Colorado Has 3 Great Zombie Crawls to Celebrate Halloween

Many of us in Colorado enjoy getting costumed-up for Halloween; the chance to "be someone else" for a bit can be an escape. Coloradans that like to become a "Zombie" for Halloween have a few "Zombie Crawls" that they might want to be a part of.

When Did 'Zombie Pub Crawls' Begin in America?

While people have been dressing up as zombies for a long time, it wasn't until 2005 that large-scale Zombie Crawls involving stopping at pubs/bars began. It's reported that Minneapolis held the first one, with 150 zombies showing up. It's true not all "zombie crawls" involving booze, however.

The makeup, the clothes, the "blood," the dragging of one leg; the key elements of being the perfect zombie. The thing is, to me, one zombie just seems sad, but if you put a dozen or so together in a crowd, my skin shivers. That's a part of the fun with these "crawls;" making people uncomfortable can be fun.

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It's great when Halloween falls on a Friday; that way, you can have a crawl on Friday and Saturday night. Double the zombies, double the fun. But then, you can always have a crawl on the weekend before Halloween; just make sure you have a safe ride home, you brain-eating maniac. Let's take a look at three "Zombie Crawls" Colorado is known for.

COLORADO SPRINGS ZOMBIE CRAWL

Colorado Springs' Zombie Crawl(s) has been happening since 2010. Being one of Colorado's largest cities, this crawl sees hundreds of zombies buying tickets and showing up to crawl to nearly a dozen bars.

DENVER ZOMBIE CRAWL

The same team that puts on the Colorado Springs Zombie Crawl, in conjunction with the legendary haunted house, The 13th Floor, holds Denver's crawl on Larimer Square. Zombies get a "survival kit" that includes free drinks, and access to the "after" party.

LOVELAND ZOMBIE CRAWL

Since 2012, Loveland Aleworks has been hosting their annual Zombie Crawl, with food trucks, makeup help, a costume contest, and more before crawling to participating Downtown bars for drink specials.