102821.F.FF.HALLOWEEN — Lil’ Bitz Pumpkin Patch in north Fargo. Forum file photo

By John Lamb

October 28, 2021 at 6:15 AM

FARGO — The creepiest season is upon us, but it all doesn’t have to be so scary for little kids.

Here are some family-friendly Halloween-related activities happening around the community to get you in the spirit for Halloween 2021.

Thursday

Lost in the Valley Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, 5-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, $5 to $10, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, 1805 Main Ave. W., West Fargo.

Monster Mash Trunk-or-Treat, 5-7 p.m., Moorhead Center Mall parking ramp, 500 Center Ave., Moorhead.

Spooky Slab 2, 6-10 p.m., $20, climbing contests, costumes are encouraged, Nature of the North, 814 Center Ave., Moorhead.

102521.F.FF.ARTS.1.jpg — “Hanna and Greg,” 2021, by Mark Elton; digital painting. Special to The Forum

Friday

Lil’ Bitz Pumpkin Patch, 1-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, 7414 40th Ave N., Fargo; 701-282-9392.

Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch, 14447 U.S. Highway 10, Glyndon, Minn.; 218-498-2684.

Spooky Storytime at 'The Art Ghoullery,' 3-4 p.m., Moorhead Public Library staff offer children’s storytime and museum tour, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave., Moorhead.

Spooky School Bus Ride, 4-7 p.m., costumed 20-minute bus ride, Fercho YMCA, 4243 19th Ave. S., Fargo.

Halloween Treat Street, 4-6 p.m., POW/MIA PLAZA, 400 Sheyenne St., West Fargo.

Halloween Fun at South Fargo Cash Wise, 4-6 p.m., 4907 Timber Parkway S., Fargo.

Halloween Boo Bash, 5-7 p.m., games, crafts, bouncy houses, a photobooth and more, $8-$10, Fercho YMCA, 4243 19th Ave S., Fargo.

Trunk or Treat, 5-7 p.m., Dilworth Police Department, 500 Center Ave. W., Dilworth.

Trunk or Treat, 6:30-8 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 821 5th Ave. S., Fargo.

Haunted Farm, 7-11 p.m., through Sunday, $22 to $45, 1947 130th Ave. S., Moorhead; https://www.hauntedfarm.com.

Acres of Terror, dusk to midnight through Sunday, $13 to $25, Leonard, N.D.; https://www.acresofterror.org .

Paranormal Investigations, 8-11 p.m., $50, Bonanzaville, 1351 Main Ave. W., West Fargo; https://www.bonanzaville.org/.

'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 11 p.m., $5, Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway, Fargo.

Trunk or treat events have become a popular way to celebrate Halloween. Forum file photo

Saturday

Boo at the Zoo, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $8.75 to $11.25, Red River Zoo, 4255 23rd Ave. S., Fargo.

Skies Over Hogwarts, 11 a.m. to noon, 'Harry Potter' inspired constellations and trivia, $6, masks required, Minnesota State University Moorhead Planetarium, 700 11th St. S., Moorhead; https://mnstatetickets.universitytickets.com/.

Trunk or Treat, 11 a.m. to noon, Comstock Memorial Union Parking Lot, Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Harvest Festival at the Yards, 2-5 p.m., activities for both kids and adults will be hosted in various parking lots around downtown West Fargo.

Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m., Our Redeemer Moorhead, 1000 14th St. S., Moorhead.

101921.F.FF.FMCT.02.jpg — Audrey Haugen portrays Inga and Tony Peterson plays Fredrick Frankenstein during a scene from the FMCT rehearsal of "Young Frankenstein" at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. David Samson / The Forum

Sunday

Square Scare at Broadway Square, 2-4 p.m., costume parade, trick-or-treating, photo ops and more, Broadway Square, 201 Broadway N., Fargo.

Family Halloween Skate, noon to 4 p.m., $7 to $10, Skate City, 3302 Interstate Blvd. S., Fargo.

Trunk or Treat, 2-5 p.m., Bonanzaville, 1351 Main Ave. W., West Fargo.

Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 1120 17th St. S., Moorhead.

Trunk or Treat, 4-5:30 p.m., Olivet Lutheran Church, 1330 S. University Drive, Fargo.

Halloween Organ Spooktacular, 4 p.m., Red River Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents spooky tunes like Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and more, Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 Elm St. N., Fargo.

'Young Frankenstein,' 5 p.m., $15 to $28, Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave. N., Moorhead.

By John Lamb

For almost 30 years John Lamb has been covering arts and entertainment in the Red River Valley. He started writing for the High Plains Reader in 1997 and moved to The Forum in 2002. He is an Annenberg fellow, an occasional judge for talent shows and food contestants and co-hosts the weekly “Gardening Together: The Podcast.” He's rubbed shoulders with Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, drank with National Book Award winner Colm McCann, had coffee with Grammy-winning classical musician Peter Schickele and interviewed countless other artists, actors, musicians, writers and assorted interesting people. Contact John at jlamb@forumcomm.com.