Ice Cream Fort Collins · Halloween 2026
Fort Collins' Halloween hunt map is becoming a magazine.
On October 31, families follow it from shop to shop across town. 2,500 printed copies, on racks around Fort Collins. Get your business in it, from $395.
We go to press once $4,000 in ads is signed by September 30. If we don't reach it, every payment is refunded in full.
- 1Pick a spot, from $395
- 2We design your ad free, you approve the proof
- 3You're in 2,500 printed copies around town
Browse the proof
Flip through the actual issue.
Finished pages, ads, and pages still open. Watch for “Open”: that page could be yours before we go to press October 2.
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Full page
$650
A full page, right here.
No payment yet. We email an invoice when you sign.
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Founding spots · Halloween 2026 issue
Three ways to be in the first issue
$4,000 signed by September 30 sends it to press. If we fall short, every payment is refunded in full.
Half page
$395
per issue
A half page in the Halloween issue.
You get:
- Half a page in 2,500 printed copies on racks around town
- We design it free, or send your own art
- You approve the proof before it prints
- A Featured listing on icecreamfortcollins.com
For: a shop or cafe on the hunt route.
Full page
$650
per issue
A full page in the Halloween issue.
You get:
- A full page in 2,500 printed copies on racks around town
- We design it free, or send your own art
- You approve the proof before it prints
- A Featured listing on icecreamfortcollins.com
For: a business that wants the whole page.
One available
Presenting Partner
$3,000
Halloween issue
Your name on the whole issue.
You get:
- The centerfold spread, presented by you
- The issue's "presented by" credit
- A full-page ad inside
- Website and newsletter placement
For: a bank, lender, title company or realtor.
A magazine sponsorship: it buys placement, never a story. Not a sponsorship of the hunt event.
How it works
- 1Claim your spot; we hold it.
- 2We email an invoice, due on signing. Clicking Claim charges nothing.
- 3We design your ad free, or you send art; you approve the proof.
- 4Press once $4,000 is signed by September 30; copies around mid-October. Short of $4,000: full refund, and we'll offer you the same spot and price in the next printed issue if you want it.
Want a locked price across four issues, a quarter page, or the back cover? See the full rate card.
Help shape the magazine
What do you want this to be?
Two minutes. It goes straight into what we build next.
Industry pass-along research (CRMA) suggests roughly 3–4.3 readers per printed copy. On a 2,500-copy run that points to an estimated 7,500+ readers per issue. This is an industry-standard estimate, clearly labeled as an estimate — not a measured or audited figure. We do not claim readership, engagement, or circulation numbers we cannot back with our own logs. Rankings and reviews are never for sale. Advertisers buy pages — never opinions. Our rankings, reviews, hot-list spots, and Best-of votes are not for sale for money, a favor, or a big advertiser. Paid content is always clearly labeled. We never promise editorial coverage as part of an ad deal. That independence is exactly why being in these pages means something — and why our audience trusts them.
Questions? advertise@icecreamfortcollins.com · Full advertiser info · Fort Collins, CO