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October 2021
Heights Pride Festival
Heights Next presents the 2021 Columbia Heights Pride Festival, taking place at Sullivan Lake Park, 721 51st Ave. NE, on Saturday, Oct. 9, 11 am-5 pm. The festival is free to attend. Applications accepted for artists and vendors at heightsnext.org/events/pride/
Find out more »Fall Festival at Salem Covenant
Families are invited to a free Fall Festival at Salem Covenant Church, Saturday, Oct. 9, 1-4 pm. The event features a petting zoo, caramel apple bar, fall crafts, cornhole tournament, and scavenger hunt. Pre-registration is not required. Activities will take place at the church’s parking lot at 2655 5th St. NW, New Brighton. Info: Hannah 651-633-9615.
Find out more »St. Boniface takeout German dinner
St. Boniface church will have a takeout German Dinner Sunday, Oct. 10.
Find out more »Pumpkins & Power Drills
Carve out some time Saturday, Oct. 21, 12-3 pm at Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler St. NE, to join the Minnesota Tool Library for their 5th Annual Pumpkins & PowerDrills fall fundraiser. There's only so much you can do with a kitchen knife – but options are endless with MTL's tools at hand. Grab your friends and family and create some spooktackular gourds – BYOP or or purchase pumpkins on site to support the tool library's scholarship fund. This family-friendly…
Find out more »Truck or Treat in the Heights
Truck or Treat returns for its fourth year Saturday, Oct. 30, 1-5 pm, Huset Park East, 3965 Jefferson St. NE. Kids and their parents can explore a variety of vehicles, including police cars, fire trucks, tow, dump, garbage and mail trucks, and a school bus.In addition to the organizations that provide their vehicles, Columbia Heights and its City departments will also collaborate with community partners SACA Food Shelf & Thrift Store, HeightsNEXT, and the Columbia Heights Lions to help make…
Find out more »BeltramiSCARE
BeltramiSCARE returns for year 7 as an in-person event on Saturday, Oct. 30. Come for scary Halloween fun and learn more about the history of Maple Hill Cemetery a.k.a Beltrami Park. This year will feature all the usual ghouls and ghosts, along with history of the infamous "Dogtown" gangster era of Beltrami. Arrive anytime between 5:30-8 pm at the Beltrami Park building, 1111 Summer St. NE, where you will be instructed on this year's self-guided tour. Attendees are asked to…
Find out more »Ars Moriendi: A “spook-tacular” concert about life, death, and life after death
Get into the spirit of Halloween at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1621 University Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 7 pm. Organist Sam Backman, tenor Aaron James, and narrators, Fr. Spencer Howe, Nate Whipple, and Matt Lines will present a program that offers fun, “spook-tacular” thrills and a genuine theological message on life, death, and life after death. This concert embraces Halloween and seeks to bring renewed attention to its origins: A celebration of the triumph of good over evil and…
Find out more »13th Avenue Trick-or-Treat
Put on a costume and Trick-or-Treat along spooky old 13th Avenue NE, Sunday, Oct. 31, 3-4:30 pm. Tables with treats will be set up outside Curiosity, Dangerous Man, 612 Yoga, Heartwood Montessori, Exploration High School, Mary Ellen's Bistro, Eat My Words Bookstore, Vegan East and SNO (1316 University Avenue).
Find out more »Trunk-or-Treat Harvest Party at Elim Church
Elim Church, 685 13th Ave. NE, will host an outdoor Trunk-or-Treat Harvest Party on Sunday, Oct. 31, 5-9 pm in their parking lot. Everyone in the neighborhood is welcome. Trunk-or-Treating (candy/snacks), free hot cider and chili-to-go (as long as it lasts), games, live music. Visit www.elimchurch.com.
Find out more »Trick-or-Treat on Johnson Street
Put a costume on your little monster and head over to Johnson Street for real trick-or-treating Sunday, Oct. 31, 5-6 pm. See what the members of the Johnson Street Merchants Association have scared up between 28th and 29th Aves NE.
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