Halloween at Nickelodeon Universe: What to Know About Boo-niverse at Mall of America If your kids love Halloween but aren't quite ready to have someone with a chainsaw chase them through a haunted house, Mall of America has a much friendlier way to celebrate. Every fall, Nickelodeon Universe gets a Halloween makeover. Instead of turning the indoor amusement park into something genuinely terrifying, Nickelodeon Boo-niverse has traditionally focused on pumpkins, lights, characters, rides ...
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ValleyScare at Valleyfair 2026: Everything You Need to Know
ValleyScare at Valleyfair Is Back! Everything You Need to Know Before You Go If roller coasters aren't scary enough for you during the day, apparently the obvious solution is to ride them at night while monsters wander around the park. Welcome to ValleyScare. After being gone from Valleyfair's fall lineup, ValleyScare is officially back for 2026—and if you love Halloween, haunted houses and thrill rides, this is one Minnesota fall event you'll want to put on your calendar. When the sun ...
5 Best Pumpkin Patches Near the Twin Cities for Fall Fun
5 Best Pumpkin Patches Near the Twin Cities for Fall Family Fun There are certain things you just have to do at least once during fall in Minnesota. Drive around looking at fall colors. Eat an unreasonable number of apple cider donuts. Pull out your favorite sweatshirt the second the temperature drops below 70. And, of course, visit a pumpkin patch. Luckily, if you live around Minneapolis or St. Paul, you don't have to drive very far to find one. The Twin Cities area has ...
5 Best Apple Orchards Near the Twin Cities for Fall Fun
5 Apple Orchards Within About 30 Minutes of the Twin Cities Is it really fall in Minnesota until you've gone apple picking? There is something about spending a crisp September or October afternoon wandering through an apple orchard that just feels like fall. Throw in apple cider, warm donuts, hayrides, pumpkins and a corn maze, and you've pretty much created the perfect Minnesota fall day. Luckily, you don't have to drive hours from Minneapolis and St. Paul to find one. There are ...
10 Best Things to Do in Minnesota in the Fall
10 Things to Do in Minnesota This Fall There is nothing quite like fall in Minnesota. The air gets crisp, the mosquitoes finally start admitting defeat, apple orchards open for the season and suddenly every weekend feels like an excuse to get outside before winter arrives. And then there are the leaves. For a few short weeks, Minnesota puts on an incredible show with brilliant shades of red, orange and gold stretching from the North Shore all the way down to the southern part of the ...
Minnesota Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch 2026: 6,200+ Pumpkins
The Minnesota Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch: 6,200+ Handmade Pumpkins You Have to See This Fall Imagine walking into a pumpkin patch filled with thousands of pumpkins. Except none of them grew on a vine. They're made of glass. And you can take one home. This September, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is bringing back one of the most unusual fall events around the Twin Cities: the Arboretum Glass Pumpkin Patch. For four days only, more than 6,200 handmade glass ...