What's Happening at Saint Paul Parks and Recreation

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What's Happening

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

Pickleball

Adult Pickleball League

Saint Paul Municipal Athletics is offering an all-new adult pickleball league! Pickleball is a fun sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Season includes eight weeks of play plus a tournament. Register your team today!

Halloween Parties & Activities

October 26

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

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

Dusk: Friday Fright Series: The Ring @ Raspberry Island

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

ZooBoo

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 28 and 29. Tickets are $6-$7.

Pumpkin Patch

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.

BareBones

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 27, 28 & 31. Suggested donation: $10-$20.

Monster Dash

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!