🌟 Sensory-Friendly October in Colorado 🐝🎃

October doesn’t have to mean overwhelming lights, booming sounds, and candy chaos. 🍬✨ Around El Paso, Teller, and Douglas Counties, there are plenty of sensory-friendly businesses and events designed to keep the fun while dialing down the stress. From calm storytimes and low-volume movies to inclusive trunk-or-treats and play gyms, this month is buzzing with options for every family.

So grab your calendar (the non-possessed version 😉), mark your dates, and get ready for a month where everyone gets to celebrate fall their way. 🍂💛

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🎟️ Sensory-Friendly Events (October 2025)

Sat, Oct 4 — PPLD Sensory Storytime

• ⏰ 10:30–11:00 AM

• 📍 Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

• 👶 Ages: 3–12 (caregivers welcome)

• 💵 Cost: Free (registration required)

• 🔗 RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District

Sun, Oct 5 — Chuck E. Cheese Sensory Sensitive Sunday (South COS)

• ⏰ Opens 2 hours early: 9:00–11:00 AM

• 📍 5815 N Academy Blvd (South Colorado Springs location page lists program)

• 👨‍👩‍👧 All ages

• 💵 Cost: Free entry; pay-to-play games/food

• 🔗 Details/RSVP: Program info & date. Chuck E. Cheese+1

Wed, Oct 8 — Play Street Museum: Sensory-Friendly Playtime (COS)

• ⏰ 12:30–3:00 PM (90-min session windows)

• 📍 7075 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

• 👶 Ages: toddlers–elementary (cap ~12 kids)

• 💵 Cost: $14/child

• 🔗 Book: Play Street COS booking page. Front Range Pediatric Therapies+1

Wed, Oct 8 — AMC Sensory Friendly Films (Mature Audiences)

• ⏰ Evening (check exact showtime)

• 📍 AMC Chapel Hills 13, 1710 Briargate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Ages: teens/adults (lights up, sound down)

• 💵 Cost: Standard AMC pricing

• 🔗 Program & theater pages. AMC Theatres+2AMC Theatres+2

Sat, Oct 11 — AMC Sensory Friendly Films (Family-Friendly)

• ⏰ Morning (check exact showtime)

• 📍 AMC Chapel Hills 13 (address above)

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

• 💵 Cost: Standard AMC pricing

• 🔗 Program & showtimes. AMC Theatres+1

Sat, Oct 18 — Autism Vision of Colorado: Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat

• ⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

• 📍 Interim HealthCare, 1901 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

• 👨‍👩‍👧 All ages

• 💵 Cost: Free

• 🔗 Event page. Facebook

Sat, Oct 18 — Annual Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat (Autism Vision of CO) 🧩

• ⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

• 📍 Interim HealthCare, 1901 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (El Paso)

• 👧 Ages: All ages

• 💵 Free

• 🔗 RSVP/Info: Autism Vision of Colorado Facebook event

• Source: Facebook+2AllEvents+2

Wed, Oct 22 — AMC Sensory Friendly Films (Mature Audiences)

• ⏰ Evening (check exact showtime)

• 📍 AMC Chapel Hills 13

• 💵 Cost: Standard AMC pricing

• 🔗 Program & showtimes. AMC Theatres+1

Sat, Oct 25 — AMC Sensory Friendly Films (Family-Friendly)

• ⏰ Morning (check exact showtime)

• 📍 AMC Chapel Hills 13

• 💵 Cost: Standard AMC pricing

• 🔗 Program & showtimes. AMC Theatres+1

Sat, Oct 25 — Success On The Spectrum (Castle Rock): Autism-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat

• ⏰ 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

• 📍 831 S Perry St, Castle Rock, CO 80104

• 👨‍👩‍👧 All ages

• 💵 Cost: Free (RSVP recommended)

• 🔗 RSVP/Event details. Success on the Spectrum+2Eventbrite+2

Sat, Oct 25 — Sensory-Friendly Open House (Resonate – Music & Speech Therapy)

• ⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM

• 📍 2906 Beacon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80907

• 👨‍👩‍👧 All ages; practice trick-or-treat stations

• 💵 Cost: Free

• 🔗 VisitCOS listing (with details). Visit Colorado Springs

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 — Trunk-or-Treat @ Vehicle Vault (Parker)

• ⏰ Event: 12:00–4:00 PM
  ⏳ Sensory Hour: 12:00–12:30 PM (lower noise, fewer crowds, non-candy options)

• 📍 Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Pkwy, Parker, CO 80134 (Douglas County)

• 👧 Ages: All ages

• 💵 Free

• 🔗 Details/updates: event page (includes Sensory Hour section).

🐝🎃 SoccerHaus Indoor Family Halloween Festival (Oct 31, Colorado Springs) does include a Sensory Hour.

• Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2025

• Time: 2:30–7:30 PM (full event)

• Sensory Hour: 3:00–4:00 PM (per organizer; optional-donation ticket) — note: one community listing shows 2:30–3:30 PM; organizer page lists 3–4 PM. I’d trust the organizer page when you post times.

• Location: SoccerHaus COS, 4845 List Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919

• Cost: Free entry; Sensory Hour ticket is an optional donation to The Kenna Foundation.

• What to expect: indoor trick-or-treat stations, games/activities, crafts, bounce houses, costume contest, karaoke/DJ, photo booths (aka candy + chaos but with the volume turned down during Sensory Hour 😌).

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🧩 Sensory-Friendly Businesses (open all month)

We Rock the Spectrum – Colorado Springs (Sensory Gym)

• 🕒 Hours: Mon–Thu 9 AM–7 PM; Fri 9 AM–5 PM; Sat–Sun 9 AM–3 PM

• 💵 Open Play: $18/child (siblings $16); military/first responders $16

• 📍 4412 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

• 🔗 Schedule / Pricing. werockthespectrumcoloradosprings.com+2werockthespectrumcoloradosprings.com+2

Urban Air – Colorado Springs (Sensory Friendly Play)

• 🕒 Sensory Friendly Play offered (lights down, no loud music) — check park calendar for October dates/times

• 📍 7730 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

• 🔗 Weekly activities page & program info. Urban Air Adventure Park+1

AMC Chapel Hills 13 – Sensory Friendly Films

• 🕒 Program runs 2nd & 4th Saturdays (family) and 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (evening, mature) each month

• 📍 1710 Briargate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

• 🔗 Program + showtimes. AMC Theatres+2AMC Theatres+2

Chuck E. Cheese – South Colorado Springs (Sensory Sensitive Sundays)

• 🕒 First Sunday monthly, opens early 9–11 AM

• 📍 South Colorado Springs location (see page for specifics)

• 🔗 Program details. Chuck E. Cheese+1

Sensory-Friendly Businesses & Recurring Programs

These businesses across Colorado offer sensory‑aware environments, regular events, or are certified inclusive spaces families can enjoy anytime.

• Butterfly Pavilion (Westminster)

  • Hosts monthly Sensory Friendly Afternoons, including one on September 24, 2025 (3–5 p.m.), with natural lighting, limited admission, quiet spaces, and a proven quiet room sponsored by SOAR Autism.  WOW! Children’s Museum (Lafayette)

• • Offers Sensory Friendly Playtime (next one after summer is October 19). These are low‑stimulus visits with capacity limits, lowered lights and sound, and adaptive equipment.

• Chuck E. Cheese – Colorado Springs South

  • Runs Sensory Sensitive Sundays—this includes September 7, 2025—with dimmed lighting, reduced noise, and trained staff.

• Autism Community Store (Aurora)

  • A retail location tailored to visual learners and individuals with sensory processing challenges. Built as the first of its kind in the U.S.

• The Sensory Club (Denver)

  • A membership-based sensory gym featuring a multisensory room, adaptive equipment and a welcoming, low-pressure environment for families and individuals with diverse sensory needs. 

• Various Certified or Recognized Venues (via Autism Colorado or community listings):

  • Autism‑Friendly Businesses in Colorado include:

    • American Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collection

    • Aurora Public Library

    • Denver Art Museum

    • Denver Botanic Gardens

    • Autism Community Store

    • Boulder County Judicial Courts

    • Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

    • Developmental Pathways

    • JFK Partners

• Colorado Springs Sensory-Friendly Venues (from Buzzy B listing):

  • Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum – Sensory‑Friendly Mornings

  • Icon Cinema – Sensory‑Friendly Screenings

  • Regal Cinemas – “My Way Matinee”

  • AMC Theatres – Sensory Friendly Films

  • We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym

  • Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

  • Library 21c (PPLD) – Sensory Storytimes

  • Sky Zone Trampoline Park – Sensory Hours

  • Little Monkey Bizness – Sensory Play Mornings

  • Air City 360 – Sensory Friendly Sessions

  • Urban Air Adventure Park – Sensory Friendly Play

  • Play Street Museum – Sensory Friendly Playtime

  • Chuck E. Cheese – Sensory Sensitive Sundays

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