Fun Fall Activities

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Isa Larus, Feature Editor

Fall is officially here, which means that all of the fun fall activities that we know and love are in full swing! Take a look below for the best fall activities that the great state of Minnesota has to offer.

Visit an Apple Orchard

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Few foods are as yummy as an apple that you picked yourself from an apple orchard on a beautiful fall day. Luckily, we have a few great apple orchards in our community!

Minnetonka Orchards, Inc., Minnetonka www.minnetonkaorchards.com

This orchard features Honeycrisp and Waldorf apple trees, a petting zoo, hayrides, and much more!

Deardorff Orchards, Waconia  www.deardorfforchards.com This orchard has ten varieties of apples that you can pick yourself and an apple barn featuring various apple products.

 

Carve a Pumpkin

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Carving pumpkins with friends and family is a classic fall activity. Plus, it’s loads of fun! Check out these two great pumpkin patches near Minnetonka.

Klingelhutz Pumpkins, Chanhassen www.minnesotagrown.com/klingelhutzpumpkins

This pumpkin patch sells over 5,000 different pumpkins, corn, gourds, squash, and honey.

Untiedt’s Garden Market, Minnetonka www.minnesotagrown.com/untiedtsgardenmarket

This market sells pumpkins, squash, and apples.

Carve your pumpkin using either your imagination or by finding a carving pattern from a great website like www.pumpkinlady.com

 

Spend a day at Sever’s Fall Festival

 

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This special fall attraction in Shakopee features an enormous corn maze, a petting zoo, a corn pit, a giant slide, and much more! This is one of the most unique and fun fall events in all of Minnesota. Learn more at www.severscornmaze.com

 

Visit a Haunted House

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If you enjoy a scare during the fall season, make sure to check out these two immersive Halloween experiences with haunted houses and spooky characters walking scaring around visitors!

Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE, Minneapolis www.valleyfair.com/haunt

This haunted attraction featuring seven different haunted houses and all of the rides that people know and love.

Scream Town, Chaska www.screamtown.com/

Screamtown includes eight haunted attractions. Make sure to check out the two new attractions: “Crop Spawn” and “Phobia House”