SOAR Regional Arts Presents “The Sound of Music” in person at St. Michael-Albertville Middle School West. September 17–19 and September 24–26 (showtimes vary) Online Ticket Prices: $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors Tickets can be purchased online at www.soararts.com
The coolest event in town! Pre-register at https://www.rogersmn.gov/publicskating (no walk-ups allowed) Cost: $5/skater includes glow necklace, rental skates $2/pair
Stop by the annual fall Harvest Festival at Northwest Bible Church in St. Michael. There will be food, live music, inflatables, pumpkin painting and more. This is a free event that is open to the community.
Storytime with Ms. Trish is back! Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes designed to promote school readiness in 0-5 year olds. Siblings are also welcome. Registration not required.
Join STMA ECFE staff for storytime at the library, complete with crafts, games, and songs! For ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver. No registration required.
A free, fall-themed "take and make" project will be available for pick up in the library during open hours, while supplies last. Sponsored by the St. Michael Friends of the Library
Join the Albertville Lions for their annual Halloween pumpkin party! There will be activities for kids ages 10 and under, plus treats and pumpkins while supplies last.
Note: This event is FULL Otsego Parks & Rec is once again bringing its Pumpkin Patch event to Prairie Park. Dressing in Halloween costumes and walk along the trail where there will be fun stops for your kids to trick-or-treat at. At the end your child/children will be given a pumpkin to take home. There will be a fall-themed area to take selfies, plus treats for your four-legged kids. (on leash, please) Registration is required to participate and to guarantee a pumpkin, one pumpkin per child. Please bring a non-perishable food item for CAER.
Edina Realty of Otsego/Elk River presents a FREE annual pumpkin event. Bust out the costume, bring the family, and enjoy some Fall fun! Enjoy a bouncy house, games, treats, ice cream, and food trucks. Edina Realty is located at 8690 Parson Avenue NE, across from Target in Otsego.
Storytime with Ms. Trish is back! Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes designed to promote school readiness in 0-5 year olds. Siblings are also welcome. Registration not required.
Join STMA ECFE staff for storytime at the library, complete with crafts, games, and songs! For ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver. No registration required.
Join FYCC for Halloween-themed family bingo. Wear a costume, have fun with your family, and win some great prizes! Cost $15/family. Register online at myfycc.com
This 30-minute weekend storytime is aimed at welcoming new and busy families to the library. It includes songs, rhymes and stories that celebrate reading. For children of all ages and their families. No registration required.
Storytime with Ms. Trish is back! Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes designed to promote school readiness in 0-5 year olds. Siblings are also welcome. Registration not required.
Join STMA ECFE staff for storytime at the library, complete with crafts, games, and songs! For ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver. No registration required.
A free, fall-themed "take and make" project will be available for pickup in the library during open hours, while supplies last. Sponsored by the St. Michael Friends of the Library
Join friends at the library as Magic Bob engages kids with magic, storytelling, and puppetry. Magic Bob will help the kids understand that reading is monstrously great fun. We will also be celebrating the accomplishments of this year's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten graduates.
The Maple Grove Community Organization is hosting a Family Fun Halloween event in the perfect autumn setting of Weaver Lake Park. Goodie bags are filled with candy and trinkets along with getting creative at the craft table. Screams abound loud and clear for a howling good time at the Scream Contest. And what better way to show off your GREAT costume than at the Hallo-weeny Fashion Show. This family fun event is for children 2-8. Cost: $6/child (under 2 are free) Register for 1 of 2 time slots: https://mgco.org/our-events/halloween-family-fun-day/#registration - 12:45pm-2:15pm - 2:45pm-4:15pm Costumes Encouraged! Parking is available on site or overflow parking at Weaver Lake Ball Fields, 17270 – 82nd Avenue North
Storytime with Ms. Trish is back! Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes designed to promote school readiness in 0-5 year olds. Siblings are also welcome. Registration not required.
Join STMA ECFE staff for storytime at the library, complete with crafts, games, and songs! For ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver. No registration required.
Expecting parents and parents of newborns up to 12 months are invited to the annual ECFE Baby Shower. Area businesses and community vendors will be present to share resources. This is a great opportunity to connect with other parents, visit the ECFE building, meet staff, and find out what ECFE is all about! Goodie bags for first 40 participants. Head home with a personal keepsake. No pre-registration needed, drop in anytime. Childcare available.
The coolest event in town! Pre-register at https://www.rogersmn.gov/publicskating (no walk-ups allowed) Cost: $5/skater includes glow necklace, rental skates $2/pair
Join Community United Methodist Church in Monticello for a safe, fun Halloween event. **Due to weather this event has been moved indoors, and masks are required. Visit decorated candy stations, enjoy candy and hot chocolate, and enter to win door prizes. Have a soup-er experience by bringing a can of soup for the food shelf!
Trick-or-treat through Downtown Monticello. Start on Walnut Street, and trick-or-treat at businesses with an orange pumpkin in their windows. Make a stop at West Bridge Park for more fun before continuing under the HWY 25 Bridge to the east side for more participating businesses! Free, no registration required
Join the businesses of Downtown Elk River for trick-or-treating fun. Participating businesses will have signs on their windows/doors. Kids 12 & under are invited to wear a costume and collect some candy! The River's Edge Commons Park will be decorated and will provide the perfect photo opportunity. Scheduled Events 2pm - 2:30pm: Bookends Readers Theatre Performance (River's Edge Commons Park) 3pm - 6pm: LIVE Music (River's Edge Commons Park) 6pm - 7pm: Kid's Activities Trunk or Treat (Elk River Lutheran Church)
Visit with local business and pick up lots of treats at the Monticello Fleet Farm "Trunk-or-Treat" event. This event is free and open to the community. Food trucks will be available on site.
Visit the Fresh Acres corn maze and fall festival during extended evening hours for its flashlight corn maze event! Try to navigate the maze under the cover of darkness. (Bring your own flashlight or buy one onsite.) All activities will be open including food available for purchase. Maze entry closes at 8 to give you time to finish it by 9. Activities will close at 9. Tickets: https://www.freshacresmn.com
Join FYCC for a free community Halloween event featuring local businesses. Wear a costume and enjoy activities both indoors and outdoors, including a family-friendly haunted house, straw bale maze, games, live music, and more.
You are invited to join Alleluia Lutheran Church for its annual Trick-or-Trunk Halloween Party and Community Food and Winter Coat/Clothing Drive. There will be a professional face painter, wacky hair, bouncy houses, and hot cocoa and apple cider. This is a FREE event but all Trick-or-Trunkers are asked to bring gently used or new winter coats, hats, mittens, winter clothing and/or non-perishable food to donate to the CommUnity Food and Clothing Drive benefiting the Hanover Food Shelf.
An outdoor event for the whole family, sponsored by Salem Lutheran Church & School Kids can walk through from car to car in the Salem parking lot and get treats (both candy and non-food treats provided). Vote for your favorite trunk in the trunk decorating contest!
Enjoy a FREE family-friendly Halloween Party for kids during each of the morning services (9:00 or 10:30), followed by a Trunk or Treat from Noon-1 pm. This event will have non-scary fun for kids including Bounce House, Games, Costume Contest (no scary/gory costumes please), and a free Candy Tote Bag for each kid. Free Grace United is located on the far end of the east side of the Albertville Outlet Mall.
Fun for the whole family including hayrides, petting zoo, food and games
Hanover Dental wants your candy! After you pilfer the Reese's (#dadtax), bring your extra candy to Hanover Dental on November 1–4 to benefit Operation Gratitude, a national non-profit that creates holiday care packages for those respected men & women in uniform. In exchange for each donation (per person), you'll receive 1 entry into a drawing for LOTS of gift cards to What's the Scoop?, located in Buffalo and St. Michael. Learn more about Operation Gratitude on Facebook or at www.operationgratitude.com.
Storytime with Ms. Trish is back! Enjoy books, songs, and rhymes designed to promote school readiness in 0-5 year olds. Siblings are also welcome. Registration not required.
Join STMA ECFE staff for storytime at the library, complete with crafts, games, and songs! For ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver. No registration required.
A free, fall-themed “take and make” project will be available for pick up in the library during open hours, while supplies last. Sponsored by the St. Michael Friends of the Library
Join artists from the Rum River Art Center at the library as they guide you in creating a textured clay owl mask using clay and paint. Registration required: https://griver.org/event/saint-michael/get-creative-with-clay/2021-11-06/63842