🐝 Top 20 FREE Events This Week!

🐝 The Buzzy B’s TOP 20 Family Fun Picks

October 7–14, 2026

1. 🎃 Fall Fun Fest at First & Main
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 11 AM–3 PM
📍 First & Main Town Center, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
Costumes, pumpkins, entertainment and family activities. This is probably one of my top Buzzy picks of the week. Springs Event Hub

2. 🦖 Fossil Day Celebration
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 10 AM–12 PM
📍 Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
Fossils, prehistoric Colorado, hands-on activities, giveaways and live animals. A fantastic little science-meets-family-fun outing. The Buzzy B

3. 🎃 Fall Festival with Rocky Mountain Pediatric Dentistry
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 11 AM
📍 Rocky Mountain Pediatric Dentistry, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
Petting zoo, games, bounce house, treats and costumes. This one screams Buzzy B. 🐝 Springs Event Hub

4. 💙 Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 10 AM
📍 PlayDate Behavioral Interventions, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
The 8th annual event is specifically designed to give children and families of all abilities a welcoming Halloween experience. Springs Event Hub

5. 🎃 Miners’ Pumpkin Patch
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 10 AM
📍 Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs
💰 $13 online
Pumpkin picking, hayrides, lawn games, food trucks and special activities, including new spooky stories in the Stamp Mill. Springs Event Hub

6. 🌻 Wishing Star Farm Fall Fest & Pumpkin Patch
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10
⏰ Opens 9 AM
📍 Wishing Star Farm, 24024 State Hwy 94, Ellicott
💰 Admission required
Pumpkins and tons of farm fun, with most activities included in admission. Springs Event Hub

7. 🎃 Pumpkinfest at Venetucci Farm
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 Venetucci Farm, Colorado Springs
💰 Starting around $8; under 3 free
Pumpkins, flowers, hayrides, vendors and those gorgeous farm views. Venetucci is celebrating its 90th anniversary this fall, too. Springs Event Hub

8. 🐧 International African Penguin Awareness Day
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 9:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs
💰 Included with zoo admission
Special penguin activities, games and keeper experiences at Water’s Edge: Africa. 🐧 Springs Event Hub

9. 📚 Colorado Springs Christian Family Book Fest
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 10 AM
📍 2845 Parliament Dr., Colorado Springs
Family-focused book festival featuring authors, books, workshops and activities for readers. Springs Event Hub

10. 🎶 Gathering Place Concert & Fall Fest
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 2 PM
📍 Sterling Ridge Gathering Place, 8602 Laguna Niguel Way, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
Live music, food trucks plus soccer and pickleball demonstrations. Springs Event Hub

11. 🚀 USAFA Family Movie: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 1 PM
📍 USAFA Planetarium
A family showing of The Force Awakens as part of the Planetarium's 2026 A Year Among the Stars series. Springs Event Hub

12. 🔭 Family Star Party
📅 Saturday, Oct. 10 | ⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Thomas MacLaren School, Colorado Springs
Bring the family and explore the night sky with local astronomy experts. No telescope required. 🌙✨ Springs Event Hub

13. 🍂 PSAS Family Fall Fest
📅 Thursday, Oct. 8 | ⏰ 5–8 PM
📍 2415 Jones Ave., Pueblo
💰 PSAS students $10 | General presale $15 | Gate $20 | 4 & under FREE
Carnival games, inflatables, face painting, petting zoo, food trucks and treats. Pueblo

14. 🦅 Raptors of Colorado
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11 | ⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 1805 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs
Learn about Colorado's incredible birds of prey, including what makes falcons so fast and what's really going on with those owl necks. 🦉 Springs Event Hub

15. 🦇 Bats & Balsa: Paint Your Own Ornament
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11 | ⏰ 3:30 PM
📍 2450 Montebello Square Dr., Colorado Springs
💰 FREE
Paint a fair-trade balsa bat ornament to take home while learning about Colorado bats. This is a cute October pick! Springs Event Hub

16. 🛍️ Sunday Market in Acacia Park
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11 | ⏰ 9 AM–2 PM
📍 Acacia Park, Downtown Colorado Springs
💰 FREE admission
Fresh food, local goods and community vendors. Easy Sunday-morning family wandering material. Springs Event Hub

17. 🏐 Colorado College Women’s Volleyball vs. St. Thomas
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11 | ⏰ 1 PM
📍 Reid Arena, Colorado Springs
A fun option for families with sports-loving kiddos who want to cheer on the Tigers. 🏐 Springs Event Hub

18. 🚀 Nikola Tesla’s Toolbox: 3, 2, 1, Launch!
📅 Monday, Oct. 12 | ⏰ 2–3 PM
📍 21c Library, Colorado Springs
💰 FREE, registration required
Kids ages 10+ build a rocket while learning STEM concepts. Springs Event Hub

19. 🎬 Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13 | ⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs
💰 Ticketed
A family-category live concert experience built around Jim Henson's cult-classic Labyrinth. Great pick for families with older kids and teens. Springs Event Hub

20. 🗺️ Homeschool Day: Mapping & Surveying
📅 Wednesday, Oct. 14 | ⏰ 1–2:30 PM
📍 Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs
Students explore mapping and surveying while connecting STEM concepts with Colorado mining history. Registration is preferred. The Buzzy B

🐝 My five headline picks

For the actual Top 20 graphic/article, I'd put Fall Fun Fest at First & Main, Fossil Day, Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat, Miners' Pumpkin Patch and PSAS Family Fall Fest right near the top. They give you a great mix of FREE + fall + Halloween + educational + Pueblo coverage instead of making the list feel like 20 versions of the same pumpkin patch. 🎃💗