🍁🍂🎃🍎 Things to Do in October

October is filled with apples, all things pumpkin, falling leaves, cooler weather, sweatshirts, Halloween, bonfires and s'mores, and so much more. Here are some events and activities that can help make your October a special one. Be sure to check out our guides for more festive fun and our calendar. 

Last day to attend the Renaissance Festival, 9am-7pm

🍁🎃 Fall Festival at Pahl's Market, 9am - 5pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am - 8pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 1pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🏷 Pre-Sale Day (Ticket Required) for the From Yours To Mine Fall Sale - Please Note📌 They are now in Shakopee at the Canterbury Park Expo Center, 10am-7pm

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

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🏷 From Yours To Mine Fall Sale - Please Note📌 They are now in Shakopee at the Canterbury Park Expo Center, 10am-7pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 11am, 2pm and 5pm

🎃 Pick of the Patch at Stages Theatre, 11am-2:30pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm

🍻 🍂 13th Annual Twin Cities Oktoberfest in the Historic Progress Center at the State Fairgrounds, 12-10pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10p

🏷From Yours To Mine Fall Sale - Please Note📌 They are now in Shakopee at the Canterbury Park Expo Center - 50% off all items marked, 9am - 2pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm

Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 2 and 5pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

📚🚒 Storytime with a Firefighter at the Heritage Library (Lakeville), 9:30-10am

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5;30pm

🚒🔥 Fire Prevention Open House at Fire Station No. 1 (Burnsville), 5:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 7pm

📚🚶🚶‍♀️ Community Story Trail at Thomas Lake Park (Eagan), 5-6:30pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 5-10pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 7pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

Friends of Wescott Library Book Sale, 9am-4:30pm

🎃 Pumpkin Paint Party at Color Me Mine - Eagan, 9-11am

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-7pm

🍁🍃🍂 Leaf Fest at the Caponi Art Park, 12-4pm

🍂🍁🍃 Oktoberfest for Kids at the Heritage Library, 2-4pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-7pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 2 and 5pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️ MEA Day Camp at IGM Gymnastics, see times on websie

📚🚶‍♀️🚶 MEA Break Storywalk at Central park (Rosemount), 8am-8pm

👹 Books and Beyond: Not So Scary Monsters at the Heritage Library (Lakeville), 9:30-10:15am

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🍁🎨 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

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 7pm

📚🚶‍♀️🚶 MEA Break Storywalk at Central park (Rosemount), 8am-8pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm

👹📚 Scary Stories at the Galaxie Library, 10-11:30am

🦇🕷 Bats and Bugs at the Robert Trail Library (Rosemount), 10-11:30am

👹📚 Scary Stories at the Wescott Library (Eagan) - registration required, 2-3:30pm

 🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 2pm 5pm and 7pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 3:30pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at, Valleyfair, 5-10pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

📚🚶‍♀️🚶 MEA Break Storywalk at Central park (Rosemount), 8am-8pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 11am, 2pm and 5pm

🎃 Halloween Costume Swap at Rambling River Banquet Center, 12-2pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

📚🚶‍♀️🚶 MEA Break Storywalk at Central park (Rosemount), 8am-8pm

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🕷🕸 Creepy-Crawly Creature Awareness Weekend at Como Zoo, 10am-4pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 1pm

🕷🎃 Halloween Make and Take Event at Board and Brush (Lakeville), 3 different time slots starting at 1:30pm

🎭 Cookin’ at Children’s Theatre Company - September 12-October 22, 2023, 2 and 5pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 3:30pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 5-10pm

🎃👻🦇 Trick or Treating at Midtown Global Market, 5-7pm

🎃🍁 2023 Trunk or Treat at Farmington Lutheran Church, 5:30-7pm

🎃 Farmington Halloween Walk at Dodge Middle School, 5:30pm

🎃👻 Halloween Spooktacular at Minnesota Children's Museum, 6-9pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

🎃 Halloween Craft Party (adult and child 18 mos-6 yrs) at Falcon Ridge Middle School - Registration required, 9:30-10:30am

🌽 Sever’s Fall Festival 2023, 10am-7pm

🍁🎃 Pumpkin Carving Party at Terra Garden Center (Lakeville), 10am-2pm

🎢 🎡 🎃 Tricks and Treats at Valleyfair, 11am-8pm

🎃🕸Halloween Trail Walk at Viking Lakes (Eagan), 11am-2pm

🦇🎃🕸 #DLboo Halloween Event in Downtown Lakeville, 11am-1pm

👻 Trunk or Treat at the Northern Life Wellness Center, 11a-1pm

🎃 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat at Apple Valley Family Aquatic 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

🎃👻 Halloween Spooktacular at Minnesota Children's Museum, 6-9pm

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular at the Minnesota Children's Museum, 6-9pm

🎃 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 Parent's Night Out at IGM Gym (Costume Contest and Pizza Party) - registration required, 6:30-9:30pm

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

👻🎃 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

🎭 Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at CTC - Minneapolis, 7pm

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 5:30pm

👻 How to Craft a Scary Story at the Burnhaven Library (Burnsville), 6-7pm

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pmm

🎃 Halloween Costume Parade at the Wescott Library (Eagan), 10-10:45am

🎃🕸 Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade at the Burnhaven Library (Burnsville), 10-11am

🕸🎃 Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade at Heritage Library (Lakeville), 11-11:30am

👻 Union Depot Ghost Tours, 11am

🎃 Trick or Treat at Lakeville City Hall, 3-4:30pm

🎃🚒 Trucks and Treats at Fire Station #2 (Lakeville), 4-5:30pm

👻🕸🎃 Spooky Portraits Special at The Imagery in Burnsville (Halloween Night), 6-8pm (reservations suggested; Call 952-890-7640.)

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, 6-10pm

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