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October Spook-Tacular List of Events

Festivals, Haunted Houses, Costume events and more....

Beggar's Night for the area is Oct 31, 6-8 pm

(see below for a complete list of times for your specific area)

The details to these events can be located in the calendar of events:

Columbus:

The Depot Columbus, Oct 14, 1-4, come dressed up and enjoy the spooky train filled with treats

Ohio Village/Ohio Historical Society, All Hallow's Eve, Oct 15 & 22, Enjoy an old fashioned halloween event with spooky fire side stories and entertainment.

Halloween at the Conservatory, Oct 28, Come in costume and enjoy this afternoon of fun! Visit seven trick-or-treat stations, Scary storytelling with James Flanagan at 2 & 3pm

Delaware:

City Halloween Party, Sat Oct 27th, 4-7, Fall Snacks and fun events at Mingo Park

Dublin:

Halloween Spooktacular, Thur Oct 25th, 3:30-8:30, so much fun as you can go from trunk to trunk and enjoy a range of fall fun festivies, 5620 Post Rd

Mall-o-Ween aka Tuttle n' Treat, Oct 27th, 10a-4p, enjoy dance performances, face painter, magician, goody bags, costume contest (2-4p), activites up and down stairs for children, and more!

Easton:
Easton Town Center, Tue Oct 30th, 6-8p, corners of Fenlon St & Worth Ave (info)

Grove City:

Boo on Broadway, Wed, Oct 31st, 6-8, geared for an alternative to the door to door tradtion, downtown is transformed into a spooky...fun place for the family. Grove City Town Center

Powell:

Candy by the Carload, Sat Oct 27th, 5-7pm, this is great for little legs as they can easily go from 'car to car' and enjoy goodies from local businesses. This is at the Village Green.

Boo at the Zoo, Oct 19-21 & 26-28, Treat stations and family ghoulish fun over take the zoo!Fri-Sun of the last 2 Oct weekend, Fri 5-9 and Sat/Sun 10-8

Polaris:

Magic Mountain's Halloween Fun Weekend, Oct 26-28, for groups of 10 or more you'll love this play time...where a costume and receive a free attraction plus RESERVE your party or 10 guest at $100...buying you a TON of spookalicious fun!

Upper Arlington:

Fall Fest, Oct 14, 2-6, Enjoy a chili cook off, face painter, balloon sculptor, infalatables, making your own scarecrow and more

UACA Golden Bear Scare, Oct 23rd, 6-9, go on a scavenger hunt for the 'missing UACA directors, two time slots to suite different ages

Worthington:

Fairy Tale Fun Halloween Party, Fri Oct 19th, 6:30-8:30, carnival type Halloween fun with fairy tale characters on the trick or treat trail. Free at the Worthington Community Center

Scary Attractions for the teens & adults to explore:

Field of Fright, Fri & Sat evenings, Oct 5-27, other fun errr spooky attractions as well. About 10 minutes outside of Marysville in Milford, website

Best Haunted Houses in Ohio Website

Scare-A-Torium, Dublin Website

Other Attractions:

Young's Jersey Dairy, INFO HERE, Yellow Springs OH, Some items are year around and some fall festivities available Fri & Sat in October (not far from Dayton, about a 40 minute or so drive and worth it!) They offer full service restaurants, a corn maize, a petting zoo, pick your own pumpkins, haunted wagon rides, a pumpkin chunk contest (10/27), putt put and more.

The MAiZE, INFO HERE, Milford OH, Not just a corn maze but full attractions for the family to enjoy! Including a Kids fun barn, pvc roller slide, Barnyard bouncer, a sand mountian, laser tag, a corn ball (not a person but a game, wink), a petting zoo, pedal carts, hayrides to the pumpkin patch ($1 per person in addtion to admission) and a Cow Train and MORE! PRICING.

Cedar Point, HalloWeekends, INFO HERE, Fri evening thru Sun: now through Oct 28. There are times for family fun (during the daylight) and at nightfall things get a little scarier. The site has a full listing of options and which rides are open to enjoy.

Kings Island, Halloween Haunt, INFO HERE, Fri/Sat 7pm- 1am, Sep 28 through Oct 27 (not appearing online to be geared towards a younger crowd)

The calendar has even more events!!! The libraries and many shops have some FUN events planned for you and your family.
Dates and prices are subject to change so please confirm before you attend.

Halloween Trick or Treat times for your area:

October 25

Amanda 6-7:30
Athens 5:30-6:30
Bremen 6-7:30
Heath 5:30-7
Lancaster 6-7:30
Newark 5:30-7

October 28

Ashville 4-5:30

October 30

Bucyrus 5:30-7:30
Circleville 5-6

October 31

Bexley 5:30-7
Canal Winchester 5:30-7:30
Chillicothe 6-7:30
Columbus 6-8
Coshocton 5-6:30
Dublin 6-8
Gahanna 6-8
Galena 6-7:15
Grandview Heights 6-8
Groveport 5:30-7
Granville 5:30-7
Grove City 6-8
Hebron 5:30-7
Hilliard 6-8
Johnstown 6-7:30
Lewis Center 6-8
Liberty 6-8
Marion 5:30-7:30
Marysville 6-8
New Albany 6-8
Orange Township 6-8
Ostrander 6-8
Pataskala 6-8
Pickerington 6-8
Plain City 6-8
Powell 6-8
Reynoldsburg 6-8
Sunbury 6-8
Upper Arlington 6-8:25
West Jefferson 5:30-7:30
Westerville 6-8
Worthington 6-8