Halloween-Family Friendly Fun

Ghoul Morning: The Concordia Theatre Ghost

He might be one of the best-known Concordians who ever lived. Problem is, we have no idea if he was ever actually alive.

MOORHEAD — The name Al Gersbach is instantaneously familiar to generation after generation of Concordia college alums. Going back decades, you can find his name on program after program at the Comstock Theatre. He’s been billed as a spiritual adviser for “Godspell,” a hematologist on a slasher play, even once doing a turn as a feather boa. So who is…

Ghoul Morning: National Pumpkin Day

Get in on it while the getting's gourd.

  Wednesday is National Pumpkin Day! Pumpkin carving is a day that dates back centuries ago to the British Isles. National Geographic reports that in those days, people didn’t carve pumpkins in autumn. Instead, they’d hollow out turnups to use as lanterns, because metal lanterns were so expensive. Here in the U.S., people kept up with the tradition, and it…

Ghoul Morning: Going Dark With MSUM’s Planetarium

Yes, they get quite a few questions about aliens.

MSUM’S Planetarium is taking a walk on the dark side in honor of Halloween, and celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. This month is a culmination of the celebration that started back in July, and they’re partying hard all month long. There are spooky events for the public each weekend in October, including “The Skies Over Hogwarts” for the Harry Potter fans…

Ghoul Morning: Moorhead Parks Trunk or Treat

Calling all candy lovers -- but you better be prepared for long lines.

If you’re an adult and you love Halloween, you probably love everything about Halloween. The costumes, the parties, the decorating, the seasonal recipes, the scary movies and haunted houses. If you’re a kid and you love Halloween, it’s much simpler: You’re in it to haul away as much candy as you can possibly carry. So for those of you who…

LIVE: Boo At The Zoo on Ghoul Morning

See our anchor bond with a giant cockroach.

If you’re looking for some help getting into the Halloween spirit, we have some little friends who would love to volunteer. Sure, they’re a little creepy and a little crawly. But in the interests of journalistic research, we checked them out ahead of time for you. And it turns out they’re some of the friendliest and most fascinating critters at…

LIVE: Come to the Crypt

They've been putting their heads together all year long.

Halloween season wraps up this Sunday, but don’t worry: you have one last chance this weekend to scare yourself silly at one of the region’s longest-running local haunted locations. It’s the final weekend of the season tonight and Saturday for the Crypt at Jacobs Manor, in Leonard, North Dakota. The haunted farm and crypt is a permanent structure that’s been…

Haunted Antique Store

Why is that antique telephone ringing? Especially when... it's unplugged?

It’s one of the little-known Halloween gems of our region, hiding right in plain sight in an unassuming strip mall on Fargo’s south side. But when you get find your way to Antique Addiction on South University Drive, and get inside, you see: this antique store is definitely haunted. You’ll discover as you move among the many intriguing and mysterious…

LIVE: Get Your Own Audrey Two

Don't worry, they start off much too small to ACTUALLY eat people.

A local garden store and plant nursery is turning into a real-life Little Shop of Horrors, just in time for the Halloween holiday. Fargo’s Baker Garden and Gift is teaching classes on how to care for carnivorous plants — and you can get in on the bloody good time. They cover carnivorous monkey cups and other pitcher plants, sundews, and…

LIVE: FM Halloween Run

Consider it the training run to help you hit as many houses as possible trick-or-treating.

Is your kid already lacing up her tennis shoes to help her hit as many houses as possible trick-or-treating? Here’s a way you can keep up with her on the big night… and burn off some of the candy you’ve been snacking on all month long. The organizers of the Fargo Marathon are launching their first-ever FM Halloween run this…

LIVE: Monster Mash Trunk or Treat

Save yourself the door-to-door and gather for goodies in Moorhead this year.

Just days before Halloween, they’re summoning the monsters to gather in Moorhead’s city center… and you can be there too. The city’s parks and recreation department is holding its first-ever Monster Mash Trunk or Treat on October 28th. You can gather under the full moon with your little witches, hobgoblins, werewolves and vampires for candy, crafts, and games. It’s an…