Spooky Season?
It's Halloween Time!
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What’s on your annual must-do immersive Halloween list?
For us, there are two classics that always make our can’t wait spooky-season plans: The 13th Floor and itchy.o.
The 13th Floor haunt is an easy one. This sprawling complex offers seemingly endless scares and spectacle and has earned itself a national reputation. Itchy.o’s annual Hallowmass bacchanal brings art, music, the esoteric and a throbbing communal catharsis that should not be missed.
What both of these Denver institutions have in common is that they have stood the test of time, show the power of immersive and celebrate the season in a way that always delights. So while Denver is packed to the brim with Halloween treats, it’s always worth to stop and pay some respect to some of our long standing immersive pillars.
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In this issue
- Immersive Jam!
- Spooky Immersives
- Fringe Remix
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PRODUCTIONS OPENING IN OCTOBER
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It had been said that The Dairy and Rise Comedy were haunted, but most brushed it off as superstition. However, recent supernatural activity has audiences in chills. The Haunting is Real.
To help investigate and perhaps eliminate the ghostly disturbances, paranormal investigators Anthem and Aria have been called in. Working as a team they’ve earned nationwide acclaim for their effectiveness. Hopefully they can supply answers and solutions to this paranormal infestation. However, when things go wrong, the investigation turns dangerous. Everyone must work together to put the dark spirit to rest with a seance.
TWO MORE CHANCES TO SEE:
When: October 22nd 7:30pm
Where: The Dairy Carsen Theater
2590 Walnut Street Boulder, 80302
Price: $20-25
More info & tickets to the DAIRY available here.
When: October 29th 7:00pm
Where: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Price: $14/advance & $17/door + ticketing fee
More info & tickets to RISE Comedy available here.
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Spookadelia: Doubt's Echo: is an all-ages narrative-driven psychedelic immersive art, theatrical, and highly interactive experience presented by Spectra Art Space, along with performance artists curated by Darshan Dance Company, several artists now featured at Denver Meow Wolf, and SO MANY MORE.
Investigating the human condition and our relationship with self, duplicity, and doubt while providing a fresh & fun take on art consumption and the haunted experience. Doubt's Echo is the awe-inspiring and introspective sixth installment of the Spookadelia series. Boasting several new installations, amazing new characters, actors, all-new augmented reality discovery points, and more ways than ever to interact with the art and the story.
About the Adventure ahead: "Doubt is the distance between lies and truth."
Guests will be on a self-guided journey through the Mirror Realm aka Doubt's Echo on a mission to conquer Doubt and his duplicitous minions. The only way to complete the mission and return to reality is to choose truth and overcome deceit. Face your perceived fears and doubts to collect all 5 tokens which will allow you to return with the other souls who have been trapped in this deceitful realm.
Each room and section of this indoor/outdoor experience is immersive, interactive, and full of surprises. The installations and experience, while “spooky” will also be family-friendly & full of delight.
When: Opening night October 6th, ongoing.
Where: Spectra Art Space
Price: Starts at $12+
Learn more and purchase tickets at https://spectraartspace.com/
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The twisted minds of Peaches Christ, David Flower Productions, and Non Plus Ultra are bringing Fang Bang – a fully immersive pop-up vampire night club experience to Denver. Famous for its seasonal presence in San Francisco, this otherworldly 80's Gothic / New Wave vampire bar now descends upon the Mile High City to delight fellow creatures of the night at the iconic Sports Castle venue.
“Fang Bang has been an integral part of our annual Terror Vault haunted immersive in San Francisco for years, and we could not be more excited to bring this experience to the fine people of Denver,” said Joshua Grannell, aka Peaches Christ. “Our amazing cast has been hard at work to put together an unforgettable experience for everyone in attendance. This will be an evening unlike anything else in the area this Halloween season.”
When: 8pm, 10pm, Thurs-Saturday Evenings October 5-28
Where: Sports Castle
1000 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Price: $25 - Use our special promo code VAMP for $10 off tickets!
Learn more and grab your tickets at https://seetickets.us/fangbang
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Mystery beckons—will you heed the call?
Both a sanctuary for the Radical-Avant community and a journey into healing, through rites of reflection, adoration, and dissolution, building to a percussive blast of cathartic bombast. Hallowmass transcends the ordinary; it is a meeting of souls beyond the material plane. As the night unfolds, you will find yourself entwined in a tapestry of shared experience—a connection that defies words and logic. Here, beneath the Hallowmass moon, we come together as a coven of seekers, bound by the yearning to explore the uncharted depths of art, music, and mysticism.
Embrace the enigma, for Hallowmass is not a mere event; it is a gateway to the arcane, a communion of spirits, a riddle whispered across time. Let curiosity be your guide as you traverse the labyrinthine pathways of the unknown. Come, seekers of the extraordinary, and be part of a night that will linger in your thoughts, forever steeped in esoteric wonder.
Secure your place in the Hallowmass tapestry and prepare to unlock the mysteries that await.
When: Oct. 27, 28, 31, Nov. 3, 4
Where: Mercury Cafe
2199 California St, Denver, CO 80205
Price: $37
Learn more and purchase tickets here.
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The newly deceased have much to learn — even with eternity ahead of them. In October the veil grows thin, offering ghosts the perfect opportunity to cross over…
And Audacious Theatre is ready to greet them on the other side with a spectacularly ethereal immersive experience called “The Haunting of Your House: A Practical Guide for How to Survive After You’ve Died.”
Ghosts who join in this postmortem adventure will have the time of their afterlives as they undertake five curated lessons which cover crucial haunting skills such as possession, communication with the living, apparition, and ectoplasm creation! Psychopomps guide their haunters-in-training through the crack between death and the afterlife as each soul discovers who they were, how they died, and what sort of unfinished business they have.
This year, the Audacious Collaborative has created an altered reality teeming with multi-sensory activities that evoke modern and classic tropes about death, the afterlife, and what it means to accept the inevitable end.
When: Oct 13th - Oct 29th, various times.
Where: First Baptist Church of Denver
1373 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203
Price: Early bird starts at $25+
Learn more and purchase tickets at Audacious Immersive (Formerly Audacious Theater, we love the new name!)
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Do you have the guts to take down a Vampire? Join us for Zeppelin Station's Immersive Halloween pop up!
Welcome Students & join us for an unforgettable evening at the Slayers Vampire Academy! Get ready to dive into a world of thrilling mystery and supernatural intrigue.
This Halloween season, when spirits are high and the Supernatural walk among us we must train the best and brightest to stake down our sparkle-skinned, bloodsucking enemy! You will step into a realm where vampires lurk in the shadows. Immerse yourself in a captivating storyline as you unravel secrets, solve puzzles, and interact with intriguing characters.
When: Through November 4th
Where: The Mezzanine at Zeppelin Station
Zeppelin Station 3501 Wazee Street Denver, CO 80216
Price: $19.95
Learn more and get tickets here.
(Looking for something a little cosier? The Twilight Brunch series is in the same location!)
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No guides - just you, a map…and some ghosts!
When Thomas Golden left Arapahoe City with his friend George Jackson in January of 1859, he had no idea how his fortune was about to change. The pair discovered a massive vein of gold in what we know today as Idaho Springs. After returning from the mountains with their new found wealth, a flash flood washed away their map, and with it, their hopes and dreams.
Over the years, the power of gold fever washed through the town, infecting the locals. Finally, the maps have resurfaced, and you found one! Do you have what it takes to scour the town of Old Golden City for the clues to find Golden’s hidden gold stash?
When: October 7, 14, 21, 27, 28, November 4.
Where: Various locations around Downtown Golden, beginning at the Old Capitol Grille 1122 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Tickets: $40
Learn more and get tickets here. (Take 20% off Opening night, October 7th with code SPOOKYSAVINGS20)
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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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Save the dates for Immersive Denver’s first Immersive Futures Jam –– a hands-on, collaborative experiment in worldbuilding & experiential futures!
We are excited to announce an opportunity for immersive artists from across Denver to spend a weekend learning, applying, and collaborating around the rapid co-creation of immersive experiences of possible futures for Denver.
Working in small groups, participants will develop a vision for how Denver could look decades from today, working over a weekend (Sat 11/4 + Sun 11/5) to bring this future to life as an experimental activation the following evening (Mon 11/6).
Immersive Denver’s inaugural artist in residence, designer/futurist Stuart Candy, is coming to lead the process (bio below). Participation will be limited, but imaginations won’t. Sign up now!
WHEN: Saturday November 4 (all day), Sunday November 5 (all day), and Monday November 6 (evening)
WHERE: Auraria Campus
Denver, CO
Dr Stuart Candy is an experiential futurist whose critical and creative practice spans education, production, and activist intervention. Currently Associate Professor of Social Foresight and Director of Situation Lab at Parsons School of Design in New York, and Advisor at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles, his work at the intersection of design and futures is recognized for changing the landscape of both fields. It includes the edited collection Design and Futures; acclaimed storytelling game The Thing From The Future; and an award-winning toolkit for public imagination, The Futures Bazaar. He has held appointments at University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon, OCAD University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and California College of the Arts, and has worked with cultural and media organizations around the world including UNESCO, Smithsonian Institution, The New York Times, Brazil’s Museum of Tomorrow, Dubai’s Museum of the Future, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the National Film Board of Canada.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
Pitch immersive projects to over 25 presenters from across the country at The Immersive Immersive
UPCOMING PITCH APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, October 9, 2023 at 11:00am Mountain Time
LEARN MORE HERE
The Immersive Immersive is the first convening of its kind, aiming to build a national distribution network in support of immersive art and entertainment. It will bring together leaders, programmers, marketers and board members from more than 25 presenting and producing organizations across the country, along with immersive producers, creators, and other industry professionals from around the world. Over three days in Denver, CO (November 13-15, 2023), we’ll learn, connect, strategize, experience immersive entertainment, expand our networks, discover new projects, and make deals. You can find more information and register for the convening here: https://denvercenter.org/immersive-immersive
All producers, creators, and agents seeking to pitch projects at The Immersive Immersive must submit a pitch application and pay the application fee ($50 for 1-2 projects, $150 for up to 6 projects).
Click here to learn more and submit a proposal.
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Denver Fringe Remix: SALT MOTHER and the Process of Creating Small-Scale Immersive Performance
Join the creators from Opia House for two free performances of their 2022 Denver Fringe show SALT MOTHER and stay for conversation about small-scale immersive shows, intimacy, and Q & A with the playwright.
Date: Tuesday, October 10th
Time: 7:00-9:00pm MDT
Location: Fort Greene, 321 E. 45th Ave., Denver CO 80216
Tickets: None required, just show up!
Schedule for the evening:
7:00 Doors
7:30pm - 1st performance of SALT MOTHER
8:00pm - 2nd performance of SALT MOTHER
8:30 and beyond - discussion and socializing at Denver’s most comfortable and welcoming bar
Denver Fringe's Remix series gives the community an opportunity to revisit and remix prior performances as an opportunity to share knowledge, experiment with form, ask questions, and spend time together.
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This Month's Community Meetup
We're over at the new RiNo Truss House this month for our regular meetup and networking get-together. Meet new immersive artists and creators! Wear a costume! It'll be a good time.
What: October Immersive Industry Happy Hour
Who: Anyone in the immersive industry and those who are seeking to get connected to the industry.
Where: RiNo Art Park's Truss House Performance Flex Space
3400 Arkins Ct.
Denver, CO 80216
When: October 30th 5:30-8:30pm
Price: Free to attend.
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Beacon Announces New Location
Beacon has announced a new Immersive Art Lounge coming to RiNo in 2024. Read the full story in Westword. Interested in getting involved? Beacon's RFP to design the space is available here.
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Ongoing Productions are Online!
Looking for the rest of the haunts? We host an interactive map and calendar of ongoing immersive shows, installations, escape rooms, and haunts around town. We're continuing to build out the website to make it easier for non-subscribers to find productions, and to keep the newsletter focused on the latest updates, openings, and community news.
If you'd like to add a listing we missed, or would like to correct/update information, please send us an email!
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Mother
In this one one-on-one experience, you spend a 30-minute car ride taking your “mother” to visit her friend Janet. Along the way, she gives you driving directions, comments on your driving skills, tells you stories of when you were little and how much you have disappointed her. And don’t try to correct her. This is her trip and you are taking her where she wants to go and listening to it all. The perfect Halloween fright.
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