This week in Anoka
- Anoka Halloween Inc. Paint Night Single Class - Hosted by the Rumriver Art Center
Tue, Oct 27 · 6 PM · Rum River Art Center - Boos and Bags Tournament Hosted by the City of Anoka
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:30 PM · Anoka Lions Big White Tent
About Anoka
Settlers first arrived where the Rum and Mississippi rivers meet in 1844, and by the mid-1850s the village had a school, a store and a flour mill, with pine logs floating down the Rum River to its sawmills. Anoka was formally made a city in 1878, and its name may come from a Dakota word meaning on both sides. The town holds one of the country's first Halloween parades, from 1920, and calls itself the Halloween Capital of the World. Each October a volunteer group puts on parades, a house decorating contest and a coronation for the 100-plus-year-old festival.