • Oct. 14: Jeremy Zucker
    • Support: Bebe Stockwell
  • Oct. 16: Lecrae – “Reconstruction World Tour”
    • Support: Miles Minnick and Gio.
  • Oct. 17: Murder By Death – “Farewell Tour”
  • Oct. 18: Gemini Fourth
  • Oct. 19: Penny & Sparrow
    • Support: Erin Rae
  • Oct. 21: The Beta Band
  • Oct. 23: Zack Fox
  • Oct. 24: G Flip
    • Support: Beth McCarthy
  • Oct. 25: Molly Tuttle – “The Highway Knows Tour”
    • Support: Joshua Ray Walker and Cecilia Castleman
  • Oct. 27: Leisure
    • Support: Bay Ledges
  • Oct. 28: The Tallest Man On Earth
    • Support: The Still Tide
  • Oct. 29-30: Jesse Welles

Bluebird Theater

• Transit options:
  • Bus route: 15 (Colfax Avenue and Cook Street)
    • NOTE: Construction work on the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project may impact RTD service to this venue. Check Next Ride and Service Alerts for the latest updates before boarding.
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: Fly By Midnight – “The Fastest Time Of Our Lives”
    • Support: Moontower
  • Oct. 8: Quadeca
    • Support: Feardorian
  • Oct. 9: Birdtalker – “All Means, No End Tour”
    • Support: Boy Golden
  • Oct. 10: The Stews
    • Support: The Dirty Turkeys
  • Oct. 12: Night Tapes – “Portals // Polarities World Tour”
    • Support: Cult of Venus
  • Oct. 13: Cautious Clay
  • Oct. 15: Noah Floersch – “Somethin’ Bout A Tour”
    • Support: Kenzie Cait
  • Oct. 16: Willi Carlisle – “Winged Victory Tour”
    • Support: Olive Klug
  • Oct. 17: LTG
  • Oct. 18: Stop Light Observations
    • Support: Jack Fortune
  • Oct. 19: Patrick Wolf
  • Oct. 21: Destroyer – “Dan’s Boogie Tour”
  • Oct. 22: Rocco – “The Smoking Gun Tour”
    • Support: Rafayel
  • Oct. 24: GBH
    • Support: Slaughterhouse and The Mainliners
  • Oct. 26: Jack & Jack – “Symbiosis U.S. Tour”
    • Support: Edwin Honoret
  • Oct. 27: Thomas Day – “Denver Got A Thing About Her”
    • Support: Neriah
  • Oct. 28: Dogma – “Time To Be Free U.S. Tour 2025”
    • Support: Frayle
  • Oct. 30: Ethan Regan – “I Almost Graduated Tour”
    • Support: Palmyra
  • Oct. 31: Waylon Wyatt – “Out Of The Blue Tour”
    • Support: Colton Bowlin

Summit Music Hall

• Transit options:
  • Commuter rail lines: A, B, G, N (Union Station)
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Union Station)
  • Bus routes: 0, 9, 15, 20 (18th and Blake streets) | 52 (20th and Blake streets) | RX (20th and Larimer Street) | 38 (Lawrence and 20th streets) | 10, 19, 32, 120X, FF1, FF2, FF3, LD1, FMR, 16FR (Union Station)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: Bad Suns – “Acceleratour 2025”
    • Support: Joe P
  • Oct. 9: Elbow
    • Support: Barbara
  • Oct. 10: B.o.B – “‘Adventures of Bobby Ray’ 15th Anniversary Tour”
    • Support: Chiddy Bang
  • Oct. 11: Josh Meloy
    • Support: Marfa
  • Oct. 14: Dermot Kennedy – “A Promised Return: Special Intimate Tour”
    • Support: Haffway
  • Oct. 15: Matt Maltese – “Tour For You My Whole Life”
    • Support: Cornelia Murr
  • Oct. 16: Letlive
    • Support: Beauty School Dropout, Tigerwine and The Burial Plot
  • Oct. 17: Cyclops – “Cyclops Presents: Mile Eye II”
    • Support: G-Rex
  • Oct. 18: Stan Society – “Showgirl Tour”
  • Oct. 20: Balu Brigada – “Portal”
    • Support: Tommy Newport
  • Oct. 21: Sons of the East – “SONS World Tour 2025”
    • Support: Kim Churchill
  • Oct. 23: 6arelyhuman – “Digital Dancer Tour”
    • Support: Dev
  • Oct. 25: The Wombats – “Oh! The Ocean Tour”
    • Support: Red Rum Club and Only the Poets
  • Oct. 26-27: Insane Clown Posse
  • Oct. 29: Børns
  • Oct. 30: Sir Chloe
    • Support: Venus & The Flytraps
  • Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Itchy-O – “Hallowmass 2025”

Marquis Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Commuter rail lines: A, B, G, N (Union Station)
  • Light rail lines: D, E, W (Union Station)
  • Bus routes: 0, 9, 15, 20 (18th and Blake streets) | 52 (20th and Blake streets) | RX (20th and Larimer Street) | 38 (Lawrence and 20th streets) | 10, 19, 32, 120X, FF1, FF2, FF3, LD1, FMR, 16FR (Union Station)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 6: Pool Kids
    • Support: Truth Club and PONY
  • Oct. 7: Caroline Kingsbury and Maris
  • Oct. 8: BabyTron
    • Support: Sh***yBoyz, 100packsavy and DJ Machadellic
  • Oct. 9: The Chameleons – “Arctic Moon Tour 2025”
    • Support: The Veldt
  • Oct. 10: Elliott
  • Oct. 11: Amir Obe
  • Oct. 12: Off with Their Heads – “In Desolation 15th Anniversary”
    • Support: Arson Charge and SMUG
  • Oct. 13: Johnny Stimson
    • Support: Grant Terry
  • Oct. 15: Earthless
    • Support: Minami Deutsch
  • Oct. 17: Voilà – “The Magic Word Tour”
    • Support: Not a Toy
  • Oct. 18: Relate
    • Support: Out in Front, Capture This, Public Figure and Red40
  • Oct. 19: Strawberry Guy
    • Support: Fonteyn
  • Oct. 21: Boys Night Out
    • Support: Have Mercy, rosecoloredworld and My Body Sings Electric
  • Oct. 22: Layto
    • Support: Kode
  • Oct. 24: TORS
    • Support: Ber
  • Oct. 25: Destiny Bond
  • Oct. 29: Two-Piece
    • Support: Warmachine, Chain Gang, Accustomed to Suffering, BehindColoredGlass and Toe2Toe
  • Oct. 30: AK
  • Oct. 31: Koyo

Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

• Transit options:
  • Light rail line: Service temporarily suspended due the Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project
  • Bus routes: 38, 43 (California/Stout and 27th streets) | 12, 28 (Downing Street and 26th Avenue)
• NOTE: Concerts listed below are ONLY for Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom. Please visit https://www.cervantesmasterpiece.com to view performances at Cervantes’ Other Side.
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 9: Bullet Tooth
    • Support: Neumonic, Canary Yellow and Gloomi
  • Oct. 10: Squeaky Feet
    • Support: The Hip Snacks and Toadstool
  • Oct. 17: Greatful Shred
  • Oct. 18: Sam Trio and Octave Cat
    • Support: Groundloop
  • Oct. 19: Justin Silva
  • Oct. 23: Tee Grizzley – “Forever My Moment Tour”
  • Oct. 24: Marvel Years
    • Support: TF Marz, Louie Letdown and Eliptek
  • Oct. 25: Pete and Bas
    • Support: Delivery Boys
  • Oct. 30: The Dollop – “The Dollop Podcast Live”
  • Oct. 31: Eggy – “97.3 KBCO presents: Eggy Halloween 2025”
    • Support: Chalk Dinosaur

HQ

• Transit option:
  • Bus route: 0 (South Broadway and West Bayaud Avenue or South Lincoln Street and Bayaud Avenue)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: Blackbraid
    • Support: Lamp Of Murmuur and Dödsrit
  • Oct. 8: Demon Hunter – “There Was A Light Here Tour”
    • Support: War Of Ages, Convictions and Cultist
  • Oct. 9: Shonen Knife – “Everyone Happy U.S. Tour 2025”
    • Support: The Pack A.D.
  • Oct. 10: Signs Of The Swarm
    • Support: Mental Cruelty, Ten56, Carcosa and Face Yourself
  • Oct. 11: Electric Citizen
    • Support: Earth Tongue and Love Gang
  • Oct. 12: Leather Strip – “The Perfect F*****g Tour”
    • Support: Cervello Elettronico and eHpH
  • Oct. 14: Treasvre
    • Support: Cruel Morning, Sucio and DJ Niq V
  • Oct. 16: Scott H. Biram – “The Dirty Old One Man Band”
    • Support: Sasquatch & The Sick-A-Billys
  • Oct. 17: Riverboat Gamblers – “RKR MTN Ripper V (Day 1)”
    • Support: MF Ruckus, Hell Tupet, The Savage Blush, The Born Readies, The Teflon Dons, Vice Grip and Kobra Thighs
  • Oct. 18: White Lightning Company – “RKR MTN Ripper V (Day 2)”
    • Support: Criminal Kids, The Booze, Jesus Christ Taxi Driver, B***hflower, Sweet Nothin’, Wet Demin, Cheex, Battle Sights and Jaguar Stevens
  • Oct. 22: A Lot Like Birds
    • Support: Dwellings, Amarionette and Mella
  • Oct. 23: Skrilla – “The Z Tour”
  • Oct. 24: Revocation
    • Support: Judiciary, Inferi and Vomit Forth
  • Oct. 31: The Legendary Pink Dots
    • Support: Orbit Service, Dead Voices On Air and DJ Mudwulf

Hi-Dive

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 0/0L (South Lincoln Street and Bayaud Avenue or Broadway and West 1st Avenue) | 52 (West 1st Avenue and Bannock Street) | ART (South Cherokee Street and West Ellsworth Avenue)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: Master
    • Support: Ukko’s Hammer, Belltower and Insipidus
  • Oct. 8: Patrick Shiroishi – “Forgetting is Violent Tour”
    • Support: M. Sage
  • Oct. 9: Chase Cavanaugh
    • Support: Ladybird and Clementine Was Right
  • Oct. 10: Dylan Earl – “Level-Headed Even Smile”
    • Support: Esther Rose, Teddy and the Rough Riders, and The Pink Stones
  • Oct. 11: Bambara
    • Support: Midwife
  • Oct. 13: Acid Mothers Temple
    • Support: The Macks and Los Toms
  • Oct. 14: End It
    • Support: Clique, End of Dayz, No Right and Polish
  • Oct. 15: Shiner
    • Support: NoFauna and Brass Tags
  • Oct. 16: Goon
    • Support: Beaming and The Milk Blossoms
  • Oct. 17: Glueman – “Live at the Hi-Dive”
    • Support: The Nervous, Blood Oath and Supreme Joy
  • Oct. 18: Slow Caves
    • Support: Brūha and Tiny Tomboy
  • Oct. 19: Takaat
    • Support: Future Days, DJ Rougé and DJ Clark
  • Oct. 21: Meltt
    • Support: Jaguar Sun
  • Oct. 22: Juan Wauters
    • Support: Angel Band and DJ Caasique
  • Oct. 23: JJ Niceley
    • Support: Chella and The Charm, and The Gray Jays
  • Oct. 24: Peel Dream Magazine
    • Support: Wave Decay and Bellhoss
  • Oct. 25: Jarhead Fertilizer
    • Support: Sewerslide, Cronos Compulsion and Mournful Ruin
  • Oct. 26: Zookraught
    • Support: Dry Ice and Team Nonexistent
  • Oct. 29: L’éclair

The Oriental Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 44 (West 44th Avenue and Tennyson Street)
• NOTE: The following schedule for The Oriental contains concerts only, whether musicals, stand-up or podcasts. This venue has more events than listed below, such as winter sports film premieres, drag shows, cabarets and more. Visit https://www.theorientaltheater.com for a full list of events this month.
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 6: Dark Angel – “Extinction Level Event North America 2025”
    • Support: Sacred Reich, Vio-Lence, Midnight and Interceptor
  • Oct. 7: Nile
    • Support: Cryptopsy, The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Cognitive
  • Oct. 8: All Shall Perish
    • Support: Desmadre, Girl of Glass and Torture Hammer
  • Oct. 12: Talisk and Gardiner Brothers
    • NOTE: Double feature, check venue website for times
  • Oct. 15: Strung Out and Agnostic Front – “East Meets West Tour 2025”
  • Oct. 16: Vader and Kataklysm – “Carnival of Death Tour”
    • Support: Malevolent Creation and Skeletal Remains
  • Oct. 17: Bez Obmezhen – “Strong Hearts Tour”
  • Oct. 21: Plain White T’s and We The Kings – “Delilah vs. Juliet”
  • Oct. 24: Van Full of Nuns – “Pop Punk Nite halloween Party”
  • Oct. 29: Good Neighbours
    • Support: Nicky Youre
  • Oct. 30: Brain Candy Podcast – “Sarah & Susie’s SpOoOoOoOktacular Spectacle”

The Federal Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 31 (Federal Boulevard and West 38th Avenue) | 38 (West 38th Avenue and Federal Boulevard)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 10: Todd Barry
    • Support: Kate McLachlan
  • Oct. 11: Judah Cox – “Rock Against Violence for Evergreen High School”
  • Oct. 17: Velvet Daydream
    • Support: Doom City Drifters and Mr. KnowItAll
  • Oct. 18: Guttermouth
    • Support: Good Family and Trauma Czars
  • Oct. 24: Galactic Empire
    • Support: The Black Horsemen and Starfarer
  • Oct. 25: Kaash Paige – “R&B Jam Fest Vol. 20”
    • Support: Chris Cart3r, Merch, Nyelle Dana

Gothic Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 0 (South Broadway and Eastman Avenue or Englewood Parkway and South Acoma Street) | 0B (Englewood Parkway and South Acoma Street) | 12, 35 (Englewood Parkway and South Acoma Street or Girard Avenue and South Lincoln Street)
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 7: Mon Rovîa – “A Place To Gather Tour 2025”
    • Support: Khatumu
  • Oct. 8: Oliver Hazard & The Last Revel – “Head West”
  • Oct. 9: Durry – “Your Friend From The Real World”
    • Support: Gully Boys
  • Oct. 10: Cameron Whitcomb – “I’ve Got Options Tour”
    • Support: Danielle Finn
  • Oct. 11: Mirador
  • Oct. 12: Superchunk
    • Support: Cae Oats
  • Oct. 14: Stereolab
    • Support: Dorothea Paas
  • Oct. 16: Biohazard – “Judgment Night 2025”
    • Support: Onyx, Bayway and Swollen Teeth
  • Oct. 20: Geese
    • Support: Racing Mount, Pleasant
  • Oct. 21: Don Broco
    • Support: Capstan and sace6
  • Oct. 23: Wednesday
    • Support: Friendship
  • Oct. 24: Sunami and Scowl
    • Support: Nuovo Testamento, Whispers and Direct Threat
  • Oct. 25: The Altons & Thee Sinseers
    • Support: The McCharmlys
  • Oct. 29: Umi – “People Stories World Tour”
    • Support: Brandon Benjamin
  • Oct. 30: Todd Snider Band
  • Oct. 31: Like Moths To Flames
    • Support: Kingdom Of Giants, Acres and Heavensgate

Boulder Theater

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 204, 205, 208, 225/225D, DASH, JUMP, SKIP, BOLT, GS, NB1/2/3, FF1, FF2, FF5, AB1/AB2 (Downtown Boulder Station)
• NOTE: The events below are concerts only. There are other events this month at the Boulder Theater that are not concerts, such as movie premieres
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 8: Joan Osborne
  • Oct. 10: Super Diamond
  • Oct. 11: Circle Jerks – “Channel 93.3’s Punk Tacos”
    • Support: Adolescents and Negative Approach
  • Oct. 14: MICO – “Internet Hometown Hero World Tour”
    • Support: Vaultboy
  • Oct. 19: The Milk Carton Kids – “Sad Songs for the Off Season”
    • Support: Michaela Anne
  • Oct. 20: Fruit Bats
  • Oct. 23: Kam Patterson – “Kam Goes to College”
  • Oct. 24: The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
  • Oct. 25: Trevor Hall – “An Evening in a Blue Sky Mind”
  • Oct. 29: PROF – “Dirty Work Tour”
    • Support: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Reeves Junya and Willie Wonka
  • Oct. 31: Melvin Seals and JGB – “Liquid JPEG Halloween Light Show”

Fox Theatre

• Transit options:
  • Bus routes: 204, 225/225D, AB1, DASH, GS, SKIP (Broadway and Pleasant Street or Broadway and College Avenue)
• NOTE: The events below are concerts only. There are other events this month at the Fox Theatre that are not concerts, such as movie premieres
• Concerts:
  • Oct. 9: Bluehouse
    • Support: The Speeks and Squash
  • Oct. 10: Carbon Leaf – “I Want To be Leaf Tour 2025”
  • Oct. 11: The Stews
    • Support: The Dirty Turkeys
  • Oct. 12: Raynes
    • Support: Lennon VanderDoes
  • Oct. 14: MICO – “Internet Hometown Hero World Tour”
    • Support: Vaultboy
  • Oct. 16: Arkansauce
    • Support: Tonewood String Band
  • Oct. 17: Stop Light Observation
    • Support: Black Moon Howl and Jack Fortune
  • Oct. 18: Two.S and Doubletake
  • Oct. 19: Andy Falco and Travis Book
  • Oct. 23: Grove
    • Support: Huck n’ Pray and Legally Blind
  • Oct. 24: Wookiefoot with A-Mac & The Height
  • Oct. 25: Thunderboogie
    • Support: Phoebe Nix
  • Oct. 30: Heyz – “Heyz’d and Confused Tour”
    • Support: Gardella, Hami, Shwilly and Dubv
  • Oct. 31: Vincent Antone