Halloween is a time for the kids to dress up in the character of their choice. From cute little princesses to Batman to the more traditional costumes such as witches, ghosts, pumpkins, and monsters. They are all cute in their own way. I have always loved Halloween. It has always been a time for me to get the house decorated, a full bowl of candy or treats ready, and the fun of the little or older kids coming around with their "Trick-Or-Treat". Here are some events to enjoy with your family to celebrate fall and Halloween. Along with the events listed below many of the storytimes the week of Halloween have Halloween related themes. If I am missing any please feel free to email me at jodil@macaronikid.com and I will be sure to get the events to the list.
Ongoing 🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, September 30-November 4
🍂🍃 Fall Festival at Pahl's Market, September 30-October 1, 2023 from 9am-5pm
🎃👻 Valleyfair Debuts Tricks and Treats, Fridays - Sundays October 1 through October 29, 2023
🎃 Halloween Spooktacular at the Minnesota Children's Museum, October 27-28, 2023 from 6-9pm
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival and Corn Maze - Shakopee, Saturdays and Sundays September 16 - October 29 and MEA Thursday, Friday, October 19 & 20, Open 10 AM TO 7 PM
🦍🦭On a Quest for Fall Fun? Join us at Como Quest at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory!, September 23-24, 2023 from 9-11:30am
🍻 2023 Minnesota Renaissance Festival; Open Weekends (Sat-Sun) Now-Oct. 1, and Fest Friday, Sept. 29
🎭 Cookin' at Children's Theatre Company, September 12-October 22, 2023
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours - various dates in September and October
September 2023 🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫
Wednesday, September 6
🔥 Burnsville's Fire Muster 2023, all day
🎵 Music at Market Fest at Eagan Festival Grounds, 4-8pm
Thursday, September 7
🔥 Burnsville's Fire Muster 2023, 5-8pm
Friday, September 8
🔥 Burnsville's Fire Muster 2023, 5-11pm
🍂🍁 Fall Food Truck Event at Stetzel Ball Fields (Farmington) from 5-8pm
Saturday, September 9
🔥 Burnsville's Fire Muster 2023, 6:30am-11pm
🕵🏽♂️ Who Done it Hike at Ritter Farm Park, 10am (registration 9:45-9:55am, hike at 10am)
Wednesday, September 13
🥔🌽🍅🥕 Eagan Market Fest at Eagan Festival Grounds, 4-7pm
Saturday, September 16
🍂🍁 Family Fun Fest at Apple Valley Sports Arena, 4-9pm
🍂🍁 Rosemount Fall Food Truck Festival, 4-9pm
Sunday, September 17
🎨 Lakeville Art Festival at Lakeville Area Arts Center grounds, 10am-4pm
Wednesday, September 20
📚 Books and Beyond: Bushels of Fun at the Farmington Library, 10:30-11:30am
🥔🌽🍅🥕 Eagan Market Fest at Eagan Festival Grounds, 4-7pm
🚒🔥 Fire Prevention Open House at Fire Station 2 (Farmington), 5:30-8:30pm
Saturday, September 23
🦍🐒 Como Quest Family Fun, 9-11:30am
🐶 Yappy Hour at Alimagnet Park (Burnsville), 3-5pm
🎞 Harry Potter Movie Night at Union Depot, 6pm
Sunday, September 24
🦍🐒 Como Quest Family Fun, 9-11:30am
Monday, September 25
🍁🍃🍂 Holz Farm Harvest Festival at Historic Holz Farm, 11am-2pm
Wednesday, September 27
🥔🌽🍅🥕 Eagan Market Fest at Eagan Festival Grounds, 4-7pm
Thursday, September 28
🚒🚌 Fire Truck and Bus Night! with the Farmington ECFE (Birth - Pre-k) registration required, 6-7:30pm
Saturday, September 30
🍁🎃 Fall Festival at Pahl's Market, 9am-5pm
October 2023🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫
Sunday, October 1
🍁🎃 Fall Festival at Pahl's Market, 9am-5pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
Thursday, October 5
🍁🍃🍂 Oktoberfest in the lobby of Citizens Bank (Lakeville), 4:30-6:30pm
Friday, October 6
☀️Where Did the Sun Go at the Wescott Library (Eagan), 10am
☠️ Creepy Cryptids at the Wescott Library (Eagan), 2-3:30pm
🍻 13th Annual Twin Cities Oktoberfest in the Historic Progress Center at the State Fairgrounds, 5-11pm
Saturday, October 7
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
🎃 Pick of the Patch at Stages Theatre, 11am - 2:30pm
🍻 🍂 13th Annual Twin Cities Oktoberfest in the Historic Progress Center at the State Fairgrounds, 12-10pm
Sunday, October 8
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
Monday, October 9
📚🚒 Storytime with a Firefighter at the Heritage Library (Lakeville), 9:30-10am
Thursday, October 12
🚒🔥 Fire Prevention Open House at Fire Station No. 1 (Burnsville), 5:30pm
Friday, October 13
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 5-10pm
🍁 Seasonal Project Class: October Project: Clock Painting on Wood Project Muddy Waters Studio, 6-8pm
Saturday, October 14
🎃 Pumpkin Paint Party at Color Me Mine - Eagan, 9-11am
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-7pm
🍁🍃🍂 Leaf Fest at the Caponi Art Park, 12-4pm
🍂🍁🍃 Oktoberfest for Kids at the Heritage Library
Sunday, October 15
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-7pm
Monday, October 16
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Tuesday, October 17
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Wednesday, October 18
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Thursday, October 19
👿 Books and Beyond: Not So Scary Monsters at the Heritage Library (Lakeville), 9:30-10:15am
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am
🍂🍃 Harvest Craft Day at the Farmington Library, 2-4:30pm
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Friday, October 20
:👹📚 Scary Stories at the Galaxie Library, 10-11:30am
🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm
🦇🕷 Bats and Bugs at the Robert Trail Library (Rosemount), 10-11:
👻 Scary Stories at the Wescott Library (Eagan) - registration required, 2-3:30pm
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 3:30pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 5-10pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Saturday, October 21
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm
🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
🎃 Halloween Costume Swap at Rambling River Banquet Center, 12-2pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Sunday, October 22
🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 1pm
🕷🎃 Halloween Make and Take Event at Board and Brush (Lakeville), time slots from 1:30-3pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Monday, October 23
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Tuesday, October 24
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Wednesday, October 25
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 3:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Thursday, October 26
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Friday, October 27
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 5-10am
🎃👻🦇 Trick or Treating at Midtown Global Market, 5-7pm
🎃🍁 2023 Trunk or Treat at Farmington Lutheran Church, 5:30-7pm
🎃👻 Farmington Community Education's Halloween Walk at Dodge Middle School, 5:30-7:30pm
🍂🍃Seasonal Project Class - October Project: Clock Painting on Wood Project Muddy Waters Studio, 6-8pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Saturday, October 28
🎃 Halloween Craft Party (adult and child 18 mos-6 yrs) at Falcon Ridge Middle School - Registration required, 9:30-10:30am
🍁🎃 Pumpkin Carving Party at Terra Garden Center (Lakeville), 10am-2pm
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
🦇🎃🕸 #DLboo Halloween Event in Downtown Lakeville, 11am-1pm
🎃🕸 Halloween Trail Walk at Viking Lakes (Eagan), 11am-2pm
🎃 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat at Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center, 11am-1pm
👻 Trunk or Treat at the Northern Life Wellness Center, 11am-1pm
🎃🐶 Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest (Burnsville), 12-2pm
Ghostly Goo (ages 4-9) at Falcon Ridge Middle School - registration required, 1-4pm
👻 Haunted Forest Festival / pre-registration required by October 26, 5:30-8pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
🎃 Halloween Trail at Starting at Central Park Starting at the Shamrock Animal Hospital Parking Lot, 6-8pm
🎃 Halloween Spooktacular at the Minnesota Children's Museum, 6-9pm
🎃 Halloween Parent's Night Out at IGM Gym (Costume Contest and Pizza Party) - registration required, 6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, October 29
👻🎃 BOOnion Depot Union Depot, 10am-3pm
🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm
🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm
🎃⛸ Halloween Skate Party, 12-1:30pm
👻🎃 Spooktacular Skate at Eagan Civic Arena, 1-2:15pm
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 1pm
🎃 Great Pumpkin Halloween Festival at Landmark Center (St. Paul), 1-4pm
👻🎃 Spooktacular Skate at Eagan Civic Arena, 2:45-4pm
👻Trunk or Treat at the Well, 3-4:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
Monday, October 30
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
☠️👻 How to Craft a Scary Story at the Burnhaven Library (Burnsville), 6-7pm
Tuesday, October 31
🎃 Halloween Costume Parade at the Wescott Library (Eagan), 10-10:45am
🎃🕸 Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade at the Burnhaven Library (Burnsville), 10-11am
👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 11am
🕸🎃 Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade at Heritage Library (Lakeville), 11-11:30am
🎃 Trick or Treat at Lakeville City Hall, 3-4:30pm
🎃🚒 Trucks and Treats at Fire Station #2 (Lakeville), 4-5:30pm
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm
👻🕸🎃 Spooky Portraits Special at The Imagery in Burnsville (Halloween Night), 6-8pm (reservations recommended; Call 952-890-7640)
I try to make the information in this newsletter and on the website as accurate as possible, but event and venue information is subject to change without notice.
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