🎃 Your Halloween game plan

Halloween Plans For Every Bag o’ Bones

Halloween is on a Friday this year, which means the frights and revelry can last long into the night! Personally, you’ll find me at a drag show hosted by Katya of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame. I rounded up a variety of events happening on the 31st for wherever the spirit takes you.

🐥 For the parents

• Tiny Tot Halloween Party - If you've got bedtime to worry about, this is for you. Festivities start at 10 a.m. and there’s a bounce house! (Logan Park)
• Trick or Treating at Midtown Global Market - Kids can decorate their own bags and have their faces painted. Don’t forget to grab a meal after all that candy. (Midtown Global Market)

🥳 For the party animals

• First Ave Halloween Party & Costume Contest - I’ve been twice and had a blast each time. Plus, there’s a nice cash prize for the costume contest so everyone always looks amazing. (First Avenue)
• 3 Level Halloween Party - You can shake your bones all the way to the rooftop, with a great view of downtown. (Union Rooftop Bar & Grill)

🧟 For the freaks

• BareBones Puppets Halloween Extravaganza - Prepare for a spectacle of puppetry, fire, dance, and stilts. A community event embracing the circle of life. (Powderhorn Park)

We also curated a perfect night in with movie and takeout recs from the City Cast team. Click that purple button to read more!

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Aid for necessities on pause: Funds for low-income Minnesotans to get food and heat is paused as the government shutdown continues. Local lawmakers are scrambling to find other sources of money to backfill the federal assistance. [MinnPost]

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