# Events near your area

> Today, Saturday, October 17. All ages. Within 25 km of your area. Races and other plan-ahead events are left out.

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### [FREE Trunk-or-Treat at Helping Paws](https://wknd.app/r/ntj79p/free-trunk-or-treat-at-helping-paws)

- When: 2026-10-17 14:00-16:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Helping Paws, 6569 City W Parkway, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (44.88366, -93.41655)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: halloween, animals, little-kids, drop-in, outdoor
- About: Free trunk-or-treat at the service dog nonprofit's campus, an easy low-key way for little kids to show off costumes and meet the dogs.
- Source: https://twincitiesfamily.com/event/free-trunk-or-treat-helping-paws-eden-prairie/
- Feed: [Minneapolis-St. Paul family events](https://wknd.app/f/34dqyd/minneapolis-st-paul-family-events)

### [Pinocchio at Children's Theatre Company](https://wknd.app/r/s8u5hz/pinocchio-at-childrens-theatre-company)

- When: 2026-10-17 11:00 (America/Chicago), and 1 more date
- Scarcity: short_run
- Cadence: run
- Where: Children's Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (44.9585, -93.27415)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $10.00
- Category: theater
- Topics: theater, indoor, little-kids, rain-ok
- About: Five theatre painters stage a spontaneous, music-filled retelling of Pinocchio's quest to become a real boy, with songs about empathy and accountability.
- Source: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/pinocchio/
- Feed: [Minneapolis-St. Paul family events](https://wknd.app/f/34dqyd/minneapolis-st-paul-family-events)

### [Fall Flower Show at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory](https://wknd.app/r/9ctgjk/fall-flower-show-at-the-marjorie-mcneely-conservatory)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 39 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: daily
- Where: Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Drive, St. Paul, MN 55103 (44.98151, -93.15222)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: fall, halloween, indoor, little-kids, stroller-ok, drop-in, rain-ok
- About: Free conservatory show opening with a witch's-garden plant display through Oct 18, then a bonsai-mum display Oct 23 through Nov 29.
- Source: https://comozooconservatory.org/como/sunken-garden-2/
- Feed: [Minneapolis-St. Paul family events](https://wknd.app/f/34dqyd/minneapolis-st-paul-family-events)

### [Wild Beauty: The Botanical Art of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium](https://wknd.app/r/ub3q3w/wild-beauty-the-botanical-art-of-the-eloise-butler)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-16:00 (America/Chicago), and 56 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: daily
- Where: Bell Museum, 2088 Larpenteur Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55113 (44.99129, -93.1886)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $15.00
- Category: exhibit
- Topics: fall, indoor, science, little-kids, drop-in, stroller-ok, rain-ok
- About: Botanical art exhibit celebrating Minnesota's oldest public wildflower garden, a calm indoor stop pairing science and art.
- Source: https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/wild-beauty-exhibit/
- Feed: [Minneapolis-St. Paul family events](https://wknd.app/f/34dqyd/minneapolis-st-paul-family-events)

### [Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Maze](https://wknd.app/r/xyveeu/twin-cities-harvest-festival-maze)

- When: 2026-10-17 10:00-18:00 (America/Chicago), and 5 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: Twin Cities Harvest Festival & Maze, 8901 101st Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 (45.13758, -93.39676)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $20.00
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, corn-maze, pumpkin-patch, animals, outdoor, little-kids, drop-in, food-available
- About: All-inclusive fall day with an America 250 corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, magic shows, train ride, and inflatables; kids under 36 inches get in free.
- Source: https://twincitiesmaze.com/tickets
- Feed: [Minneapolis-St. Paul family events](https://wknd.app/f/34dqyd/minneapolis-st-paul-family-events)