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Halloween & Trick or Treating Guide

Trunk or Treats, Halloween Carnivals, Fall Festivals, Costume Contests and More in LaPlata County

By Ashleigh Bennett - Macaroni KID Durango Publisher October 9, 2024

The Macaroni KID Durango HALLOWEEN & FALL FESTIVAL Fun Guide has everything your family needs to make the most of all the fun and excitement this season brings. From Fall Festivals to Parades, Trunk or Treats, Coloring Contest you'll find it all here.

Look for the fallen leaf (🍂), ghost (👻) or jack-o-lantern (🎃) emojis on our monthly calendar to quickly identify a Fall or Halloween event.

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Saturday, October 12th

🎃Fall Swap & Trunk or Treat

Harley Davidson Durango

11:00AM - 3:00 PM - All Ages - FREE!

Trunk or treat & stock up on colder weather riding gear.

Saturday, October 12th

🍎16th Annual Apple Days Festival

Durango Farmer Market

9:00AM - 1:00 PM - All Ages - FREE!

Family fun games, cider, pie eating contest and more!

Saturday, October 19th

🎃Spooktacular Arts & Crafts Event & Trick or Treating

Florida Grange

10:00AM - 3:00 PM - All Ages - FREE!

Handmade gifts, face painting, trick or treating & door prizes.


 Thursday, October 24th

🎃Durango DEVO Halloween Party

Durango Rec Center (Meet up) - Powerhouse Science Museum

4:00 - 6:30 PM - All Ages - FREE!

Show off your amazing costume get up in this parade from Durango Rec Center along the Animas Trail ending with a spooktacular gathering with games, food, pie throwing and more!


 Friday, October 25th

🎃Cafe au Play's Halloween Party

Durango Cafe au Play

11:00AM - 1:00 PM - 0-4 - FREE!

Show costumes, decorate pumpkins in this Halloween celebration for littles!


👻Bayfield Schools Fall Festival

Bayfield Intermediate School

5:00PM - 7:30 PM 

Ages 2-10 - $2 or Box of Tissue/Clorox Wipes!

Costume Contest, Trick or Treating, Music and Carnival Games


👻Haunted Carnival Haunted House (All Ages)

Bayfield High School

6:00PM - 10:00 PM 

All Ages 

$10 - 12 and under 

$15 - Everyone else

A haunted house that is deemed "Scary not Scary" for the whole family.


👻Three Nights of Terror Haunted House

Multi- Purpose Building, Ignacio

6:00PM - 11:00 PM 

$13

A ghoulish haunted house made to scare your socks off!


 Saturday, October 26th 

🎃Trick or Treat @ The Market 

TBK Bank, Durango

9:00AM - 1:00PM - All Ages - FREE!

Trick or Treating, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Music, Food and Kids Crafts and Games 

🎃 Three Springs Fall Festival

Three Springs Plaza, Durango

11:00 - 2:00 - All Ages - FREE!

Trick or treating, pumpkin decorating, coloring contest, face painting, a scavenger hunt, games and all sorts of Halloween and Fall themed family fun in Durango.

🎃Frank N Stein Event

Joe Stephenson Park

All Ages - FREE

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Music in the park with games, food and more!

🎃Trunk or Treat @ Harley Davidson

Durango Harley Davidson  

4:00 - 8:00 PM - All Ages - FREE!

Bring your trunk, some candy or just your costume and trunk or treat around the Harley Davidson North Parking lot.

🎃LaPlata County Fairground Trunk or Treat Contest 

LaPlata County Fairgrounds
12:00 - 9:00 PM - All Ages - FREE
This early afternoon event will have decorated cars and trucks and lots of goodies for the kiddos - games, candy, food and prizes for 1st & 2nd Place best decorated cars and trucks.

🍂 Fall Festival

Fox Fire Farms
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM - All Ages - FREE
Music, games, pumpkin decorating, dancing, corn hole, silent auction and more!

👻Three Nights of Terror Haunted House

Multi- Purpose Building, Ignacio

6:00PM - 11:00 PM 

$13

A ghoulish haunted house made to scare your socks off!

 Thursday, October 31st 

👻Mill Street Trick or Treat

Mill Street, Bayfield

4:00 - 5:00 - All Ages - FREE!

Many businesses on Mill Street in Bayfield, CO will be handing out candy! This is a perfect event for littles or bigs to stock up on loads of candy and see the faces of our local business owners and trick or treat with those who may not join them that evening.

👻Downtown Durango's Children's Halloween and Carnival

Downtown Main Street & TBK Bank Parking Lot, Durango

4:00 - 6:00 PM - 10 & Under Main - 14 & Under TBK Trunk or Treat - FREE!

Join in the Halloween fun and festivities as 75-100 participating businesses on Main Ave and 2nd Ave in Durango, CO will hand out goodies to kiddos 10 and under in costumes. This fun and safe opportunity to trick or treat is a fun way to spend the evening. 

TBK Bank of Durango and the Boys and Girls Club of Durango is also providing a Trunk or Treat Carnival with games, candy and prizes for kids 14 and under. 

👻Vallecito Trunk or Treat

Vallecito Church, Bayfield CO

4:00PM - 6:00PM - All Ages - FREE!

Family fun event with food and trunk or treating up at the lake! 

👻Three Night of Terror Haunted House

Multi- Purpose Facility, Ignacio, CO

6:00 - 11:00PM - Ages per Parental Discretion - $13/person

Ignacio has a Haunted House available to scare your socks off this year. Make sure to come and see what the Southern Ute Tribe has put together to celebrate the Halloween holiday. 

🎃Goosebumps Halloween Festival

Sky Ute Casino Event Center, Ignacio

6:00 - 9:00 PM - All Ages - FREE! (some booths may charge)

Games booths & prizes, a costume contest for all ages 0-4 years, 4-8 years, 9-12 years,13-17 years, 18-59 years, 60+ years and Family categories. Great prizes and a fun way to spend Halloween night.


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