Anoka, Minnesota: Halloween Capital of the World

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Anoka Makes Halloween a Real Treat

Anoka’s Halloween tradition began as an effort to stop teenagers’ pranks in 1920: instead of soaping windows and tipping outhouses and cows, the town’s youth could celebrate Halloween more responsibly, as a community. Today, Anoka is recognized as the Halloween Capital of the World.

The first Anoka Halloween celebration featured a parade of costumed children and local figures, a big community bonfire at Bridge Square, and (of course!) lots of candy and other treats. Over the years, exciting new features like a Halloween Amazing Race, a Pumpkin Bowl, an Orange Tie Ball, and a carnival have made Anoka Halloweens more and more fun and memorable.

Halloween events like Ghosts of Anoka Walking Tours, Monuments to Life Cemetery Tours, and a “spooktacular” Haunted House set the tone for Halloween throughout the month of October. A few highlights of the festival are city-sponsored community meals (pancakes, baked goods, hot dogs, ribs, and more), the Fired Up for Fun Bonfire,  the Grand Day and Light Up the Night Parades, and the Spooktacular Carnival.

Visit Anoka during October for a “fang-tastic” Halloween! For more information, visit www.anokahalloween.com.

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