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 27-28 | 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 – $14
- Corn Maze – $18
- Combo – $28
October 27-29 | Autumn Adventures at Boys-N-Berries | 10am-6pm
Discover the best of the season with their incredible offerings including pumpkins, gourds, squash, hay bales, flowering mums, and corn stalks.
October 28 | Ascension Fest | 3:00pm – 9:00 pm
Ascension Fest will include fall carnival games, pumpkin carving, pumpkin painting, face painting, local vendors, and more. At 6:30 PM, come for dancing, karaoke, costume contest, food, and our Saturday Fight2Unite. All are welcome, costumes encouraged, but not required. $15/individual or $35/family of six!
October 28-29 | Fall Farm Market at Country Sunshine | 10am – 4pm
Pumpkin sales will continue on through the fall every Saturday and Sunday up until Halloween.
Food Fun
October 28 | 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 28 | Downtown Brainerd Spooktacular | 11am – 1pm
- 10:15am Kids Costume Parade (Meet at Bremer Bank parking lot)
- 11am-1pm Trick or Treating at Local Businesses
- 11am-4pm Photo Scavenger Hunt
October 28 | Trunk or Treat at The Woods |12pm – 2pm
Come in costume (even your dogs,) and meet adoptable pets looking for forever homes through The Babinski Foundation. $25 microchipping clinic – First 10 FREE.
October 28 | Trunk or Treat at Brainerd Nazarene Community of Hope | 2pm – 4pm
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 28 | 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 28 | 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 29 | Halloween Bash at The Northern Pacific Center | 11am – 4pm
Fun for the whole family for $5 with kids ages 3 and under free. Activities include:
- Hay Rides
- Halloweentown Trick-or-Treating
- Bonfires
- Bounce Houses
- Traveling Art Pub
- Petting Zoo
- Makers Market
- Food Trucks
- Face Painting
Adult Activities
October 28 | Halloween Bash at the Parlor | 8:00pm
Come in your best costume and ready to party. Costume contest at 11:30pm $100 cash first place! Ages 21+
October 28 | Halloween Costume Contest at O’Neary’s Irish Pub | 8:00pm
Spooktacular karaoke with cash prizes for best costume plus other prizes throughout the night. Ages 21+
October 28 | Halloween at The Sidetrack | 10pm
Live music with Haydn. Everyone in costume will be entered into a drawing with three winners selected for top prizes at 10:30 pm. Ages 21+
October 29 | Scary BINGO at The Center | 1pm – 3pmDon’t miss this fun afternoon at The Center. You can’t win if you don’t play. Each winner will receive a $25 Cub Foods gift card. Coverall winner will receive a $50 Cub Foods gift card. Meat Raffle during games. A free lunch following BINGO. Gift shop will be open at 11 am. $7 a card for 16 games.
Day of Halloween Activities
October 31 | Trick or Treat at the Brainerd Eagles | 3:30 pm – 6pmThe Brainerd Eagles is teaming up with the Brainerd Lions on Halloween night. We are serving hot dogs (while supply lasts) and giving out candy.
October 31 | Crow Wing County Sherriff’s Office Trunk or Treat | 3:30pm – 6:30pm
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 | Halloween Party at Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center | 4pm – 9pm
Looking for a family friendly event on Halloween? Get out your Halloween costumes and join us in the Essentia health parking lot on Halloween night for music, candy, inflatables and mental health information. We’ve got great treats for the kids! 4-9 pm. Weather permitting.
October 31 | Trick or Treat at Franklin Arts Center | 4:30pm – 6:30pmTrick or Treat! Family-friendly, all indoor Halloween celebration. Come explore the haunted city we’ve made in the Play Lab this month!
October 31 | Trunk or Treat at Zion Lutheran Church | 5:30pm – 7pmBring 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.
