By Ylice Golden|Published on 10/5/2025
Community, Culture, and Color: From Spooky to Soulful in the Down Valley
From family-friendly fun to community fundraisers – Glenwood’s Halloween lineup lights up the Down Valley.
Spooky Fun: Glenwood’s Halloween Happenings
Glenwood Springs Halloween Spooktacular & Spooky Skate
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2 – 6 PM | Location: Community Center, 100 Wulfsohn Rd, Glenwood Springs
Enjoy carnival games, prizes, bounce houses, a haunted maze, and a Little Monsters Zone for the youngest trick-or-treaters. Afterward, lace up for the Spooky Skate – the first ice session of the season. Costumes encouraged.
American Legion Spooktacular Halloween Party
Date: Thursday, October 31, doors 5 PM – late | Location: American Legion Post, Glenwood Springs
A Halloween celebration that gives back – all proceeds help send Disabled Veterans to the 40th Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in the Roaring Fork Valley.
- Live Music: 432One Band at 8 PM
- Costume Contest: 9 PM with prizes
- Snacks and community sponsors
Suggested Donation: $10 | Info/Sponsorships: Jackie at 970-618-4018
Hotel Colorado Halloween Ball
Date: Friday, October 24, 7 PM | Location: Hotel Colorado, 526 Pine Street, Glenwood Springs
An elegant evening for grown-ups: DJ and dancing, a horror-film screening in the Colorado Ballroom, ghost tours of the hotel, and a costume contest. Ticketed event.
Color, remembrance, and connection – Carbondale’s Dí a de los Muertos events celebrate community and memory.
From Spooky to Soulful: Celebrating Dí a de los Muertos
Dí a de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to honor loved ones who have passed, filling streets and plazas with marigolds, candles, painted faces, and joyful remembrance. The Carbondale community’s annual celebration has become a beloved Down-Valley tradition, weaving art, food, music, and memory into one unforgettable evening.
Carbondale Clay Center: U-Paint-It Calavera Party
Date: Saturday, November 1, 10 AM – 1 PM | Location: Carbondale Clay Center, 135 Main St
A bilingual, free event where families can decorate clay skulls (calaveras) crafted by local artists. Finished pieces are fired and displayed during Carbondale’s First Friday Dí a de los Muertos celebration.
Learn more at carbondaleclay.org
Carbondale Arts: Valleywide Dí a de los Muertos Celebration
Date: Friday, November 7, 5 – 9 PM | Location: Main Street and 4th Street Plaza, Carbondale
A vibrant procession from the Third Street Center through town ends with music, food, and dancing at 4th Street Plaza. Expect community ofrendas (altars), traditional pan de muerto, face-painting, live performances, and art throughout downtown.
How to Participate: Bring a photo or memento of a loved one to add to the shared ofrenda.
Full schedule at carbondalearts.com
Build-Up Events
- October 5 – Skeleton Puppet Workshop at The Launchpad (ages 8+)
- November 2 – Pan de Muerto baking at the Carbondale Community Oven
- November 6 – Family movie night: COCO at The Crystal Theatre
These celebrations remind us that community does not just happen – it is created through participation. Volunteer, contribute, and celebrate together – from spooky to soulful.
Aspen Glenwood MLS celebrates the people and places that make the Roaring Fork Valley home.