Last updated Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, October 31, which means a full-day, no-school-tomorrow kind of night. Here's what's on around Littleton's 80127, Ken Caryl, and the edges we can see from the Hogback: trunk-or-treats, pumpkins and the corn maze, and what the towns do and don't say about trick-or-treat hours. Every event date and time here comes from the organizer's own listing, checked on the date at the top. Events get added as they're announced and pruned as they pass, and the free Friday newsletter gets each change first.
I'm putting together a reader-built map of the best Halloween houses around Littleton and Ken Caryl. To add yours, email [email protected] (or reply to the newsletter) with the address, what to look for, which nights it's lit, and whether it's treats, decorations, or both. Your own house goes on the public map by address. If you're telling me about a neighbor's house, I'll list it by street name only unless the owner writes in themselves. The house list runs in the October 30 newsletter.
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Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns, through November 1
West Alamo Place at South Lee Street, a reader's pick, north of Bowles and west of Kipling
West Roxbury Avenue at South Kline Street and at South Nelson Street, a reader's pick, west of Kipling between Coal Mine and Ken Caryl
11418 West Roxbury Avenue, sent in by the owner, at South Robb Street, west of Kipling between Coal Mine and Ken Caryl. They say it's lit most nights, with fog and more on October 30 and 31
Wood Sorrel at West Bowles Avenue, a reader's pick, east of Wadsworth, where the whole front yard is pirate themed
Halloween Costume Parade, Bemis Public Library, Friday, October 30, 11 AM to noon, on the front lawn at 6014 South Datura Street. Kids of any age dress up for storytimes, then walk an outdoor path through the park collecting treats. A Friday morning, so it suits the little ones not in school yet.
Trunk or Treat Street, Foothills Bible Church, Saturday, October 31, 10 AM to 2 PM, outside at 6100 South Devinney Way, just south of Bowles. All are invited, the trunks are for kids age 2 through sixth grade, every kid with an adult, and the page has a sign-up link. Food trucks, face painting, inflatables, and a photo booth. It's over by 2 and Southwest Plaza's starts at 4, so a kid could do both.
Mall-Wide Trick-or-Treating, Southwest Plaza, Saturday, October 31, 4 to 7 PM. The mall's own events page lists it for Halloween itself.
Chatfield Farms corn maze, 8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road. Denver Botanic Gardens' farm along Deer Creek runs it Fridays through Sundays, September 18 through November 1, 9 to 5. Adults $22, seniors $20, kids 3 to 15 $14, and a mini maze for the younger kids. Tickets are online only. On costumes, the Gardens' own pages differ. The ticket page, and the corn-maze page's own what-to-wear answer, say Halloween masks and costumes aren't permitted on the premises. The same page's rules say no Halloween masks for anyone 16 and older, and that children in costumes are allowed. The farm's gardens are open daily for regular admission the rest of the week.
Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns, Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive. A lit trail of thousands of hand-carved pumpkins, select nights through November 1, rain or shine, tickets online. For the rest of the run it's Tuesday through Sunday, no Mondays. Start times are between 5:30 and 6:30 PM, and it ends at 10:30 on Fridays and Saturdays and 9:30 the rest of the week, except 9 PM on the closing night.
Jared's Nursery on West Bowles posted on October 4 that it has "locally grown pumpkins and cornstalks," plus "a free maze and kids games." Its site also lists a fall sale.
The Halloween Creature-fest at the Carson Nature Center in South Platte Park is Saturday, October 31, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. It's free, South Suburban takes sign-ups online (it takes an account), and the sign-ups were full, with a waitlist open, as of the date at the top.
Mission Hills Church's Halloween Bash is the one thing on this page built for middle schoolers. It runs Friday, October 30, 6 to 9 PM, at the church's Littleton Campus, 620 SouthPark Drive, north of County Line Road and west of Broadway. It's for 6th to 8th graders only, with carnival rides, a silent disco and Nerf Warz. You register online ahead, no walk-ups, and the $35 is nonrefundable.
Neither the City of Littleton nor Jefferson County publishes official trick-or-treat hours, and neither does Ken-Caryl Ranch or TrailMark, at least not anywhere I could find. The sun sets at 6 PM on the 31st and it's dark by about 6:30. The clocks fall back at 2 AM Sunday, November 1, so Halloween night comes with an extra hour of sleep. It's a Saturday this year, so expect the doorbells to start early, and the porch lights decide when it's over.
Hosting a trunk-or-treat that isn't here, or know of one? Tell me: [email protected]. Organizer listings go up the day I can verify them on your own page.
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