Must-Hit Spots for a Queer Halloween in Denver
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It’s our favorite time of year boys, girls, thems, and queers. If you’re hot and vaxxed, and oh-so-ready to get steamy in the Mile High City, here are some of the best Halloween events going on this weekend to get into a bit of naughty-nice, trick-or-treat trouble. Get dressed up, or go out just as you are; all are welcome to roam the creepy streets of Denver this weekend.
All Weekend
Welcome to Room 629 @XBAR
Thursday 10/28: Lip Sync Thursdays w/ Bethany & Tiffany
Friday 10/29: Welcome to Room 629 w/ Lisa Frank 666
Saturday 10/30: #BRUNCHonColfax w/ Special Guest Hosts | Verified w/ Denali (RuPaul’s Drag Race – Season 13) & Kelela C.)
Sunday 10/31: #BRUNCHonColfax w/ Special Guest Hosts | THE HOUSE w/ X Bar Resident Artists
Creepshow @ Tracks
From The Boulet Brothers to a naughty night for 18+, leave it up to Tracks Nightclub to pull out all the stops this spooky season.
Thursday 10/28: Tales From the Club: 18+
Friday 10/29: Drag Nation: Creepshow ft. The Boulet Brothers, Roxxxy Andrews, and Melissa Befierce
Monsterbator @Trade
The weekend just got hotter with all the sexy, scary events at Trade, and kinky and fetish folks need apply! Remember, when it comes to weekends at Trade, the less you dress, the better.
Thursday 10/28: Skivvy Stripdown
Friday 10/29: Monsterbator
Saturday 10/30: Spooky
Sunday 10/31: Halloween Beer Bust
Twisted Circus @ The Triangle
Party sundown to sunup with The Triangle, who is hosting a slew of Halloween events. Get dressed up for the circus, and let your freak flag fly this weekend. If you’re not ready to call it a night by 2 a.m. on Halloween, don’t fret because they’ve got you with a legal, after-hours dance party that goes through Monday morning!
Thursday 10/28: Disco Circus
Friday 10/29: Freak Show
Saturday 10/30: Twisted Circus Halloween with DJ Isis Muratech
Sunday 10/31: XXXTra Afterhours (2 a.m. – 6 a.m.)
Denver Sweet
Things just got sweeter at Denver’s bear bar. Get ready to monster mash the nights away with amazing music, the cutest of costumes, and the sultriest of sins.
Friday 10/29: STUDD Leather Social
Saturday 10/30: Monster Mash Halloween ft. DJ Buddy Bravo
Sunday 10/31: Halloween Charity Brunch and Beer Bust
Blush & Blu
Get the squad together, and hit the Colfax queer space that is hosting a Halloween karaoke party on Thursday night and a dance party on Saturday.
Even More Events:
Friday
The Patient Zeros Halloween Show @ HQ
Catch some live music before you hit them streets with Denver-based The Patient Zeros, also featuring Dayton Stone and the Undertones, and Big Ol’ Pony. Get your punk and rock ‘n’ roll fix with costume prizes, comedy, and headbanging galore at Denver’s hottest new music venue.
Saturday
12th Annual Paranormal Palace @ McNichols Building
The entire building has been taken over for this dress-to-impress Halloween Ball. With a Britney Spears cover band, fierce food trucks, and a chance at winning $2,000 in the costume contest, Denver has gotten queer in all the right places. Bonus: This is a charity event for HUMANKINDness Project, 501(c)3, who is changing the world through positivity and action.
Family Friendly
BOOnion Station Trick-or-Treat Parade @ Union Station
On Thursday, October 28, all of Denver’s costumed characters, both little and adult-sized are invited to take part in the 7th annual BOOnion Station Trick-or-Treat Parade. The free, family-friendly celebration will feature trick-or-treating, mini-train rides, balloon artists, face painting, and more. The parade will begin at 5 p.m., with prizes awarded for first, second, and third place overall best costumes.
Halloween Fest @ Downtown Aquarium
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