Brave the cold for a true MN autumn experience! Giant Pumpkin Patch weigh offs or family fun at an Apple Orchard with crafts and hayrides!
Fan of Dancing with the Stars? Check out a 60 showcase of some of the best ballroom dancing in the state indoors at the MOA.
Oct. 5 & 12, New Prague
Barten Pumpkins: Family Fun Saturdays
Mark your calendar for two Family Fun Saturdays, and enjoy a wide range of free activities at the pumpkin patch including hay rides, face painting, caricatures, pony rides, bubble machine, petting zoo and music. Find the perfect pumpkin for everyone in the family, and explore the colorful gourds, squash and other festive decor. Stilts, yard games, the log cabin and sandbox will also be available for the kids. Admission is free. Pumpkins are priced by size. Cash only please. Barten Pumpkin Farm. 952-758-3729
Oct. 12-13, Hastings
St. Croix River Valley Apple Fest
Join the Hastings Area Apple Orchards for apple picking, crafts, corn mazes, hayrides and more! Held at St. Croix Valley Carpenter Nature Center, Afton Apple Orchard, Fischer Croix Farm Orchard, and Whistling Well Farm. 651-437-4359
Oct. 12-13, Stillwater
Harvest Fest & Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off
Stillwater’s Harvest Fest celebrates the beautiful fall colors amidst the region’s Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off. Area growers bring pumpkins weighing 1500 pounds and up for the weigh-off! Other highlights include pumpkin baking and decorating contests, a chili cook-off, micro-brew beer and wine tasting, Giant Pumpkin Boat Race and Pumpkin Regatta on the St. Croix River, live music, Kids’ Costume Parade, Kids’ Tractor Pull, face painting, pie-eating contest and more! Lowell Park and Historic Lift Bridge. 651-351-0422
Oct. 12-27 (Saturdays, Sundays & MEA Weekend), Brooklyn Park
Twin Cities Harvest Festival
For a true autumn experience, wind your way through Minnesota’s largest corn maze at Twins Cities Harvest Festival and Maze. In addition to the legendary corn maze, families and friends can enjoy the straw bale maze, petting zoo, inflatables, pumpkin patch, hayrides, giant slide and corn pit where kids can dive into a pool of corn kernels. Fair foods and drinks will be available, such as mini donuts, cider and hot chocolate, and live music will be played throughout the grounds. Twin Cities Corn Maze. 952-992-9326
Oct. 13, Bloomington
Ballroom Dance Showcase
Watch some of the best ballroom dancing in the Twin Cities when USA Dance-MN sponsors an all-star showcase of ballroom dancing, including waltz, tango and foxtrot to swing. This fun-filled 60-minute showcase will highlight the talents of many local competitors and social dance enthusiasts of all ages. Mall of America Rotunda. 952-883-8800
Event highlights this week include:
Oct. 12-13, Red Wing
Red Wing Arts Fall Festival
Oct. 12-13, Hastings
St. Croix River Valley Apple Fest
Oct. 12, Brainerd
Fall Arts & Crafts Festival & Hidden Hollows
Oct. 11-12, Bemidji
Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon + Be Active Expo & Bring Her Home
Oct. 9-13, Duluth
Catalyst Content Festival