Events Near Bailey, Colorado

Haunted Hill in Burland Ranchettes. A home haunt in the Burland neighborhood of Bailey, now in its third year, open from eight until ten at night on those five dates. Over half an acre of scenes, from a haunted house and a catacomb to clowns and a western town. It is free, takes sixteen to twenty minutes to walk through, and you can go round as many times as you like, with an easy path for small children and anyone who would rather not be spooked. It is somebody's house, so the address lives on the listing rather than here, and the listing is the only place it is posted.

Quick Draw at McGraw trail races. A two-mile race on the steep, tight trails south of the Keystone Bridge in McGraw Memorial Park, starting at ten, with a walk or walk-run wave five minutes behind it and a Last Squatch Standing endurance race that keeps going until three for 12.6 miles in all. Entry is $38.10 for the two miles and $80.50 for the endurance race, fees included, and registration closes at 11:59 the night before. Proceeds go to the park, and the race page says a Fall-Fest follows there in the afternoon.

A fishing clinic and a full moon hike at Staunton State Park. In the morning, nine until one at Davis Ponds, CPW staff and volunteers teach the basics, and the gear is provided if you do not have your own. In the evening, seven until nine, there is a talk on the moons of the solar system at the Visitor Center, a look through a telescope, and then a family hike around Davis Ponds by moonlight; that one needs registering, and the park asks for layers and red lights rather than white ones. A park pass is needed for both, anyone sixteen or older needs a fishing license for the clinic, and the clinic page says both that registration is required and that it is not.

StageDoor's haunted house at the Aspen Park Village Spooktacular. The Conifer community theater's third haunted house is part of the village's Halloween evening this year, from four thirty until eight thirty. Five until six thirty is the Magical Toy Shop, the non-scary version for younger children; seven until eight thirty is the Haunted Toy Shop, for everyone else. The suggested donation is ten dollars from age eight, five for ages two to seven and nothing under two, and around the village there is a pet costume contest, food trucks, face painting and games.

Two bluegrass nights at the Bucksnort Saloon. Second Gear Bluegrass, a single-microphone band, plays the Saturday from five until nine. Richmond Hill Bluegrass is back the following Friday, the 30th, the night before Halloween, with no start time posted yet. The band page is the one to check on the day, because the Sphinx Park bar changes bookings at short notice.

Trail Tots at Staunton State Park: P is for Pumpkin. The Tuesday morning program for children five and under, eleven until noon, this time with a not-so-spooky story, a craft and a short hike, and costumes encouraged. A park pass is needed. The event page again says both that registration is required and that it is not, so register to be safe.

Pumpkin painting and a Halloween party at Snowpack Taproom. The Conifer taproom runs a ticketed whimsical pumpkins painting class downstairs on Thursday the 29th, six until nine, and its Halloween party on Saturday the 31st from eight until eleven. Trivia on Tuesday and the Wednesday bluegrass jam carry on as usual; cribbage is next on the first Tuesday of November, the 3rd.

Ghouls at the Pool in Bailey. The Bailey Community Pool on US 285 holds its second Halloween trick or treat from four until seven on the Friday, with new decorations this year, trick or treating, and the pool open to jump in. The organizers are taking candy donations for it. This one is posted only on the community calendar, so check the listing before you set out.

Halloween at Craft Mountain Brewing. The brewery on Main Street in Bailey is open from eleven until nine on Halloween and asks people to come in costume. It is the easy option for a Saturday in town without a drive.

Live music at Aspen Peak Cellars. The winery and bistro on US 285 in Bailey has a band on both weekend afternoons, two until five, outside on the barrel stage in the warm months and indoors once the season turns. No cover charge. It is a short drive from the cabin, and the tables with a view of the stage go first, so book one rather than turning up and hoping.

Locals Night at Aspen Peak Cellars. Ten per cent off dine-in tabs after five on a Thursday, five until eight, and the winery is explicit that anyone who turns up in Bailey that evening counts as a local. Quieter than the weekend music and easier to get a table on short notice.

Live music at the Bucksnort Saloon. A hundred-year-old bar wedged into the rocks at Sphinx Park, with music most Saturdays from five until nine and the drive up Pine Valley to reach it as half the reason to go. The schedule does move, and a booked band can turn into an open stage at short notice, so read the band page the same week rather than the month before. Small room, fills early.

Aspen season on Kenosha Pass. Not an event exactly, but the biggest thing on the local calendar. The aspen stands along US 285 at Kenosha Pass turn gold, usually peaking mid to late September, and weekend traffic on the pass gets heavy. Weekday mornings are the quiet way to see it.

Craft market at Kenosha Lodge. The lodge at Grant, at the foot of Kenosha Pass, runs a craft market with local makers most Saturdays from ten until five. It pairs well with carrying on up to the top of the pass afterwards, though the Forest Service site is the place to check current conditions and parking before you go.

The standing week at Snowpack Taproom. The Conifer taproom keeps a regular calendar: trivia on Tuesdays from seven until nine, an open bluegrass jam on Wednesdays from six thirty until nine, and yoga on Saturday mornings from ten until eleven. Cribbage is once a month, on the first Tuesday, from six until eight. Themed nights come and go around those, and the events page is the place to see them.