Things To Do

A pumpkin patch in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis is selling pumpkins that last forever, if you handle them with care. The Glass Pumpkin Patch event will be held at the FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Oct. 12-13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be hundreds of pumpkins for sale, as well as demonstrations and opportunities to create your pumpkin color scheme. To learn more, visit www.mnglassart.org.

Surly Brewing goes all out every year to release its unique imperial stout, Darkness. Darkness Day is a free all-day party on Saturday, Oct. 5, starting at 11 a.m. and ending just before midnight. The event includes live music of the punk and metal genres, live tattooing, and timed taps all day long. Surly has transformed the pizza restaurant upstairs into the Sinister Circus, an October pop-up with fun menu additions and plenty of spooky d?cor.

Thousands of runners are set to hit the pavement this weekend for the Twin Cities Marathon. FOX 9?s Se Kwon is at the Saint Paul RiverCentre with more.

While the animals at the Minnesota Zoo snooze, thousands of glowing jack-o-lanterns will bring visitors to walk the pumpkin trail. A total of 5,000 pumpkins are stacked from the treetops to the the trail floor and more than 100 are intricately carved by artists. The event runs from Sept. 28 through Nov. 2.

Over the weekend, ValleyScare returned to Valleyfair in Shakopee as a separate ticketed event. The family-friendly event, Tricks & Treats, is back as well, starting Sept. 28th. ValleyScare has six haunted mazes and three scare zones. It will run on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. through Oct. 26th. Tricks & Treats is on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 27th.

A very talented group of performers from South Africa are entertaining audiences at the Children?s Theatre Company. MOYA by Zip Zap Circus is an acrobatic, energetic show set to original South African pop music. The show will be at CTC through Oct. 20.

The Chroma Zone Mural and Art Festival is a two-day free, family festival that brings live music and painting to the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. Since its inception in 2019, artists have added 50 murals to commercial buildings in the industrial areas of St. Paul. To learn more about the events on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, visit chromazone.net.

The Chroma Zone Mural and Art Festival is a two-day free, family festival that brings live music and painting to the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. Since its inception in 2019, artists have added 50 murals to commercial buildings in the industrial areas of St. Paul. To learn more about the events on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, visit chromazone.net.

Saturday is National Dance Day and it also happens to coincide with the grand opening of a dance studio in Stillwater. Curio Dance has been rapidly growing for the last decade and needed more space so they built a state-of-the-art studio for their 320+ dancers. 40 of those dancers are part of their group called "Up Down Funk." Brother and sister duo, Dario and Giselle Mejia started this troupe for their brother who has special needs. That group, and many others from the studio will be performing at the Grand Opening on Saturday, September 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. It?s located at 1655 Washington Avenue S. in Stillwater and the event is free and open to the public.

St. Paul has a new state-of-the-art library on wheels. The Mobile Library is replacing the book mobile that was used for the last 19 years. The new name reflects more services offered including access to mobile hotspots and Wi-Fi, and notary services. They also carry books in multiple languages and have a wheelchair lift. The Mobile Library is wrapped in artwork created by St. Paul artist Emma Eubanks who visited the Book Mobile as a child. For more information visit the St. Paul Public Library website: https://sppl.org/mobile-library/

Sever?s Fall Festival returned for its 27th year. In 1997, the family had the idea to create a corn maze, and it has only grown since then. There are a few new additions this year including inflatable axe throwing and Can Can Wonderland Mini Golf. The festival runs Saturdays and Sundays through October 27 (and October 17 and 18 during MEA). They?re open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.