Game Day: Avalanche vs. Flames on Halloween Night at Ball Arena
The Avs host Calgary at Ball Arena on Saturday, October 31 at 8pm, with bars, pregame spots and the light rail plan.
Halloween is a Saturday this year, and the Avs are home against Calgary at 8pm at Ball Arena. So you can wear a costume to a hockey game and nobody will even blink.
It's the second of three Avalanche vs. Flames games this season, and the first one went Colorado's way in a big way. Details are on our event page.
The matchup
On Oct. 8 in Calgary, the Avalanche won 7-3 (ESPN). Saturday is meeting number two of three.
Martin Necas has a habit of showing up against this team: 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) in 15 regular-season games against the Flames, per an NHL.com preview from before that Oct. 8 game.
On the other side, Calgary goalie Devin Cooley was just named the NHL's second star of the week (ESPN). So the guy in net for the Flames is coming in hot, which makes a repeat of that 7-3 game less of a given.
Watching from a bar
Run For The Roses (1801 Blake St #10, LoDo) is the closest, 0.64 miles from the arena. Our listing tags it as a sports bar, with bourbon and cocktails. It's 4.4 stars on Google from 330 reviews as of 2026-05-02.
Bar 404 (404 N Broadway) is 2.1 miles out and calls itself both a local sports bar and an independent music venue. One $ on Google's price scale, 4.5 stars from 287 reviews as of 2026-05-02.
Players Pub (8 S Broadway, Baker) is tagged as a sports bar with local beer. 4.5 stars from 249 reviews as of 2026-05-02, and 2.49 miles from the arena, so it's the move if you're staying on Broadway all night.
Pregame near the venue
Tavernetta (1889 16th St Mall) is Italian with pasta and a wine bar, 0.43 miles away. It's $$$ on Google and 4.6 stars from 2,511 reviews as of 2026-05-02. Book it if you want an actual dinner before puck drop.
My Brother's Bar (2376 15th St) is the opposite energy: a dive with burgers and cheap drinks, 0.53 miles out, 4.5 stars from 2,965 reviews as of 2026-05-02. It's cash only, so hit an ATM first.
Getting there and home
The E and W light rail lines go straight to Ball Arena. Get off at Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens Station, which RTD says is one minute by train from Denver Union Station. Walking from Union Station takes about 10 minutes (RTD).
That RTD info is from 2025, so check current service on RTD's trip planner before you leave, especially for the ride home on a Halloween Saturday.
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