Family Fun Events In Colorado This Fall
As the weather begins to cools and the leaves change from green to yellow, many Coloradans get outside to enjoy the last bit of decent weather before the snow hits. Fall in Colorado is beautiful and quite honestly short, the days in between summer and winter seem to be limited, so be sure you and your family are enjoying fall and all of the fun fall events!
The best part about Colorado is the endless amount of activities and events going on throughout the entire year, and fall is no exception! If you are looking to get out with the family a few more times before the snow starts falling, you have many different options!
At Resurrection Christian School, we value family and encourage our students and their families to spend evenings and weekends exploring, learning, and making memories together. During the week of October 23 to the 30, your kiddos will be on fall break, meaning you will have plenty of time to visit amazing places, go to events, and enjoy quality family time.
There are many great events and places to visit around Northern Colorado this fall! In this blog, we are going to go over some of the events your family may enjoy and the places that you will love visiting! Read on to learn more about fall in Colorado.
National Fossil Day
On October 12 the University of Colorado Boulder Natural History Museum will be hosting an event for you and your fossil loving kiddos! Trilobite of Fun allows your children to view real trilobite fossils, as well as make their own to bring home. After your child has explored the trilobite fossils, you can bring them over to the Paleontology Hall to learn about other fossils and to the BioLounge to gain knowledge about condors. This is a great event for your elementary age children, allowing them to learn about different fossils and create something they can bring home!
Harvest Farm Fall Festival
October is the perfect time to head for the farm! Get in the fall spirit and head to Harvest Farm for their 15th Annual Fall Festival. This is going on every weekend throughout October, allowing you to have multiple chance to get your family together for some corn maze and pumpkin patch fun! This event has a little bit of everything, meaning that you will always find something to do and can go multiple time during the month for additional family fun. The Harvest Farm Fall Festival attractions include:
- Corn maze
Hay wagon ride- Petting zoo
- Yard games
- Obstacle course
- Corn cannons
- And so much more!
Be sure to check out the full list of the activities and attractions that the Harvest Farm has to offer. They even have featured activities throughout the month, including Day of Dance on Oct. 7, Denver Broncos Day on Oct. 14, and Artisan Market and Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides on Oct. 21. Find the featured activity that you and your family will enjoy and plan your weekend of farm fun!
Mad Science Day
This event may be a bit of a drive, but if you are in the Colorado Springs area on Oct. 28, be sure to head to the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The Mad Science Day involves many activities, space and science fiction Halloween fun, crafts, movies and so much more! This is a great place to bring your children that will allow them to enjoy a mix of science and Halloween activities, allowing them to learn a thing or two. They can spend time in the Mars Robotic Laboratory, take part in the Space and Sci-Fi Scavenger Hunt, and explore different labs! This is a fun family event that is educational and exciting for the kiddos.
MonsterDash Run & Kids Races
This is a great event for the entire family! The MonsterDash, which will be held in Denver, includes a festival expo, a 10K race, 5k fun run, and three different kid races. After the races, there will be a continental breakfast, award ceremony, costume contest, pie eating contest, and trick-or-treating! This is a great event for the entire family, allowing your older kids to take part in the 10k or 5k run and your little ones to enjoy the kid races and trick-or-treating. Spend the weekend running and enjoy Halloween fun!
CSU Homecoming and Family Weekend
If you are your family are Colorado State University fans, spend Oct. 13 and 14 celebrating homecoming weekend! On Oct. 13, the homecoming parade and festival will take place. Head to the Oval for a festive CSU celebration and then get ready to enjoy the parade! The event doesn’t end there though! After the parade, head over to the west lawn for the Friday Night Lights celebration with a pep rally, bonfire, fireworks, and lighting of the A. This is a fun event for the entire family and your high schoolers may just realize how awesome CSU is and decide to apply there! But even if they don’t, this is still a fun event to go to and show your support to local teams and meet new people!
On Oct. 14, spend the day watching the homecoming game at the new on-campus stadium. Then head to the old stadium to take part in the Homecoming 5k Race. This is a family fun event and also includes a kids fun run that is led by CAM the Ram. Show your college spirit throughout the CSU homecoming weekend and enjoy all of these fun events.
Those are only a few of the many different events going on in the area. You can find more events listed here that can fill up your fall schedule! Now we will go over some of the places that you and your family can go that are fun and can enhance the fall spirit.
Rocky Mountain National Park
This is one of the best times to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park. During this season, the leaves on the aspen trees transform the forest view to a golden horizon, standing out boldly against the pine trees. The green and gold colors blend with trees that are turning red and create a beautiful scenery that you just can’t miss. Your family will love heading up into the gorgeous national park and will be amazed at how colorful and amazing the area looks. If you head up soon (and early in the morning), you may be able to witness the elk bugling. The magnificent creatures roam freely throughout the fields of RMNP and are always fun to see in the fall.
There are also many different hikes in RMNP, with trails leading to gorgeous lakes and easy paths that wind through the forest. You are sure to find a hike or a trail that is perfect for your family and allows you to explore more of the beautiful state you live in! Your kids may love it so much that it could even become an annual family tradition!
Estes Park
On your way back from RMNP, be sure to stop in Estes for some more fun. This popular mountain town has a lot to offer. Walk down the street to find hidden mom and pop shops, family run ice cream shops, and restaurants that are one-of-a-kind. Estes also offers a ton of wilderness to explore with trails hidden throughout the town and a crumbled old building tucked at the top of a hill. Take a few hours to explore this town and find hidden gems that only residents may know about!
Since it is close to Halloween, your family may even enjoy taking a detour to the famous Stanley Hotel. Walk through the halls of the haunted hotel and take a ghost tour for some fun family spooks! The Stanley Hotel is a gem to the Estes Park area and is always a fun place to explore.
There are also many events going on in Estes throughout the fall, so be sure to check out and of the events going on when you are in the area. Some of these events include a pumpkin festival, vintage market days, and more! Check out the Estes Community Calendar to find fun events during your trip to Estes.
Along with RMNP and Estes park, fall is a great time to go on beautiful hikes in many different areas. Head up the Poudre, hike to the top of Horsetooth, or find mini trails along the foothills. Pumpkin patches and corn mazes are also fun for the family and are perfect for fall activities. You could make it a goal to hit as many corn mazes as possible this fall. There are many different fall activities, events, and places that can help you get in the spirit and enjoy some time in the great outdoors before the snow shows up for the winter.
Colorado falls don’t last as long as we would like, that is why we want you and your family to spend as much time enjoying the fall days as possible. During Resurrection Christian School’s fall break, enjoy some of these events and places with your family. Try to hit as many events as possible, and enjoy autumn! If your kids are not students at our school, learn more about us now!