We believe in the magic of Halloween. Do YOU? The following list of events and activities in Brainerd and Baxter are sure to inspire a wickedly good time. After all, it will be a Boo-tiful night for Halloween fun!
Haunted Trails, Mazes & Family Fun
October 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, November 1-2 | Hidden Hollows at Paul Bunyan Land | 7-10 pm
Hidden Hollows is the largest haunted attraction in central MN. It includes a 10-acre Hay Ride, Corn Maze and Haunted House. It will scare the YELL out of you!
- Gates open at 7 pm – Final tickets are sold at 10 pm
- Haunted House – $15
- Corn Maze – $19
- Combo – $30
October 17-19 | Northland Arboretum Haunted Trails | 7-9 pm
Walk the spooky, scary trails at the Northland Arboretum for our 22nd annual Haunted Trail fundraiser! With low, high, and insane scare options, there’s certainly enough fun for everyone. The trail ends with games, treats and entertainment. Concessions are available at the beginning of the trail and are cash-only.
October 26 | Pumpkin Paint at Roundhouse Brewery | 1-6 pm
Join us for a fun pumpkin paint day! Bring your artsy self to create some fun decor for your house or bring your children to make some fun memories painting pumpkins!
All of October | Autumn Adventures at Boys-N-Berries | Tuesday – Sunday, 10am-6pm
Discover the best of the season with their incredible offerings including pumpkins, gourds, squash, hay bales, flowering mums, and corn stalks.
All of October | Fall Farm Market at Country Sunshine | Friday & Saturdays, 10am – 6pm
Pumpkin sales will continue on through the fall every Saturday and Sunday up until Halloween.
Food Fun
October 26 | Spooktacular Cookie Decorating at Knotty Pine Bakery | 11am – 1 pm
Headed to Downtown Brainerd for the Spooktacular event? Stop into Knotty Pine Bakery to decorate some spooky cookies!
Trick or Treating Fun
October 26 | Downtown Brainerd Spooktacular | 11am – 1pm
October 26 | Trunk or Treat & Car Show at The Woods |11pm – 2pm
Bring the whole family Saturday, October 26th from 11:00 to 2:00! We’ll have Trunk or Treat AND a Car Show brought to you by Lakers Car Club. You can be the judge of the best show car and your kids can fill their treat bags!
October 26 | Trunk or Treat at Trinity Lutheran Church | 3pm – 5pm
Bring the kids, big and small, dressed up in their Halloween costumes and join us for our annual Trunk or Treat event. We will have several trunks decorated and lots of candy to share.
October 26 | Trunk or Treat at the Northland Arboretum | 4pm – 6pm
Come experience our amazing and artistic Low Scare Trail, followed by Trunk or Treat! This is an outdoor event. Cost is $5.
October 27 | Fall Fest at The Northern Pacific Center | 11am – 2pm
Fun for the whole family for $5 with kids ages 2 and under free. Activities include mini horses, bouncy houses, carnival games, various activities, concessions full of fall goodies, and more!
October 29 | Trunk or Treat at Central Lakes College | 4pm – 5pm
Bring your little monsters, zombies and princesses to our first ever Trunk or Treat event! It’s located in the east parking lot of our Brainerd campus. Free and open to the public!
Adult Activities
October 25 | Halloween Party with Hillbilly Rock at the Eagles Club | 5:00pm
Kitchen open at 5pm; music starts at 7:00pm!
October 26 | Halloween Costume Party at Jack Pine Brewery | 4:00-10:00pm
October 28 | Halloween Bash at the Parlor | 7:00pm
Come in your best costume and ready to party. Live show in the back bar starting at 9:00pm featuring Karkus, Ken-C, J. Plaza & special guest DJ Tek. Costume contest at 11:00pm. Ages 21+
October 28 | Halloween Costume Contest at O’Neary’s Irish Pub | 8:00pm
Spooktacular costume contest with cash prizes for best costume plus drink specials and karaoke. Ages 21+
October 30 | Halloween Trivia at CC’s | 6:30pm
This is a free event – two person team Trivia night at CC’s. This month’s event will feature a Horror Movie themed night. Registration requested with team name. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places!
October 30 | Halloween Blood Drive at the Brainerd Public Library | 10:00am – 4:00pm
We’re holding our annual Halloween Blood Drive once again this year, on Wednesday, October 30th! Sign up to give here, and make a difference in our community!
Day of Halloween Activities
October 31 | Trick or Treat at Edgewood Senior Living Center | 5:30 pm – 6:30pm
Calling all Pumpkins, Ghosts, and Goblins! Join us for some Spooktacular Trick or Treating in Assisted Living!
October 31 | Crow Wing County Sherriff’s Office Trunk or Treat | 3:30pm – 5:30pm
This free, family event will take place in the Crow Wing County Public Parking Lot on the corner of Laurel & S. 4th Street. Look for the flashing lights! Trick or Treat while enjoying displays from the Recreation Division, Tactical Team, Mounted Patrol, K9 Team, Bomb Team, Squad Cars and Drone Team.
October 31 | Mills Monster Mash | 3pm – 5pm
Join us on Thursday at Mills Honda in Brainerd for some spooky fun! There will be games, prizes, and of course candy!
October 31 | Trick or Treat at Essentia-St. Joseph’s Hospital | 4pm – 7pm
October 31 | Trunk or Treat at Zion Lutheran Church | 5:30pm – 7pm
Bring the kids, big and small, dressed up in their Halloween costumes and join us for our annual Trunk or Treat event. We will have several trunks decorated and lots of candy to share.
If there is an event you are hosting or know of that is not listed click here to submit it to our calendar and we will update this blog with the information as well!
