Fall
Heavenly Harvest
With mild temperatures, blue skies and a flaming, leaf-filled backdrop, fall is Minneapolis's most beautiful season. Minneapolis offers many events and opportunities to warm your spirits every autumn.
Fruity Picks
At Afton Apple Orchard in Hastings, there’s not only fresh apples for-the-picking, but apple donuts, apple fritters, caramel apples, fresh apple cider and caramel apple sundaes. For those not apple-inclined, there’s hot dogs, pop, hot chocolate—anything a kid, a family, a couple could dream of.
Afton Apple Orchard’s Annual Apple Festival
Two weekends of apple bliss await you. Apple picking, old-fashioned hayrides, a petting zoo, face painting, cider and more; a relaxing hay ride and a turn through the 12-acre corn maze complete a perfect fall day.
Veggie Picks
Who could go through fall without a pumpkin? Or a gourd? What about squash?
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is stocked with your favorite fall fare. The Arboretum AppleHouse has over 50 varieties of apples for sale, while "Pumpkin Palooza" displays an endless variety of pumpkins and squash.
Scare Fest
It's the best time of year to get a little spooky. Hit up some of the metro area’s most chilling events.
Anoka Halloween’s Haunted House
Anoka County Fairgrounds
Dubbed the “Halloween Capitol of the World,” Anoka County puts on its 21st annual Haunted House, frightening generations young and old.
Mall of America’s World's Largest Indoor Trick or Treat
Kids are invited to trick-or-treat at the mall's 200 stores, with a costume contest at 5:30 in the rotunda.
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Renaissance Festival Fall
Revel in the past at this celebration of music, merriment and the days of olde.
Twin Cities Marathon
Join 250,000 spectators and cheer on elite runners from around the world at the most beautiful urban marathon in the country.
