Bring your furry friends and best costumes to Wolfe Park for HOWL-O-WEEN. Visitors can stroll through the park with their pets and meet different vendors and do a little shopping. At 2:30 p.m. there will be a costume contest for all pets with fantastic prizes.
Head to the patio at JJ's Clubhouse for Halloween fun for pups and kids, including free pumpkin decorating and a doggy costume contest.
Join Under Pressure Brewing for two days of German fun with Märzen on tap, delicious food from Safeside BBQ and Big Daddy's Rockin' Q, live music from Hula Creek, games and more!
Celebrate Slavic heritage with two days of food, music, dance, traditional art demonstrations and family fun.
Find Minnesota's best vintage clothing, accessories and home goods vendors all in one spot. Shop 'til you drop and enjoy tunes from DJ Buster Baxter.
The Stifel Loppet Cup is a COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup, featuring sprint and distance races. The Loppet Cup will bring the world’s best skiers to the United States for the first time in over 20 years! Come cheer on Jessie Diggins!
Enjoy live music at The ROC! Los Lobos are a Grammy Award-winning, Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. For all ages!
Come celebrate playtime in winter with free family fun. Activities include: skiing, snowshoeing, on-snow gear demos, giant puppets, storytelling around the fire, arts & crafts, DJ and dancing, food trucks and more. Plus, get Loppet Cup athlete signatures!
Magic comes to Westwood Hills Nature Center! The grand unveiling of the Trail of Small Wonders features a miniature world of tiny hand-made dwellings for fairies, elves, gnomes and perhaps a few trolls, as well as butterfly stilt walkers, music and dance performances, story telling, hands-on art stations, and puppet shows.
The Golden Valley Pride Festival is a celebration of Golden Valley LGBTQ individuals, families and friends. This family-friendly event, held annually at Brookview Park, includes exhibits from local businesses and community groups, live music, food trucks, bouncy houses and games, a beer and wine garden and more. All are welcome.
Join the Twin Cities Film Fest for two free animated Halloween episodes! Featuring Shape Island and a new, animated spooky adventure comedy series for kids from DreamWorks Animation.
Join the Golden Valley Rotary Club for the 8th Annual Taste & Tour of Golden Valley. Visit participating businesses, enjoy food and drinks, fun activities and games, music and mingling! All are welcome at this free event.
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