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The latest news, events, and activities from Saint Paul Parks and Recreation.

Halloween/Fall Special Events & Activities

October 13

• 6pm-8pm: Community Fall Bonfire @ Merriam Park Rec Center
• 6:30pm-8:30pm: Community Fall Bonfire @  Northwest Como Rec Center

October 14

• 5pm-9pm: Community Fall Bonfire @ Linwood Rec Center

October 17

• 6pm-7pm: Halloween Cooking Making @ Duluth & Case Rec Center

October 18

• 6:30pm-8pm: Community Fall Bonfire @ Phalen Rec Center

October 21

• 10am-12pm: Gelatin Painting: Fall Cards @ Phalen Lakeside Activity Center

October 24

• 6pm-7:30pm: Community Fall Bonfire @ Hayden Heights Rec Center
• 6pm-7:30pm: Halloween Party @ Hazel Park Rec Center

October 26

• 5pm-7pm: Hallow Fest @ North Dale Rec Center

October 25

• 4:30pm-6pm: Halloween Mask Making @ Wilder Rec Center

October 26

• 5:30pm-7:30pm: Halloween Party @ McDonough Rec Center
• 6pm-7:30pm: Halloween Party @ Duluth & Case Rec Center
• 6:15pm-7:15pm: Spooky Cookies @ Hazel Park Rec Center

October 27

• 1:30pm-3:30pm:  Sweet Halloween Craft Party @ North Dale Rec Center
• 6pm-8pm: Teen Halloween Dance @ MLK Rec Center
• 6pm-8pm: Halloween Party @ Battle Creek Rec Center
• 6pm-8pm: Halloween Party @ Palace Community Center
• 6pm-8pm: Halloween Party @ Merriam Park Rec Center

October 28

• 12pm-2pm: SSN Fall Celebration @ Arlington Hills Community Center

October 30

• 9:30am-10:30am: Sweet Halloween Craft Party @ Highland Park Community Center
• 6pm-8pm: Halloween Bonfire @ Rice Rec Center

More Halloween Events

Friday Fright Series Movies in the Parks has been extended into the fall with the all-new Friday Fright Series! Join us for a free outdoor movie at Raspberry Island starting at dusk. Due to rain, last Friday's movie, Hocus Pocus, has been moved to Thursday, October 12. You can also catch Poltergeist on Friday, October 20 and The Ring on Friday, October 27. Movies are weather dependent. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

ZooBoo Not only is this the 30th Anniversary of ZooBoo, it is also it's final year in it's current design. Due to construction of a new Seals and Sea Lion habitat – and a need to refresh ZooBoo, it will come to a close this year and we will launch something new in 2019. Catch ZooBoo on October 21, 22, 28 and 29. Tickets are $6-$7.

BareBones Halloween Puppet Extravaganza Join BareBones Productions at Hidden Falls Regional Park for their Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza, a community-created spectacle pageant of larger-than-life puppetry, drama, stilting, dance, fire, song, and music that honors the circle of life by celebrating its seasonal arc of death in the Fall. Gates open at 6:30pm on October 21, 22, 27, 28 & 31. Suggested donation: $10-$20.

Lake Como Pumpkin Patch Lake Como Pumpkin Patch is the perfect autumn family activity. Pick out your own pumpkin, play some games, go on a hay ride, and play on the bounce house and super slide. Open every Saturday and Sunday through October 29 from 10am-6pm. Cost is $3-$7.

Monster Dash Get out your best Halloween costume and sign up for the Monster Dash on October 28! Enjoy beautiful scenery and a fun costume contest at the largest Halloween race in the upper Midwest. Race lengths vary from the Lil' Pumpkin 2.5K to a half marathon. Cost is $34.99-$99.99. All participants receive a medal and a running jacket.

Looking for more great activities? Check out our Fall Brochure!

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