• Silent Book Club at Rhino Wine Bar

    Bars & Breweries
    Rhino Wine Bar 16186 Main Ave SE, Prior Lake, MN

    Bring whatever you are reading and read quietly with a glass of wine at Rhino for an hour, then chat. First Wednesdays, free, no assigned book.

    Free
  • Prior Lake Fire Department Open House

    Kids & Family
    Prior Lake Fire Station 1 16776 Fish Point Rd SE, Prior Lake, MN

    Firefighters, fire trucks and station tours at Fire Station 1 on Fish Point Road. A good evening for kids who want to see the engines up close.

  • Savage Friends of the Library Book Sale

    Market / Shopping
    Savage Library 13090 Alabama Ave S, Savage, MN

    Used books and DVDs for whatever you want to give, Friday and Saturday at the Savage Library. Proceeds go to library programs.

    Free-will donation
  • Savage Fire Open House

    Kids & Family
    Savage Fire Station No. 1 14321 O'Connell Road, Savage, MN

    Meet Savage firefighters and K9 Marshall, climb inside a fire truck and try on the gear, with a bounce house and live demonstrations. Free for all ages.

    Free
  • PINKtober Pop-Up Shops & Giveback Day at Charlie’s on Prior

    Market / Shopping
    Charlie's On Prior 3950 Green Heights Trl SW, Prior Lake, MN

    Local vendors pop up on The Landing at Charlie's from 10 to 2 with food and drink specials, and Charlie's will donate 25% of the day's sales to Hope Chest for Breast Cancer.

  • Great Train Show at Canterbury Park

    Kids & Family
    Canterbury Park 1100 Canterbury Park Rd S, Shakopee, MN

    Operating model railroads, dealers, a test track and a riding train for kids at Canterbury Park. Kids 11 and under free.

    $11
  • Spotlight Storytime with Author Cristina Oxtra

    Kids & Family
    Savage Library 13090 Alabama Ave S, Savage, MN

    A Savage author reads her debut picture book, about a girl and her grandfather, at the Savage Library. Free for all ages.

    Free
  • Pups & Pumpkins at Sailer’s Greenhouse

    Kids & Family
    Sailer’s Greenhouse 1610 170th Street E, Shakopee, MN

    Adoptable dogs from Spot's Last Stop and a free pumpkin crafting bar for kids at Sailer's Greenhouse.

  • World Whisky Tasting at Rhino Wine Bar

    Food & Drink
    Rhino Wine Bar 16186 Main Ave SE, Prior Lake, MN

    Seven whiskies from six countries in one Saturday afternoon tasting at Rhino on Main Avenue. Tickets are $30, sold ahead.

    $30
  • Movies in the Park at Huber Park

    Kids & Family
    Huber Park 150 Fillmore St N, Shakopee, MN

    The last free outdoor movie of the year in downtown Shakopee. Bring a blanket; the film starts at dusk.

    Free
  • Downtown Dogs in Shakopee

    Festival
    Downtown Shakopee 145 1st Avenue East, Shakopee, MN

    Vendors, food trucks and a beer tent for the people, water bowls and waste bags for the dogs. Sunday, noon to 4, in the downtown Shakopee lot at 222 Lewis Street.

  • Sunday Stroll at WEE Farm

    Kids & Family
    WEE Farm 4562 McColl Drive, Savage, MN

    WEE Farm opens the gates for a relaxed hour with the animals: horses Mac and Grizzly, goats, pigs and donkeys.

  • Prior Lake High School Choirs: FaurΓ© Requiem

    Live Music
    Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church 3611 N Berens Rd NW, Prior Lake, MN

    All of the Prior Lake High School choirs sing FaurΓ©'s Requiem together at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church. Doors open at 6:15, and tickets are $12 on GoFan.

    $12
  • Korean Cuisine Part 2: Kimbap

    Food & Drink
    WEE Farm 4562 McColl Drive, Savage, MN

    Roll your own kimbap, the Korean rice and vegetable roll, with a Korean culinary expert at WEE Farm.

    $30
  • Minnesota Starwatch at Lakefront Park

    Kids & Family
    Lakefront Park 5000 Kop Pkwy SE, Prior Lake, MN

    Retired WCCO meteorologist Mike Lynch aims giant telescopes at Saturn, star clusters, and galaxies over Lakefront Park, with star maps and constellation stories to take home. Ages 7 and up.

    $8
  • Live at LaunchPad: Trent Shaw

    Live Music
    LaunchPad Golf 2340 Park Pl NW, Prior Lake, MN

    Prior Lake guitarist Trent Shaw, of The Shaw Brothers and Trainwreck Duet, plays a free night of live music at LaunchPad Golf from 7 to 10 p.m. Walk-ins welcome.

    Free
  • S’more Family Fun

    Kids & Family
    Quarry Lake Park 6201 Innovation Blvd, Shakopee, MN

    Roast marshmallows and play yard games at Quarry Lake Park. Free for all ages, but register by Oct. 11.

    Free
  • Phantom’s Feast at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival

    Food & Drink
    Minnesota Renaissance Festival 12364 Chestnut Blvd, Shakopee, MN

    The Renaissance Festival's Halloween dinner show: a meal, ghost stories and Jim Cunningham, on select nights Oct. 16 to Nov. 1. Ages 17+.

    $100
  • Lonestar: Keeps Getting Better Tour

    Live Music
    Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN

    Lonestar brings Amazed, I'm Already There and three decades of country hits to the Mystic Showroom. Tickets from $39.

    $39
  • Surf the Murph Trail Races

    Sports
    Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve 15501 Murphy Lake Road, Savage, MN

    The annual trail race day at Murphy-Hanrehan, with everything from a 5K to 50 miles on the park's wooded singletrack. Registration online.

  • Pumpkin Archery at Cleary Lake

    Kids & Family
    Cleary Lake Regional Park 18106 Texas Avenue, Prior Lake, MN

    Learn archery by aiming at pumpkins at Cleary Lake. $12 with all equipment provided; register by Oct. 15.

    $12
  • Minnesota Sports Card Show at Canterbury Park

    Market / Shopping
    Canterbury Park 1100 Canterbury Park Rd S, Shakopee, MN

    A sports-only card show fills the Canterbury Park Expo Center. It's $5 at 11 a.m. or $10 for early entry at 10, and kids 10 and under get in free.

    $5 – $10