This is the weekday list for those whose weekend is during the week, those who like to avoid the big weekend crowds, and everybody else too.

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AROUND TOWN

Highlights

• 🎬 Greener Pastures Film Fest (Dual Citizen Brewing - Mon 6:30pm)
• 📚 Ron de Beaulieu: Haunted Minneapolis Author Reading (Eat My Words Bookstore - Mon 7pm)
• 🗣️ Objects of War: A Storytelling Circle (Edina Senior Center - Tue 12pm)
• 📖 Layli Long Soldier in Conversation with Heid E. Erdrich (Minneapolis Central Library - Tue 6:30pm)
• 🎹 The Dresden Dolls with Alegria D’Cirque (Palace Theatre - Tue 8pm)
• 👻 Gangster Ghost Tour 2026 (Landmark Center - Wed 6pm)
• 🎞️ Häxan with Live Score by Paris1919 (Parkway Theater - Wed 7:30pm)
• 🧛 Dragula Watch Party (Studio Rough Haus - Wed 8:30pm)
• 🎨 The Smell of Earth: Seitu K. Jones Opening Reception (Minnesota Museum of American Art - Thu 6pm)
• 🎭 Twin Cities Horror Festival: The Sludge (Crane Theater - Thu 6pm)
• 🎭 BareBones Halloween Extravaganza: Hum, Honk, Howl (Powderhorn Park - Thu 7pm)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

• Art Installation: En Duelo (In Grief) by Candida Gonzalez (October 26) (Historic Memorial Chapel - 4pm)
• Sociable Circuit (Utepils Brewing - 5pm)
• Paperback LAUNCH: ANIKA Fajardo: THE MANY Mothers OF Dolores MOORE (Next Chapter Booksellers - 6pm)
• Mahjong Workshop (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• Open Mic Mondays (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 6pm)
• Weekly Smash Bros Tournament - Dendy Pretendy's Smash Clock (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
• Analog Game Night (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Cookie Decorating Class – Haunted Library *Intermediate (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6pm)
• Cribbage Tournament (Dangerous Man Brewing - 6pm)
• Opinionation (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Greener Pastures Film Fest (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6:30pm)
• SNO Community Meeting (Broken Clock Brewing - 6:30pm)
• NOT Another Practica!| Argentine TANGO (Indeed Brewing - 7pm)
• Uproar Comedy Open Mic (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7pm)
• Poetry- Open Mic Mondays October 2026 (American School of Storytelling - 7pm)
• BLINGO – Drag Queen Bingo with host B.Louise (9 Mile Brewing - 7pm)
• The Craft in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9:15pm)
• Sonali Kolhatkar on Breaking ICE (Moon Palace Books - 7pm)
• Alysandra Dutton launches The Stolen Women (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Aliens (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• Ron de Beaulieu: Haunted Minneapolis Author Reading (Eat My Words Bookstore - 7pm)
• Poetry Reading: Ellen Kombiyil & Sonia Greenfield (Subtext Books - 7pm)
• A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party (Cream and Amber - 10pm)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

• Golden Mile Walking Tour (American Swedish Institute - 10am)
• Weekly Story Time (Wild Rumpus - 10:30am)
• Virtual Makers Mornings (American Swedish Institute - 10:30am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Public Tour: Inspired by Books (MIA - 11:30am, 1:30pm)
• Objects of War: A Storytelling Circle of Service, Memory & Community (Edina Senior Center - 12pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• North Memorial Blood Drive (Wooden Ship Brewing - 2pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Pint Night Fundraiser: Hope Chest (Boom Island Brewing - 5pm)
• Cribbage Club (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6pm)
• FREE Meat & Cheese Raffle (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Dangerous Man Brewing - 6pm)
• Dungeons and Dragons Adventure League (Unmapped Brewing - 6pm)
• Bingq (LTD Brewing - 6pm)
• Hablamos Pues (La Doña Cervecería Brewery - 6pm)
• PACIM: Remarks on American Student Reactions to Visiting Poland (Landmark Center - 6pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Mahjong w/ Merry Mahjers Open Play (9 Mile Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Board Game Night (Bad Weather Brewery - 6:30pm)
• Layli Long Soldier in Conversation with Heid E. Erdrich (Minneapolis Central Library - 6:30pm)
• Lizzie Ehrenhalt launches Romantic Sensation (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• The Craft in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9:15pm)
• Community Table Tennis (Minneapolis Cider Company - 7pm)
• Weekly Pool Tournament (Midway Saloon - 7pm)
• Ali Lockhart: Magdalene Cruthers Is Going to Hell Book Launch (Tropes & Trifles - 7pm)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999) w/ pre-movie burlesque by Queenie Von Curves (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale (Minneapolis) - 7am)
• House that Beer Built (Broken Clock Brewing - 8am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• North Memorial Blood Drive (Wooden Ship Brewing - 2pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Sheridan Neighborhood Happy Hour (Broken Clock Brewing - 4pm)
• Magic Nights @ Metronome (MetroNOME Brewery - 5pm)
• Pints, Prints and Pivots (MetroNOME Brewery - 5pm)
• Union Depot Ghost Tour (Union Depot - 5:15pm)
• D&D Adventure (Bruhaven - 5:30pm)
• Saint City Mahjong (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 6pm)
• TC Queer Transplants Meet-up (Queermunity - 6pm)
• Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 6pm)
• Halloween Game Night w/Link Lobby (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
• How to Not suck at pinball (Litt Pinball Bar - 6pm)
• Art & Wine and Art & Spirits (MIA - 6pm)
• Gangster Ghost Tour 2026 (Landmark Center - 6pm)
• Offsite – Twin Cities Queer Transplant Group (Quatrefoil Library - 6:30pm)
• Initials Game Live (Boom Island Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Surly Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Split Flipper Monthly Tournament (Litt Pinball Bar - 6:30pm)
• Survivor watch party Ep. 6 (Animales - 7pm)
• Fangs (Anyab) (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9:15pm)
• Drag Bingo (Fulton Brewing Company - 7pm)
• Mathew L. Reyes presents God's Own Country (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• The Initials Game (Padraigs Brewing - 7pm)
• Super Smash Brothers (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• Ling Ma Reading (Pillsbury Hall (University of Minnesota) - 7pm)
• Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922) || Silent film with live score performed by Paris1919 (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
• Dweezil Zappa (Palace Theatre - 8pm)
• Dragula Watch Party (Studio Rough Haus - 8:30pm)
• Glitter Bomb HOT NEW EVENT (Gay 90's - 9pm)
• DRAG SHOWS (Gay 90's - 10pm)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale (Minneapolis) - 7am)
• “Paris Couture” Member Days (MIA - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Tiny Tots Story Time (Big Hill Books - 10:30am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Four Sisters Farmers Market (Four Sisters Minneapolis - 11am)
• Public Tour: Inspired by Books (MIA - 11:30am, 6pm)
• Queermunity Blood Drive with American Red Cross (Queermunity - 12pm)
• Schubert Club: Courtroom Concert (Landmark Center - 12pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm, 7pm)
• Mogi Bagel Pop-Up (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 3pm)
• Own It! A Co-op Event (Broken Clock Brewing - 4pm)
• Groove Pitch Series (Luminary Arts Center - 4pm)
• Tony Hawk/Gamer Thursday (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 4pm)
• Audubon Mini Market (Audubon Minneapolis - 4pm)
• Educator Evening (MIA - 4:30pm)
• AI Transformation in Global and Local Business (American Swedish Institute - 4:45pm)
• Halloween Double Feature Movie Night (Dangerous Man Brewing - 5pm)
• Meat Raffle with Mike’s Butcher Shop (Wabasha Brewing - 5pm)
• Meet (MIA - 5pm)
• Union Depot Ghost Tour (Union Depot - 5:15pm)
• Paint and Sip: Horror Edition (Bumbling Fools Mead - 6pm)
• Thursday Night BINGO With Bloomington Lions Club (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
• Tinkering After Dark (Bakken Museum - 6pm)
• InnovateMN Season 3 Finale (Bruhaven - 6pm)
• Free Shuttle to/from Home Wild Games (Bad Weather Brewery - 6pm)
• Ghoul's Night Out Bingo (Can Can Wonderland - 6pm)
• Spooky Stories & Shopping by Candlelight (Comma Bookshop - 6pm)
• The Subject Lecture Series (MIA - 6pm)
• Opening reception for The Smell of Earth: Seitu K. Jones Working in the Elements (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 6pm)
• Eric Dregni: Raising Bilingual Bambini (Norway House - 6pm)
• Halloween Plant Bingo (Black Stack Brewing - 6:30pm)
• FREE Meat Raffle (Elm Creek Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Initials Game Live (LTD Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Scandinavian Everyday Book Talk with Nichole Accettola (American Swedish Institute - 6:30pm)
• AN Evening WITH JEFF KINNEY (Wild Rumpus - 7pm)
• Kimberly Blaeser book launch (Milkweed Books - 7pm)
• Paint & Sip w/ A Brush of Joy (Modist Brewing - 7pm)
• Hausu in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9pm)
• Magic by Skully — Where Magic Meets the Mind (Capri - 7pm)
• Cellular Cinema Halloween (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7pm)
• Cribbage Tournament (Utepils Brewing - 7pm)
• Place Keepers by Jessica Lopez Lyman (Moon Palace Books - 7pm)
• BareBones Halloween Extravaganza: Hum, Honk, Howl (Powderhorn Park - 7pm)
• Ghosts & Gables After Dark (Overlook Park (Summit Avenue) - 7pm)
• Agates IndyBookstore Tour (Subtext Books - 7pm)
• The Scotch Season Opens: Four Drams, One Evening (Merlins Rest - 7:30pm)
• Salsa Brava – DJ Dance Party in Paradise (Capri - 8pm)
• Snapz Live Band Open Mic (Green Room - 8pm)
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic (Sisyphus Brewing - 8pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Monday, October 26

• The Midnight Movers (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• The Longest Johns (Varsity Theater - 6pm)
• HonkyTonk Ranch (331 Club - 6pm)
• Close to Toast (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• JazzMN Orchestra Presents: Sinatra | Ellington (Dakota - 7pm)
• Plini with Night Verses and Portraits (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Minnesota Monday Jam (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Music by Phil Berbig (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Shakey Graves with Wild Pink (First Avenue - 7:30pm)
• Delicate Steve with Yellow Ostrich (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• Roe Family Singers (331 Club - 8pm)
• Alpha Consumer: JT Bates w. Jon Neufeld, Mike Lewis, Jeremy Ylvisaker & Martha Scanlan (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)

Tuesday, October 27

• Peter and the Wolf (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 10am, 11:35am)
• Liq-Her Lounge (Black Hart - 6pm)
• Worker’s Playtime, mike munson (331 Club - 6pm)
• Irish Trad Session (Padraigs Brewing - 6pm)
• The Hip-Shakers w. The Jesse Irwin Band (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Cave Canary (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - Farewell (Dakota - 7pm)
• Space Between JAM (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
• Thundercat: Distracted AF Tour (Fillmore - 7pm)
• Greg Freeman w. Walker Rider (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 7pm)
• New Band Night #41 (Green Room - 7pm)
• Dirty Shorts Brass Band (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• St Dominic's Trio (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Yana with Emma Andersen (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• The Dresden Dolls with Alegria D’Cirque (Palace Theatre - 8pm)
• All Them Witches with Emma Ruth Rundle (First Avenue - 8pm)
• Tuesday with DJ Cam Jones (Acadia Cafe - 9pm)
• Freakwhensees w. Count Spookula, Calavrosa (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• October Conspiracy Series featuring, ditch pigeon, knife emoji, red lovely (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• POP PUNK Princess (Mortimer's - 10pm)

Wednesday, October 28

• Peter and the Wolf (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 10am, 11:35am)
• Vinyl Night (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 6pm)
• First Drafts: Singer-Songwriter Night (Urban Growler - 6pm)
• Grindcore Show $15 (Flying V Music - 6pm)
• Pat Donohue & Friends (Midway Saloon - 6pm)
• Halloween SHOW: Petula Maude (debut), Moonshift (debut), Lexi Evelyn, Banana Grenade (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Shiner Shine Fashion Show pt.2 (Acadia Cafe - 6pm)
• Madrean Sky (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE (Varsity Theater - 6:30pm)
• Cowboy Rogue (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Raphael Rogiński Plays John Coltrane & Langston Hughes w/ Tim Sparks & Ben Abrahamson (Berlin - 7pm)
• Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - Farewell (Dakota - 7pm)
• Harold’s House Party on KFAI, Pat Donohue and the Prairie All Stars (331 Club - 7pm)
• Twin Prop Jane (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Irish Céilí Dancing (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Sienna Spiro with Summer Joy (First Avenue - 7:30pm)
• Barrister, King Swank, Malcolm Jabar & Amore Azadi (Zhora Darling - 7:30pm)
• MN Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley (Aster Cafe - 7:30pm)
• Daisy Dillman Acoustic (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• gavn (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Winyah with Foxtide (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Sweeping Promises with Panel and Constant Insult (Turf Club - 8pm)
• MELLOW MINNOW (Mortimer's - 9pm)
• Marian Runk w. Boots & Needles, The Beavers (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• Lenz and Frenz, (Certain members of Pert Near Sandstone, Farmhouse Band, San Souci Quartet, Row of Ducks) (331 Club - 9:30pm)

Thursday, October 29

• Peter and the Wolf (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 10am, 11:35am)
• Dan Israel & Mikkel: Nebraska (Dubliner - 5pm)
• Happy Hour with 92KQRS' Gorman in the Morning (Boom Island Brewing - 5:30pm)
• Joe Hysell (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Echo Signal (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (Hook & Ladder Theater - 6:30pm)
• Redder Moon (KC) & Die So Fluid w/ Stranger Gallery & Count Spookula (Zhora Darling - 6:30pm)
• Nachito Herrera (Dakota - 7pm)
• Willie B Blues Band (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• DEAR HOLLY Album Release (Hive Collaborative - 7pm)
• Nick Hensley (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Horst | Peterson | Grivna | Kjeer (MetroNOME Brewery - 7pm)
• Barry Cole Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Forbidden with Heathen and Void (Turf Club - 7pm)
• Lost Highway w/ D. Untethered (Berlin - 7pm)
• Solvejg, Ray Gun Youth, Pity Party, and Cheap Bouquet (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7:30pm)
• Murray Hill: Showbiz! // Show & Talkback (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
• Sounds of Santana (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• Deconstructing The Music LIVE - The Beatles' Revolver with Scott Freiman (Dudley Riggs Theatre - 7:30pm)
• Good Emotional Man with Dylan Hicks & Small Screens (Cedar Cultural Center - 7:30pm)
• Akeem Ali (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 7:30pm)
• The Friend Ship (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• Jazz In The Twilight Zone with Larry McDonough Quartet (Aster Cafe - 8pm)
• KING ISO “Ghetto Psycho Tour” (Cabooze - 8pm)
• Read My Lips All Stars (Roxy's Cabaret - 8pm)
• Amble with Vincent Lima (First Avenue - 8pm)
• Swamp Twisters 2.0 (Dubliner - 8pm)
• Midwest Crisis (Driftwood Char Bar - 8:45pm)
• Honeymoon Madness w. Muun Baato, Pumpernickel (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• TC Promotions presents: Murder the Mic at Acadia (Acadia Cafe - 9:30pm)
• Todd Snyder Tribute (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• Crates: “Universal Consciousness” by Alice Coltrane (Berlin - 10pm)
• WE Collective (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 10pm)

THEATER

• The Slender Vale Archives (Crane Theater - Monday 6pm)
• Women+ On The Edge of Democracy: Short Play Readings (Capri - Monday 7pm)
• DODO IN LONDON (Hive Collaborative - Monday 7:30pm)
• Evidence: Silence Experiments (Crane Theater - Monday 7:30pm)
• Bicentennial Auger (Crane Theater - Monday 9pm | Tuesday 6pm)
• The Honey Jar: Improv at The Hive Collaborative (Hive Collaborative - Tuesday 7pm)
• Kunene and the King (Guthrie Theater - Tuesday 7pm | Wednesday 1pm, 7pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Augmentation (Crane Theater - Tuesday 7:30pm)
• Annie (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Carmilla (Crane Theater - Tuesday 9pm)
• Tuesdays with Morrie (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Lumbrada (Crane Theater - Wednesday 6pm)
• Improv Zodiac (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Wednesday 7pm)
• Music & Monsters: A Grand Guignol Double Feature (Crane Theater - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• memento vivere: remember to live (Southern Theater - Wednesday 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Manticore, MN (Crane Theater - Wednesday 9pm)
• Community Creates: Kunene and the King (Guthrie Theater - Thursday 5:30pm)
• The Sludge (Crane Theater - Thursday 6pm)
• There's Room for One Thousand (Crane Theater - Thursday 7:30pm)
• LIZZIE: The Rock Musical (Open Eye Theatre - Thursday 7:30pm)
• A Spooky Little Show (Strike Theater - Thursday 7:30pm)
• TWELVE ANGRY MEN (Lyric Arts - Thursday 7:30pm)
• Shed (Crane Theater - Thursday 9pm)

COMEDY

• Craic Up Comedy Night (Morrissey's Irish Pub - Tuesday 7pm)
• Happily Ever Laughter - w/ Pierre Douglas (Sisyphus Brewing - Tuesday 7:30pm)
• Don’t Bomb Comedy League (MetroNOME Brewery - Wednesday 7pm)
• Doctors of Comedy (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Derek Hughes (Acme Comedy Company - Wednesday 8pm | Thursday 8pm)
• Comedy Night (Troubadour - Wednesday 8pm)
• Todd Barry Special Presentation (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Thursday 7:30pm)
• Duo Battles by Mahdi Gotti & Nicholas Kendall (Comedy Corner Underground - Thursday 8:30pm)

SPORTS

• Minnesota Timberwolves @ Cavaliers 🏀 (Monday 6pm)
• Minnesota Wild @ Utah Mammoth 🏒 (Tuesday 8pm)
• Minnesota Timberwolves vs Warriors 🏀 (Wednesday 7pm)
• Minnesota United vs Sporting Kansas City ⚽ (Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders 🏒 (Thursday 7pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

• WNBA Finals Watch Party (Bar of Their Own - Monday 5:30pm | Thursday 7pm)
• Tcr Hockey Kickoff Party – Special Event (MetroNOME Brewery - Monday 6:30pm)
• Timberwolves Watch Party (Dangerous Man Brewing - Wednesday 7pm)
• Men's Pickleball Social (Minneapolis Cider Company - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• MNUFC Watch Party (Utepils Brewing - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Women's Pickleball Social (Minneapolis Cider Company - Thursday 7:30pm)

KARAOKE

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Otter’s Saloon (Nightly 8pm-2am)
• Vegas Lounge (Nightly 9pm-2am)
• Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Daily 11am-9:30pm)
• Chatterbox (Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30pm-Close)
• James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW (Nightly 9pm-1:45am)
• Mother Clucker's Pizza (Tuesdays & Thursdays 9pm)
• 1029 Bar (Wednesdays & Thursdays 9pm-2am)
• Babe’s Place Shakopee (Wednesdays 9pm-1am)

ARCADES

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Up-Down Minneapolis (Daily 3pm-2am)
• CLAW LAND Maplewood (Daily 11:30am-7pm)
• CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (Daily 11am-8pm)
• Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Daily 12-8pm)
• LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (Daily 11am-2am)
• Neko Clawww Roseville (Daily 1:30pm-8pm)
• ClawZone Park Bloomington (Daily 12pm-8pm)
• Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Tue-Thu 4pm-10pm)
• DUCK! Eagan (Daily 12pm-9pm)

BOWLING

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Town Hall Lanes (Mon 11am-5pm, 10pm-11:30pm | Tue 11am-11:30pm | Wed 11am-5:30pm, 10:30pm-11:30pm | Thu 11am-4:30pm)
• Elsie’s Northeast (Mon 4pm-11pm | Tue-Thu 11am-11pm)
• Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (Mon 9am-6pm | Tue-Thu 9am-Midnight)
• Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Daily 3pm-11pm)
• Park Tavern SLP (Daily 11am-Close)
• Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Daily 11am-11pm)
• Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Daily 9am-11:30pm)
• Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (Daily 11am-1am)
• AMF Southtown Lanes Bloomington (Daily 4pm-11pm)
• Shakopee Bowl (Daily 11am-11pm)

LINKS

• Improv Comedy Events
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups
• Racket MN Event Calendar
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar
• MPLS Art Events
• MN Index Event Calendar
• mpls.website Event Calendar
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar
• Pro Sports Calendar
• Stonewall Sports
• Minnesota Parent Event List
• Family Fun Twin Cities
• Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events
• St. Paul Parks & Rec Events
• Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar
• Trivia Mafia Schedule
• Music Mayhem Schedule
• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule

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I'm trying to make a list of all of the fall / Halloween-themed things to do in the Twin Cities this year. Please let me know if there's anything else I should add! Have you been to any of these before? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE YOU GO. THIS LIST MAY NOT BE UP TO DATE!

You can also find an editable spreadsheet of this list here if you have anything you would like to add. Or comment below and I’ll add it for you!

Edit 1: If you want a prettier version of this in website form where you can sort by date and type please also check out Hairy Ghost and Hunt Halloween. Their lists have a lot of overlap but aren't fully identical yet.

Family Friendly Halloween Events / Festivals

• 09/18-11/01 UofM Landscape Arboretum Scarecrow In the Garden – 8AM-7PM| All Ages | Adults: $20-25, Kids: FREE (NO DOOR SALES) | Artistic Scarecrow Competition / Pumpkin Palooza | 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, MN 55318

• 10/25-10/31 Nickelodeon Boo-Niverse – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | FREE Admission (Rides Extra) | Halloween Theming / Dance Party / Rad Zoo | Mall of America, 5000 Center Ct, Bloomington, MN 55425

• 09/25-11/01 MN Zoo Jack o Lantern Spectacular – Hours Vary 6:30PM-11:30PM | All Ages | Adults: $23-30, Kids: $19-26, Seniors $19-26 | 5000+ Jack o’ Lanterns / Limited Animal Viewings / Adult Only Nights / Food and Drinks | 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN 55124

• 09/25-11/01 The Great Pumpkin Trail – Hours Vary 5PM-12AM | All Ages | $14-29 | 15000 Jack o Lanterns | 28186 Kettle River Blvd, Wyoming, MN 55092

• F-Su 09/26-11/01 Valley Fair Tricks and Treats – Hours Vary 11AM-6PM | All Ages | $38 Advance, $89 Door | Kid Friendly Trick or Treating / Live Entertainment / Photo Ops | 1 Valleyfair Dr, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 10/01-10/31 Crayola Experience: Screamin Green Hauntoween – Hours Vary 10AM-9PM | All Ages | $30 | Themed Attractions / Scavenger Hunt | 300 South Ave Level 3, Bloomington, MN 55425

• 10/02-10/31 North Star Pumpkin Town – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $16-$23 | Jack o’ Lanter Village / Whimsical Cabins / Pumpkin Patches / Magic Shows / Vendor Market / Food Trucks |7410 Highway 212 Chaska, MN 55318

• 10/02-10/31 North Star Pumpkin Town – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $16-$23 | Halloween Capitol of the World / Pumpkin Expos, Costume Contests / Parades | Anoka Main Street, 1922 1st Ave. S Anoka, MN 55303

• 10/10-10/11 Tangletown Gardens Oktoberfest – 11AM-6PM | FREE | Scavenger Hunt / Pumpkin Decorating / Monarch Butterflies / Biergarten | 5353 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419 | Minneapolis, MN

• 10/24 Cub Kids Spooktacular – 10AM-2PM | All Ages | FREE | Decorate Cookies and Pumpkins | Various Cub Foods Locations

• 10/25 Trollyween – Rides 1PM, 2PM, 3PM | All Ages | $5 | Train Rides / Stories / Costumes Encouraged | Streetcar Museum: 2330 W 42nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410

• T-Su Year-Round Frankenstein’s Lab – 10AM-4PM | All Ages (Maybe scary for <9) | Adults: $14, Seniors: $12, Students: $11, Kids: $10 | Frankenstein Exhibit / 10 Minute Show | Bakkan Museum: 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416

• 10/10-10 Trick or Treat Street Excelsior – Hours Vary 5PM-7PM | All Ages | FREE | Spooky Sprint 5k (10/10) / Trick or Treating / Character Hunt | Water St Excelsior, MN 55331

• 10/30 Spooky Storytime – 7PM-8PM | All Ages | $10 per Family | Author Readings / Halloween refreshments / Deals on Books | 405 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405

• 10/31 Midtown Global Market Trick or Treat – Hours Vary 5PM-7PM | All Ages | FREE | Trick or treat through the vendors / Face Painting | 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

  HARVEST / FALL FESTIVALS

• 08/22-10/04 Minnesota Renaissance Festival – 9AM-7PM | $16-30 | Medieval and Renaissance Shops / Jousting / Shows / Food / Themed Weekends | 12364 Chestnut Boulevard, Shakopee, MN, 55379

• 09/12-09/26 Eagan Art Block – Hours Vary | FREE | Interactive Art Exhibits (Largely geared to kids) | Locations across Eagan

• 9/26 Unlimited Fall Makers Market – 12PM-5PM | All Ages | Makers Market / Full Bar and Kitchen | The Mermaid Entertainment and Event Center, 2200 Mounds View Blvd., Minneapolis, MN

• 10/03 City of Lakes Art Fair – 12PM-8:30PM | All Ages | FREE | Beer / Food Trucks | 10802 Town Square Drive Northeast, Blaine, MN, 55449

• 10/10-10/11 City of Lakes Art Fair – 10AM-5PM | FREE | 175+ Artists / Live Music / Harvest Market | Bde Maka Ska, 2707 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55416

• 10/10-10/11 Stillwater Harvest Fest – Hours Vary 10AM-8PM | All Ages | FREE | One of the Biggest Pumpkin Weigh Offs in the World / Pumpkin Drop / Live Music / Beer Garden / Chili Cook Off / Pumpkin Regatta / Vendor Market / Ferris Wheel | 101 Water St S, Stillwater, MN 55082

• 10/18 Lakewood Cemeteries Fall Colors Celebration – 10AM-2PM | All Ages | FREE | Live Music / Art / Apple Cider | 3600 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

PARADES

• 10/17 Anoka: Light Up the Night – 7PM-8PM | All Ages | FREE | * Light-Up Nighttime Parade* | Anoka Main Street, 1922 1st Ave. S Anoka, MN 55303

• 10/23 Anoka: Big Parade of Little People – 1:15PM-2:15PM | All Ages | FREE | School Kids, Marching Bands, and Costumes | Anoka Main Street, 1922 1st Ave. S Anoka, MN 55303

• 10/24 Anoka: Grand Day Parade – 1PM-3:30PM | All Ages | FREE | Big Halloween Parade | Anoka Main Street, 1922 1st Ave. S Anoka, MN 55303

NEIGHBORHOOD TRICK OR TREAT / TRUNK OR TREATS

• 10/25 TC Pride Trunk or Treat – 11AM-2PM | All Ages | FREE | LGBTQ+ Hosted Trunk or Treat | Loring Park, 1382 Willow St., Minneapolis, MN 55403

• More Trunk or Treats

*Please take your kid of a full trick or treat in your neighborhood. Trunk or treats are a great supplement, but we can’t let the real thing die out!

Dog Centered Halloween Events

• 10/10 PAWS: A Pet Halloween Celebration – 12PM-3PM | FREE | All Ages | Pet Theme Market / Pet Costume Contest / Dog Park / Raffle Prize | The Commons Park, 425 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

• 10/11 Howl-O-Ween – 12PM-3PM | FREE | All Ages | Vendors / Pet Costume Contest / Leashes Required | Wolfe Park, 3700 Monterey Dr St Louis Park, MN 55416

• 10/24 Pug-O-Ween – 11AM-1PM | $11 | All Ages | Pug in Costume Meetup / Costume Contest / Lunch / Raffle | 2101 Broadway St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Stores / Venues / Cafes / Year Round Spaces

CAFES

• Spooky Brew Coffeehouse – 6:30AM-3PM | Café with Year-Round Spooky Theming and a Killer Patio | 46 Birch Ave S, Maple Lake, MN 55358

BARS / CLUBS

• Ground Zero Nightclub – F-Sa 10PM-2AM | Goth / Industrial Bar| 15 SE 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Halloween Bars / Pop-Ups

• Annual Harvest Supper at Travail Kitchen - 4134 Hubbard Ave N, Robbinsdale, MN 55422

• The Black Lagoon at Meteor - 2027 N 2nd St #2202, Minneapolis, MN 55411

• Xmas Slay at Bina’s Bar - 1404 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• Tavern of Terror at Twin Cities 400 - 1330 Industrial Blvd NE Ste 400, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• Nightmare Bar at the Marquette Hotel - 710 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402

• Nico’s Tacos and Agave Bar - | Video of Bar | 2516 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405

• Creepside Supper Club at Creekside Supper Club - Video of Bar | 4820 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417

• Crowbar - 704 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul, MN 55106

Adult-Only Halloween Parties / Concerts

BAR CRAWLS

• 10/17 Crawl with Us: Zombie Pub Crawl Minneapolis 4PM-12AM | 21+ | $10 | 6+ Bars across Northeast / Drink Specials / After Party | Check in: NE Moose Bar & Grill

• 10/24 Boos Fest – 6PM | 21+ | $23 | 5+ Bars across North Loop Costume Contests / Special Cocktails / Prizes for Completing Crawl | Cowboy Jacks, 126 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403

• 10/24, 10/31 Pub Crawlers: Minneapolis – 24th: 4PM-11PM, 31st: 3PM-9PM | 21+ | $12 | 4+ Bars across Uptown / 3 Drinks / After Party / Costume Contest / Crawl Ticket for Completing | Check in: Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN

• 10/24 Pub Crawls: Halloween Bar Crawl – 4PM-11PM | 21+ | $11 | Locations TBD Across Uptown / Drink Specials / After Party | Locations TBD

• 10/30-10/31 Crawl with Us Halloween Bar Crawl – 4PM-12AM | 21+ | $15 | 16 Bars across North Loop / 3 Drinks / After Party | Check in: Tom’s Watch Bar 609 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403 OR Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 701 N Washington Ave Ste 125, Minneapolis, MN 55401

• 10/29-10/31 The Fright Crawl – Hours Vary 1PM-2AM| 21+ | $15-$30 | 4 Crawls Across Minneapolis (3-4 Bars TBA per Crawl) | Check in: TBD

PARTIES / CLUBBING EVENTS

• 09/18 Zombie Prom – 10PM-2AM | 21+ | $15 | September Edition of Monthly Costume Party | Ground Zero Nightclub, 15 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

• 09/25 Apocalypstick – 10PM-2AM | 21+ | $10 | Apocalypse Party | Ground Zero Nightclub, 15 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• 10/02 Haunted Forest – 10PM-2AM | 21+ | $15 | Halloween Dance Party with Dark Circus Vibe | Ground Zero Nightclub, 15 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

• 10/30 Reveton Latin Halloween Party– 9PM-2AM | 18+| $15 | Latin Dance Music | The Fillmore, 525 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

• 10/30 Halloween Anime Rave– 9PM | 21+| $32| Anime Themed Rave | 200 Concord Exchange N, South St Paul, MN 55075

• 10/31 First Avenue’s Annual Halloween Party – 8PM-2AM | 18+| $8 | Costume Contest / Performances / $1000 in Prizes | 701 North 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403

• 11/06 Witches Rave – 10PM-2AM | 21+ | $15 | Magical Dance Party with a Dark Circus Vibe | Ground Zero Nightclub, 15 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

CONCERTS

• 10/29-10/31 Horror On Hennepin – 6PM-2AM | 21+ | $65 2 Night Pass, $90 3 Night Pass | EDM House and Bass Music Festival with 23 DJs including Odd Mob, Jessica Audiffred, and Eptic/ Costume Contest | Skyway Theatre, 711 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

• 10/16 A Night of Evil – Shadows over the Terminal – 7PM-2AM | 21+ | $10 | Black, Death, and Doom Metal | Terminal Bar, 409 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414 | Minneapolis, MN

• 10/29 Solvejg, Ray Gun Youth, Pity Party, and Cheap Bouquet – 7:30PM | 21+ | $12 | Underground Rock Bands | Hook and Ladder Theatre, 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406

• 10/30 Twin Cities Halloween Cover Show – 5:30PM-9PM | $18 | 6 Local Hardcore Bands Each Covering Classic Hardcore Bands | Walker Community United Methodist, 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407

• 10/30-10/31 Ganja White Night Presents: Wobbleween – 6PM-2AM | 21+ | $75 Day, $130 Weekend Pass | EDM Trippy Bass Music Festival with 23 DJs including Ganja White Night / Now with 2 Stages | The Armory, 500 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415

Halloween / Fall Shows

MOVIES

• 09/26-10/31 Parkway Theaters – Movie Series - 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55417

  • 09/26-09/27 The Rocky Horror Picture Show + Live Cast - 11:30PM | $10-15
  • 09/29 Poltergeist + DJ Set – 7PM | $10-15
  • 10/02 Scream it off Screen (Short Film Contest) – 7PM | $18-25
  • 10/06 Shaun of the Dead + Burlesque – 7PM | $10-15
  • 10/10 Hocus Pocus – 12PM | $8-12
  • 10/15 Get Out + Trivia – 7PM | $10-15
  • 10/17 Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabit – 12PM | $8-12
  • 10/21 The Ring + DJ Set – 7PM | $10-15
  • 10/24 Ghostbusters – 12PM | $8-12
  • 10/27 Blair Witch + Burlesque – 7PM | $10-15
  • 10/28 Haxan + Live Music – 6:30PM | $15-20
  • 10/31 Nightmare Before Christmas – 12PM | $8-12
  • 10/31 Halloween – 7PM | $10-15

• 10/01 Rocky Horror Picture Show – 7PM | 18+ | $85-109 | Film Showing in 4k / Shadow Cast / Meet and Greet 3 OF THE OG ACTORS | Hennepin Arts State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN

• 10/29-11/01 Hausu in 35 mm – Th-Sa: 7PM, 9PM; Su 1PM, 3PM | 17+ | $8 | Psychedelic Cult J-Horror Movie / Subtitled | Trylon Cinema, 2820 E 33rd St., Minneapolis, MN

• 9/30 Catacomb Collective – 6PM Door, 7PM Trivia, 8PM Movie | $12-15 | Cinema Club Last Tuesday of Every Month, September “The Old Dark House” (1932) | Bryant Lake Bowl 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408

PLAYS / THEATRE

• 10/16-10/31 Twin Cities Horror Festival XV – Times Vary | Ages Vary | Cost Varies | 14 Performances Including: Theatre, Dance, Cabaret, Puppetry, Short Films, and Kids Programming | The Crane Theatre, 2303 NE Kennedy St, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• 10/29 Scary Stories Told Onstage – 6PM-9PM | FREE | Scary Stories / Held by Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life | Coffman Memorial Union Theater, 300 Washington Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455

• 10/29-10/31 Bare Bones Outdoor Puppetry & Performance Art – 7PM| Pay What You Can (Suggested $20) | Puppetry / Stilting / Dance / Fire / Live Music / Song | Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN, 55407

BALLET / DANCE

• 10/31 Phantom of the Opera – 2PM | $81-120 | Famous Play Done as Ballet | Fitzgerald Theatre, 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, MN 55101

ORCHESTRA / SYMPHONY / CHOIR

• 10/23 Dinner and a Scare 4: Watery Graves – 6PM | Choir Show / Costumes Encouraged | 100 W 46th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419

• 10/23 Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics – 6:30PM, 8:45PM | $130-260 | Symphony Performance of Classic Halloween Songs and Movie Soundtracks by Candlelight | Granada Theatre, 3022 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN, 55403

• 10/27 Haunted Harmonies – 7PM | 21+ | $43| Trumpet and Organ Play Halloween Classics | 84 Church St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

• 10/27-10/29 MN Orchestra Presents: Peter and the Wolf – 10AM-11AM, 11:35AM-12:35PM | Age 6+ / Suggested for Grades 1-6 | $7 | Orchestral Piece with a Narrative which Teaches about Animals and Instruments | 1111 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403

• 10/30-10/31 MN Orchestra Presents: Vertigo – 7PM | All Ages | $120 | Watch the 1923 Silent Film with Performance by a Live Orchestra | 1111 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403

COMEDY / IMPROV

• 10/21 The Masters of Improvisation: The Halloween Edition – 6PM-7:30PM | 21+(?) | $25-35 | Improv Comedy / Dinner and Drink Service | Crooner’s Supper Club, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432

• 10/31 Harlem Nights: Comedy Show and Costume Party – 6:30PM-8PM | 21+(?) | $25-35 | Local Comedians / Dinner and Drink Service / Strongly Encourage 1930s Dress | Crooner’s Supper Club, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432

BURLESQUE / DRAG

• 10/09, 10/23, 10/30 Hocus Pocus Halloween Drag Dinner – 7PM| 16+ | $20 | Halloween Drag / Dinner | Roxy’s Cabaret, 1333 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN

• 10/18 Scooby-Doo Zombie Island Drag Brunch – 10AM-3PM | 21+ | $21| Scooby-Doo Themed Drag Brunch | Crave Rooftop, 825 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN

• 10/24 A Midsummer’s Costume Contest – 4PM-7PM | 21+ | $10 | Drag / Costume Contest with $200 Prize / Funds go to Charity | 401 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

• 10/31 Sips and Slays Halloween Drag Show – 7:30PM-10PM (8:30PM Show) | $14 | Halloween Drag / Burlesque / Circus Performances / DJ Set | Sociable Cider Werks,1500 Fillmore Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55413

MYSTERIES

• 09/09-10/02 Mystery Cafe – 1PM, 7PM | PG-10 to PG-13 | $67 | Alma Murder a Spirited School Reunion Murder Mystery Dinner | Sunset Room (Above Plymouth Playhouse), 2705 Annapolis Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55441

• 09/26, 10/16 Murder Mystery Co – F 7PM, Sa 6:30PM | PG-10 to PG-13 | $65 | Interactive Comedic Murder Mystery Dinner / Theme is Modern Billionaire’s Masquerade Ball | Stillwater Event Center 1910 Greeley St S, Stillwater, MN 55082

• 10/01-12/01 Minneapolis Ghost Hunt Game: Stories of a Haunted City – Any Time | 12+ | $8 | Self-led 90 Minute Ghost Hunter Experience in 1 Mile Radius with 10 Haunted Spots / Solve Puzzles and Collect Clues using Your Phone | 90 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

• 10/01-12/01 Minneapolis Murder Mystery: Solve the Case – Any Time | 14+ | $10 | Self-led 60-90 Minute Ghost Hunter Experience / Solve Puzzles and Collect Clues using Your Phone | 84 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

• 10/03-12/12 Dinner Detective – 6PM-9PM | 15+ | $74 | “North America’s Largest Interactive True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show” / Actors Hidden Throughout Audience | 1500 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454

• 10/24 The Haunting of Wickham Hall – A British A Halloween Mystery Paint & Sip – 6PM-8:30PM | 21+ | $65 | Murder Mystery / Cocktail / Guided Painting of the Mystery / DJ / “Knives Out Meets the Conjuring” | Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

• ??/?? Minneapolis Trolley Tours: Murder Mystery – Times TBD | 18+ (All Ages with Adult) | $80 | Roaring 20s Murder Mystery on a Trolley / Multiple Locations / You are a Character | Starts: Pillsbury Club, 100 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55404

OTHER SHOWS

• 10/02-10/03 Gods & Monsters – 6PM-10PM | All Ages | FREE | Art Show / Over 100 Artists / Cocktails from Norseman | 451 Taft St NE #22, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Minneapolis, MN

• 10/07 Aliza Kellys Haunted Tea Party – 7:30PM | All Ages | $38 | Astrology / Tea Party / Something Spooky / Tea Party Attire Requested / Costume Contest | The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454

• 10/15 Conjuring at Crooners – 8PM-9:30PM | 21+ | $25-35 | Magic Performances featuring 5 Magicians | Dunsmore Jazz Room, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432

• 10/16-10/31 Phantom's Feast – W-F 6PM-10PM; Sa 6PM; Su 5PM | 17+ | $90-100 | Dinner and Humorous Ghost Stories at the Renaissance Festival Grounds / Free Mug | 451 Taft St NE #22, Minneapolis, MN 55413 | Minneapolis, MN

Other Adult-Oriented Events

RACES

• 10/10 Spooky Sprint 5k & 1 Mile – Mile: 4:30PM, 5K: 5PM, Afterparty: 6PM | All Ages | $15 Mile, $40 5K | Halloween 5K and 1 Mile / Costumes Encouraged / Afterparty with DJ, Hot Cocoa, and S’mores | 135 Lake Street, Excelsior, MN 55331

• 10/24 5k Fun Run x Fulton Beer Pre Halloween Bash – 11AM | All Ages | $47 | Halloween 5K-ish through North Loop / 1 Free Beer / Costumes Encouraged / Free Pint Glass | Fulton Beer, 414 N 6th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

• 10/31 Mpls Halloween 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon – 5K: 8AM, Half and 10K: 9:00AM | All Ages | ?? | Races through Mississippi River and Stone Arch / Proceeds Support Shriners Children’s Hospital / Costumes Encouraged | 420 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414

SHOPPING / MARKETS

• 10/04, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 Odd Mart's Halloween Odd Market - 12PM-4PM | All Ages | FREE | Weird and Artsy Halloween Market | 2520 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405

• 10/10 Rainbow Wardrobe Open House: Spooktacular - 10AM-2PM | All Ages | FREE | Free Clothing and Accessories / LGBTQ+ Focused | Pride Cultural Arts Center, 1201 Harmon Pl, Suite 104, Minneapolis, 55403

• 10/10 4 The Weirdos Presents: A Nice & Spooky Maker's Market - 11AM-4PM | All Ages | FREE | 24 Artists / Plants / Stickers / Clothing / Jewelry | 2402 E 38th St Minneapolis, MN 55406

• 10/17 Bumbling Fool's Mead Fright Fair 2:30PM-6PM | All Ages | FREE | Stickers / Embroidery / Candles / Paintings / Crochet / More | 2010 Hennepin E, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• 10/22 Witches Night Out – 4PM-8PM | All Ages | $25 | Shopping Discounts / Raffles / / Drinks | 306 Water St, Excelsior, MN 55331

• 10/23-10/24 Boo-tepils Halloween Market at Utepils Brewing - 12PM-10PM | 21+ | Market in Large Brewery Space | Utepils, 225 Thomas Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55405

• 10/24 Halloween Costume Swap - 11AM-3PM | All Ages | FREE | Costume Swap / Art Activity / Unclaimed Costumes Donated to Homeless Shelter | 15 8th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

• 10/31-11/01 4 The Weirdos Presents: A Nice & Spooky Maker's Market - 11AM-4PM | All Ages | FREE | Many Vendors for a Unique Night | 3508 Snelling Ave, Minneapolis MN 55406

OTHER

• 10/01 Ron de Beaulieu presents Haunted Minneapolis – 7PM | All Ages | FREE | Reading and Q&A by Author about Haunted Places in Minneapolis | Mager & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408

• 10/11 Halloween Team Jigsaw Puzzle Contest – Happy Hour: 5PM-6PM, Contest: 6PM-8PM | All Ages | $40 per Team | 4-Person-Teams, 500 Piece Puzzles, Speed Contests | Pints & Paddle, 15450 Grove Cir N, Maple Grove, MN 55369

• 10/17 Bloodcurdling Book Bash – 11AM-6PM | All Ages | $5 | Meet Horror Authors / Themed Drinks / Puppies | Double Tree, 7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55439

• 10/30 Hocus Pocus Coworking at the Coven – 7PM | 18+ | FREE | Free Coworking Day / Costumes Optional Productivity Encouraged | Locations Vary

Haunted Houses

• F, Sa 09/19-10/31 Valleyscare – 7PM-12AM | $50 | 5 Themed Haunted Mazes, Rides, Live Entertainment | 1 Valley Fair Dr, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 09/18-11/01 Dead End Hayride - Hours Vary 6PM-11PM | 10+ (Maybe too Scary <13) | $20-51 (Timed Entrance) | Dropped in Corn field haunted house and have to find way back | 28186 Kettle River Blvd N, Wyoming, MN 55092

• 09/25-10/31 The Abandoned Hayride - Hours Vary 6PM-11PM | 10+ (Maybe too Scary <13) | $19-45 | 4 Haunted Experiences Including the Abandoned Hayride, Stonehell, Exiled, and Mire Hallow / Next to Scream Town | 7410 US-212, Chaska, MN 55318

• 09/25-10/31 Scream Town - Hours Vary 6:30PM-11PM | 10+ (Maybe too Scary <13) | $24-56 | 13 Attractions including 5 Themed Houses, a Festival, Halloween Market, Theater, Vendors / VIP Attractions and Hayride for Extra Costs | 7410 US-212, Chaska, MN 55318

• 09/25-10/31 Highway 61: The Haunting Experience – Hours Vary 7PM-11PM | $25-45 | Haunted House and Hayride | Zywiec’s Garden Center, 10900 E Pt Douglas Rd S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016

• 09/25-11/01 Fear Fest at the Mall of America – Hours Vary 6PM-10PM | $20-27 | Multiple Themed Areas to Explore including Friday the 13th and Zombie Sections / Secret Bar / Airsoft Shooting Add-On | Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425

Ghost Tours

• 09/01-10/31 Candlelight Trolly Ghost Tour - Times Vary 6pm-9PM | All Ages | $63-80 Tour, $60 Ghost Hunt | Spooky Trolly Tour of Haunted Places Around Minneapolis / Ghost Hunt at Pillsbury with Separate Ticket | Pillsbury Club, 100 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55404

• 09/01-10/31 St Paul Ghost Tours – 8PM, 9PM | All Ages | Adults: $26, Kids: $17 | 1 hour Walking Ghost Tour of St Paul | Forepaugh's 2nd Mansion at 302 Summit Avenue

• 09/01-11/30 Wabasha Street Caves & St Paul Gangster Tours - Times Vary 11AM-8:30PM| $15 Cave Tour / $50 Cave and Gangster Tour | 1920s Mob Bar Rumored to be Haunted / Tour of Historic Gangster Sites around St Paul | 215 Wabasha St S St Paul, MN 55107

• 09/01-11/30 American Ghost Walks – Weekends 7PM | 13+ | $35 Walking, $60 Bus | Walking Ghost Tours in Downtown Minneapolis, Summit Avenue St Paul, Stillwater, and Red Wing / 3 Hour Bus Tour in Mill City Minneapolis | Locations Vary

Pumpkin Patches

SOUTHWEST

• Year Round Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn – M-F 11AM-6PM, Sa-Su 9AM-6PM | All Ages | $16-20 | U-Pick Pumpkins and Apples / Hayrides / Corn Maze | 12860 Old Brick Yard Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 09/19-10/31 Sever’s Festivals – 9AM-7PM | All Ages | $16-20 | 30+ Attractions Including: U-Pick Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, Live Entertainment, Corn Pit, Zip Lines, BMX Shows, and Magic Performances | 3121 150th St W, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 09/20-10/31 Barten Pumpkins – 9AM-7PM | All Ages | FREE Admission | Pumpkin Walk / Basketball / Storytime / Photo Ops | 5716 W 280th St, New Prague, MN 56071

• 10/02-10/31 North Star Pumpkin Town – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $16-$23 | *Jack o Lanter Village / Whimsical Cabins / Pumpkin Patches / Magic Shows / Vendor Market / Food Trucks * | 7410 US-212, Chaska, MN 55318

• 10/02-10/31 Dehns Pumpkins – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $10-15 | Pumpkins (40 cent per pound) / Corn Maze / Corn Pit / Inflatables / Hayride / Air Cannon / Slides | 17270 125th Ave N, Dayton, MN 55327

NORTHWEST

• Jun - Nov Knapton’s Raspberries, Pumpkins & Orchard – 9AM-2PM | All Ages | $16-23 | U-Pick Zestar Apples, Raspberries, Flowers, and Garden Veggies (e.g., tomatoes and squash) | 5695 Hwy 55, Rockford, MN 55373

• 09/19-10/31 Anoka County Farms – Hours Vary 10AM-7PM | All Ages | $5 | U-Pick Pumpkins / Hayrides / Slides / Games / Inflatables / Slides / Petting Zoo | 125 Bunker Lake Blvd. NE, Ham Lake MN

• 09/05-11/01 Fall Harvest – 10AM-6PM | All Ages | $5 | U-Pick Pumpkins / Any Size $10 or 4 for $30 / Train / Slides / Corn Pit / Apple Orchard / Shooting Gallery / Bounce Pillow | 9048 Ahern Ave SE Delano, MN 55328

• 09/26-10/29 Eveland Family Farm – Hours Vary 10AM-7PM | All Ages | $5 | Pumpkins / Corn / Hay Rides / Vendors | 2575 Andover Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304

NORTHEAST

• 09/12-10/31 Pinehaven Farm – Hours Vary 10AM-7PM | All Ages | $16-29 | 35 Attractions including Skeeball, Tractors, Paintball, Photo Ops, Candy Canyon, Zipline, Slides, Corn Pit, Petting Zoo, and Pumpkin Patch / Food Vendors / Coupled with Dead End Hayride | 28186 Kettle River Blvd. Wyoming, MN 55092

• 09/12-10/31 Lendt’s Pumpkin Patch – 9AM-Dusk | All Ages | FREE Admission | U-Pick Pumpkins $6 each from 40-acre field / Hayrides / Photo Ops | 6903 Wyoming Trl, Wyoming, MN 55092

• 09/20-10/31 Tom’s Pumpkin Farm – 10AM-6PM | All Ages | $17 | U-Pick Pumpkins / Corn Maze / Hay Rides Food / Candlelit Nights | 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes, MN 55014

EAST

• 09/16-10/31 Country Sun Farm & Greenhouses – M-F 9AM-7PM, Sa-Su 9AM-6PM | All Ages | FREE Admission | Hayrides / Corn Pit / Petting Zoo / Pumpkin Picking / Food | 11211 60th St N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042

• Sa-Su 09/26-10/31 Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm – 10AM-5PM | All Ages | FREE Admission | Pumpkins and Squashes / Goats | 5761 Keats Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042

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Orchards

SOUTHWEST

• Year Round Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn – M-F 11AM-6PM, Sa-Su 9AM-6PM | All Ages | $16-20 | U-Pick Pumpkins and Rave Apples / Hayrides / Corn Maze | 12860 Old Brick Yard Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379

SOUTHEAST

• 08/22-11/26 Afton Apple Orchard – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $7 Admission, $10 Corn Maze | You-Pick Fruit, 15-Acre Corn Maze / Hayrides / Playground / Petting Farm | 14421 90th St S, Hastings, MN 55033

NORTHWEST

• Jun - Nov Knapton’s Raspberries, Pumpkins & Orchard – 9AM-2PM | All Ages | $16-$23 | U-Pick Zestar Apples, Raspberries, Flowers, and Garden Veggies (e.g., tomatoes and squash) | 5695 Hwy 55, Rockford, MN 55373

• 09/05-11/01 Fall Harvest – 10AM-6PM | All Ages | $5 | U-Pick Apples (20 Varieties) / $10 per ¼ Peck / Train / Slides / Corn Pit / Apple Orchard / Shooting Gallery / Bounce Pillow | 9048 Ahern Ave SE Delano, MN 55328

• 10/01-10/31 Apple Jack Orchard – 10AM-5PM | All Ages | $12-22| Pumpkin Patch / Bakery / Playground / Maybe a Corn Maze / NO U-PICK This Year | 4875 37th St SE, Delano, MN 55328

NORTHEAST

• 09/19-11/28 Pleasant Valley Cidery – 10AM-6PM | All Ages | FREE Admission | U-Pick Apples (17 Varieties) / Ciders / Food Truck / Hayrides / Pumpkin Patch / Live Music | 17325 Pleasant Valley Road, Shafer, MN 55074

SOUTHEAST

• 09/04 - ??/?? Whistling Well Farm – 9AM-6PM | All Ages | FREE Admission | U-Pick Apples (8 Varieties) / Food Trucks / Goats | 8973 St Croix Trail S, Hastings, MN 55033

Corn Maze

• Year Round Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn – M-F 11AM-6PM, Sa-Su 9AM-6PM | All Ages | $16-20 | U-Pick Pumpkins and Apples / Hayrides / Corn Maze | 12860 Old Brick Yard Rd, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 08/22-11/26 Afton Apple Orchard – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $7 Admission, $10 Corn Maze | U-Pick Fruit, 15-Acre Corn Maze / Hayrides / Playground / Petting Farm | 14421 90th St S, Hastings, MN 55033

• 09/19-10/31 Sever’s Festivals – 9AM-7PM | All Ages | $16-20 | 30+ Attractions Including: U-Pick Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, Live Entertainment, Corn Pit, Zip Lines, BMX Shows, and Magic Performances | 3121 150th St W, Shakopee, MN 55379

• 09/20-10/31 Tom’s Pumpkin Patch – Su-Th 10AM-Dusk; F-Sa 10AM-10PM | All Ages | $17 | U-Pick Pumpkins / Corn Maze / Hay Rides Food / Candlelit Nights | 8174 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes, MN 55014

• 10/02-10/31 Dehns Pumpkins – Hours Vary 6PM-10:30PM | All Ages | $10-15 | Pumpkins (40 cent per pound) / Corn Maze / Corn Pit / Inflatables / Hayride / Air Cannon / Slides | 17270 125th Ave N, Dayton, MN 55327

• 10/03-11/01 Twin Cities Harvest Festival and Maze – 10AM-6PM| All Ages | $22 | America 250 Corn Maze / Petting Zoo / Inflatables / Slide / Train / Magic Show / Corn Pits / Live Music / Pony Rides / Pumpkin Slingers | 8901 101st Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55369

Leaf Peeping

• Fall Color Map

• Day Tripper

Other Links / Resources

• Meet Minneapolis
• Hairy Ghost – Best guide to all things Halloween in the Twin Cities 11 Years running
• Hunt Halloween
• Eventbrite
• AllEvents
• Minnesota Haunted Houses
  • Meet Minneapolis Things to Do in October - Great list of many amazing festivals and activities for October that were not fall- or Halloween-specific enough for this list.