Halloween week has arrived in Colorado Springs, and it is one of the busiest stretches of the year: Monster Jam at the Broadmoor World Arena, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs, Boo at the Zoo, Pumpkins in the Park in Old Colorado City, and Edward Scissorhands with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. This guide pulls together everything happening from October 19 through early November, the freshest market data I have as we close out October, and the community news that matters if you are buying, selling, or relocating here.

If you have been following my weekly Colorado Springs updates, you know this market has held a balanced, buyer-friendly groove through the fall. Here is everything current as of October 19, 2026, including a first look at the November 3 election and Veterans Day. As always, dates can shift, so confirm with each venue before you head out.

Market Snapshot: The Freshest October Reads

September closing data is the most complete monthly picture we have, and October's third-party reads confirm the same shape: prices holding essentially flat, inventory creeping up, sales running below last year, and buyers holding real leverage. Different sources measure the market differently, so here is the range worth knowing.

Median home price: roughly $450,000 to $479,000 depending on the source. The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors' September snapshot puts the median sale price at $450,000 on 1,101 closed sales. El Paso and Teller county MLS data lands closer to $479,000, with the average sale price near $545,660, down about 3.5% year over year. Redfin's city-level median for the trailing three months runs near $455,000. The through-line is the same: prices have been flat for about four years.
Closed sales: roughly 1,045 to 1,101 in September, down about 10% year over year depending on the measure. That is the clearest seasonal and rate-driven signal that buyers hold the leverage this fall.
Days on market: roughly 42 to 53 days depending on the source, about flat to slightly longer than a year ago. Buyers have room to think, and sellers need accurate pricing from day one.
Inventory: about 4,253 homes for sale in the latest published counts, up roughly 6% year over year, with supply somewhere in the 4 to 5 month range. The market is balanced and shifting toward buyers.
About 14% of homes still sell above asking, so demand remains real for the right property in the right neighborhood, priced right.

The through-line for sellers has not changed: pricing it right from day one is everything, because buyers are disciplined and roughly half of active listings carry a price adjustment at some point. For a neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown, visit my complete market report page.

Events: October 19 Through 25

This Week, October 19-25

Monster Jam. Friday, October 23 (7 p.m.), Saturday, October 24 (noon and 6 p.m.), and Sunday, October 25 (noon) at the Broadmoor World Arena. Monster trucks, freestyle, and a reliably loud, family-friendly weekend for all ages.
Emma Crawford Coffin Races & Festival. Saturday, October 24 in Manitou Springs, the 32nd annual running of Colorado's most delightfully strange Halloween tradition. Coffin-shaped sleds race down Manitou Avenue, with a day-long spooky festival around it. It is on this year, so make the short drive and enjoy a downtown Manitou lunch while you are there.
Pumpkins in the Park. Saturday, October 24, noon to 6 p.m. at Bancroft Park in Old Colorado City. Free pumpkins, music, and community in one of the city's most charming historic districts.
Boo at the Zoo. Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25 (continuing October 30-31), 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, with trick-or-treating at 20+ stations across the country's only mountain zoo. Tickets are timed and sell out, so book early.
Venetucci Farm Pumpkin Fest. Fridays through Sundays through October 31, with the "Witches & Wine" themed weekend October 24-25. The 90th anniversary season continues with the pumpkin patch, hayrides, a craft fair, and a beer garden.
Springs Comedy Fest. October 23-25 at Loonees Comedy Corner, a weekend of stand-up from touring and local comics.
Swan Lake with a Live Orchestra. Sunday, October 25 at 6 p.m. at the Pikes Peak Center, the World Ballet Company performing Tchaikovsky's classic with full orchestra. A polished date-night option as the city's biggest arts month winds down.
Arts Month keeps rolling. October 18-24 is Poetry, Prose & Comedy week, and Music & Dance week runs October 25-31, with events across the city through Halloween.
Colorado Farm and Art Market finale. Tuesday, October 20 at The Meanwhile Block, the final market of the season. One of the best ways to grab local produce and handmade goods before winter.
Screen-Free Hobby Night. Monday, October 19 at Goat Patch Brewing, plus trivia, sports, and social nights at breweries across town as the days get shorter.

Halloween Weekend, October 30 Through November 1

Boo at the Zoo finale. Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 4 to 8:30 p.m., the last two nights of the zoo's signature Halloween event.
"Edward Scissorhands" in Concert. Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pikes Peak Center, with Tim Burton's film projected on screen and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic playing Danny Elfman's score live. The defining Halloween concert of the season.
Zombie Crawl. Friday, October 30 in downtown Colorado Springs, a costumed crawl through the bar and restaurant district.
The Official Halloween Bar Crawl. Saturday, October 31, 4 to 10 p.m., starting at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub downtown.
Spooky Sprint 5K. Saturday, October 31 at 8 a.m. at El Pomar Youth Sports Park, a costume-friendly morning run before the evening activities.
Venetucci Farm Costume Party & Pup-Kin Fest. Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, the farm's Halloween wrap-up.
Royal Gorge Route Railroad Halloween trains. Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 with 6:30 p.m. twilight departures from Cañon City, about 45 minutes from Colorado Springs. Haunted rail cars through the Royal Gorge for an especially memorable night.
Live music all weekend. Wednesday 13 at the Black Sheep on October 30, a Michael Jackson tribute at Phil Long Music Hall on October 30, Elton Dan and the Rocket Band at Stargazers Theatre on October 31, and an "It's a 2000s (Halloween) Party" at Phil Long Music Hall on October 31. Arts Month closes out October 31, so October goes out loud.

November Preview: Election Day, Veterans Day & the Holiday Season

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. County mail ballots are already out. Locally, the dominant question is Issue 7A, the "Colorado Connector" passenger-rail measure: a 0.333% sales tax inside the Front Range Passenger Rail District (13 counties, roughly 30 communities including Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Pueblo) funding about $295 million per year, with up to $580 million in authorized debt, to build service from Pueblo through Colorado Springs to Denver and Fort Collins. Supporters say it could bring CoCo service to Colorado Springs by 2032, with a downtown station planned near the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum within the 82-acre Park Union area. It needs a simple majority in every participating county, and only district voters get a say. Fourteen statewide measures are also on the ballot, including Amendment 84 on voter ID and Amendment 87 on income tax, so give your ballot a careful read before you fill it in.
Día de los Muertos celebrations. November 1-2 across the Pikes Peak region, with ofrendas, community events, and cultural programming honoring loved ones.
In Their Honor Veterans Day Parade. Saturday, November 7, 11 a.m. to noon, marching south on Tejon Street from St. Vrain to Vermijo in downtown Colorado Springs. The 2026 parade celebrates the nation's 250th anniversary, with a 103-year-old "Rosie the Riveter" (retired Navy Cmdr. Jesse Kimber) as Grand Marshal and 250 women invited to lead the parade as "Rosies." Colorado Springs knows how to honor the military, and this is the flagship way to show it.
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. Pikes Peak, America's Mountain offers free admission to all who have served, and observances and ceremonies run across the city and the installations.
Firkin Fest. November 7-8 at Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., with 20+ Colorado breweries pouring cask-conditioned ales.
Colorado Springs Women's Expo. November 7-8 at the Norris Penrose Event Center, with 170 booths and two live stages.
Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show. November 13-15 at the Colorado Springs Event Center, the first big holiday shopping kickoff of the season.
The North Pole, Santa's Workshop opens its holiday season. November through December 24 at the vintage amusement park at the foot of Pikes Peak, with peak days on weekends. A tradition for families in the Pikes Peak region for generations.

Community News: Openings, Decisions, and What Is Ahead

The 2026 State of the City was delivered October 16. Mayor Yemi Mobolade's annual address at Broadmoor Hall centered on public safety, housing, and infrastructure under his "Colorado Springs Advantage" theme, and he celebrated the city's largest numerical population increase in the state. For anyone deciding where to buy, the mayor's housing and infrastructure priorities are a useful window into what gets built next.
Project Taurus, the big data center debate, heads to a City Council special session. Organizers are gathering signatures for a data center moratorium, Colorado Springs Utilities has raised electricity-conservation questions, and the mayor released a framework on data center standards on top of the Community-First Data Center Standards approved in August. Monitoring how this plays out is worthwhile for buyers near the southeast-side project sites.
The COS Creek Plan is taking shape. The 20-year vision to reimagine Fountain and Monument creeks envisions eight new parks and runs through 2046, with America the Beautiful Park as its catalyst. An open house earlier this month drew neighbors who voiced both excitement and concerns about flooding, displacement, and funding, so expect active public conversation as the plan moves toward adoption.
Meadows Park Community Center is headed for sale. The city has a tentative $700,000 sale of the former community center to CRE Holdings, endorsed by the Parks Board on October 8 and headed to City Council. The closure was part of this year's budget measures, and the property's future use is still being weighed. Worth knowing if you are house hunting on the southeast side for your kids' after-school programs.
Colorado Springs was named the No. 1 U.S. city for small businesses in a Bluevine study released October 15, a quality-of-life and employment signal that reinforces the region's momentum.
The region's first Honor Flight took off from the Colorado Springs Airport in early October, carrying 86 veterans to Washington, D.C. A moving milestone for a military town.
A seven-month bridge replacement project began at 31st & Water Streets in west Colorado Springs, so budget extra time on that corridor if you are touring homes on the west side.
Swire Coca-Cola's $475 million manufacturing plant is moving ahead at the Peak Innovation Park on the southeast side, one of the largest new employers to land in the region in years.
The ONE VeLa tower is on track downtown. The 27-story mixed-use tower (404 apartments, ground-floor retail, and a rooftop bar) remains targeted for a construction start by the end of the year, one of the biggest single projects in the urban core.

What These Developments Mean for Your Neighborhood Search

Briargate and the north corridor. Monster Jam weekend, L.L. Bean at the Promenade Shops, Academy District 20 schools, and easy Interstate 25 access keep the north side a low-risk, convenience-first choice for families. October events rarely hurt long-term neighborhood demand, and retail momentum supports it.
Downtown and central Colorado Springs. The State of the City on October 16, the Creek Plan's eight-park vision, ONE VeLa's construction target, and Issue 7A on the November ballot all point the same direction: the urban core keeps earning a look for walkable, transit-oriented living with upside. Election night will tell us a lot about the next decade of downtown investment.
Southeast Colorado Springs. The Meadows Park Community Center sale and the Project Taurus special session are reminders to weigh current amenities and near-term plans, not just long-range promises, when buying in the Southeast Strong neighborhoods. Fort Carson's ongoing growth, the new senior center, and the Swire Coca-Cola plant continue to support demand in the corridor, so the trade-offs cut both ways.
Westside and Manitou Springs. The Emma Crawford Coffin Races on October 24 and the holiday season at the North Pole make the west side and Ute Pass the region's entertainment corridor this time of year, while the 31st & Water bridge work is a sign of infrastructure investment in older, character-rich neighborhoods. Limited inventory near Garden of the Gods keeps demand strong.
The far east side. Banning Lewis Ranch construction continues, planning moves farther east, and Flying Horse Land Company's 1,800-acre mixed-use plan near Schriever points to decades of growth toward Falcon and Peyton. Buyers who want new construction and long-term appreciation potential should be in conversations now to lock in phase pricing.

What This Means for You

If you are buying: Inventories are up about 6% from a year ago, days on market stretch into the 50s in some measures, and sales are running about 10% below last year. That is the definition of a buyer-friendly fall. Motivated sellers want to close before the holidays, and new-build builders want to move units before year end. Get pre-approved, know your must-haves, and let's find your best home before the best listings are gone.

If you are selling: Price it right from day one and present your home well. Roughly half of listings carry price reductions and about 14% sell above asking, the clearest evidence that demand still exists for the right property. Fall buyers who are touring now are serious; they just need accurate pricing to move. If you want to sell in 2026, this is the month to start. Reach out and let's go through the data for your neighborhood together.

If you are relocating or investing: The long-term story keeps strengthening: a No. 1 small-business ranking, the region's first Honor Flight, a $475 million manufacturing plant under construction, an eight-park creek vision downtown, a passenger-rail measure on the November ballot, and continued build-out at Banning Lewis Ranch and the far east side. Neighborhoods that pair strong schools with infrastructure tend to reward patient owners over time. And this is the most beautiful time of year to fly in for a visit: pick a pumpkin, watch the aspens, and see why people move here.

Whether you are buying, selling, investing, or just curious about what is happening in Colorado Springs, I am here to help. Contact me today. Let's talk about your real estate goals. Thank you, talk to you soon!

Halloween Weekend 2026 in Colorado Springs: Events, Fall Market Update & November Preview