Minneapolis Donut Crawl Sells Out, Adds 2nd Date

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – What started as a few friends sampling pastries has turned into the Twin Cities' sweetest new happening, and a sold-out event.

The Twin Cities Donut Crawl may just be the ultimate sugar rush. Ticket holders get coffee, a T-shirt and, of course, a doughnut from three local favorites.

This event started last December with just a few friends, much like the beginnings of the venerable Zombie Pub Crawl.

"We have so many great doughnut shops in the Twin Cities that are just little mom and pop things that we wanted to try out," said one local doughnut enthusiast.

Organizers said they thought they would get maybe 200 to 300 people at most, and capped the event off at 500 participants. The Saturday, Nov. 8 event sold out briskly.

"Then we opened up a waiting list and there were hundreds of people on our waiting list, so we decided to do a second day," an organizer said.

So by the numbers, we're talking a thousand shirts, 80 gallons of coffee and at least 3,000 doughnuts.

The crawl doesn't just get revelers up close and personal with old standbys, participating stores are even making custom crullers just for the crawlers, so to speak. OK, they may or may not be actual "crullers." The actual specifics of these special crawl-only doughnuts is still top secret.

While enjoying their treats, doughnut crawlers are also helping families put food on their tables. Proceeds are going to Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank.

Tickets are still available for the Sunday, Nov. 9, crawl. They go for $25, or $65 for the VIP package.

Twin Cities Donut Crawl will be giving away a few tickets for Saturday. Click here for more information.