Spirit Halloween Stores Open Near Stillwater

STILLWATER, MN — It’s now mid-September, which means the Halloween season has arrived — at least at the more than 1,400 seasonal Spirit Halloween stores that have opened nationwide, including two near Stillwater.

All the company’s stores across every state sell costumes, Halloween décor, and accessories for children, teens, and adults.

Here are the locations near Stillwater:

• (Former Pier 1) at 5855 Krueger Lane,Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
• (Former Gordmans) at 8268 Tamarack Village, Woodbury, MN 55125

The store allows online shopping by theme, so customers can filter costumes by TV show or movie, among other sections. Filters are also available by size, price or rating.

Spirit Halloween has Harley Quinn, Stitch and fox costumes among their featured popular buys more than six weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 holiday.

Be aware of the local mask policy before entering Spirit Halloween stores or any other brick-and-mortar business, even with the coronavirus pandemic having passed its year-and-a-half mark.

While Spirit Halloween does not specifically state masks are required for vaccinated customers, all employees — vaccinated and unvaccinated — are required to wear face coverings. The store also requires face coverings for all unvaccinated customers.

Hand sanitizer stations are posted at the store’s entrance, and plastic shields are mounted around the registers.