Join LENNA for a Spook-tacular Halloween at the John Cook House!
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Halloween with your neighbors? Stop by the John Cook House Spook-tacular Extravaganza on Saturday, October 31, at 948 18th Avenue NE for an afternoon and evening of pumpkins, costumes, candy, bonfires and Halloween fun! The festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue into the evening.
📅 Saturday, October 31
📍 John Cook House, 948 18th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
🕞 Activities begin at 3:30 p.m. | Bonfires continue until 9:30 p.m.
🎃 3:30–5:30 p.m. | Free Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Contest Drop-Off
Come carve a pumpkin! Pumpkins will be available free while supplies last. Take your creation home with you or leave it behind to enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest. Already have a masterpiece carved at home? Bring it by and enter it in the competition! Contest pumpkins must be entered by 5:30 p.m.
🍬 5:30–8 p.m. | Trick-or-Treating & Trunk-or-Treating
Bring the kids and make your way through the trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat stations. There will be plenty of candy and Halloween fun throughout the yard!
👻 5:30–8 p.m. | Costume & Pumpkin Contest Voting
Neighbors will help choose the winners! Cast your ballot for your favorite pumpkins and costumes throughout the evening.
Costume categories include:
- Best Victorian Ghost
- Best Steampunk Costume
- Best “There Was a Theme?!” Costume
- Best Kids Costume
- Best Pet Costume
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | The Jacle Halloween Bike Ride
This haunted tour of the grizzliest places in Northeast comes with a trigger warning. Meet @RecoveryBikeShop. Ends at the John Cook House. You will actually be kinda freaked out after this.
🔥 5:30–9:30 p.m. | Bonfires & Neighborhood Gathering
Stick around after trick-or-treating! Warm up around the bonfires, enjoy the spooky yard and spend some time catching up with old neighbors and meeting new ones.
🏆 8–8:30 p.m. | Costume Runway & Contest Winners
It’s time to show off those costumes! Join us for a Halloween Costume Runway, followed by the announcement of the Costume Contest and Pumpkin Carving Contest winners.
Whether you come to carve a pumpkin, collect some candy, show off your costume or simply hang out around the bonfire, there’s something for everyone.
Come for an activity or stay for the evening. We hope to see lots of Lower Northeast neighbors there for a frightfully fun Halloween!
