LIST: Fall Fun around the Twin Cities

Minnesota has a plethora of fall activities to enjoy, from apple picking to corn mazes to getting scared on a haunted hayride. Here is a list of some of those destinations.

Apple Orchards & Pumpkins

• Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest (Jordan)
• Afton Apple (Hastings)
• Whistling Well Farm (Hastings)
• Jacobson’s Pine Tree Apple Orchard (White Bear Lake)
• Fall Festival at Anoka County Fairgrounds
• Barten Pumpkins (New Prague)
• Waldoch Farm (Lino Lakes)
• Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley)

Corn Mazes

• Afton Apple (Hastings)
• Sever’s Fall Festival (Shakopee)
• Jacobson’s Pine Tree Apple Orchard (White Bear Lake)
• Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Maze (Brooklyn Park)
• Waldoch Farm (Lino Lakes)

Fall Festivals (multitude of activities)

• Fall Festival at Anoka County Fairgrounds
• Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Maze (Brooklyn Park)
• Sever’s Fall Festival (Shakopee)

Oktoberfest Festivals

• Sept 13-14 St. Paul Oktoberfest at the Germanic-American Institute
• Sept. 20-21, Sept. 27-28 Fulton Oktoberfest (Minneapolis)
• Sept. 20-22 Forgotten Star Oktoberfest & Vikings Game Watch Party (Fridley)
• Sept. 21 – Blocktoberfest at Duel Citizen Brewing (St. Paul)
• Sept. 21 – ROCtoberfest (St. Louis Park)
• Sept. 28 – Maple Grove’s Oktoberfest (Formerly Harvestober Fest)
• Sept. 29 The Market at Malcolm Yards Hosts Second Annual Marketober Event

Haunted Attractions

• ValleyScare (Shakopee)
• Scream Town (Chaska)
• The Dead End Hayride (Wyoming)
• The Abandoned Hayride (Chaska)
• Anoka Haunted House (Anoka County Fairgrounds, Anoka)
• The Haunting Experience (Cottage Grove)

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