2025 Minnesota Fall Fun Events Guide

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The autumnal equinox on Monday, Sept. 22, signals the official arrival of fall, but the season is already in full swing in the Twin Cities with events such as corn mazes, hay rides, fall festivals and harvest events.

Sunny days and crisp evenings are perfect for outdoor fun. But that’s just the beginning of fun activities taking place over the next couple of months.

Are you planning an event this fall? Feature it so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!

Below, find the 2025 Patch Guide to Fall Fun in the Twin Cities and beyond:

Events

• Friday, Sept. 26 — Oktoberfest at Luce Line Brewing 8:00 am, Luce Line Brewing, 12901 16th Ave N, Plymouth
• Saturday, Sept. 27 — Oktoberfest Rochester 11 a.m., Rochester
• Farm Aid 40 — September 20, 2025
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival — Weekends August 16–September 28, plus Labor Day (September 1) and Festival Friday (September 26)
• Sever’s Fall Festival & Corn Maze — Weekends September 13–October 26, plus MEA break October 16–17
• MN Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular— September 26 – November 2
• Twin Cities Oktoberfest at the State Fairgrounds — Oct. 3-4
• City of Lakes Art Fair — Oct. 11, 12
• Owámni: Falling Water Festival — Oct. 18
• Stillwater Harvest Fest— October 11–12, 2025
• ValleySCARE at Valleyfair— Select nights September 20–November 1, 2025

Metro Pumpkin Patches

• Dehn’s Pumpkin Patch — Dayton, MN
• Lendt’s Pumpkin Patch — Wyoming, MN
• Pinehaven Farm — Wyoming, MN
• Barten Pumpkins — New Prague, MN
• Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn — Shakopee, MN
• Sever’s Corn Maze / Sever’s Fall Festival — Shakopee, MN
• Afton Apple Orchard — Hastings, MN
• Country Sun Farm — Lake Elmo, MN
• Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm — Lake Elmo, MN
• Our Lady of Peace Pumpkin Patch — Minneapolis, MN

Metro Apple Orchards

• Everly Farms — Minnetrista, MN
• Aamodt’s Apple Farm — Stillwater, MN
• Apple Jack Orchards — Delano, MN
• Deardorff Orchards — Waconia, MN
• Deer Lake Orchard — Buffalo, MN
• Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest — Jordan, MN
• Pine Tree Apple Orchard — White Bear Lake, MN
• Afton Apple Orchard — Hastings, MN
• Whistling Well Farm — Hastings, MN
• Applecrest Orchards — Hugo, MN