CU vs Kansas State: A Halloween Game Day at Folsom Field

On Saturday, October 31, 2026, the CU Buffs host Kansas State at Folsom Field, the stadium at the foot of the Flatirons where the crowd noise rolls uphill. If you are organizing a group trip around this game, here is the skeleton of the weekend: the date, the stadium, getting there, and where to sleep twelve people when the town fills up.

Kickoff time is still to be announced. This page carries the facts as they stand; we will keep it current as the season moves.

The Facts As They Stand

• Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026. Halloween. Costumes in the stands are a safe bet.
• Matchup: CU Buffs vs Kansas State, a Big 12 conference game.
• Venue: Folsom Field, on the CU campus in Boulder. One of the few stadiums in the country where the pregame view is a wall of red sandstone.
• Kickoff: Not yet announced. CU Athletics posts it on the official schedule page: cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/2026.

All game facts from the official CU Athletics 2026 football schedule, checked September 29, 2026.

Planning a Group Weekend Around It

This one is built for a group. Folsom Field sits on the hill above Pearl Street, so a game weekend can be as simple as: park once, walk everywhere, and let the tailgate and the town carry the day. October 31 lands on the shoulder of leaf season, so your group gets the game and the gold in one trip.

For families: the walk from downtown to the stadium is a steady uphill twenty minutes. There is also a free game day shuttle from CU's East Campus to Folsom Field, which starts three hours before kickoff and runs until an hour after the game ends; details are on the university's parking site: colorado.edu/pts/special-events/football. Bring layers. Late October in Boulder can be seventy degrees at noon and snowing by the fourth quarter, sometimes in the same game.

Where to Stay

Sunshine Canyon Retreat sleeps twelve in the canyon above town, a ten minute drive to the stadium and a world away from the game-day crush. If Halloween weekend is still open for your crew, do not wait long on it; a conference game against a ranked Big 12 opponent is exactly the kind of weekend that fills Boulder's beds early.