Rochester MN Guide to October Events

Name: Farmers Market Raffle | LTS Brewing
Start: 2025-10-05T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-05T18:00:00-05:00
Location: LTS Brewing

by Rochester LocalSeptember 26, 2025September 30, 2025

Ohhh, October! Plaid, cool air, crisp apples, cozy sweaters, and beautiful fall colors. October is the perfect month to spend out and about visiting local parks, orchards, farms, and shops. Check out all the fun coming up this month and get out and enjoy it!!

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OCTOBER EVENTS

HALLOWEEN EVENTS & TRUNK-OR-TREATS

It’s spooky season! From not-so-scary to scare-your-boots-off, we have all of the Halloween events and trunk or treats in the Rochester MN area! Be sure to check back often as events are added to our calendar!

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OCTOBER 1 - 5, 2025

12:00 pm Thrift Pop Up | LTS Brewing

2:00 pm Homecoming Parade | Lourdes High School

4:00 pm Fair Trade Market | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Music Downtown: Chris Tauzell | Historic Third Street

6:00 pm Field Report, Laamar, Collections of Colonies of Bees | Pop’s Art Theater

6:00 pm “The Life of a Showgirl” Listening Party | LTS Brewing

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Honky Tonk Music & Trivia | Shar’s Country Palace

October 4, 2025

7:00 am October-Fest | Fleet Farm

7:30 am Rochester Farmers Market | Graham Park

8:00 am Brains Together 2-Mile Walk / 5k Run Event | Rochester Regional Sports Center

9:00 am American Foundation of Suicide Prevention-Minnesota Chapter Out of the Darkness Walk | Soldiers Park

9:00 am Fair Trade Market | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Fluid Art Dutch Pour | Gallery 24

10:00 am Sick and Tired: An Experimental Drawing Workshop | Rochester Art Center

10:00 am Pilates on the Patio | Starbucks NW

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Cole Allen | Bleu Duck Kitchen

10:00 am Tree Identification Seminar | Sargent’s Landscape Nursery

11:00 am MacKenzie “MAC” Mitzuk: “Nostalgic Escapism” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am LIVE MUSIC – 7 Year Anniversary Party | Taco JED

11:00 am Tree Care & Maintenance Seminar | Sargent’s Landscape Nursery

12:00 pm Food Truck: Norseman Lobster | Kinney Creek Brewery

12:00 pm Oktoberfest for Suicide Prevention | Haley Center

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Artist Spotlight Tour: Ryan Woodring | Rochester Art Center

2:00 pm Apple Jam | Blossom Hill Orchard and Farm

2:00 pm Fall Fest | LTS Brewing

2:00 pm Apple Jam | Blossom Hill Orchard & Farm

4:00 pm JM Fall Festival | John Marshall High School

7:00 pm Saturday Night Yoga at the Co-op (Fall Series) | People’s Food Co-op

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – NUR-D & Danger Club | Thesis Beer Project

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Symphonic Landscapes | Presentation Hall at Mayo Civic Center

October 5, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Fair Trade Market | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

11:00 am MacKenzie “MAC” Mitzuk: “Nostalgic Escapism” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Tours at Historic Mayowood | Mayowood House

12:00 pm Tailgate the Taproom | LTS Brewing

2:00 pm Co-op Tabletop: Board Game Sundays | People’s Food Co-op

4:00 pm Weekend Walking Club for Young Adults | Cafe Steam

4:00 pm Farmers Market Raffle | LTS Brewing

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OCTOBER 6 - 12, 2025

October 6, 2025

6:00 pm LTS Cribbage Tournament | LTS Brewing Company

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

6:00 pm Cribbage Tournament | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Breast Cancer Support Group (Stage 0-Stage 3) | Virtual Meeting

8:00 pm Night Club 2 Step – classes | Blue Moon Ballroom

October 7, 2025

10:00 am People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

2:30 pm Cardboard Creations! | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm The Village Global Market | History Center of Olmsted County

6:00 pm Trans Parenting Rochester | Rochester Public Library

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

6:00 pm Kismet: Bunco Night! | Kismet

6:00 pm LTS Bingo | LTS Brewing

6:30 pm Harmony for the Holidays: Hosted by Zumbro Valley Chorus | Trinity Lutheran Church

6:30 pm Cub Scout Information Night | Zumbro Lutheran Church

7:00 pm LTS BINGO | LTS Brewing Company

October 8, 2025

10:00 am People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

4:00 pm Live Music – Tom Gauthier | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:30 pm Trivia Mafia | Little Thistle Brewing

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

October 9, 2025

10:00 am People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Family Dance Party! | Rochester Public LIbrary

11:00 am Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

2:00 pm People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

6:00 pm QuizBang! Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Quiz Bang Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Emmons | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

October 10, 2025

8:00 am Meaningful Mornings | Forager Brewery

10:00 am Friends Autumn Book Sale | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Pumpkin Beer Flight Release | LTS Brewing

2:00 pm People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

4:00 pm Homecoming Parade | John Marshall High School

4:00 pm Homecoming Parade | Century High School

6:00 pm World Ballet Company: The Great Gatsby | Mayo Civic Center

6:30 pm Call Me Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm Creepy Doll Contest 2025 | History Center of Olmsted County

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

October 11, 2025

7:30 am Rochester Farmers Market | Graham Park

9:00 am Rochester’s Craft, Vendor, Boutiques & More Shopping Event | RCTC Sports Complex

10:00 am 2nd Saturday SoulCollage® | First Unitarian Universalist Church

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Friends Autumn Book Sale | Rochester Public Library

10:00 am Spooky Season Candle Making | Art Heads Emporium

10:00 am People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

10:00 am Rochester Record Show | Little Thistle Brewing

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Wine and Wood-Fired Pizza | Salem Glen Winery

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Handbuilding a Textured Vase | Crossings Art & Community Education Center

12:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

12:00 pm Off the Beaten Path Hike | Whitewater State Park

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Mindfulness in Nature for Families | Quarry Hill Nature Center

1:00 pm People in Your Neighborhood | SPARK

1:00 pm Touch a Truck | Resurrection Lutheran Church

2:00 pm Blippi: Join The Band Tour! | Mayo Civic Center

2:00 pm Fall Painting w/ Natalia | Sargent’s on 2nd

2:00 pm Ghosts in the Neighborhood | Art Heads Emporium

2:00 pm 2nd Annual Old Fashioned Fest | Purple Goat

2:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

4:30 pm Grace and Grit: The Story of American Realism | Driftless Art Academy

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Michael W. Smith | Mayo Civic Center

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jeff Reinartz | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Michael W. Smith: Beyond The Far Horizon Tour | Mayo Civic Center

7:00 pm Saturday Night Yoga at the Co-op (Fall Series) | People’s Food Co-op

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Rhino | North Star Bar

October 12, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Friendly Ghost Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Tours at Historic Mayowood | Mayowood House

12:00 pm Friends Autumn Book Sale | Rochester Public Library

12:00 pm Tailgate the Taproom | LTS Brewing

12:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

1:30 pm Make Your Own Ceramic Halloween Lantern | Art Heads Emporium

2:00 pm Intermediate Photo Techniques | Gallery 24

2:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

4:00 pm Soul Sundays | Forager Brewery

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OCTOBER 13 - 19, 2025

October 13, 2025

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

6:00 pm Poker and Chess Tournament | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Breast Cancer Support Group (Stage 0-Stage 3) | Virtual Meeting

8:00 pm Night Club 2 Step – classes | Blue Moon Ballroom

October 14, 2025

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

2:30 pm Cardboard Creations! | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

6:00 pm Traditional Figure Drawing | Rochester Art Center

6:30 pm Harmony for the Holidays: Hosted by Zumbro Valley Chorus | Trinity Lutheran Church

7:00 pm Medical Trivia | LTS Brewing

October 15, 2025

9:30 am Wee Wednesdays – Happy Harvesting | Sargent’s Landscape Nursery

10:00 am Autumn Fundraiser | 125 LIVE

10:30 am Wee Wednesdays – Happy Harvesting | Sargent’s Landscape Nursery

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

4:00 pm Live Music – Tom Gauthier | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:00 pm Puzzle Night + Swap | Historic Chateau Theater

6:00 pm Not Your Grandma’s Craft Night! | Kinney Creek Brewery

6:00 pm Costumed Figure Drawing | Rochester Art Center

6:30 pm Trivia Mafia | Little Thistle Brewing

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

October 16, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Placing the Past: Visiting Whitewater’s CCC Camp | Whitewater State Park

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Family Dance Party! | Rochester Public LIbrary

11:00 am Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Introduction to Geocaching | Whitewater State Park

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

1:00 pm Fall Fest | History Center of Olmsted County

2:00 pm Mini Monsters | Whitewater State Park

3:00 pm Fall for Your Credit Union | First Alliance Credit Union

3:00 pm Magnificent Mammals | Whitewater State Park

6:00 pm QuizBang! Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Quiz Bang Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Mat Cutting for Beginers | Gallery 24

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Fool’s Getaway | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:30 pm Sourdough for Beginners Workshop | The Plant Shack

October 17, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Fossil Field Trip | Whitewater State Park

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

1:00 pm Catch a Leaf | Whitewater State Park

3:00 pm Snakes of the Blufflands | Whitewater State Park

4:30 pm Quarry Hill Creatures of the Night | Quarry Hill Nature Center

5:30 pm Beavers in the Valley | Whitewater State Park

6:30 pm Horror Trivia & Halloween Music Bingo | NerdinOut

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Girl Named Tom | Mayo Civic Center

9:00 pm Horrorthon Movie Marathon | Pop’s Art Theater

October 18, 2025

7:30 am Rochester Farmers Market | Graham Park

8:00 am 2025 Tour de Essex 7K Trail Run | Essex Park

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Kids Ghost & Pumpkin Class | Art Heads Emporium

10:00 am Geology Walk to Chimney Rock | Whitewater State Park

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Kids Club | Little Thistle Brewing

11:00 am Storytime Saturday | History Center of Olmsted County

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm The Art of Felting | History Center of Olmsted County

12:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

12:30 pm Spooky Stained Glass Window Cling Class | Art Heads Emporium

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Union Strong Trunk or Treat | Plumbers and Pipefitter’s Local Union #6

2:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

2:00 pm Whitewater’s POW Camp | Whitewater State Park

4:00 pm Magic & Mead | Kismet

4:00 pm Ghosts in the Forest | Art Heads Emporium

4:00 pm Motifs and Mascots; Minnesota’s State Symbols | Whitewater State Park

4:30 pm Quarry Hill Creatures of the Night | Quarry Hill Nature Center

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Brian Zirngible | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:00 pm Owl Prowl | Whitewater State Park

6:30 pm Cupcake Decorating & Wine Tasting | Pereira’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge

7:00 pm Saturday Night Yoga at the Co-op (Fall Series) | People’s Food Co-op

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

9:00 pm Los Arcos Salsa Night | Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant (South Location)

October 19, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am History of Halloween Animals | Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Tours at Historic Mayowood | Mayowood House

12:00 pm Tailgate the Taproom | LTS Brewing

12:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

1:00 pm Resin Rings and Pendants | Art Heads Emporium

2:00 pm Co-op Tabletop: Board Game Sundays | People’s Food Co-op

2:00 pm Pinkalicious the Musical | Rochester Civic Theatre

4:00 pm Weekend Walking Club for Young Adults | Cafe Steam

4:00 pm Meat & Cheese Raffle | LTS Brewing

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OCTOBER 20 - 26, 2025

October 20, 2025

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

6:00 pm Puzzle Night | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Breast Cancer Support Group (Stage 0-Stage 3) | Virtual Meeting

8:00 pm Night Club 2 Step – classes | Blue Moon Ballroom

October 21, 2025

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

2:30 pm Cardboard Creations! | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Scoopie Night at Culver’s | Culver’s North

4:30 pm EA Therapeutic Health October Walk w/ a Doc | Cascade Lake Park

5:00 pm Link or Treat – A Family Halloween Celebration | Link Construction Zone

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

6:00 pm LTS Bingo | LTS Brewing

6:30 pm Harmony for the Holidays: Hosted by Zumbro Valley Chorus | Trinity Lutheran Church

7:00 pm LTS BINGO | LTS Brewing Company

October 22, 2025

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

4:00 pm Live Music – Tom Gauthier | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

4:00 pm Basic Photography | Gallery 24

5:00 pm Pumpkins & Planks | Sekapp Orchard

6:00 pm Movie Night & Pumpkin Painting | LTS Brewing

6:30 pm Trivia Mafia | Little Thistle Brewing

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

October 23, 2025

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Family Dance Party! | Rochester Public LIbrary

11:00 am Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

6:00 pm QuizBang! Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Quiz Bang Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Fall Watercolor Class | Gallery 24

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – The D’Sievers | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

7:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

October 24, 2025

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Friday Night Flights: Spooky Season | LTS Brewing

5:30 pm The 36th Annual Paws & Claws Humane Society’s Fall Charity Fundraiser | Rochester Event Center

6:00 pm ECFE Black & Orange Bash | Byron Community Education Center

6:30 pm Intro to the Wheel w/ Polly Noll | Crossings Art & Community Education Center

7:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

7:00 pm Haunted Basement | Peace United Church

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 25, 2025

7:30 am Rochester Farmers Market | Graham Park

9:00 am Freaky 5K & Kids Fun Run | Pine Island Secondary

9:00 am City of Rochester Snow Summit | Public Works and Transit Operation Center

9:00 am Fall Market | Dilly Dally Minnesota Market

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Goats & Goblins Halloween Party at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Boo at the Zoo | Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo

10:00 am Trick or Treating | Kasson Community Education & Elementary School

10:00 am Trick or Treat & Tacos Spooktacular | Back Home Harley-Davidson

10:00 am Community Halloween Trick or Treating | Kasson, MN

10:30 am Trunk or Treat | Rochester Toyota

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ridgefest 2025 | Autumn Ridge Church

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm 2nd Annual Howloween Trunk or Treat | Subaru of Rochester

12:00 pm Keychains & Magnets | Art Heads Emporium

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Pet Costume Contest | Mantorville Restoration House

1:00 pm Coffee & Cauldrons | Apoth-A-Teas

1:00 pm Miss Angie’s Slightly Spooky Halloween Party | Miss Angie’s Place

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Music on the Wetlands | St. Mary’s University Rochester – Cascade Meadows

1:00 pm Trunk or Treat | Christ Lutheran Church & School

2:00 pm Halloween Craze at the Maze | Chester Woods Park

2:00 pm Trick or Treat | Gallery 24

3:00 pm Trunk or Treat | Tom Kadlec Kia

3:00 pm Boo Fest | Century High School

3:00 pm Harvest Party | Living Hope Church

3:00 pm Skulls & Bones | Whitewater State Park

3:00 pm Decoden Lighter & Keychain Decorating Class | First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester

4:00 pm ALE-o-ween | LTS Brewing

4:00 pm Trunk or Treat | Bear Paw Coffee

4:00 pm Halloween Event | Blue Lagoon Mini Golf

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Rob Wood | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:00 pm Creatures of the Night! | Whitewater State Park

7:00 pm Saturday Night Yoga at the Co-op (Fall Series) | People’s Food Co-op

7:00 pm Annual Smash Bash | Shar’s Country Palace

7:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 26, 2025

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Goats & Goblins Halloween Party at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am Harvest Festival | Stewartville United Methodist Church

10:00 am Halloween Jump Party | Air Insanity

10:30 am People of Hope’s 2025 Trunk or Treat | People of Hope Church

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Free Family Day – Day Of The Dead | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Trunk or Treat | Crosswinds Church

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:00 pm Tailgate the Taproom | LTS Brewing

1:00 pm Kids Halloween Event | VFW Post 1215

1:00 pm Kids Halloween Party | VFW Post 1215

2:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

2:00 pm Evangel Trunk or Treat | Evangel United Methodist Church

3:00 pm YES to Our Future Summit- Greater Rochester | Mayo High School

4:00 pm Light Up the Night – Trunk ‘n Treat | Calvary Baptist Church

4:30 pm Zumbro Spooktacular | Zumbro Lutheran Church

5:15 pm Curling & Cocktails | Rochester Recreation Center

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

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OCTOBER 27 - 31, 2025

October 27, 2025

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

1:00 pm Mystery Book Club | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Trunk Or Treat! | Keller Williams

5:30 pm $5 5K for Ronald McDonald House Charities | TerraLocoMN

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Peace Plaza Downtown

6:00 pm Game Night hosted by Game Haven | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Breast Cancer Support Group (Stage 0-Stage 3) | Virtual Meeting

8:00 pm Night Club 2 Step – classes | Blue Moon Ballroom

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 28, 2025

11:00 am Lunch and Learn Fall Series: Carmen Anderson MSC | Good Earth Village

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

2:30 pm Cardboard Creations! | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

4:00 pm Kids Eat FREE Halloween Party | Five West

5:00 pm Art Social | Forager Brewery

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday at Tilda’s with Trivia Mafia | Tilda’s Pizzeria

6:30 pm Harmony for the Holidays: Hosted by Zumbro Valley Chorus | Trinity Lutheran Church

7:00 pm iLuminate: The Tour | Mayo Civic Center

7:00 pm Scary Movie Trivia | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Night of the Living Dead | Historic Chateau Theatre

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 29, 2025

10:30 am Lapsit Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Get Moving Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

4:00 pm Live Music – Tom Gauthier | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

4:30 pm Creepy Storytime w/ Jasper | Rochester Public Library

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Open Mic Night | LTS Brewing

6:30 pm Trivia Mafia | Little Thistle Brewing

6:30 pm Sip &Savor Wine Tasting Series: Sauvignon Blanc | Pereira’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:00 pm Real Reads Nonfiction Book Club | Rochester Public Library

7:00 pm Hocus Pocus | Historic Chateau Theatre

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 30, 2025

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Family Dance Party! | Rochester Public LIbrary

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Exhibition: Celebrations in Fiber | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Hong Kong Classics Film Series | Pop’s Art Theater

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm Historian Happy Hour| Historic Chateau Theatre

5:30 pm SPARKTACULAR | SPARK

6:00 pm QuizBang! Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Quiz Bang Trivia | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Clay Fulton | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

7:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

7:00 pm The Legend of Sleepy Hallow | Byron High School

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

October 31, 2025

11:00 am Exhibit: Extraordinary Elsewhere | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Ryan Woodring: “Face in Clouds, invisible ink” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Happy Halloween! | Kismet

11:00 am Moving Beyond Bars | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Halloween Party | Kinney Creek Brewery

1:30 pm Trick-or-Treating | Samaritan Bethany

4:00 pm Trick or Tat | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Halloween Event | Blue Lagoon Mini Golf

4:30 pm Trunk or Treat | Peace United

4:30 pm Trick or Treat | Garden Party Books

5:00 pm Trunk or Treat | Brothers Bar & Grill

5:00 pm Trail of Lights | Pine Island, MN

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Halloween Party | North Star Bar

6:00 pm Halloween Party | Forager Brewery

6:00 pm The Legend of Sleepy Hallow | Byron High School

7:00 pm The Complete Work of William Shakespeare | Rochester Civic Theatre

7:00 pm Halloween Piano Night | Bulls Bierhaus

7:00 pm Haunted Fire Hall | Oronoco Fire Station

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:30 pm Halloween Dance Band! | Blue Moon Ballroom

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Halloween Party with Heatbox | Thesis Beer Project

8:00 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Pop’s Art Theater

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