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Friday, October 2, 2026

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An Evening With They Might Be Giants

First Avenue · Minneapolis · See listing

Gasthof's Oktoberfest at Fulton NE – Weekends

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

Luce Line Brewing Oktoberfest

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

Minnesota Zoo – Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

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

Oak Blood Forest Haunted Attraction (Season Opening)

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

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Sondergard, Mozart and Prokofiev – Minnesota Orchestra (Thursday matinee)

Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See listing

Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival

Lowell Park · Stillwater · Free

The Abandoned Hayride (Season Opening)

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

The Haunting Experience on Highway 61 (Halloween Season)

The Haunting Experience · Cottage Grove · Varies (check website)

Waiting for Godot

Guthrie Theater – Wurtele Thrust Stage · Minneapolis · Varies

Waldoch Farm Corn Maze (Joyer Adventure Farm)

Waldoch Farm & Garden Center · Lino Lakes · Varies

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Auxiliary Handmade Sale

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen) · Chaska · Included with general admission ($20–$25 non-members; free for members and ages 15 and under)

Arboretum Auxiliary Craft Sale

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska · See listing

Fall Festival at Anoka County Fairgrounds

Anoka County Fairgrounds · Anoka · $10 adults (12+), $5 kids 5-12, free 4 & under

Midway Music and Arts Fest

The Midway Saloon · St. Paul · Paid (see venue)

Insider Science Tour: Anthropology

Science Museum of Minnesota · St. Paul · See listing

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Paid admission (tickets at smm.org)

Akaash Singh (Rescheduled from 4/25)

Uptown Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Sever's Fall Festival – Haunted Nights

Sever's Festival Grounds · Shakopee · $20-$28

Scream Town – Halloween Market (No Ticket Required)

Scream Town · Chaska · Free (market entry only)

ValleyScare at Valleyfair

Valleyfair · Shakopee · $30+ (park admission; haunted mazes extra)

Palace Theatre · St. Paul · See listing

ValleyScare Halloween Haunt (Friday & Saturday nights through Oct 26)

Valleyfair · Shakopee · $39.99

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – North America '26

Varsity Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Open Window Theatre (Salem Square Center) · Inver Grove Heights · $18-$35

They Might Be Giants

First Avenue · Minneapolis · See listing

7th St Entry · Minneapolis · See listing

Turf Club · St. Paul · See listing

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis · See listing

Mamma Mania – The American Tribute to ABBA

Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul · See listing

Amsterdam Bar and Hall · St. Paul · See listing

The Armory · Minneapolis · $99+

SOS: The Recession Pop Party

Fine Line · Minneapolis · See listing

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