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Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Dehn's Country Manor Fun Farm – Fall Season Open

Dehn's Country Manor · Delano · $10 weekdays; $12–$15 weekends

Gasthof's Oktoberfest at Fulton NE – Weekends

Fulton Brewing Taproom (NE) · Minneapolis · Paid (check Tock listing)

Guthrie Theater – Waiting for Godot (Late September Performances)

Guthrie Theater – Wurtele Thrust Stage · Minneapolis · Varies

Minnesota Zoo – Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular (Opening Weekend)

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Ticketed (separate from daytime admission)

Minnesota Zoo Travel EdVenture: Northwoods

Minnesota Zoo (departure point) · Apple Valley · See website

Family

Season Opening: Kholodenko, Walker & Stravinsky's Firebird (Sound Unbound)

Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See listing

The Abandoned Hayride (Season Opening)

The Abandoned Hayride / Scream Town · Chaska · $19–$115

Waldmann Brewery Oktoberfest – Weekend 2

Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery · St. Paul · $10 adults; $3 ages 12 and under; kids 5 & under free Sundays

Waldoch Farm Corn Maze (Joyer Adventure Farm)

Waldoch Farm & Garden Center · Lino Lakes · Varies

Yoerg Brewing Oktoberfest Month

Yoerg Brewing Company · St. Paul · Free admission; drinks purchased separately

Starting today

Early Birders – September

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden · Minneapolis · See listing

Historic Riverfront 5K

Boom Island · Minneapolis · See listing

Minnehaha Park · Minneapolis · See listing

Nowthen Heritage Festival

Nowthen Threshing Show Grounds · Nowthen · Paid admission

Ferguson's Orchard Fall Festival Season

Ferguson's Orchard · Jordan · Varies

Redbull Flugtag Event

Bohemian Flats Park · Minneapolis · See listing

Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival

Lowell Park · Stillwater · Free

Nickelodeon Universe – Nickelodeon Booniverse (Seasonal Halloween Programming)

Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America · Bloomington · $35–$45 (wristband); free park entry

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory – Daily Visit (Fall Season)

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory · St. Paul · Free (donations appreciated)

Olalekan Jeyifous: Hydricosmic Litanies

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · $15-$20

Afton Apple Festival

Afton Apple Orchard · Hastings · General orchard admission applies

Harriet Alexander Nature Center Wild Rice Festival

Harriet Alexander Nature Center · Roseville · Free

Afton Art in the Park

Afton Town Square Park · Afton · Free

Wild Rice Festival

Central Park (Roseville) · Roseville · Free

Saturday Discovery Booths

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen) · Chaska · Included with admission

Maple Grove Oktoberfest

Maple Grove Central Park · Maple Grove · Free admission

Van Cleve Park · Minneapolis · See listing

Open Streets Nicollet Avenue

Nicollet Ave from Lake St to 46th St, Minneapolis · Minneapolis · Free

Raptor Center Eagle Release & Fall Festival

Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center · Hastings · General admission applies

Bauhaus Annual Review Oktoberfest Release – Animales & DJ Shane Kramer

Bauhaus Brew Labs (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See listing

Fulton Brewery Oktoberfest – Weekend 2

Fulton Brewery · Minneapolis · Paid

Linden Hills Fall Festival

Linden Hills Park · Minneapolis · Free

Apple Valley Fall Food Truck Festival

Kelley Park · Apple Valley · Free

Utepils Brewing Oktoberfest – Weekend 2

Utepils Brewing · Minneapolis · Free Fri; $8 adv/$10 door Sat after 2pm

PryesFest Oktoberfest – Weekend 2

Pryes Brewing Company · Minneapolis · Free

Luce Line Brewing Oktoberfest

Luce Line Brewing · Plymouth · Free (check venue for details)

Marydale Festival

Marydale Park · St. Paul · Free

Taste of Northeast Festival

St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral · Minneapolis · See listing

Twin Cities Fear Fest

Mall of America · Bloomington · See website

Dakota Block Party 2026

Dakota Jazz Club · Minneapolis · Free

Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers (Game 2)

Target Field · Minneapolis · See listing

Garden-to-Plate Evening Experience

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen) · Chaska · See arb.umn.edu for pricing

Dinner and a Movie: Pandas

Science Museum of Minnesota · St. Paul · See listing

St. Gabriel the Archangel Fall Festival

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church — Social Hall · Hopkins · Free admission

Big Boi, Sleepy Brown & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Surly Brewing Festival Field · Minneapolis · See listing

Palace Theatre · St. Paul · See listing

ValleySCARE at Valleyfair

Valleyfair · Shakopee · $39.99+

SPCO: Koh (Where Rivers Merge) with Abel Selaocoe and Sidiki Dembélé – Friday Evening

Ordway Concert Hall · St. Paul · $18+

Scream Town – Opening Night 2026

Scream Town · Chaska · $25–$124

Oak Blood Forest Haunted Attraction (Season Opening)

Oak Blood Forest / Scream Town · Chaska · $14.95–$19.95

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers: Indigo Park Tour

Uptown Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Teddy Swims: The UGLY Tour w/ Freak Freely

Xcel Energy Center (St Paul) · St. Paul · See listing

Full Harvest Moon Hike

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen) · Chaska · See arb.umn.edu for pricing

Bleachers with This Is Lorelei

The Armory · Minneapolis · From $78

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Waiting for Godot

Guthrie Theater – Wurtele Thrust Stage · Minneapolis · $30-$95

The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis · See listing

331 Club · Minneapolis · See listing

I Am, He Said – A Celebration Of The Music Of Neil Diamond

Ames Center (Burnsville) · Burnsville · See listing

Pitbull & Lil Jon

Mystic Lake Amphitheater · Prior Lake · See listing

Minnesota Orchestra: Season Opening – Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev

Orchestra Hall · Minneapolis · See listing

Evening Elephants

7th St Entry · Minneapolis · See listing

BERTHA: Grateful Drag

First Avenue · Minneapolis · See listing

Turf Club · St. Paul · See listing

Fine Line Music Cafe · Minneapolis · See listing

Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul · See listing

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