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Halloween & Fall Fun for all Ages, complete guide

Fall Festivals and Trick-or-Treating Guide

October 5, 2015
Use this go-guide for all things costume, spooky & not-so-spooky along with Harvest and Fall festivities...even a Costume SWAP!
 

Click HERE for Farm Specific Information and HERE for the event calendar so you can plan your picks into your personal calendars.

City Celebrations: 

  • Octoberfest in Powell: Fri & Sat Oct 2, 3
  • Harvest Fair, Columbus Commons, Oct 3 (confirm details from their site) [glimpse at our past visit]
  • Old Time Harvest Day: Grove City, Oct 4, 1-4p
  • Fall Fest UA Oct 11, 1-5p, Fancyburg Park, Family fun activities plus Chili Cook-off. Live Music & More
  • Halloween Spooktacular: Dublin, Oct 15, Thur, Candy Treats, Activities and Mini-Maze [check out our past visit, link to pictures]
  • A Creepy Crawly Halloween: Worthington Community Center, Sat Oct 16, 6:30-8:30, Indoor & Outdoor Activities, Free
  • Candy by the Carload: Powell, Sat Oct 24  5p-7p  47 Hall Street, Outdoor, Car to Car candy fun!
  • Boo on Broadway: Grove City, Oct 29th, 6:30-8pm

Costume Swap: 
Worthington Community Center- beginning Sept 8th you can contribute no longer needed costumes in exchange for a ticket to get a 'new to you' costume on Oct 3rd (or you can simply donate costumes.) Oct 3rd also comes with other fun activities for the kids after their 'new' costumes have been selected! Information HERE.

Indoor Festival:
Malloween: Saturday, Oct 24th, 11am-3pm, indoor lower level of the Mall at Tuttle Crossing. Costumes welcomed. Many FREE activities to enjoy- like face painting, air brushed tattoos, stage acts, balloon artist, arts & crafts, vendors on site and treats for parents too! Ran by NWCbus Macaroni Kid & the Kidgits program through Simon Malls. Free to join all activities however Kidgits members, new and existing, gain a nice take-home, membership has 1 year's worth of privileges for $5 per child. {BreeA@MacaroniKid.com with any questions}

'Scary' and other Costumed Fun Options:
  • Harvest Festival, Stratford Ecological Center, Sept 26 (link)
  • All Hallow's Eve, Ohio Village, celebrating Halloween the old fashioned way- and with special guests...like the Headless Horseman! Oct 17 & 24, (link)
  • COSI's Costume Fun and Run 5k and 1 mile walk.Oct 24 (link)
  • Young's Dairy Farm, Haunted Wagon Rides & Storytelling (for all ages) Website, Yellow Springs, Thru end of Oct. Corn Maze is already ready for those that are up to the challenge! Oct 3 & 4: Yearly Festival
  • Zombie Hunt Paintball from a hayride Website  Mount Gilead, Begins Sept 19, Fridays & Saturdays.  New wooden maze that is free after hayride. Ages 5 and up.
  • Haunted Maize at Little Darby Creek, Website Oct 3-31, Ages 3 and up for many activities, U-Pick options, Maze, Hayrides, Corn Canyon, Pedal Carts, Petting Zoo and more
  • Cedar Point, Sandusky, Halloweekends, Website 
  • Zombie Tag, Lazer Tag, Website, TBA


Trick-or-Treat Schedule 2015 Columbus Area: 
many will be held on Thursday October 29th:
Columbus, Upper Arlington, Dublin, Hilliard, Plain City
Columbus Website Link, Trick-or-Treat begins at 5p-7p

Non-29th:
Worthington, Oct 31

CLICK here for Apple Pickin and Farms with lots of fun activities