Here I’ve rounded up fun events you can enjoy with your family in the Twin Cities on Halloween through the weekend! Many are free, some are at cost (but so worth it!). All items are free (to my knowledge) unless specified. Be sure to check in advance to verify and for any updates.

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October Ongoing Events

Anoka Halloween. Anoka, MN. The Halloween capital of the month! Events throughout October. See below for some of the listings or visit their website for their full list. Most events are free!

The Great Pumpkin Trail. Wyoming, MN. The Great Pumpkin Trail is back in Wyoming, Minnesota, and I have an EXCLUSIVE discount to share. Save 10% on admission! It goes through November 1st. Go here!

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. September 26 – November 2. Gather your family and friends and come explore an outdoor trail glowing trail with thousands of artistically carved pumpkins. This year’s event will inspire your Wanderlust with pumpkins depicting the wonders of the world and the joys of travel.

North Star Pumpkin Town is a new and unique experience! It’s a pumpkin trail but it’s a town! It’s located next to Scream Town in Chaska. Save 25% with my code! Info here.

 

Fall Harvest Orchard in Delano has a new pumpkin trail called Sunny’s Pumpkin Walk! Check out my reel. 

Lund’s & Byerly’s 2026 Boo Blast & Fall Festival Events. All over the metro. FREE.

Scarecrow Trail. October 27th – November 3rd, 2026. Community Park (641 East County Road F), Vadnais Heights.

Valleyfair Tricks and Treats. Valleyfair, Shakopee. 

Scary Events

The Dead End Hayride – Wyoming (September 19 – November 1). Note this is located right next to The Great Pumpkin Trail and Pinehaven.

ValleySCARE – Valleyfair, Shakopee (September 19 – October 31)

Scream Town – Chaska (September 25 – October 31). Note this is located right next to the new North Star Pumpkin Town!

Thompson Terror Trail – Big Lake (Oct 2, 3, 9, & 10). Women-owned.

Twin Cities Fear Fest – Mall of America, Bloomington (September 25 – November 1)

Halloween and Trunk or Treat Events

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

Downtown Trick or Treat. 2:00 – 6:00pm. 679 Main St, Elk River, MN.

Trunk or Treat. 6:00 – 8:00pm. 9931 Foley Blvd NW, Coon Rapids.

Minnesota Children’s Museum Halloween Party. 6:00 – 9:00pm. Also Oct 24.

FREE Friday Night Movies: Halloween. 9:00pm. The Burrow, Oakdale. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

Octoberfest. 9:00am – 1:00pm. Fleet Farm locations.

Trick-or-Treat the Street. 10:00am. 28 Water St, Excelsior, MN.

Trunk or Treat. 10:00am – 12:00pm. First Covenant Church, 1280 Arcade St, Saint Paul.

Halloween Bus Bash. 10:00am – 2:00pm. 11800 95th Ave N, Maple Grove, MN. Northstar Bus Lines and American Student Transportation invite families from our community to enjoy a fun-filled Halloween Trunk or Treat celebration!

Trunk or Treat. 10:00am – 11:30am. Mount Calvary, 3930 Rahn Rd, St Paul, MN.

Festival Foods Halloween Event. 10:00am – 12:00pm. Festival Foods of White Bear Lake Minnesota
Festival Foods, 2671 County Road E.

Cub Kids Spooktacular. 10:00am – 2:00pm. Cub locations.

Trunk or Treat. 10:30am – 12:00pm. Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, New Hope. Free hot dog lunch, coffee, bouncy house.

Halloween: Celestial Origins. 10:30am – 11:20am. Como Planetarium (located inside Como Elementary School), St. Paul.

Costume Swap. 11:00am – 2:00pm. 60 Sycamore St W, St Paul.

–Every Wednesday in October (Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28) from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
–Saturday, October 10 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
–Saturday, October 24 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Pumpkin Carving. 12:00pm. Pints and Paddle, 15450 Grove Cir N, Maple Grove.

Trunk or Treat. 12:00 – 3:00pm. White Bear Lake Mitsubishi, 3400 US 61N, White Bear Lake.

Pumpkin Patch Hay Rides. 12:00 – 3:00pm. Gregor Farm and Greenhouse, 2592 Holy Name Dr, Wayzata.

Trunk or Treat Halloween Party. 1:00 – 4:00pm. 12951 Weaver Lake Rd, Maple Grove. Free. Outside the Maple Grove Community Center.

Grande Day Parade. 1:00 – 4:30pm. 2005 2nd Ave, Anoka, MN.

Downtown Chaska Trick or Treat. 2:00 – 5:00pm. Downtown Chaska.

Trunk or Treat. 2:00 – 5:00pm. St. John’s Lutheran Church, Chaska.

5th Annual Steampunk Halloween Trick or Treat Trail. 2:30 – 6:30pm. Gibbs Farm, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights.

$15 for trick-or-treaters 3 and older
$5 for trick-or-treaters 2 and under (no charge for infants)
$10 for non-trick-or-treating adults.
Members of the Ramsey County Historical Society receive 10% off tickets

Aisles of Treats. 3:00 – 5:00pm. Coborns, 6130 Sycamore Lane North, Plymouth.

Trunk or Treat. 4:00 – 6:00pm. 2200 Hillside Ave, Saint Paul. Trunks, games, face painting, bonfire pits, and tons of candy- all free!

Trunk or Treat. 4:00 – 6:00pm. Meetinghouse Church, 6200 COLONIAL WAY, Edina.

Pumpkin Party. 5:00 – 7:00pm. Emmanuel Christian Center Elk River, 18912 Twin Lakes Rd NW, Elk River. Free food and fun!

Minnesota Children’s Museum Halloween Party. 6:00 – 9:00pm. Also Oct 23.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

BOOnion Depot. 10:00am – 2:00pm. Union Depot, 214 4th Street East, Saint Paul.

Trunk or Treat. 11:30am – 1:00pm. Resurrection Lutheran Church, 9925 Bailey Rd, Woodbury.

2nd Annual Spooktacular Trunk or Treat at The National Sports Village. 12:00 – 3:00pm. 2180 105th Avenue Northeast Suite 200, Blaine.

St. Paul’s Church Osseo Trunk-or-Treat. 1:00 – 3:00pm. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 710 E. Broadway St., Osseo.

The Great Pumpkin Halloween Festival. 1:00 – 3:00pm. Landmark Center, St. Paul.

Trunk or Treat at the Well. 1:30 – 3:00pm. The Well, 14770 Canada Ave West, Rosemount. Join us for a FREE, family-friendly Halloween afternoon! Come in your favorite costume, enjoy trunk-loads of treats, and connect with friends and neighbors in a fun, festive, and safe environment.

Downtown Hastings Halloween Candy Crawl! 2:00 – 5:00pm.

Trunk or Treat. 2:00 – 4:00pm. Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis. Bring your little ghouls and goblins for an afternoon of candy, creativity, and community! Our parking lot will be transformed into a Halloween wonderland with trunks decked out in spooky, silly, and creative themes! This event is free and open to everyone, so bring your friends, family, and neighbors dressed in all of your best costumes!

Trunk or Treat – Gloria Dei. 2:30 – 4:00pm. 700 Snelling Ave S, St. Paul.

Trunk or Treat. 3:00pm. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave, Lakeville.

Trunk or Treat. 3:00 – 5:00pm. St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 13600 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie.

Halloween Get Together Event: A Night To Connect, Wear Your Costume and Have Fun. 7:00 – 9:00pm. St. Paul.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

Toddler Tuesdays Treat Trail. 10:00am – 12:00pm. 5000 Center Ct, Bloomington, MN. Come dressed up in your Halloween costumes and join us for a Toddler friendly treat trail around the Park. Purchase a Toddler Tuesdays wristband and pick up your treat bag at the Nickelodeon Shop to start the fun.

Kowalski’s Boo Bash. 4:00 – 7:00pm. No tricks, just treats! Our annual Boo Bash is a family-friendly trick-or-treating event. Bring the kiddos in their costumes to any of our markets the Tuesday before Halloween, October 27, from 4-7 p.m. for trick-or-treating around the store. We hope to see you there!

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Trunk or Treat. 2:00 – 5:00pm. Minnesota Montessori, 3150 Eagle Creek Blvd., Shakopee.

Movies at the Star: Hocus Pocus. 5:30 – 10:00pm. Mall of America.

Wabasha’s Second Annual Spooktacular Night! 4:00pm – 6:00pm. Downtown Wabasha (southeast of the Twin Cities)

Halloween Party. 3:00 – 6:00pm. West Minnehaha Recreation Center, St. Paul. The West Minnehaha Annual Family Halloween Party will be packed with ghoulish games, creepy crafts and free food. Costumes encouraged!

Halloween at the Lake. 5:00 – 8:00pm. Parkers Lake Playfield, Plymouth.

Trunk or Treat. 6:00 – 8:00pm. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 610 NE Broadway St, Minneapolis. Join us for another year of Trunk-or-Treat! Find is in the parking lot for candy, bonfires, hot chocolate.

Annual Trunk or Treat. 5:00pm – 6:15pm. Sanburnol Park, Spring Lake Park.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31  HALLOWEEN

Halloween in Hopkins. 10:00am – 1:00pm. Downtown Hopkins.

Halloween at Bricks & Minifigs. 11:00am – 7:00pm. 12909 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka. Come out to BAM Minnetonka for a LEGO® style Halloween Party!

Trick or Treating at Snake Discovery. 1:00 – 4:00pm. Snake Discovery, 831 Century Ave N, St Paul.

Trunk or Treat. 4:30 – 6:30pm. Hope Lutheran Church, 5200 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis.

Light Up the Lot. 6:00 – 8:30pm. 2727 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis. Come dressed in your favorite costume and make your way through our parking lot of decorated vehicles while collecting plenty of candy.

Halloween Events at Shopping Malls

Looking for a safe, indoor place to trick-or-treat on Halloween?

Many Halloween celebrations at area malls are happening this year, so there is plenty of opportunity for costume and candy fun! Here is my compilation of Twin Cities Shopping Districts, Centers & Malls where your kiddos can trick or treat for free this year!

Malloween. 12:00 – 3:00pm. Twin Cities Premium Outlets, 3965 Eagan Outlets Pky, Eagan.

Malloween. 12:00 – 3:00pm. Southdale Center, 10 Southdale Center, Edina.

Mall-O-Ween. 12:00 – 6:00pm. Mall of America.

North Loop Halloween at the Green. 1:00 – 3:00pm. North Loop Green, 328 N 4th St, Minneapolis. Lots of free candy.

Halloween at Rosedale. 4:00 – 7:00pm. Rosedale Mall, Roseville. Halloween at Rosedale is back! Join us for a spooktacular evening filled with trick-or-treating, candy, and the Halloween fun you’ve come to know and love. The Twin Cities Road Crew will be here hosting a special dance party with special guest characters Spiderman & Moana to keep the celebration going. This free event is open to everyone, and costumes are encouraged.

Midtown Global Market Trick or Treating. 5:00 – 7:00pm. 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN.

HALLOWEEN LIGHTS (Now through Halloween)

Halloween lights! Drive by and check these out:

Schultz Family Lights – 1526 York Ave, St Paul. They are known for their holiday lights, and lighting up the whole block, but their Halloween lights are awesome too!

The Haunted Oaks – Royal Oaks Neighborhood, Woodbury. (Lamplight Dr & Courtly Rd intersection (Near WHS)

Check out this Halloween lights map!

Be sure to check out my Facebook group “Minnesota Holiday Lights” for more!

Do you know of any events I should add to this list? Email me at twincitiesfrugalmom @ gmail.com or leave a comment!

Got an event to add? Contact me at twincitiesfrugalmom@gmail.com!

And be sure to check out my Deals & Events Calendar for even more.

For more Halloween fun:

Find deals on costumes from Groupon!

Plan a fabulous Halloween with this FREE printable:

4 Healthy Halloween Treats That Don’t Have Any Tricks

Make some homemade hot chocolate and bring it with before you go!

How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

 

For even more family fun year-round check this out:

The Ultimate List of Minnesota Family Fun

When all else fails:

100 Things for Kids to Do at Home When Bored (Written by My 12-Year-Old!)