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.
Be sure to check each event if attending for possible pre-registration information.
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.
Ongoing Events 🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫
🍻 2026 Minnesota Renaissance Festival: The Minnesota Renaissance Festival will be open weekends (Sat & Sun) August 22 – October 4 plus Labor Day, September 7 and Festival Friday, October 2. Open 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. rain or shine.
🎃👻 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo, September 25-November 1, 2026
🎃👻 Valleyfair Debuts Tricks and Treats, September 26-November 1, 2026
- September 27 - October 26 (Sat, Sun)12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- November 1 (Sat)12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
🚢 Titanic: An Immersive Voyage at Royalston Square, Mpls. Aug.7-Nov. 29
September 2026 🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫 |
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
🥕 Fall Market Fest at Goat Hill Park (Eagan) from 4-7pm
🔥🚒 Farmington Fire Prevention Open House from 5:30-8:30pm
Thursday, September 17, 2026
🥘🌮🍔 Rosemount Food Truck Festival from 4-8pm
Friday, September 18, 2026
🎃 Beastly Bash at the Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley) from 6-11pm
Saturday, September 19, 2026
🎟️ Free Admission to Minnesota Historic Sites & Museums! from 9am-7pm
👩🔬 She Engineers Family Event at The Works Museum from 10am-4pm
🎨 Lakeville Art Festival at the Lakeville Arts Center from 10am-4pm
🎨 Bloomington Street Art Festival at Nine Mile Brewing from 10am-6pm
🍂 Harvest Festival at Holz Farm (Eagan) from 11am-3pm
🎞️ Family matinee movie at Christ Lutheran Eagan at 3pm
🚙 Parents Night Out at Elite Gymnastics Academy from 4-7pm
🎞️ Movies at the Star at the Mall of America from 8:30pm-11pm
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
🏞️ Golf Cart Tours at Historic Fort Snelling from 10am - 2:30pm
🛒🛍️ Just Between Friends Fall Resale Event at Burnsville Center Presale Day from 4-7pm
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🛒🛍️ Just Between Friends Fall Resale Event at Burnsville Center Presale Day from 3-9pm
Thursday, September 24, 2026
🛒🛍️ Just Between Friends Fall Resale Event at Burnsville Center from 10am-8pm
Friday, September 25, 2026
🛒🛍️ Just Between Friends Fall Resale Event at Burnsville Center from 10am-7pm
🎬 Drive in Movie: How to Train Your Dragon at North River Hills Park (Burnsville) from 6:45pm-11:59pm
🎬 Outdoor Movie Night at Rahn Elementary School (Eagan) at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 26, 2026
🛍️ 5th annual Apple Valley Fall Festival Craft & Gift Expo at Apple Valley HS Sports Arena from 10am-3pm
🛒🛍️ Just Between Friends Fall Resale Event at Burnsville Center from 10am-5pm
🎈Kelley Park Grand Opening Celebration at Kelley Park from 12-7:30pm
🤸♂️ School Age Open Jump at IGM Gymnastics (Burnsville) from 6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, September 27, 2026
🔫 Nerf Night at Elite Gymnastics Academy (EGA) from 4:30-6pm
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
👻 Screamin' Green Hauntoween Craft Theme at Crayola Experience at the Mall of America from 10am-6pm (now through November 1, 2026)
🎶🎵FREE Music in the Park - Whitetail Woods Regional Park (Farmington) from 5-7pm
🎃 Halloween Costume Swap at 325 Oak Street (Farmington) from 5:30-7pm
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
🥦🍆🍠 Fall Market Fest at Goat Hill Park (Eagan) from 4-7pm
October 2026🍁🍃🍂🎃👻🕸🕷💀🍫 |
Thursday, October 1, 2026
👨🚒🔥🚒 Fire Prevention Week Open House at Fire Station #2 (Eagan) from 5-7pm
Friday, October 2, 2026
👻🦇 First Friday: Spooky Pop-Up Card at Eagan Art House from 4:30-6:30pm
🚙🤸Friday Fun Night at Elite Gymnastics Academy (EGA) from 5-8pm
Saturday, October 3. 2026
🛍️ Big Apple Garage Sale at Splash Valley Water Park - Parking Lot (Apple Valley) from 9am - 12pm
🍎🍏 It's Apple Harvest Time at the Gideon Pond House (Bloomington) from 1-4pm
🎃 Backroads Bingo Plants and Pumpkins Edition at Crazy Legs Farm & Pumpkins (Farmington) from 5-8pm
Sunday, October 4, 2026
🎃👻 Fog Chute at Nickelodion Universe at the Mall of America (from October 4-31)
🎃👻 Halloween Trail at Central Park (Rosemount) from 6-8pm
Monday, October 5, 2026
📖👨🚒 Storytime with a Firefighter at the Heritage Library (Lakeville) from 10-10:30am
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
👻💀👽 Shock and Ride at Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America (October 7-9)
Thursday, October 8, 2026
👨🚒 Burnsville Fire Department Open House at Station #1 (Burnsville) from 5:30-7pm
🧇 Waffles: Autumn Treats at the Robert Trail Library (Rosemount) from 6-7:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2026
🥮 Fall Pinch Pots at Tiger Legacy and Learning Center (Farmington) from 9am-12pm
📚👨🚒 Storytime with a Firefighter at the Farmington Library from 9:30-10:30am
🚶♀️🚶♂️🍂🍃🍁 Community Story Trail at Thomas Lake Park (Eagan) from 4:30-6pm
Saturday, October 10, 2026
🍂🎃🍂 Fall Fest - Faith in Blue at Cross-Point Church (Bloomington) from 10am-12pm
🎶🥙🍺Viking Lakes Fall Fest at Viking Lakes (Eagan) from 10am-4pm
🕷️ Creepy Crawly Creatures Camp at Community Education-Meadowview (Farmington) from 1-3pm
🍂🎃🍂 Autumn Marble Coasters at the Heritage Library from 1:30-3:30pm
🎶🥙🍺 Oktoberfest at Central Park (Rosemount) from 1-5pm
Sunday, October 11, 2026
🍱 Lakeville Food Truck Train at Mills Fleet Farm (Lakeville) from 12-5pm
Thursday, October 15, 2026
🍁🖍️🤸♂️MEA Break Camp at IGM Gymnastics (Burnsville) from 8:30am-4pm
🤸♂️✂️🖍️ Fall Break (MEA) Day Camp at Elite Gymnastics Academy (Burnsville) from 8:30am-3:30pm
☕✂️🖍️ Grandparents and Me Tea at the Steeple Center (Rosemount) from 10-11:30am, 2-3:30pm
🌰✂️ Harvest Craft Day at the Farmington Library from 2-4pm
Friday, October 16, 2026
🍁🖍️🤸♂️MEA Break Camp at IGM Gymnastics (Burnsville) from 8:30am-4pm
🤸♂️✂️🖍️ Fall Break (MEA) Day Camp at Elite Gymnastics Academy (Burnsville) from 8:30am-3:30pm
🧟♀️ Zombie Barbies at the Heritage Library from 2-3:30pm
🔦🌽 Flashlight Corn Maze at Crazy Legs Farm and and Pumpkins (Farmington) from 7-10pm
Saturday, October 17, 2026
🥸 Costume & Prop Swap at the Wescott Library (Eagan) from 1:30-3pm
🎃⛳ Trick-Or-Teeing at Mendota Heights Par 3 Golf Course (Mendota Heights) from 4-6pm
🚙 Parents Night Out at Elite Gymastics Academy (EGA) from 4-7pm
🕯️ Lanterns and Legends at the Historic Fort Snelling from 6-9pm
🎬🧙♀️ Movies at the Star: Hocus Pocus at the Mall of America at 6:30pm
Sunday, October 18, 2026
🎃⛳ Trick-Or-Teeing at Mendota Heights Par 3 Golf Course (Mendota Heights) from 4-6pm
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
🍃🍂🍁🍂🍃 Fabulous Fall Art at Johny Cake Activity Center, Tuesdays, Oct. 13-Nov. 11 (excluding Nov. 3)
Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕷️🦇 Creepy, Crawly Halloween Chow (ages 6-16) at Falcon Ridge Middle School from 6-7pm
Friday, October 23, 2026
🎃👻 Trunk or Treat at Farmington Lutheran Church from 5:30-7pm
Saturday, October 24, 2026
🎃👻 Trunk or Treat at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (Eagan) from 10am-11:30am
🎃👻 Cookie Decorating at Levi Dodge Middle School (Farmington) from 10am-12pm
🎃👻 Dakota County Sheriff's Office Trunk or Treat at Stelzel Fields from 10am-12pm
🎃👻 Halloween Trail Walk at Viking Lakes (Eagan) from 11am-2pm
🎃👻 Halloween Bash at Elite Gymnastics Center (EGA) Burnsville from 4-9pm
🕯️ Lanterns and Legends at the Historic Fort Snelling from 6-9pm
🎃👻 IGM Gymnastics Halloween Parents Night Out (Burnsville) from 6:30-8:30pm
Sunday, October 25, 2026
🎃👻 Boonion at Union Depot from 10am-2pm
🎃👻 Trunk or Treat at 9 Mile Brewing (Bloomington) from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Luminary at the Robert Trail Library (Rosemount) from 2:30-4:30pm
🧟♂️ Zombie Barbies at the Wescott Library (Eagan) from 4-6pm
🎃 Trunk & Treat at Easter Lutheran Church (Eagan) at 6pm
🎃 Pumpkins & Praise at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (Eagan) from 6:30-8pm
Friday, October 30, 2026
🎃👻 Halloween Walk at Levi P. Dodge Middle School from 5:30-7pm
🎃👻 Halloween Fest at Nicollet Commons Park (Burnsville) from 6-8pm
🐶🎃 Bark or Treat at Johnny Cake Activity Center (Apple Valley) at 6pm
🕯️ Lanterns and Legends at the Historic Fort Snelling from 6-9pm
Saturday, October 31, 2026
🎃👻 Halloween Storytime at the Farmington Library from 9:30-11am
🦇 2026 Minnesota Bat Festival at the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center from 10am-4pm
🎃👻 Halloween Storytime and Costume Parade at the Heritage Library (Lakeville) from 10-10:30am
🎃👻 Halloween Dance Party at the Wescott Library (Eagan) from 10-11am
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Costume Party at the Farmington Library from 10:15-11am
🎃 Happy Halloween!
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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