This week

✦ The Feature

Fri, Oct 30, doors 7 PM, show 8 PM

Memento Mori Cabaret

Creepatorium, 1974 S Acoma St · $45–$20021+

We teased it last week, and now it’s here. DejaView’s Halloween cabaret is a wedding between life and death, told through pole, aerial, burlesque and contemporary dance, with gothic glamour, veiled figures and plenty of dark sensuality. Come in your mourning best or something worthy of an eternal wedding. It’s DejaView’s last production of 2026, and their past shows at Creepatorium have sold out, so don’t wait. 21+. General admission $45, VIP from $50, and a table for four at $200.

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✦ Burlesque & Cabaret

Wed, Oct 28 & Thu, Oct 29, doors 7 PM, show 8

American L’Whorror Stories

Meow Wolf Convergence Station · $28, $30 day of show21+

The L’Whor family brings American Horror Story to the Meow Wolf stage in drag, horror and glamour. It’s a seated show with the Gonna L’Whors, Saline Conjure 666, Staza Stone and more, and AHS looks are encouraged. Two nights, 21+.

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Fri, Oct 30, doors 9 PM, show 9:30

Something Weird: A Strange Burlesque Variety Show

Lion’s Lair, 2022 E Colfax Ave · $15 presale, $20 day of show21+

Halloween, but strange and kind of hot. Pennie Please hosts a night of burlesque, music and sensual art on East Colfax, featuring Suki Suxen, Bambi Ballgag, Rouge Morte, Leila Rose and more. In their words: “misfits, rebels, and weirdos only.” 21+.

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• Fri, Oct 30, 8:30 PM
  Halloween Burlesque Karaoke

  Mynt, 117 Broadway · $15 · Tickets →

✦ Kink & Play

Thu, Oct 29, 6:30–8:30 PM

Intro to Kink: BDSM for Adventurous Lovers

Awakening Boutique, 38 N Broadway · $2818+

A beginner-friendly introduction to BDSM and fetish culture with sex educator Kat Rainsong. No experience needed, and kink gear is 15% off for attendees that day. 18+.

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Fri, Oct 30, 7–11 PM

Ghouls & Goblins: A Halloween Play Party

Studio Friction, 740 Lipan St · $30 non-members, $10–$20 members19+

Adorn yourself in your finest grotesque. Rope, wax, impact, electricity and other consensual mischief are all welcome, and if you’d rather watch, there are couches to lounge on. Costumes encouraged, BYOB. 19+, open to non-members. Register online in advance and bring a photo ID that matches it.

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Sat, Oct 31, 8 PM–3 AM

Coven: The Witching Hour

a DTC hotel (address on purchase) · Hall passes $50 women, $90 men, $110 couples21+

LSPlayground takes over a whole hotel for Halloween: playrooms, tasting rooms, a DJ all night, live body painting, tarot, and a costume contest. Dress as a modern witch, dark priestess or something in occult couture. All 130 rooms are sold out, but hall passes are still on sale. 21+, bring your own alcohol, and entry closes at 11:30 PM sharp.

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• Fri, Oct 30, 8 PM–1:15 AM
  Taste of Kink and BDSM Play Party19+

  Denver Sanctuary, 2620 W 2nd Ave · $25 members, $35 guests · Details →

✦ Soft & Sensual

Fri, Oct 30, 6:30–10 PM

Community Cuddles

7985 Vance Dr, Arvada · $3418+

Non-sexual, consensual touch, starting with a short workshop on knowing what you want, asking for it and setting boundaries. Then it’s open cuddling until 9:30. You never have to touch anyone, and you always ask first. Clothes stay on (shorts and a t-shirt at minimum), and it’s sober. 18+, $34.

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• Tue, Oct 27, 6–8 PM
  Conquering Sexual Shame18+

  Sexploratorium, 1800 S Broadway · From $45 · Tickets →

✦ Other Events & Activities

Wed, Oct 28 – Sat, Oct 31, doors 8 PM

Tracks Halloweekend 2026: Tracksrooms

Tracks, 3500 Walnut St · $10–$25 a night, $50 for all four18+ (Saturday 21+)

Four nights, $6,000 in costume prizes. Friday is Drag Nation in the Dragrooms with Sugar & Spice from Drag Race and Dragula winner Evah Destruction, and Saturday is LEVEL999 with ADAMUSIC. 18+, except Saturday, which is 21+. The early tiers are gone, but last-chance tickets are still on sale.

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Fri, Oct 30, 5–10 PM

SpooKiki Ball at Untitled: Artist Takeover

Denver Art Museum · Included with admissionall ages

Mother Valentino Flora and Denver’s Kiki houses dance, pose and walk the runway, inspired by the DIVA exhibition, with happy hour from 5 to 7. Come in costume, just skip the face covering.

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Sat, Oct 31, 9 PM–1 AM

NOCTURNAL

Bierstadt Lagerhaus, 2875 Blake St · $3021+

The Halloween night costume party we teased last week: two stages of live music, 400 people in their best costumes, and a $2,500 cash prize for the best one. $30 flat, with an optional $25 open bar. 21+, and all sales are final.

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• Wed, Oct 28 – Sat, Oct 31, from 4:30 PM
  Ghosts in the Gardens12+

  Denver Botanic Gardens · $34, $29 for members · Details →
• Fri, Oct 30, 8 PM–1 AM
  Disco Mystique21+

  Dairy Block, 1800 Wazee St · Tickets →
• Sat, Oct 31, 9 PM–3 AM
  Coloween21+

  Bounce Empire, Lafayette · $89, open bar included · Tickets →

✦ Also this week

Fri, Oct 23 – Sat, Oct 31

BOOlesque!

The Clocktower Cabaret · From $3018+

Denver’s Halloween burlesque turns 20 this year. The Clockettes take the stage under the clock tower for eight nights, and costumes are encouraged. This weekend there are shows at 7 and 9:30 PM on Friday and Saturday, and one at 7 on Sunday. Then it runs nightly through Halloween, dark Tuesday the 27th. Only 100 seats a show, and the 7 PM shows this Friday and Saturday have none left online, so book the 9:30s or a weeknight. 18+.

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Wed Oct 28–Sat Oct 31

Tracks Halloweekend 2026: Phantom Paradise

Tracks

Four nights, costume contests every night, and a $4,000 prize on Halloween Saturday. Start planning the look now.

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• Thu, Oct 22 – Sun, Nov 1
  Denver Film Festival

  Ellie Caulkins Opera House and theaters around town · Details →
• Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 PM
  Something Weird

  2022 E Colfax · Tickets →
• Sat Oct 31, 8 PM–1 AM, 21+
  The Cosmic Howl21+

  Meow Wolf Convergence Station · Tickets →
• Sat Oct 31, 8 PM–1 AM, 21+
  Paranormal Palace21+

  DoubleTree DTC, Greenwood Village · Tickets →