Learn more about our Spooky Sprint Race, coming back for the fourth year!
Get ready for a spooktacular day in Downtown Excelsior!
Join us for Trick or Treat the Street on Saturday, October 24, from 10 AM to 2 PM for Halloween fun throughout the Excelsior business district. Trick-or-treat at participating businesses, enjoy free streetcar rides and costume photos, hunt for hidden Halloween characters, and vote for your favorite decorated storefront. Plus, stop by Excelsior Realty from 11 AM to 2 PM for Puppies & Pumpkins, featuring a dog costume contest and adorable adoptable puppies.
Costumes are encouraged, and fun for the whole family is guaranteed!
Participating Businesses:
- LILIA Flower Boutique, 244 Water Street
- beem® Light Sauna, 355 Second Street, Suite 400
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Minnesota Streetcar Museum, 337 Water Street (All ages enjoy free streetcar rides all day!)
- Brightwater Clothing & Gear, 256 Water Street
- Jes Naturals CBD Wellness, 370 Water Street
- La Senda Spanish Center, 261 School Avenue, Suite 110
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Lake Effect, 229 Water Street
- Excelsior Eye Care, 228 Water Street
- NEAR + NORTH, 50 Water Street
- NEAR + NORTH, 238 Water Street
- Honey Rock Elevated Consignment, 278 Water Street
- Spirit Gear MN, 278 Water Street
- Excelsior Brewing Company, 421 Third Street
- Amore & Fede, 226 Water Street
- Art Rocks Gallery, 345 Water Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Excelsior Bay Books, 36 Water Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Artem Haus, 400 Second Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Fleurish, 40 Water Street
- Lago Tacos, 30 Water Street
- Emily John Photography, 35 Water Street, Suite 202 (Stop by for free costume pictures!)
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Excelsior Realty, 386 Oak Street (11 AM - 2 PM: Stop by for their dog costume contest & cuddle some puppies!)
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- Excelsior Social, 304 Water Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- The Lakes Running Company, 218 Water Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
- The Visionary Bridal Atelier, 355 Second Street
- Trenary Realty Group, 486 Water Street
- Scavenger Hunt character hidden here!
Window Decorating Contest
Downtown Excelsior businesses are bringing the Halloween spirit to life with festive, spooky, and creative window displays! Help us choose this year’s favorite by visiting @exclakemtka on Instagram on Saturday, October 24, to view photos of participating businesses and cast your vote in our Instagram Story poll.
Voting closes with the Instagram Story poll, so be sure to cast your vote while it’s live! The winning business will be announced on Instagram on Monday, October 26. Take a stroll through Downtown Excelsior, enjoy the seasonal displays, and help crown this year’s Window Decorating Contest winner!
Halloween Character Scavenger Hunt
Thursday, October 22nd - Saturday, October 24th
Grab a friend or bring your whole family for a Halloween Character Scavenger Hunt throughout Downtown Excelsior!
Step 1: Pick up your hunt sheet. Stop by any of our 25 participating businesses to grab a character hunt sheet. Want to get a head start? You can begin your search as early as Thursday, October 22! Download and print your hunt sheet at home here.
Step 2: Find all 10 characters. Search the Excelsior Business District for all 10 hidden Halloween characters. Each character will be located at a different participating business, but keep in mind that not every participating business will have a character hidden inside!
Step 3: Submit your entry. Once you’ve found all 10 characters, complete the online entry form here to share where you found them and provide your contact information. All 10 characters must be found, and the online entry form must be completed and submitted by 5 PM on Saturday, October 24, to be eligible. Ten winners will be selected from eligible entries and contacted the following week with details about their gift card prize.
Can You Find All 10 of Us? Complete the hunt and win!
Celebrate Halloween In Excelsior!
Full Schedule of Events:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
Excelsior Commons Park: 135 Lake Street, Excelsior, MN, 55331
Click HERE to register now!
Join us in whatever vibe suits you - come as you are or unleash your inner character in a costume.
After crossing the finish line, the excitement continues at Excelsior Commons with a lively after-party to keep the Halloween spirit alive with a DJ, s'mores, fire pits, hot cocoa bar, giveaways, and more.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026
- 4-6PM Check-in at Pique Travel (306 Water St.)
- 4:30-8PM Shopping Participating Businesses on Passport
Join us for Witches Night Out on Thursday, October 22, 2026 for an enchanting evening on Water Street! Dress up in your finest costume and explore exclusive in-store events and specials - available only to ticket holders. Enjoy treats, shop local, compete in our bewitching costume contest, and enter the Silent Auction.
Get your TICKETS now!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
10AM - 2PM
- TRICK OR TREAT THE STREET. Start your 2026 trick-or-treating early in the Excelsior business district! Look for 2026 Official Participating Business stop signs outside of participating businesses.
- FREE EXCELSIOR STREETCAR RIDES. All ages enjoy free rides on the Minnesota Streetcar Museum's Excelsior Line all day! (Board next to the library at 337 Water Street.)
- FREE COSTUME PHOTOS at EMILY JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY. Enter through the red door next to Lick's Unlimited and visit Emily John Photography for free Halloween photos of you and your family in costume! (35 Water Street, Suite 202.)
- HALLOWEEN CHARACTER SCAVENGER HUNT. Grab a friend or your family to hunt for spooktacular Halloween characters throughout the Excelsior Business District!
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- Pick up your character hunt sheet from any of the participating businesses
- Locate all 10 hidden Halloween characters!
- Complete this form to let us know where you found them. Submissions close at 5 PM on 10/24
- 10 winners - we will reach out with your gift card!
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- WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST. Businesses in Excelsior will be displaying their most thrilling seasonal decor. A picture of each participating business will be posted to our Instagram Story @exclakemtka the morning of 10/24, along with a poll for YOU to vote for your favorite! The winner will be announced on Instagram @exclakemtka on Monday, October 26th!
11AM - 2PM
- PUPPIES & PUMPKINS at EXCELSIOR REALTY. Enter your pup in Excelsior Realty's dog costume contest, and stick around to cuddle some adorable puppies with The Rescue Network! (386 Oak Street.)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026
3PM - 7PM
- KOWALSKI'S BOO BASH EVENT. Kids are welcome to come into the store with their parents and trick or treat their way through various stations to pick up items while supplies last!
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!
