Halloween Hoopla XX - The Alien Edition Community Celebration Event

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Hidden : Saturday, October 25, 2025
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Terrain:
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Our 20th consecutive year!!
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Come one, come all! Join us in celebrating the Twentieth Annual Halloween Hoopla. There will be activities planned all day long. Check back often to see what we have been cooking up in the witch’s cauldron. Please log a will attend (stating the number of people in your group) if you think that you will be coming so we can accurately plan the logistics.







The Halloween Hoopla (10/27/2002)
Halloween Hoopla -- KB Style (10/29/2005)
Halloween Hoopla -- Land of the Lost (10/28/2006)
Halloween Hoopla -- A Social Event (10/27/2007)
Halloween Hoopla -- We Bad, We Nationwide (10/25/2008)
Halloween Hoopla -- All Hallows' Eve (10/31/2009)
Halloween Hoopla -- The Tradition Continues ... (10/30/2010)
Halloween Hoopla -- A Social Event (10/29/2011)
Halloween Hoopla -- Bare Bones (10/27/2012)
Halloween Hoopla -- Satisfaction Guaranteed (10/26/2013)
Halloween Hoopla X -- 1 HUGE Event (10/25/2014)
Halloween Hoopla XI -- GC5MEOW (10/31/2015)
Halloween Hoopla XII -- GC3YMCA (10/29/2016)
Halloween Hoopla XIII -- GC6KBHH (10/28/2017)
Halloween Hoopla XIV -- Halloween Hoopla XIV - Sins & Virtues (10/27/2018)
Halloween Hoopla XV -- GC6KBGE (10/26/2019)
Halloween Hoopla XVI - A New Hope (10/30/2021)
Halloween Hoopla XVII - Stranger Things (10/29/2022)
Halloween Hoopla XVIII - The Classic Edition (10/28/2023)
Halloween Hoopla XIX - Saturday Morning Cartoons (10/26/2024)
Another fantastic get together! It's been so much fun putting faces to the screen names at the previous events, we just couldn't wait to do it AGAIN. Plan on coming to meet some NEW friends too! Anyone who has ever geocached in Minnesota, or wishes to learn how, is welcome to come! This will be a very relaxed, casual gathering.

Costumes are encouraged but not required!



Where: Crosby Farm Park
When: October 25th, 2025
Who: Geocachers, families and friends are welcome to join us for a day of geocaching fun!

What does Crosby Farm Park have to offer?
  • Paved trails and biking trail
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Barbecue Grills
Tentative Schedule:
  • 10:00 am: Arrival and setup
  • 10:30 am: Trackables to discover...
  • 11:30 am: Potluck lunch
  • 01:00 pm: Socializing and Geocaching
  • 02:15 pm: Photo!!!!
  • 02:25 pm:Prizes/Costume Contest
  • 03:00 pm: End of Event, See you next year!
General Event Info:
  • We welcome everyone to join us for as long as you like.
  • Your home state/country does not matter. We welcome all cachers.
  • Bring your own drinks.
  • Come prepared for "changing" weather.
  • Admission is FREE!
  • Please bring a main dish or main salad for the potluck along with your favorite sweet item.
  • Remember to retrieve your pots/pans etc before you leave.
  • While we all enjoy desserts, chips, cookies, bars and candy, they do not make up a hearty caching lunch.
  • The Shadow CacherZ will be providing firewood and charcoal for this event. We will have grill(s) fired up and ready to go by 11:30. If you want to bring your own meat to grill, feel free.

Donations:

  • Door prizes are always appreciated.



THANKS!

SEE YOU THERE!!


Social activities available:



Official Halloween Hoopla SPONSORS/DONATERS:


Cooler Crew Cachers

Shadow CacherZ

Hal-oween

MNGCA

Groundspeak


 

Community Celebration Events - 2025

This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.

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