Things to Do in Pueblo Oct. 28-Nov. 6: Halloween fun, art and crafts, a salute to veterans
Friday, Oct. 28
Trunk or Treat at Pueblo Regional Center
270 W. John Powell Blvd., Pueblo West | 1-4 p.m. | Free event featuring bounce house, face painting, games, music food trucks and more. The event is sensory and allergy friendly.
ZooBoo at the Pueblo Zoo
3455 Nuckolls Ave. | 2-6 p.m. Friday for members, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for the public | The event will feature trick or treating at spooky treat stations, a scavenger hunt, crafts and games plus a costume contest and parade. Cost is $5 for children 3-17 years old, $14 for adults or free for zoo members and children 2 and younger. Spooky Treat Stations will offer teal pumpkin treats for allergen-free treats. For a full list of restrictions go to pueblozoo.org.
Guys and Dolls for Scholars Banquet and Dance at Union Depot
132 W. B St. | 5:30-10 p.m. | Help celebrate legendary Pueblo newspaperman and author Damon Runyon and raise scholarship funds for journalism, history, English and mass communications students attending Colorado State University Pueblo and Pueblo Community College. Former Chieftain Managing Editor Steve Henson will be master of ceremonies, and the evening will include period clothing and hat displays, a performance by Kennedy Pugh, student remarks and dancing to music of the era. Period dress of the 1920s and '30s is welcomed to foster a spirit of the times. Cost is $75 per person, or $700 for a table of eight. For tickets, leave a message at 719-299-0930 or email damonrunyondayspueblo@gmail.com.
Yesterday — The Beatles Tribute, at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe Ave. | 6 p.m. costume contest followed by 7:30 p.m. concert | Yesterday – The Beatles Tribute, will perform all your favorite Beatles tunes. Cost is $20 per person or $18 for members.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Craft Show and Bake Sale at St. Joseph Catholic Church
1145 South Aspen Road | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday | Event will include one of Pueblo's largest craft shows featuring woodwork, pottery, jewelry, jams and jellies, baked goods and more. Breakfast and lunch fare will be available for purchase.
Pueblo West Fire Station 2 site dedication
715 S. McCulloch Blvd. West | 10 a.m. to noon | Pueblo West Metro District and Nunn Construction staff will detail plans for the new Fire Station 2. The event is free and open to the public.
Health Fair at Word of Faith Christian Center
3939 Redwood Lane | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 365 Health is hosting free and low-cost preventable health screenings as a resource for the underserved, those with high-deductible insurance plans or those with no insurance at all. Available screenings are listed at 365health.org.
Fright Night at the Riverwalk
125 Riverwalk Place | 3 p.m. costume contest registration, 4 p.m. trick-or-treating | A fun and kid-friendly Halloween Fright Night where kids can trick-or-treat at the many tables set up by local businesses. A costume contest will offer fun prizes.
Trunk or Treat in Pueblo West
70 E. Spaulding Ave. | 3-5:30 p.m. | Candy, prizes, food trucks and games will highlight the family-friendly event sponsored by local businesses.
El Centro del Quinto Sol's Trunk or Treat
609 E. Sixth St. | 5-8 p.m. | Join Pueblo Parks & Recreation for an evening of outdoor family fun including Halloween games and activities for all ages as well as cool custom cars at the Trunk or Treat.
Rodney Carrington at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. | The stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist and songwriter will bring his "Let Me In" tour to Pueblo. Tickets cost $49.50, $69.50 and $199.50, and are sold at pueblomemorialhall.com.
Southern Colorado Astronomical Society stargazing at Lake Pueblo
Visitors Center, 640 Pueblo Reservoir Road | 6:30 p.m. slideshow, 7:30 p.m. telescope viewing | The event is open to the public. Stargazers are also reminded a lunar eclipse will start at 2:09 a.m. on Nov. 8 with totality beginning at 3:16 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 31
Trick or Treat Street at the Pueblo Mall
3429 Dillon Drive | 1-7 p.m. | The event kicks off at 1 p.m. with a Hotel Transylvania movie marathon. A costume contest for children up to 10 years old will start at 4 p.m. in the JCPenney court. There will be three prizes awarded in each age group with a grand prize of a $100 gift card. Trick-or-treating through the mall will run from 5-7 p.m. The first 1,000 visitors will receive a complimentary trick-or-treat bag for children 12 and younger.
Trick or Treat Street at Pueblo West Mini Storage
359 E. Enterprise Drive | 4-6 p.m. | The trick-or-treat event will include Halloween fun for the whole family. Open to the public.
Walk-through Trunk or Treat near Pueblo Police Department
200 S. Main St. | 5-7 p.m. | Costumed children are invited to the walk-through candy collection Halloween event at the parking garage between the AT&T office building at 100 S. Main St. and The Pueblo Municipal Justice Center at 200 S. Main St.
Thursday, Nov. 3
Sara Evans concert at Pueblo Memorial Hall
1 City Hall Place | 7 p.m. | Multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans will perform her country favorites including No. 1 singles like "No Place that Far" and "Suds in the Bucket." Cost ranges from $39 to $76 and tickets are on sale at pueblomemorialhall.com.
Sand Creek Massacre history talk at Pueblo Heritage Museum
201 W. B St. | 7 p.m. | Ray Sumner, a doctoral candidate in anthropology from Colorado State University will present, "You Can't Study the Past if You Can't Find the Past." The talk will focus on finding the 1865 Sand Creek massacre site. The event is free.
Friday, Nov. 4
New art show at Liminal Gallery
107 S. Grand Ave. | 5-7 p.m. Friday opening reception | Five artists will showcase their works at the Pueblo Arts Alliance Liminal Gallery. Show continues noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
New art exhibits at Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe Ave. | 4-7 p.m. opening receptions | Exhibits feature collage work by Canon City artist Joan Sindler, a Colorado State Fair professional artist, and the "Altar: Albert Pachak" exhibition featuring the 2021 Colorado State Fair Emerging Artist's paintings. Both exhibits run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday until Feb. 25. Opening receptions are free.
Saturday, Nov. 5
Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Veterans Day Parade
10 a.m. | Union Avenue and B Street | The 21st annual Veterans Day parade begins at Union Avenue and B Street, heads down Union and takes a right on City Center Drive, then turns left on Main Street and ends at Third Street. The Parade Marshal is Leroy Garcia, special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs. Honorary Parade Marshal is Benjamin (Benny) Casias, 93, a Korean War veteran, foster father and Commander of the VFW in Boone from 1988 to 1989.
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