Halloween is Sunday and that means a full weekend of spooky and haunted events to celebrate.
The “Rocky Horror Show” will be playing at the Durango Arts Center for three nights this weekend.
DAC will offer two shows at 7 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a show at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets cost $25, and you can buy a prop bag for $5 the night of the performance.
Audience members 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult, and people must have proof either of FDA- or WHO-approved vaccination or negative PCR test (not rapid or home test) within 72 hours of the event with matching photo ID in order to enter the theater.
For tickets and more information, visit https://bit.ly/3vPhyDK.
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The Nightmare on Elks Lodge Haunted House, 901 East Second Ave., will open at 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, with a special Kid Friendly Event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission to the kids’ show is $3, while admission to the evening events is $10.
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Kids 10 and younger can head downtown for the annual Children’s Downtown Halloween from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Children in costume can trick-or-treat at the many participating businesses. They must be accompanied by an adult. The event is sponsored by Durango Business Improvement District.
For a full list of participating businesses, visit https://downtowndurango.org/childrens-halloween.
Pumpkin Painting, 5-7 p.m., Create Art and Tea, 1015 Main Ave., $10. Details and registration: https://bit.ly/2ZwBjnI.
Larry Carver and Jack Ellis, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Durango Tire Fire Halloween Party, 7 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.
Spooktacular Arts & Crafts Event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oxford Grange, 8016 Highway 171, Ignacio.
Rainbow Flag Giveaway, 10 a.m.-noon, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive.
Fall Festival hosted by Durango’s Cowboy Church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1867 Colorado Highway 172. Trunk or treat; wagon rides; arena events; hobo stew – bring a can of vegetables. Details: www.durangoscowboychurch.com/events.
15th Annual Three Springs Fall Festival, 11 a.m., Three Springs Plaza, 175 Mercado St. Free. Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado. Featuring neighborhood trick or treating (bring your own trick-or-treat bag), live music, pumpkin patch and coloring contest.
Durango Chamber Singers present “Revive,” 3 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave. Program will include a performance of hauntingly beautiful English madrigals and part songs. Singers will turn to the classics for the finale, Mozart’s “Missa Brevis” in G, with string ensemble. Tickets and details: https://bit.ly/3E6InpG.
