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Halloween 2026 around Minneapolis–St. Paul: press sheet
A few local picks to check out
| Pumpkin patch · for a pumpkin patch Afton Apple Corn Maze & Fall Farm Hastings · Corn maze opens Saturday, Sept. 26 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Fall festival · for little ones Anoka Halloween Grande Day Parade Anoka · Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Trunk-or-treat · for trick-or-treaters Golden Valley Trunk or Treat Golden Valley · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · All Ages, 1 of 5 ghosts |
| Ghost tour · for a spooky night out Lost Souls Cave Tour St. Paul · Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in October 2026, plus extra tours Oct 24 and 28 · All Ages, 2 of 5 ghosts |
| Haunted house · for the brave ScreamTown Chaska · Select nights Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026, including Thu–Sun in October · Adults Only, 4 of 5 ghosts |
28 Halloween events around Minneapolis–St. Paul are on BooMap, each with its 2026 dates checked on the event's own website.
## What families can find
- 6 pumpkin patches & corn mazes
- 7 family Halloween events
- 6 trunk-or-treats
- 3 fall festivals
- 3 ghost tours
- 3 haunted houses
Pumpkin patches and corn mazes already open by Oct. 1: 5, including Pinehaven Farm Fall Festival (Wyoming); Fresh Acres Fall Festival (Monticello); Fall Festival at Anoka County Farms (Ham Lake); and 2 more.
Not-scary picks for little ones (suggested all ages, 1–2 of 5 ghosts): Afton Apple Corn Maze & Fall Farm (Hastings); Anoka Halloween Grande Day Parade (Anoka); Apple Valley Trunk or Treat (Apple Valley); BOOnion Depot (St. Paul); Fall Fest at Gale Woods Farm (Minnetrista); and 16 more.
Free events: Anoka Halloween Grande Day Parade (Anoka); BOOnion Depot (St. Paul); Golden Valley Trunk or Treat (Golden Valley); Great Pumpkin Halloween Celebration (St. Paul); Maple Grove Trunk or Treat Halloween Party (Maple Grove); and 3 more.
Trick-or-treat hours: no town around Minneapolis–St. Paul has announced official 2026 hours yet. BooMap adds them as towns announce. (Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31.)
On BooMap's national list of the 10 Most Unique Halloween Events: #7 Anoka Halloween Grande Day Parade.
## The Boo Awards (fan vote, Oct. 1–25)
Fans vote for Minneapolis–St. Paul's Best Pumpkin Patch, Best for Little Goblins, Boo's Hidden Gem (small, local events only), Most Fun Overall and Most Likely to Make You Scream. One vote per category per day; winners are announced Oct. 27.
Vote: https://boomap.app/twin-cities/vote
## Links
- City guide: https://boomap.app/twin-cities
- About BooMap and the press kit: https://boomap.app/press
## Story ideas
- "We mapped every Halloween event around Minneapolis–St. Paul": where to go this weekend, by age and scare level.
- Trick-or-treat on a Saturday: what it means for families (and the towns that set official hours).
- Boo's Hidden Gem: the small, local events fans are rallying behind.
## Spokespeople
- Andrew Ward, creator of BooMap (his company, Toronado Entertainment, makes BooMap and Noelly); also SVP of 10 Lives Studios and a film and TV producer. As a 7th grader he built a six-room haunted house in a borrowed tent in his family's driveway, staffed by neighborhood volunteers. Recent work: the Katy Perry Lifetimes Tour concert film, a Peter Frampton documentary, Hollywood Vampires: Unleashed Spirits. producinghollywood.com
- Kristen Moss, reality TV casting director and BooMap spokesperson; a mom of two whose daughter is going as a red raptor dinosaur this year. kmosscasting.com
Media contact: hello@boomap.app