The next two weeks

Sun Oct 11

all month Scarecrow Days: the storefront scarecrows, with a public vote, through Oct 31 the avenue

Mon Oct 12

all day Westside CARES closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2808 W Colorado

Tue Oct 13

9 a.m. City Council regular meeting (agenda on Legistar) 107 N Nevada Ave

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Small Steps, Giant Leaps, Space Foundation program for ages 2 to 6 Westside Community Center

Wed Oct 14

9 a.m. City Planning Commission 2880 International Circle

5:30 to 7 p.m. Evening pickleball: donate a bag of candy to play, paddles limited Westside Community Center

Thu Oct 15

7:30 a.m. Coffee with the principal Coronado High, Future Center

2 to 4 p.m. Classic board games free OCC Library

5 p.m. Mushroom Zombie Haunted House opens, through Oct 31 Mush Love Tee, the shirt shop, 2627 W Colorado

Fri Oct 16

all day No school at Coronado: parent-teacher conferences, 9 to 3 in the gym Coronado High

5 to 6 p.m. Bingo at the Biscuit The Biscuit Factory Cat Lounge, 12 S 25th

Sat Oct 17

7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmers market, last Saturday of the season, 80-some vendors Bancroft Park

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Craft and art market, final Saturday History Center, 1 S 24th

Sun Oct 18

evening Legends and Lore of Fairview Cemetery, a two-hour guided tour; tickets online, kids 12 and under free Fairview Cemetery, 1000 S 26th

Mon Oct 19

all week Fall break at Coronado, Oct 19 to 22, no school Coronado High

Wed Oct 21

4 p.m. Westside Community Center Alliance meeting Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou

5:30 to 7 p.m. Howdy Neighbor prize bingo, doors at 5, all ages, no sign-up free Westside Community Center

Thu Oct 22

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Book group free OCC Library

Sat Oct 24

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Emma Crawford Coffin Races, the 32nd; Manitou Avenue closes at 9 Manitou Springs

noon to 6 p.m. Pumpkins in the Park: pumpkin patch, painting, face painters, costume and carving contests, the ZOOmobile, live music, a beer garden free the avenue

Sun Oct 25

1 to 4 p.m. Trunk or Treat in the parking lot, and Animals of Halloween inside, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. free Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, 1805 N 30th

Mon Oct 26

10 to 10:45 a.m. Bighorn sheep, an indoor program with a touch table; Mondays through Nov 30 free Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, 1805 N 30th

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Owls of the Garden: take an owl pellet apart; $5, sign up first Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, 1805 N 30th

5:30 p.m. City budget public hearing, the 2027 budget; anyone can speak Council Chambers, 107 N Nevada Ave

Tue Oct 27

all day Stroll-a-Story: a storybook walk, page by page, around the library OCC Library, 2418 W Pikes Peak

Thu Oct 29

7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Haunted Manitou ghost tour, $25; also Oct 30 and 31 Memorial Park, Manitou Springs

Fri Oct 30

5:30 p.m. Ghost Stories of Old Manitou, a walking tour from the museum Manitou Springs Heritage Museum

Sat Oct 31

1 to 2 p.m. Why wolves in Colorado, a talk Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, 1805 N 30th

2 to 4:30 p.m. Trick or Treat Street: costumed kids 1 to 6, shop to shop; look for the orange and yellow balloons the avenue, 23rd to 28th

6 p.m. Manitou Phantasmagoria Shoshone Spring courtyard, Manitou Springs

evening Mushroom Zombie Haunted House, last night Mush Love Tee, the shirt shop, 2627 W Colorado

Tue Nov 3

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day. Ballots due by 7 p.m. at a drop box; register and vote in person at the clerk's office, 1675 W Garden of the Gods Rd, or Manitou City Hall El Paso County

Fri Nov 6

5 to 8 p.m. First Friday ArtWalk: galleries, studios and shops open late along the avenue free the avenue, 17th to 31st

Sun Nov 8

11 a.m. Altitude Makers market and farmers market free Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs