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Twin Cities Halloween Freebies & Deals 2021

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Twin Cities Halloween Freebies Deals 2021

Looking for Halloween freebies and deals in the Twin Cities? Check out this round-up for freebies & deals at restaurants, stores and online, and check back for updates!

Halloween Restaurant Freebies & Deals

Applebee’s – $5 Spooky Sips in October! Dracula’s Juice and Tipsy Zombie!

The Cheesecake Factory – CHOOSE A FREE TREAT! Through Friday, 10/29 spend $40 on your delivery order through DoorDash and get a free slice of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake or Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Cheesecake. Add the slice to your cart and use code TREATME before submitting your order. Must have or create an account.

Chili’s – $5 Spider Ring Margarita of the month

Chipotle – The annual Boorito deal is back. Get an entree for $5 from 5:00pm – close with code BOORITO.

ALSO – if you or your kids play Roblox, starting October 28, fans will be able to access Chipotle’s virtual restaurant location on Roblox for a chance to get an offer code for a free burrito, dress up in new Chipotle-inspired costumes, and navigate the Chipotle Boorito Maze to unlock exclusive virtual items upon reaching its center. Chipotle’s costumes on Roblox, which include a Chip Bag Ghost, Burrito Mummy, Spicy Devil and Guacenstein, and more, are inspired by fan favorite Chipotle menu items.

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LEGO® Star Wars Terrifying Tales is on Disney+ (Free Pumpkin Stencils!)

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LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales

LEGO and Star Wars – two of our family’s favorite things!

And they’ve come together for a Halloween special on Disney Plus!

It’s called Terrifying Tales, and you can watch it now if you subscribe to Disney Plus.

Check out the trailer:

About the special:

After the events of “The Rise of Skywalker,” Poe and BB-8 must make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet Mustafar where they meet the greedy and conniving Graballa the Hutt who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel. While waiting for his XWing to be repaired, Poe, BB-8, Graballa, and Dean (a plucky and courageous young boy who works as Graballa’s mechanic) venture deep into the mysterious castle with Vader’s loyal servant, Vaneé. Along the way, Vaneé shares three creepy stories linked to ancient artifacts and iconic villains from across all eras of Star Wars. As Vaneé spins his tales and lures our heroes deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the castle, a sinister plan emerges. With the help of Dean, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears, stop an ancient evil from rising, and escape to make it back to their friends.

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Twin Cities Drive-Thru Halloween Lights & Events 2021

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Twin Cities Drive Thru Halloween Events

October means Halloween events all month long…but if you’re not yet comfortable with in-person events due to COVID, or you have someone who can’t walk but enjoys rides in the car, here is a list of events in the Twin Cities 2021 that you CAN do and enjoy!

Events are FREE (according to my knowledge) unless otherwise specified.

DRIVE THRU LIGHTS – ALL MONTH LONG

Halloween lights! Drive by and check these out:

Sever's Fall Lights

Sever’s Drive-Thru Fall Lights. October 1 – 30th. Fridays to Sundays, plus Thursday of MEA weekend (Oct 21). 7:00 – 10:00pm. Shakopee, MN. Dynamic light displays synchronized to festive fall music. $25 per car if 8 people or under. $40 if more than 8.

Schultz Halloween Lights

Schultz Family Lights – 1526 York Ave, St Paul, MN. They are known for their holiday lights, and lighting up the whole block, but their Halloween lights are awesome too!

Johnson Holiday Lights – 2065 California Ave E, St. Paul, MN. Note: It’s free to enjoy but they are collecting donations for JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.

Art of Adam Turman – Brookside Neighborhood, St. Louis Park, MN.

The Haunted Oaks – Royal Oaks Neighborhood, Woodbury, MN. (Lamplight Dr & Courtly Rd intersection (Near WHS)

DRIVE-THRU EVENTS – SPECIFIC DATES

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26

Halloween DRIVE THRU. 6:00 – 7:30pm. Hazel Park, St. Paul. Families will drive up in their vehicles and stop at every table to receive treat bag or other special items that will be handed to them. Note: The vehicle line starts on Case Ave on the south side and wraps around the east side of Van Dyke street. The line will cut off at 8pm sharp. Participants must remain in their vehicle. No registration required.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29

Halloween Trunk or Treat DRIVE THRU. Heritage Park, St. Paul Park. Come on out to see the decorated trunks and get some Treats.

DRIVE THRU Halloween Party. 6:00 – 8:00p. Battle Creek Rec Center, St. Paul. Join us for a Halloween themed spooky event! This will be a drive thru event, participants will get treat bags and other special things for local community partners! The line starts on Winthrop street just outside the parking lot entrance. The line will cut off at 8pm sharp. Participants must remain in their vehicle. No registration.

House Decorating Contest-Public Viewing from Your Car! 7:00 – 9:00pm. October 29 – 30. Anoka. This contest was open to addresses within a 5-mile radius of Anoka City Hall, 2015 1st Avenue, Anoka.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30

Haunted Halloween Drive-Thru Event. 11:00am. 11100 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins. Put on your costume, pile in the car and head over to the Hopkins Public Works building for a drive -thru haunted house! Sponsored by the Hopkins Police in partnership with Hopkins Public Works, Hopkins Fire Department and City Staff. Don’t miss all the fun on Mainstreet as well – this event is part of the annual “Halloween in Hopkins” celebration hosted by Hopkins JCI and Hopkins Business and Civic Association (HBCA).

2021 Trunk or Treat in Farmington Drive Thru. 1:00 – 4:00pm. Faith Church, Farmington. Dozens of family-friendly decorated TRUNKS, interactive games from inside your vehicle, fire trucks (new and historic), and a big bag of TREATS for every kid! There are even treats for the grownups, and everyone gets to vote for their favorite trunks on display!

Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat. 2:00 – 4:00pm. Richfield United Methodist Church, Minneapolis. Trunk-Or-Treat returns in “drive-thru style” fun! All are invited to a safe trick-or-treating experience. Tap “Going,” invite your friends, and share today!

DRIVE THRU Trunk or Treat. 2:00 – 5:00pm. The Grove United Methodist Church, 7465 Steepleview Rd, Woodbury. Put on your favorite costume and enjoy an afternoon trunk-or-treating with friends and neighbors at this not-so-scary Halloween event. Cars will be lined up at the church for safe, socially distant trick-or-treating. Because this is a drive-thru event, each child will receive a goody-bag at the end of the event.

House Decorating Contest-Public Viewing from Your Car! 7:00 – 9:00pm. October 29 – 30. Anoka. This contest was open to addresses within a 5-mile radius of Anoka City Hall, 2015 1st Avenue, Anoka.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31

Halloween Drive Thru. 4:00 – 6:00pm. Access Church, 4359 392nd St, North Branch. You’re invited to join us for our Halloween Drive Thru. Before you hit the town to go door-to-door, make sure to swing by our building. Our staff and volunteers will be in costume and ready to greet you with a FREE bag of candy for every child, 5th grade and younger! Stay comfy inside your car – we’ll bring the candy to you. All you have to do is drive up to the front door of the building, and we’ll take it from there!

What other events should I add to this list? Let me know! twincitiesfrugalmom@gmail.com

More Halloween Fun!

Twin Cities Halloween & Fall Family Events 2021

Twin Cities Halloween Events 2021

Free Printable Halloween Bucket List

TCFM Halloween Bucket Lists

Make some homemade hot chocolate and bring it with before you go!

How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

Easy Hot Chocolate Bombs Recipe

Nickelodeon Boo-niverse and Halloween Festivities at Mall of America

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Nickelodeon Booniverse 2021

Yay! Nickelodeon Boo-niverse is back with Halloween festivities for the whole family at Mall of America.

Nickelodeon Universe is being transformed into Nickelodeon Boo-niverse® in October and there are many free events!

Halloween festivities include:

Fright Lights Halloween Spectacular

How cool is this? The nightly light show at the South Entrance of Nickelodeon Universe has been taken over by a funky witch who commands the lights and music to groove and the people to move – all in the name of Spooky Halloween fun! Note: There are strobe lights and fog effects.

When?

Sunday – Thursday: Park Close
Fridays & Saturdays: 8 & 9 p.m.

Where?

South Entrance of Nickelodeon Universe (near LEGO)

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Free Printable Halloween Bucket List

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I am the list QUEEN. From to-do lists to shopping lists to fun lists – it’s how I get things done!

One FUN list I love to do with my kids is a BUCKET list. And when October comes, there are a TON of fun things our family loves to do, so we plan out our month!Here is a bucket list your family can do this month for tons of Halloween fun!

TCFM Halloween Bucket Lists

How to Create a Halloween Bucket List

1. Just create one together on a piece of paper.

2. Write your list on a white board or calendar in your house.

3. Use these FREE printable Halloween bucket lists I’ve included below!

How to Get Your Kids Involved

I suggest making some hot chocolate or hot cocoa bombs (check our my recipes here!), sitting down together and brainstorming ideas. Let each family member share what they want to do this month!

Making it happen!

Be sure to set aside time in your family’s calendar to get each item done! 

For example, there are 20 ideas on this list, so you could do one thing each day for 20 days or do 4-5 things each weekend in October!

20 Fun Ideas for Your Family’s Halloween Bucket List

  • Carve pumpkins.
  • Tell spooky stories.
  • Visit a pumpkin patch.
  • Drink apple cider.
  • Eat candy corn.
  • Dress up for Halloween.
  • Make Halloween masks.
  • Have a scavenger hunt
  • Watch Halloween movies

Free Printable Halloween Bucket Lists

  • Read a Halloween book
  • Put up Halloween decorations
  • Find funny-looking pumpkins
  • Bob for apples
  • “Boo” your neighbors
  • Roast pumpkin seeds
  • Have a bonfire
  • Make Halloween crafts
  • Bake Halloween cookies
  • Play flashlight tag
  • Go TRICK OR TREATING!

There are actually 2 versions of the free printable Halloween bucket list. One of them includes an area to add your own ideas!

CLICK HERE TO PRINT FREE HALLOWEEN BUCKET LISTS!

More Halloween fun!

Check out events happening in the Twin Cities area!

Twin Cities Halloween Events 2021

As it gets chillier out, enjoy making some hot cocoa bombs at home!

Easy Hot Chocolate Bombs Recipe

Check out these Halloween family movies:


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Twin Cities Halloween & Fall Family Events 2021

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Twin Cities Halloween Events 2021

September and October are two of my favorite months of the year because of the cooler, crisp air, pumpkin everything, and Halloween events and fall festivals galore! Here I’ve rounded up tons of fun events you can enjoy with your family in the Twin Cities. Many are free, some are at cost (but so worth it!). And there are some drive-thru events!

Be sure to check in advance as some require registration in advance and may be filled up, and some events may change or be cancelled.

Check back often for updates!!!!!

Got an event to add? Email me at twincitiesfrugalmom@gmail.com!!!!

October Ongoing Events

Sever’s Fall Festival & Corn Maze. Shakopee. Open September 10, 2021 – October 31, 2021.

Twin Cities Harvest Corn Maze 2021

Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Corn Maze. Brooklyn Park. Open daily September 18th through October 31st. Free admission to marketplace, $6 – 10 admission for corn maze and activities. Enter my giveaway for 4 tickets by Tuesday, September 21st!

Screamin’ Green Hauntoween at Crayola Experience. Mall of America. September 25 – October 31. Screamin’ Green Hauntoween returns for a month of spooky family fun! Join us for more than five weeks of spook-tastic crafts, trick-or-treating and more! Children are encouraged to wear costumes for the event (no costume masks). Get LOWEST-PRICED tickets through my special link! Tickets are $17.50 (regularly $22.99 – $24.99). Here’s how:

  • Just click on my personalized online store web link (URL) and enter the access code TCFM.  (Or visit https://tickets.crayolaexperience.com and enter my personalized store name: Twin Cities Frugal Mom)
  • You’ll be able to purchase and print the tickets right away, saving you time waiting at the entrance turnstiles and bypassing ticket booth lines! And they’re valid for up to a year.

MCM Storyland

Storyland! Minnesota Children’s Museum, St. Paul. OPEN NOW! (They opened early!) Don’t forget to use my discount code “TCFM” to save $3 per ticket every day online!

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. October 1 – November 7. Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is back for a 3rd year at the Minnesota Zoo! Wander through the glow of thousands of artfully carved pumpkins all alight in the night. This season, carve out a little time to bask in the glow of nature and enjoy this truly magical experience. (Buy tickets online)

Pirate Party at SEA LIFE. October 1 – 31. Sea Life, Mall of America. Ahoy Mateys! Our divers have been busy hiding treasure inside Minnesota’s largest aquarium. Guests can follow a treasure map through 1.3 million gallons of the deep to seek out sea creatures and treasure!  Buccaneers of all ages can complete challenges to earn their very own treasure – and even cause some mischief with MN Jack Sparrow by SEA LIFE’s pirate ship!    

Pirate Party activities include:

  • Follow a treasure map to find the hidden treasure chests and uncover a mystery phrase
  • Dive into pirate life in the Activity Zone earning yer pirate name, challenging yer crew in pirate games, decorating yer own hat or sword and more!
  • Snap a selfie with MN Jack Sparrow (11am-3pm on select dates only)
  • Claim your pirate booty at the X marks the spot!

Anoka Halloween. The Halloween capital of the month! Events throughout October. See below for some of the listings or visit their website for their full list.

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Twin Cities Halloween Freebies & Deals 2020

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Twin Cities Halloween Freebies Deals 2020

Looking for Halloween freebies and deals in the Twin Cities? Check out this round-up for freebies & deals at restaurants, stores and online, and check back for updates!

Pre-Halloween & Halloween Events & Freebies

Target Boo Avenue

Free Halloween Drive Thru Event at select Target locations on October 31st. Target is adapting to a different Halloween this year with creative decor, more inclusive costumes, and also – a DRIVE-THRU trick-or-treating experience! There are 12 participating Target locations in Minnesota! Takes place 10am – 1pm!

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Free Walmart Spooktacular Drive Thru at 3 Minnesota Locations (Oct 29 – 31)

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Walmart Spooktacular

Walmart is transforming over 100 of their parking lots across the country into “spooky street” trick-or-treat adventures that are contact-free and socially distanced. 

Everyone is invited to dress up – kids and parents alike! 

There are 3 participating locations in Minnesota: Hastings, Lakeville and Red Wing.

Hastings
Thurs. 10/29/2020 | 1 p.m.–7 p.m.
1752 No. Frontage

Lakeville
Fri. 10/30/2020 | 1 p.m.–7 p.m.
20710 Keokuk Ave

Red Wing
Sat. 10/31/2020 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
295 Tyler Rd S

Click to view a flyer to see all locations: https://freetrickortreat.com/flyer.pdf 

Free Halloween Drive Thru Event at select Target locations on October 31st

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Target Boo Avenue

Halloween events may be different this year due to COVID, but they’re still happening!

And one place your kids can go trick-or-treating on Halloween – SAFELY – is at Target!

Target is adapting to a different Halloween this year with creative decor, more inclusive costumes, and also – a DRIVE-THRU trick-or-treating experience!

Target Boo Avenue

Boo Avenue will have costumed cars, scary-fun activities and treats that families can enjoy from the comfort of their cars. Wear your costume if you like!

It’s on Saturday, October 31st from 10:00am – 1:00pm at select Target stores, and it’s FREE! In Minnesota, these locations include:

Apple Valley (South)
Blaine
Edina
Maple Grove (North)
Minnetonka
Plymouth
Richfield
Roseville
St. Paul Midway
Savage
Waconia
Woodbury (East)

Visit the Target website for more info.

Also, if you’re shopping inside, be sure to use your Target RedCard to save 5%! 

(Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links that help support this site at no cost to you. All opinions are 100% mine.)

Twin Cities Halloween Freebies & Deals 2019

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Looking for Halloween freebies and deals in the Twin Cities? Check out this round-up for freebies & deals at restaurants, stores and online, and check back for updates!

Pre-Halloween Events & Freebies

Halloween ComicFest 2019 – Get a FREE comic on Saturday, October 26th!

Halloween ComicFest is an annual event where participating local comic shops across North America and beyond celebrate the Halloween season by giving away FREE COMICS to fans! This year it happens on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Get your free comic at any of these participating shops in the Twin Cities (or view their store locator for a location near you):

SOURCE COMICS & GAMES
2057 SNELLING AVE N
ROSEVILLE, MN, 55113
(651) 645-0386

UNCLE SVEN’S COMIC SHOPPE
1838 ST. CLAIR AVE
ST. PAUL, MN, 55105
(651) 699-3409

HOT COMICS & COLLECTIBLES
3532 WINNETKA AVENUE N
NEW HOPE, MN, 55427
(763) 593-1223

DREAMERSVAULT
4701 HIAWATHA AVENUE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55406
(612) 724-4542

DREAMERS VAULT GAMES
3015 UTAH AVENUE S
ST LOUIS PARK, MN, 55426
(952) 938-8163

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Free PAW Patrol Trick or Treat Event at Target Stores – Free fun on Saturday, October 26th! Target is offering a FREE PAW Patrol Trick-or-Treat Event on Saturday, October 27th from 10:00am – 1:00pm! Kids are invited to come in costume and trick-or-treat throughout the store. They can also watch episodes of PAW Patrol. Plus there will be GIVEAWAYS!

Screamin' Green Hauntoween

Crayola Experience “Screamin’ Green Hauntoween!” Event at the Mall of America – Get discounted tickets for this special event running now through October 31st, or any day via my special link!

We visited the Crayola Experience this month for this event and had a blast!

DISCOUNTED TICKETS!

Regular admission is $21.99 but you can save $6 on tickets EVERY DAY and get them for $13.99 in advance via my special link!

(Children under 3 and Crayola Experience members are free. )

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Halloween Restaurant Freebies & Deals

Applebee’s – Vampire Drink
The Vampire is their new October $1 cocktail. The new $1 Vampire is made with rum, strawberry, passion fruit, dragon fruit, and pineapple juice. Plus, it comes with vampire fangs and a cherry.

Baskin-Robbins – $1.70 scoop on Halloween
This October 31st, get any regular or kids-sized scoop of ice cream for $1.70 at participating locations nationwide. You can also get two pre-packed quarts for just $7.99. Baskin-Robbins also has other fun Halloween treats this month. (There is one Minnesota location in West St. Paul.)

Bruegger’s Bagels – Deal for $10.31
On October 31st, get 13 fresh baked bagels and two tabs of cream cheese for just $10.31.

Chipotle – Boorito for $4
Come in costume, scan for Rewards, and get a $4 Burrito from 3pm – close on October 31. In-restaurant only.

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Chuck E. Cheese’s – 50 Free Tickets
Through October 31, kids who come in costume to Chuck E. Cheese’s will get 50 free tickets per day.

Duck Donuts – Spooky Box available
Not exactly a deal, but worth sharing that their popular Spooky Box Assortment is available through the end of October. The Spooky Box Assortment features “chilling” (but warm) combinations such as: Werewolf–Maple Bacon with Raspberry Drizzle, Dirt ‘N Worms–Chocolate Icing with Crumbled Oreos and Gummy Worms, Brain Bits: Vanilla Icing with Chopped Apple, Streusel and Cinnamon Sugar, and Halloween Mist–Glazed with Halloween Sprinkles. (There’s one location in Woodbury.)

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