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2026 Twin Cities Halloween concert calendar

by John Kueppers

October 20, 2026

jeremy messersmith will perform two All Hallow's Eve shows at Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. He released his latest album, 'Fox/Coyote,' on April 1, 2026. He was photographed at Minnesota Public Radio on June 17, 2026.
jeremy messersmith will perform two All Hallow's Eve shows at Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. He released his latest album, 'Fox/Coyote,' on April 1, 2026. He was photographed at Minnesota Public Radio on June 17, 2026.Bump Opera for MPR

Well before Oct. 31, there are a ton of shows that have the spirit of the spooky holiday. Grab your costumes for more than 30 un-fang-gettable Halloween-themed shows around the Twin Cities this fall.

Friday, Oct. 23

  • ELnO: Rock Me Tonite Halloween: 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis

  • jeremy messersmith: All Hallows’ Eve: 8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul

  • Bayroom Haunted House featuring KP, Ethynn, and Mayers: 10 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

Saturday, Oct. 24

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Nur-D performing at The Current Presents: Minnesota Music Month at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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  • Nur-D “Hell” album release show with Brandyn Lee Tulloch, DJ Hayes, Brass Solidarity: 6 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • jeremy messersmith: All Hallows’ Eve: 8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul

  • Sapphoween: An Exclusively Sapphic Halloween Party: 9:30 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

Sunday, Oct. 25

  • Chuck NORAD Halloween: 7 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

Tuesday, Oct. 27

  • Freakwhensees with Count Spookula and Calavrosa: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

Wednesday, Oct. 28

  • Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages with live score by Paris1919: 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis

Friday, Oct. 30

  • Monster Bash Halloween Music Festival: Tribute Band Extravaganza: 4 p.m. at Barrel Theory Brewing, St. Paul

  • Wobbleween Night 1 featuring Ganja White Night: 6:15 p.m. at Armory, Minneapolis

  • Black Widows, Fiona Hayes, Bunny Blood, Spit Takes, and Quiet Child: 7 p.m. at Uptown Art House Theater, Minneapolis

  • All-Hallows’ Eve-Eve - Boomdagger with Whispered the Rabbit, …And I Found A Way, and Amateur Hour: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Count Spookula Halloween Eve Spooktacular featuring Hastings 3000, King Sized Coffin, Lusurfer, and DJ Eve: 8 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis

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Clayton Ryan performing at the American Legion in Red Wing, Minnesota, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, as part of the Big Turn Music Fest.
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  • Ghostchella ft. Clayton Ryan, Moneybones and Joan of Proflie: 8 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Halloween at Schooner featuring Ukrainian Village Band and Soul Trouvère: 8 p.m. at Schooner Tavern, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Skalloween with Space Monkey Mafia featuring Stacked Like Pancakes, Maggy and the Skanks, the Prizefighters, and Courtesy of Tim: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • Indigo Room: The Halloween Edition with DJ KP, Sasha Bangzz, and DJ IBIBABY: 8:30 p.m. at Hook & Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Flip Phone XXL: Halloween featuring Crystal Methyd, hosted by Luna Muse, with DJ Larry Peace: 9 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis

  • Pop-Punk Halloween with Linus with Unattractive Giant Monster, My Kid Banana, and Dead on Board: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • The Rock and Roll Playhouse presents Halloween Spectacular for Kids: 11:30 a.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis

  • Festival de las Calaveras 2026 with Son Rompe Pera, Tropa Magica, Flor Amargo, Making Movies, Malos Pasos, Yuca Frita, Virginia’s Basement, The Skeleton Crew, Amores, and Yung Vato: 3 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Monster Bash Halloween Music Festival with Bad Bad Hats, Boyish, Bloodline and the Heavy Metal Brass Band: 4 p.m. at Barrel Theory Brewing, St. Paul

  • Wobbleween Night 2 featuring Ganja White Night: 6:15 p.m. at Armory, Minneapolis

  • Halloween at the Pilllar featuring Oister Boy with Fiona Hayes and Holding Hemlock: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Halloween Night featuring Bleak Sabbbath: 7:30 p.m.at Shaw’s, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Nocturne: Liz Draper, drey dk, and Lo Mismo: 7:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis

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Sophia Eris
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  • First Avenue’s Annual Halloween Party and Costume Contest featuring Sophia Eris, Michael Grey, Izzie P, McShellen, and DJ Smitty, hosted by Diane: 8 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis

  • Halloween with McNasty Brass Band featuring Radiochurch, Rada K & the Cicadas, and Theology: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • Quarter Life Crisis – Emoween featuring Retro//Modern: 8 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis

  • Dusk Till Dawn (Samambo World Presents) featuring Lemony, IBIBABY, Effygasm, Dedis Boyz, and host Mame: 9 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • INTERNET KIDS Hyperpop Dance Party -- Halloween: Night of the Living Core featuring Daisy Hex, bubucore69, be3e, Evilsoundguy, and Wizard.Imma: 9 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis

  • InMotion: Circus featuring Ariesfirebomb, Lemony, DJ Rae, and Sasha Bangzz: 10 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Late Night Lounge: Tarik Thornton: 10:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis

Find even more upcoming events any time of year at thecurrent.org/giglist

This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.