Halloween has to be one of the best holidays of the year. When else do you get to dress up in ridiculous costumes and eat candy all night? Minnesota offers a lot of great activities for Halloween, like going to the pumpkin patch to pick out your pumpkin for the perfect jack-o-lantern or going on a haunted hayride and drinking hot cider. There are plenty of Twin Cities’ restaurants that offer great parties for Halloween, complete with delicious food and dessert. Below are a few examples. Don’t forget to wear your costume!
Dead (Poe)ts & Writers Halloween Party
Kieran’s Irish Pub
Saturday, October 31, 8:00 pm-close
Price: $10 suggested donation
Kieran’s Halloween Party features an open mic where guests are invited to read from their favorite poetry, short stories, and plays. There is also a costume contest. Proceeds benefit the Loft Literary Center.
www.kierans.com
Tonight We Abide: The 2nd Annual Big Lebowski Party
Bryant Lake Bowl
Saturday, October 31,7:30 pm-close
Price: free; $45 per team to bowl
The Big Lebowski Party at Bryan Lake Bowl features a masquerade-bowling tournament, movie screenings (3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11:30 p.m.), DJ Christian Fritz spinning music from the Coen Brothers film catalog, karaoke, a costume contest, prizes, and Dude-a-reenos drinks.
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Galaxy Doggie Dinner & Halloween Doggie Costume Contest
Galaxy Drive-In
Tuesday, October 27, 6:00-8:00 pm
Price: $20; $10 kids under 12
The Galaxy Drive-In Halloween Party is perfect for people and their pets! Dress up your doggie in its finest costume for the human and doggie costume contest and buffet.
www.galaxy-drivein.com
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Midtown Global Market
Wednesday, October 28, 10:00am-1:00pm
Price: free
The party at the Global Market is great for the whole family and will feature costumes, face painting, trick or treating, and cookie decorating.
www.midtownglobalmarket.com
The Jimtones Halloween Monster Mash bash
Kozlak’s Royal Oak Restaurant
Friday, October 30 7:30-11:30 pm
Price: $5 Cover
Enjoy an eventful evening at Kozlak’s filled with costumes, dancing, drinks, food and live music. The Jimtones, a Twin Cities band, will play music from Elvis to the Beatles, Johnny Cash to the Blues Brothers, James Brown to Rick James, The Clash to U2…they've got it all.