Though some events will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, some Halloween festivities have been scared up in the Loveland area this year. Here’s what we know of so far.
Drive-Thru Trick or Treat
What is being called NoCo’s Greatest Drive-Thru Trick or Treat Experience will take place at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland.
A socially distanced Halloween event for families, it will offer kids a chance to trick-or-treat safely from their car window. Families will slowly drive through a long series of vignettes decorated by local businesses, schools and nonprofits.
There will be significant COVID safety measures in place.
The event will be free to all guests who register.
For details, visit thompsontef.org/drive-thru-trick-or-treat.
The Return of The Blob
Backstage Rialto and the Rialto Theater will host a week of historical ghost tours, a Ghoul’s Gala, and a screening of the 1958 thriller “The Blob” at the theater at 228 E. Fourth St. in Loveland.
Titled, The Return of the Blob: A Rialto Adventure, the festivities will include a tour of the historic Rialto Theater that reveals the haunted history and legends of this historical site at 7 p.m. Monday- Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Tickets are $15. A virtual version of the tour also will be available.
The Ghoul’s Gala features a VIP reception with refreshments, followed by masked Halloween fun before the 1958 Steve McQueen cult movie favorite “The Blob.” The gala starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Tickets are $160 for four or $240 for six people, and includes the movie.
The movie will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets for the showing only are $13.
Fifteen-minute time slots for tarot card readings are being offered Oct. 26-31. Tickets are $20.
The Rialto also has several other seasonal movies on tap, including: “Poltergeist” at 7 p.m. Oct. 16, “Hotel Transylvania” at 2 p.m. Oct. 17, “Clue” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17, “Young Frankenstein” at 7 p.m. Oct. 29, and “Halloween” at 10 p.m. Oct. 31. All showings are $3.
The silent film “Phantom of the Opera” with live accompaniment will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 31. Tickets are $8.
The theater will be taking COVID-19 precautions.
Many of the events are part of Backstage Rialto’s October fundraising efforts for the Rialto Theater. Proceeds raised from The Return of The Blob: A Rialto Adventure Event will directly support theater programming and facility upgrades.
For details, call 970-962-2120 or visit rialtotheatercenter.org.
HAAunted House
Harrington Arts Alliance will present its annual HAAunted House at 6-11 p.m. Oct. 16-17, Oct. 23-24, and Oct. 30-31, with a kids day event on Oct. 31 at noon-4 p.m. at the theater at 575 N. Denver Ave., Loveland.
Tickets need to be purchased in advance and there is limited capacity so the staff can follow safety protocols, organizer Brittany Harrington said.
Tickets are $12 for ages 11 and under and $15 for ages 12-plus. All tickets for the afternoon Kids Day haunted house are $5.
Reserve tickets at lovelandhauntedhouse.com.
Pumpkin Patch
Osborn Farm’s pumpkin patch will be open daily at 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weather and crop permitting, at 1230 S. Boise Ave., Loveland.
There will be no vendors, hay rides or barrel trains this year, but families can select pumpkins from the field as well as gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, straw bales and mums. Coffee trucks will be onsite on weekends.
Due to COVID-19, people who have been exposed to the disease or who have any symptoms are asked to stay home. The farm asks people to pay with credit cards if possible, and they will be required to wear a mask during check out and to respect others and maintain safe social distancing at all times in the parking lot, barnyard and pumpkin patch.
For details, visit osborn.farm or facebook.com/OsbornFarm1861.
Cemetery Crawl
The Johnstown Historical Society will present a Cemetery Crawl guided tour of the Johnstown Cemetery, sharing the secrets and stories of the hidden gem at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the cemetery at 23101 County Road 13, Johnstown.
Costumes are welcome. The event is suitable for families.
Reservations are requested.
Cost is $5 per family or $2 per person.
For this outside walking tour, emphasis is on safety. The event will be canceled if the health situation worsens. Since this is an outdoor event, mask should be worn when it is not possible to maintain proper social distancing at all times.
For reservations, visit bit.ly/3mPvg4t.
‘In the Pines’
LuneAseas will present “In the Pines,” an immersive performance hike based on true stories of hauntings, murder and the supernatural from Colorado at 7-9 p.m. Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25 at the secluded Lemmon Staggs Homestead near Interstate 25 in east Fort Collins.
Each story is told with live music, theater, circus, interactive visual art or dance that people can enjoy like they would a haunted house maze. Due to the scary nature of some of the stories organizers give it a PG-13 rating.
Hikes last about one hour.
Tickets are $25 per person.
The location of the homestead will be revealed upon reservation.
For details, visit luneaseas.org/inthepines.
Halloween Eye Ball
The Eye Center of Northern Colorado will present the 2020 Virtual Halloween Eye Ball at 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
As past Eye Balls have, the event will raise funds for the Ensight Skills Center to help people suffering vision loss.
It will include a Hocus Focus Dance Competition with a cash prize of $200 each, and costume contests for adults, kids and pets, also with cash prizes, and an online auction.
Cost is $30 for the Hocus Focus Dance Competition and $25 for costume contest or $50 for both.
There is no entry fee for kids or pet costume contest.
To participate, register for the event on Zoom meetings. Register at bit.ly/33IPt4u.
For details or to email submissions, email Melody@ensightskills.org with the subject Eye Ball Contest 2020.
Pumpkins on Parade
The Gardens at Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins, will hold Pumpkins on Parade at 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23-25.
The fun-for-all-ages celebration of Halloween and the harvest will feature the center’s first-ever Community Carved Pumpkin Contest and hundreds of pumpkins and gourds arranged across The Gardens in artistic displays.
There also will be giant pumpkins on site, and food from a food truck and beer and wine available for purchase.
Kids under 12 will take home a candy-free goodie bag. Costumes are encouraged.
All ages and skill levels are welcome to enter the pumpkin-carving contest. It’s free to enter and winners will be awarded fun prizes in a variety of categories. Participants must provide their own pumpkins.
Event tickets are $10 for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 5-11 and free to kids under 5, available at fcgov.com/gardens/pumpkins.
Treatsylvania
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Treatsylvania with a modified, COVID-friendly event at 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 28-31 with an evening session at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 as well, at The Farm at Lee Martinez Park, 600 N. Sherwood, Fort Collins.
Kids will enjoy a not-so-spooky barn, photo opportunities, Halloween-themed maze, and trick or treating.
Due to COVID precautions, a limited number of Treatsylvania reservations are available on a first come, first served basis. Group reservations will not be accommodated.
Reservations may only be made for those in your household. Adult attendance is limited to one adult per child attendee to ensure physical distancing requirements are maintained, and to keep the event running efficiently.
For information or to make reservations, visit bit.ly/32Yp0zh.
Organizers of other events can be included in listings closer to Halloween by emailing their information to news@reporter-herald.com.
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