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 BEERS TO YOU
Oktoberfest, St Paul
October 9th, Noon-11:00pm
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The 10th Annual Saint Paul Oktoberfest is at a new location. The Glockenspiel Restaurant will be providing traditional German food and desserts. Dachshund races, bed races, and live bands performing. $3 admission for all attendees 21 and older; younger participants may attend for free.
 THE GREAT PUMPKIN
Pumpkin Festival
Gertens, Inver Grove Heights
Saturday's thru October
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Gertens truly embraces all the seasons that Minnesota has to offer. The whole family is invited to enjoy face painting, hay wagon rides, straw maze, apple tasting, petting zoo, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, fun games and prizes for kids.
 GOBBLINS, GHOSTS & GRAVES
Wabasha Street Caves, St Paul
thru October
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History, ghostly stories and humor come together in the Wabasha Street Caves bus and walking tours. The "Caves & Graves" tour and "Ghosts & Graves" tour, led by costumed improv actors, take visitors by bus to sites such as a cemetery and caves; the new "Lost Souls" walking tour focuses on reported ghost sightings in the caves.
 THE MIGHTY MISS!
Paddleford Riverboats, St Paul
Weekends thru October
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Autumn is a fabulous time to take a cruise and catch the Fall colors. Take a step back in time and tour down the mighty Mississippi in an authentic riverboat.
 NO SCAREDY CATS ALLOWED!
Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE
Weekends thru October
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The Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE, is the most frightening Halloween event in the upper Midwest. Experience seven horrifying attractions, mesmerizing live shows and a variety of thrill rides. During the day on Saturdays and Sundays, all ages will enjoy family-friendly attractions, entertainment and rides. VISIT WEBSITE
 AN APPLE A DAY...
Minnesota Apple Orchards
Short Drive from Inver Grove Heights
Some of the best apples in the world have been developed right here in Minnesota. Whether you enjoy tart or sweet, there's a variety just for you that's guaranteed to keep the doctor away!
Afton Apple Orchards, Hastings VISIT WEBSITE
Aamodt's Apple Farm and Bakery, Stillwater VISIT WEBSITE
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, Hastings VISIT WEBSITE
Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard, Hastings VISIT WEBSITE
Novak's Orchards, Woodbury VISIT WEBSITE
 BLACKOUT
Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America
October 22 & 23, October 29 & 30
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Experience Nickelodeon Universe in a whole new way with unlit rides, black lighting and fog effects. Black Lights, Rides, Live Music, Bubble Dance Party, Costume Contests, Glow in the Dark Airbrush Tattoos, Black Light T-Shirt Making and more!
 HARVEST HAUNTING
LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings
October 23, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Family-friendly event for people of all ages. There will be candlelight tours of the cellar, storytelling, the making of apple cider & s'mores. Enjoy a scary walk through the LeDuc woods, with story tellers, and perhaps you'll even be joined by a few ghosts & goblins along the way.
 BOO BASH
Grand Avenue, St Paul
October 24, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Boo Bash on Grand is a day full of activities designed to put the entire family in the Halloween spirit, including: sales and activities in businesses from 1-3pm, pony rides, blood drive, costume contest at 2pm and trick-or-treating for children 12 and under from 3-5pm.
 HALLZOOWEEN
Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
October 30 & 31
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Bring your little goblins and ghouls to the Zoo for some Halloween fun. Dress up as your favorite Zoo animal or other creature of choice and get ready for a day of music, crafts, and treats! Even the animals will enjoy some pumpkin action.
 UMMM CHOCOLATE
Chocolate: The Exhibition History Center, St Paul thru January 2, 2011 VISIT WEBSITE Candy bars, milk shakes, cookies, flavored coffee: chocolate ranks as the favorite flavor for most Americans. The story of chocolate spans more than 2,000 years and yet, few of us know the unique origins of this popular treat. Journey through history to get the complete story behind the tasty treat that we crave in "Chocolate."
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