Trick-or-treating in Fruita and Delta, Montrose's Candy Crawl, a ballet at the Asteria, costume parties in Grand Junction and the Rim Rock Marathon. Here is what is happening on the Western Slope this Halloween weekend.
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and the Western Slope is making a weekend of it. Fruita and Delta open their streets to trick-or-treaters on Friday, Montrose throws its Candy Crawl on Saturday, and Grand Junction's costume parties run both nights. Add a ballet at the Asteria, a marathon on Rim Rock Drive, and clocks that fall back an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, and you have a weekend worth planning.
Trick or Treat Street takes over downtown Fruita from 3 to 6 p.m., with local businesses handing out candy. It is free.
In Grand Junction, the Trunk-or-Treat Spooktacular at Grand Villa (2680 N. 15th St.) starts at 3 p.m. Studt Farms is open 3 to 9 p.m.
Colorado West Ballet performs Frankenstein at the Asteria Theatre (864 Bunting Ave.) at 7 p.m. Tickets are through Colorado Mesa University.
Nightmare on Elm Ave, a free backyard haunted house at 1920 Elm Ave., runs 7 to 9 p.m. Halloween A-Go-Go 3 starts at 7 p.m. at Copeka Coffee.
At the Mesa Theater (538 Main St.), Metalachi plays with doors at 7 p.m. and the show at 8. The Oxymorons also throw a Halloween party Friday evening at Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar.
Early risers can catch the Spooktacular Halloween Horse Show at the Mesa County Fairgrounds, which starts at 8 a.m. The Fruita Farmers & Makers Market opens at 8:30 a.m. at 325 E. Aspen Ave.
Teddy Morse's Grand Junction Harley-Davidson (2747 Crossroads Blvd.) hosts Halloween at Harley from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PumpkinFest at Studt Farms runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dog lovers have a good one: the Pit Bull Kisses Halloween Pittie Party at Whitewater Hill Vineyards runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It benefits the Roice-Hurst Humane Society. Dogs of all kinds are welcome, admission is listed as free, and purchases of Pit Bull Kisses wine benefit the organization.
Bookcliff Baptist Church (2702 Patterson Rd.) holds a Fall Festival from 1 to 3 p.m. Halloween Harvest #4 at Las Colonias Park runs 1 to 7 p.m., with trunk-or-treat from 5 to 7 p.m.
Frankenstein returns to the Asteria at 2 and 7 p.m. Halloween A-Go-Go 3 is at 6 p.m. at Copeka Coffee, and Aliens & Outlaws, a Halloween EDM dance party, runs 8 to 11:45 p.m. at Warehouse25sixty-five. Nightmare on Elm Ave is open 7 to 10 p.m.
The 30th Rim Rock Marathon & Half takes over Colorado National Monument. The full marathon starts at 7:30 a.m. and the half at 9 a.m., though the organizer notes times are subject to change. If you are heading up Rim Rock Drive that morning, plan around it. Details are at the Grand Junction Sports Commission.
The Candy Crawl fills downtown Montrose on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. Main Street is closed from Townsend to Park from 1 to 6 p.m., and the city expects about 1,500 trick-or-treaters.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is open Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We could not confirm the rest of this weekend's Halloween lineup in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Rifle or Basalt in time for publication.
Main Street Trick or Treat runs Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. between 2nd and 7th streets. Kids 5 and under go first at 2, and all ages begin at 3. Details are on the city of Delta's calendar.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Set your clocks back an hour, and enjoy the extra sleep.
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