44th Annual Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat Street and other Longmont events for today

Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo.
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Oct. 28—Today

44th Annual Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat Street: 10 a.m. Saturday, Roosevelt Community Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Dress in Halloween costumes, march on Main Street and visit downtown participating merchants for Trick or Treat Street immediately following the parade. Kids of all ages can be a part of the costume foot parade. Free, 303-651-8404, longmontcolorado.gov.

The Batty World of Bats family program: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sandstone Ranch Visitors & Learning Center, 3001 Sandstone Drive, Longmont. Learn more about bats' night lives, their hunting habits and everything uniquely bat. $4-$9, 303-774-4700, longmontcolorado.gov.

5280's Band at Bootstrap Brewing: 6 p.m. Saturday, Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. The 5280s Band is a hot Denver area 80s party band bringing the looks and sounds of the 80s to every awesome show. Performing a mix of rock, new wave and alternative hits, the group will have listeners dancing, singing along and pumping their fists to the best music from the 80s. Free, bootstrapbrewing.com.

"Dracula" film screening: 7 p.m. Saturday, New Trojan Movie House, 513 Main St., Longmont. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula, played by Bela Lugosi, bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night in this Universal Horror Classic. $10, brownpapertickets.com.

Catrina Ball: 7 p.m. Saturday, Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Honor loved ones with song, laughter, dancing and revelry. Come dressed as a Catrina or Catrin or get your face painted at the event, and get ready to dance, dance, dance. There will be a performance by Nahucalli Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe and the SVVSD Combined Mariachi Band with a DJ to follow. Catrina paintings and Calacas masks will be auctioned at the end of the ball. $15-$20, 303-651-2787, eventbrite.com.

Upcoming

Craft Fair: 8 a.m. Sunday, Guardian Angels Church, 109 S. Third Street, Mead. Caring Hands Crafters group is a non-profit charity group that makes handmade items to organizations in need of hats, scarfs, blanket, quilts and many other craft items for people in need. The annual craft fair provides items for sale to benefit the community, with all profits going to charity. Free, 303-746-2181.

Tito & Maggie's Trick or Treat: 12 p.m. Sunday, Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, 3470 County Road 7, Erie. Trick or Treat and explore various stations across the sanctuary to collect vegan-friendly goodies and enjoy vegan food from local food trucks. $5, eventbrite.com.

"The City Dog and the Prairie Dog" performance: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. "The City Dog and the Prairie Dog" is a 50 minute bilingual musical for grades K-6, exploring themes of community and belonging. Expect to dance, laugh and sing along, with lots of audience participation. Free-$12, eventbrite.com.

Longmont Concert Band with Guerilla Fanfare Brass Band: 4 p.m. Sunday, Longmont High School, 1040 Sunset St., Longmont. Jazz up Sunday with a first-ever mash-up of the Longmont Concert Band and Guerilla Fanfare Brass Band. Free.

Scott Von Duo at Left Hand Brewing: 4 p.m. Sunday, Left Hand Brewing, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. A Left Hand favorite, Colorado's Scott Von writes music at the crossroads. Stomping boots and stirring grooves from the roots tradition, stripped down songs from the folk tradition, a voice like an old soul singer and a stage show that inspires, audiences won't want to miss this performance. Free, lefthandbrewing.com.