Things to Do in October

THINGS TO DO // OCTOBER 2022

SAT 01 Owls Nest Park Family Fun Day Bring your whole family down to Owls Nest Park for free family-friendly fun! You’ll enjoy: Food trucks, live music, bounce houses, live music, face painters, balloon artists, carnival games, and more! • Location: Owls Nest Park, Time: 2-6p cincinnati-oh.gov/

cityofcincinnati FREE

FC Cincinnati Pre-Match at the Park Festivities will include a DJ and family-friendly activities in the park. Food trucks will be parked on Elm street serving up delicious grub and the Porch presented by PPG Paints will be open serving beer, wine, hard seltzer, and drink specials. • Location: Washington Park, Time: 4:30-7:30p washingtonpark.org/events

Pioneer Life Step back in time to the early 1800s and witness the life of early Pioneers. Visit with interpreters dressed in traditional attire in the cabins around the Pioneer Village. Experience the life of a blacksmith, learn a lesson or two in the schoolhouse, and watch as corn meal turns to cornbread during cooking demonstrations. Fun for the whole family, with free craft stations, live music, and More! • Location: Governor Bebb MetroPark, Time: 12-4p yourmetroparks.net

CAM Kids Day: Fall Fest Spend the morning in our galleries with hands-on preschool activities and enjoy a family-friendly performance at 1:30 p.m. Don't miss out on the hands-on art-making in the Rosenthal Education Center or the My CAM custom scavenger hunts available all day. • Location: Cincinnati Art Museum, Time: 11a-12p cincinnatiartmuseum.org SAT 01̶SUN 02 Sunflower

Festival Live music, hayrides, pumpkins, craft vendors, food trucks, meet the farm animals, Farm Fun Education Station, mule drawn carriage rides, High Grain Beer Garden and Cut Your Own sunflowers. • Location: Gorman Heritage Farm Time: 10a-6p,

gormanfarm.org

Dino & Dragon Stroll Walk among prehistoric creatures, pet baby dinosaurs and experience fun play with games and inflatables. • Location: Duke Energy Center Time: 8:30a-4p dinostroll.com

SAT 01̶MON 03 Landing Ship

Tank 325 Tours Climb aboard the operational World War II Landing Ship Tank 325. Tours will be given by crewmates all weekend. • Location: Sawyer Point, Time: 9a-5p cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati

SUN 02 Kennedy Heights Fall Festival Kennedy Heights Community Council hosts Fall Festival at Drake Park. Enjoy food, drinks and entertainment. • Location: Drake Park, Time: 1-4p

cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati

Horse Trail Rides Rides are approximately one hour and are walk-only on guided trails through the woods for ages 8 and up. Location: Carriage Hill MetroPark, Time: 12:30-2p metroparks.org

Everyone’s a Star Mini In this collaborative drama class for kids in grades K through 2, children will learn a variety of acting skills and exercises, as well as the basics of theatre, performance, character development,ensemble building, and storytelling. • Location: Mayerson JCC Time: 4-5p mayersonjcc.org

*ONGOING

MON 03 Movers and Shakers Story Time You and your child will shake it together! Sing, dance and enjoy music, movement and fun. Recommended for ages 1 – 4. Location: Anderson Library Time: 10:15a-10:45a chpl.org FREE

Family Storytime It is story time! Bring your entire family to enjoy stories, activities, songs and fun while building literacy skills. • Location: Cheviot Library Time: 10:30a-11:30a chpl.org FREE

Rock Your Homework K-12 students: Visit the Homework Help Center for help with your homework, school projects, or extra practice in a subject area of your choice. There are free STEAM activities, educational games, and reading coaching for students without homework or who finish their homework early. • Location: Trotwood Branch Time: 3-6p

daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

TUES 04 Wild Senses at Cincinnati Nature Center Join the front desk staff for a 20-30 minute mini-program where we make nature discoveries using our senses and feed our resident non-venomous snake. • Location: Cincinnati Nature Center, Time: 11a-11:20a cincynature.org

Preschool Craft Club Let's make some art together! Children, 3-5 years, will practice using basic craft tools. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester Time: 11:15a-11:45a midpointelibrary.org

TUES 11 Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical Based on the wildly popular books and animated special, when Spookley saves the farm from a storm, he teaches all the other pumpkins in the patch that the things that make you different make you special. • Location: Lacomedia Dinner Theatre, Time: 11am lacomedia.com/children

WED 05 MasterChef Junior Live Something tasty is heading to Cincinnati – America’s favorite cooking show, MasterChef Junior Live! This all-new, high-energy, interactive stage production brings the culinary hit TV show MasterChef Junior directly to fans and foodies alike… LIVE on stage! • Location: Aronoff Center, Time: 7p

cincinnatiarts.org/events/detail/masterchef-juniorlive-1

ABC Club Welcome to the ABC Club! Children ages 3-5 and their grown ups will explore the alphabet (numbers and colors, too!) through books and related activities. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester Time: 10:15a-10:45a midpointelibrary.org FREE

THURS 06 Tike Hike Ages 3-5 can join Five Rivers MetroPark for a hike around the arboretum. • Location: Cox Arboretum, Time: 10a-11a metroparks.

org FREE

Shakespurr’s Sensory Space The library’s safe space to learn and explore with added therapeutic benefits. Open to all ages and abilities. • Location: Midpointe Library Trenton Time: 4p-6p

midpointelibrary.org FREE *SN

FRI 07̶SUN 09 Fright Night

Weekend Join 3CDC for a spooktacular Fright Night Fest, featuring a free Halloween movie screening in the park all weekend. Friday 8p: Ghostbusters. Saturday 7p: Halloweentown 9p: Beetlejuice. Sunday 8p: Hocus Pocus. • Location: Washington Park

washingtonpark.org/series/fright-night-weekend-2

FRI 07 Storytime in the Garden Join us for our weekly story time that promises to engage your youngster(s) in the joys of nature and imaginative adventure! • Location: Highfield Discovery, Time: 10-10:30 greatparks.org FREE

Andy Grammar: A Benefit for Cincinnati Children’s Join multiplatinum artist Andy Grammer for a special performance to benefit Cincinnati Children’s. Known for his observations and affirmations, Grammer will engage, energize, and empower you with his pop anthems, including the quadruple-platinum "Honey, I’m Good" and platinum singles "Keep Your Head Up," "Fine By Me," "Don't Give Up on Me," and more. • Location: Aronoff Center, Time: 8:30p cincinnatiarts.

org/events/detail/kaleidoscope-1

Paint A Park Explore making art in nature with Five Rivers MetroParks by using watercolor pencils, brushes and paper to create your own interpretation of what Fall means to you. • Location: Possum Creek MetroPark, Time: 2-3:30pmetroparks.org SAT 08 Sunset Skates Cincinnati Parks, Cincinnati Parks Foundation and Skate Downtown Cincinnati are partnering to offer the Sunset Skate at Sawyer Point Series. • Location: Sawyer Point, Time: 5p-8p cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati

City Flea The City Flea is Cincinnati’s original curated, urban flea market that takes place once a month at Washington Park and various other locations throughout the year! • Location: Washington Park, Time: 10a-4p thecityflea.com/markets

Krohn Craft Corner Krohn's Craft Corner this time is pumpkins and black cats. This craft is planned one per family. You will have a live plant to take home. It will be "purrfect". • Location: Krohn Conservatory, Time: 10a-12p cincinnati-oh.gov/

cityofcincinnati

Fall Family Adventure Come and enjoy a day of fall fun for the whole family! Activities include searching for gnomes, crafts, a self-paced nature walk, hearing magical folk tales, a fun spider display, a magician, live music, goodie bags and more! • Location: Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, Time: 4-7:00p

metroparks.org/outdoor-play FREE

Autumn Night Skies The moon is near-full, Jupiter and Saturn are up, and constellations are aplenty! Let’s learn about the night sky, the Blood Moon, nocturnal animals in the park, and all the wonders of the night during this program. Preregistration is required by calling 513-867-5348. • Location: Harbin Park, Time: 7-8:30pyourmetroparks.net

Creative Reuse Drop-In Art Making with Indigo Hippo One person's trash is another artist's treasure! Spark your imagination through a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional artmaking materials provided by Indigo Hippo and create a new work of art while keeping materials out of the landfill. • Location: Cincinnati Art Museum, Time: 11a-1p cincinnatiartmuseum.org

Urban Farming Festival Learn how to be sustainable at home, meet farm animals, take an urban mini hike and more! • Location: Nature Center at the Summit Time: 3:30-8:30p greatparks.org

SUN 09 Game Day on the Levee Show off your stripes and join Newport as we cheer on reigning AFC Champions, the Cincinnati Bengals, in their road to WHO DEY victory this season! Game Day specials offered each home game. • Location: Newport on the Levee Time: 8:20p newportonthe

levee.com

MON 10 Library Babies Storytime Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. Don't forget to bring an instrument, a ball, a scarf, and a blanket to sit on in our children's area! Recommended for ages birth – 18 months. • Location: Madeira Library Time: 10:30a-11a

chpl.org FREE

Reptile Encounter with Dino Buddies Visit the Library for a live, reptile encounter with an animal from local business Dino Buddies! • Location: Corryville Library Time: 4-5p

chpl.org

TUES 11 Kids Crew Be our guest! Watch your favorite book loving and beast taming princess, Belle, come to life as Petite Princess Parties hosts a magical sing along, story time & more • Location: Newport on the Lawn Time: 11a-12:30p newportonthelevee.com/kids-crew *ONGOING

DIY Musical Instruments Come to the library and make your very own musical instrument! For children ages 3+ with an adult caregiver. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester Time: 12:30-1:15p

midpointelibrary.org

WED 12 Wild With Your Child During this self-paced discovery program, young children and their caregivers will explore nature together through multiple senses and outdoor exploration. • Location: Cincinnati Nature Center, Time: 9:15-11:15a

cincynature.org/things-to-do/for-kids-and-teens

Tiny Tots Open Play Toddlers are invited to explore open play in the PJ Patch room. A variety of activities will be set-up to engage your toddler while you enjoy a cup of coffee with a friend. • Location: Mayerson JCC, Time: 10:30a-11:15a mayersonjcc.org

THURS 13̶SUN 16 BLINK

Last experienced by over 1.3M people in 2019, BLINK the illuminated Future City, welcomes all to Cincinnati. The four-night, 30 city block, outdoor art experience inspires innovation and creativity through street art, projection mapping and light-based installations. • Location: Downtown Cincinnati and NKY, Time: Dusk

blinkcincinnati.com

Blink Sightseeing Cruise Experience the nation's largest light, art, and projection mapping experience as you cruise through the downtown riverfront. • Location: BB Riverboats Time: 6p and 8:30p

bbriverboats.com

Jurassic World Live Jurassic World Live Tour, an exhilarating and unpredictable live, family entertainment experience that brings the wonder and thrills of Jurassic World to generations of fans. • Location: Heritage Bank Center Time: 13th and 14th 7p, 15th 11a 3p 7p, Sunday 7p heritagebankcenter.com

THURS 13 Leaves Around the Garden Who is that hiding in the leaves? It's Leaf Man! Hear about his adventures and how the garden is changing during our fall days. • Location: Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, Time: 10:30-11:30a metroparks.org

FRI 14̶SUN 16 A Chorus Line:

Teen Edition A CHORUS LINE is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. By Yellow Brick Theater, the full-length version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical adapted for performance by high school students with family audiences. • Location: PNC Arts Annex, Time: Friday 7:30, Saturday 4p and 7:30, Sunday 2p

daytonlive.org

FRI 14 Extreme Halloween Egg Hunt This EXTREME Halloween Egg Hunt isn’t your typical egg hunt, this one is after dark with black eggs and flashlights only. • Location: Caesar Ford Park, Time: 7-10p gcparkstrails.com

SAT 15 Halloween Hoopla Stop by Seasongood Nature Center to enjoy some Halloween crafts & games, spooky stories, and creepy critter encounters! • Location: Woodland Mound, Time: 12-3p

greatparks.org/calendar

Families Create! Fashion to a T With Michael Coppage as your guide, express your identity and individual style by decoriate a "Black Box" T-shirt. For children ages 5-10 years. Workshops are $5 per child, pre-registration required. • Location: Weston Art Gallery, Time: 10-11:30a westonartgallery.com/learn

Black Walnut Dying Meet by the fire to tie-dye a tote bag using dye made from black walnuts. Hit the trail on a guided hike to learn more about the important role these trees play this time of year. • Location: Farbach-Warner, Time: 10a

greatparks.org/calendar

Garden Adventures: Chills and Thrills Spooky season is upon us at Highfield Discovery Garden! Join us and celebrate the season with crafts, games, and visits from our not-so-creepy critters. This program is recommended for children ages 2 to 5. • Location: Glenwood Gardens, Time: 10a-11:15 greatparks.

org/calendar

Adult Sunset Safari African Sundowner Join us for a two-part adventure! An interactive social hour with drinks and light bites and a visit from a unique animal is just the beginning. Then, small tour groups led by Zoo Educators will explore the Zoo after hours. Discover our amazing African wildlife and conservation stories through a night hike and get up-close with live animal encounters. This experience also includes behind-the-scenes sneak peeks into what it’s like to care for these African animals. • Location: Cincinnati Zoo, Time: 6-10p cincinnatizoo.org

Let’s Go Hiking! Seed Stroll Let’s go on a stroll—a seed stroll! Join in to find out what special seeds are grown in the park by the plants found here. We’ll learn about these plants, what their seeds look like, and the unique ways that seeds can spread and disperse— sometimes by utilizing humans! • Location: Harbin Park, Time: 10:30a-12p yourmetroparks.net

The Howl at Voice of America MetroPark "Bark" your calendars for The Howl at Voice of America MetroPark! Join us October 15 from 4-7pm for a fun filled celebration of our canine friends and spooky season. Come dressed for a costume contest, walk the trick-or-treat trail designed for you and your dogs, and much more! Get cozy with your pup and stick around for a screening of Disney's "101 Dalmatians" after the event. Registration is encouraged, walk-ups area welcome. Event fee is $5/dog. Free admission to families without dogs (yet!). Benefits go to The Wiggly Field Dog Park Fund at the Northern Cincinnati Foundation. • Location: Voice of America MetroPark, Time: 4 p,

YourMetroParks.net

FRI, OCTOBER 21

COSTUMED CHARACTER HIKE AT CALDWELL NATURE PRESERVE

SUN 16 Game Day on the Levee Show off your stripes and join Newport as we cheer on reigning AFC Champions, the Cincinnati Bengals, in their road to WHO DEY victory this season! Game Day specials offered each home game. • Location: Newport on the Levee Time: 1p newportonthelevee.com

MON 17 Gaming

Unplugged Teens ages 12 to 18 are invited to come into the Library for wireless gaming! • Location: Mount Healthy Library Time: 4-5p chpl.org

TUES 18 Greene

Grasshoppers Fall Festival Kids can try their hand at making fresh apple cider, make a glowing craft, play games, enjoy a snack and more. • Location: Fairground s Recreation Center Time: 6-8p gcparkstrails.com

Teen DIY Crafts Stop by the library after school to create a new DIY project each month! This month's craft: Spooky Flower. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester Time: 3:30-4:30p

midpointelibrary.org

WED 19 The Great Pumpkin Patch Hundreds of pumpkins will be hidden along the trails while your child, age 2-9, will search and find pumpkins that match images on the cards provided. • Location: Russ Nature Preserve Time: 6-8p gcparkstrails.com

THURS 20 YMCA Fall

Festival Trunk or Treat in partnership with Blue Ash Business Association. Open to the community with treats, photo booth and more! • Location: Blue Ash YMCA, Time: 6-8p

myy.org/events/fall-festival

FRI 21 Costumed Character Hike at Cincy Parks Walk through a pumpkin-lit trail meeting costumed characters from nature and history. This is a non-scary holiday walk best suited to children ages 3-10 years. Make it a family tradition! Hikes start at 6:00 pm and leave every 5 minutes until 8:30 pm. Each hike lasts about one hour. • Location: Caldwell Nature Preserve, Time: 6-9p cincinnati-oh.

gov/cityofcincinnati

SAT 22 Sensory

Saturday at CAM Join us for a socially distanced version of the Cincinnati Art Museum program for families with children who have developmental disabilities. Sensory Saturday will continue to begin before public hours, so families can enjoy a less crowded environment if they wish to do so. • Location: Cincinnati Art Museum, Time: 9:30-11:30a cincinnatiartmuseum.

org *SN

Creepy Creatures Lots of people think spiders, snakes, bats, and other creatures are scary, but do we need to be scared of them? No! So come out and learn more about these commonly misunderstood animals. • Location: Germantown MetroPark, Time: 1:30-3p

metroparks.org

S’mores at the Nature Playscape It’s never too late in the year to enjoy s’mores! Drop in to the Nature PlayScape to make a campfire treat and get fueled up to play. Suitable for all ages. No registration necessary for this drop-in program. • Location: Cincinnati Nature Center, Time: 10:30-11:30

cincynature.org/things-to-do/ for-kids-and-teens

Jack-O-Lantern Hike at Cincy Parks Join us on an October night to enjoy the jack-o-lanterns and luminaries on the trail. There will be no costumed characters during this Saturday evening event. This a great “date night for adults” or a low-key walk for families. Groups leave every 5 minutes. • Location: Caldwell Nature Preserve, Time: 7-10p cincinnati-oh.gov/cityofcincinnati

Things with Wings: Let’s Get Batty Fly on over and hang out for a bat program at Governor Bebb MetroPark! Let's get batty and explore the world of these nocturnal mammals during our hike as they wake up for the night in search of their insect prey! Location: Governor Bebb Park, Time: 6p-7:30p yourmetroparks.net FREE

SAT 22̶SUN 23 Fall

Fest Carve out some good times at Washington Park’s weekend of fall family fun! 3CDC has a jam-packed entertainment lineup for all ages with local vendors selling craft & homemade items, baked goods, pet needs and more. There will also be children’s activities including a free pumpkin patch and animal encounters. • Location: Washington Park, Time: 22nd and 23rd, 11a-4p washingtonpark.org/series/

fall-fest-weekend-4

SUN 23 Pumpkin Decorating at the Market The great pumpkin harvest has arrived! Bring your creative spirit to 2nd Street Market for a fun-filled family day decorating this favorite fall decoration. • Location: 2nd Street Market, Time: 11a-3p

metroparks.org

PhilharMonster Concert Autumn wouldn’t be complete without a family trip downtown for PhilharMonster. Gasps, giggles, and costumes abound during this afternoon when everyone prepares for the hauntingly hilarious Halloween season. • Location: Schuster Center, Time: 3p daytonlive.org

Trunk or Treat Bring your goblins and ghouls to have some family fun in the YMCA parking lot. There will be a contest for the best decorated vehicle while kids ages 12 and under trunk-or-treat from vehicle to vehicle. • Location: YMCA at the Heights Time: 6-8p daytonymca.org

MON 24 Outdoor Storytime in the Park Join the Cincinnati Library for storytime in the great outdoors! Listen to stories, enjoy a snack, explore the park, and grab a take and make activity. • Location: Home of the Brave Park Time: 10:30-11a chpl.org

MON 24̶MON 31 Spooky Take

and Explore Stop by the Children's Area for a fun, self-guided craft activity for the spooky season! Feel free to explore the kit during your library visit, choose to take it home, or even schedule the activity for curbside pickup. • Location: Miamisburg branch Time: all day

daytonmetrolibrary.org

MON 24 Pumpkin Decorating The Dayton Metro Library supplies the mini pumpkins (one per child) and decorating supplies (no carving) while children supply the creativity to decorate their pumpkin any way they wish! • Location: Southeast Branch Time: 10a-2p daytonmetrolibrary.org

TUES 25 Game On! Calling all teen gamers in grades 6-12: Join the library for gaming fun! • Location: Trotwood Branch Time: 4-5p

daytonmetrolibrary.org

WED 26 Family Storytime Enjoy quality family time with books, songs, and activities that children of all ages and caregivers can enjoy together. • Location: Southeast Branch Time: 11a-11:30a

daytonmetrolibrary.org

WED 26̶SAT 29 Pumpkin

Glow Greene County Parks give a whole new meaning to GLOW with the annual Pumpkin Glow! No traditional, candlelit pumpkins here…just hand-painted pumpkins in black light-reflective paint.• Location: Caesar Ford Park, Time: 6-9p gcparkstrails.com

THURS 27 Monster Mash Have a monsterly good time with lots of free activities, games, hay ride, costume contest and much more!• Location: Weidner Field Time: 6-8p daytonmetrolibrary.org

Movie Night on the Levee Get in the spooky spirit with complimentary face paint and a ghostly visit from a Nightmare Before Christmas character. • Location: Newport on the Levee Time: 6-8p

newportonthelevee.com

BOOnshoft Halloween Come in costume and celebrate at Boonshoft! Enjoy themed programming throughout the day and finish with trick-or-treating at the museum from 5:30-7:00p. • Location: Boonshoft Museum boonshoft.org

FRI 28 YMCA Fall Festival Join the YMCA for a free community event with trunk or treat, photo booth, petting zoo, costume contest with prizes, and many more fun family activities! • Location: R.C. Durr YMCA, Time: 6:30-8:30p myy.org/events/

fall-festival

FRI 28̶SUN 30 Frisch’s Roller Rink Monster Mash Monster Mash with 3CDC at Court Street Plaza! Frisch's Roller Rink is returning this Halloween weekend! Outdoor roller skates will be available for rent for $5, and the price of admission will be $2. Patrons may also bring their own skates. • Location: Court Street Plaza, Time: 28th, 29th, 30th, 12p-6p

courtstreetcincy.com/events

Vintage Market Days An upscale vintage & vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market, featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home decor, outdoor furnishings, consumable yummies, seasonal plantings & a little more. • Location: Greene County Fairgrounds Time: Friday and Saturday 9a-4p Sunday 10a-3p vintagemarketdays.com

SAT 29 Howl-O-Ween Hootenanny In collaboration with ArtsConnect, we will be offering a fun-filled afternoon of Trunk or Treat, Pumpkin Painting, Ghost Busting Hay Maze, Hay Rides and much more. FREE to the community! • Location: Powel Crosley YMCA, Time: Noon-3p myy.org/events/fall-festival FREE

Halloween Bingo Join the library for family fun Halloween inspired bingo! Ages 5 and up.• Location: Midpointe Library Trenton Time: 1:30p-2:30p

midpointelibrary.org FREE

Cyclones First Face Off Watch the Cincinnati Cyclones hockey take on the Heartlanders for the first home game of the season with a calendar giveaway.• Location: Heritage Bank Arena Time: 7:30p

cycloneshockey.com

SUN 30 Trick or Treat at the Market Join Findlay Market for an un-Boo-lievable trick or treat market.• Location: Findlay Market, Time: 2p-4p findlaymarket.org

MON 31 Halloween Costume Party Show off your Halloween costume and trick-or-treat around the library! Recommended for ages 6-18.• Location: Westwood Library Time: All day chpl.org

Halloween Button Making Celebrate Halloween by making buttons! The library will have both Halloween and non-Halloween themed designs for you to make.• Location: Midpointe Library Liberty Time: 2-4p

midpointelibrary.org FREE

Preschool Storytime Halloween Edition Join the library for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop the language, literacy, and social skills your preschooler needs for school success. Wear your costume for a costume parade in the library and treats will be distributed.• Location: Vandalia Branch Time: 11a-12p daytonmetrolibrary.org

ONGOING EVENTS

HallZOOween Weekends October 1-30. HallZOOween is FREE with Zoo Admission! Guests will be treated to a day of fun at the Cincinnati Zoo! Help the Zoo go green, please bring your own treat bag! Trick or treat stations, special animal encounters, Hogwarts Express Train, Scare-ousel and costumes encouraged. • Location: Cincinnati Zoo, Time: 12p-5p cincinnatizoo.org/

events/hallzooween

Ohio Renaissance Festival Weekends through October 30. Your fairytale comes to life in the 16th century village filled with thrilling shows, food & drink, unique shops, and a fantasy adventure like no other! • Location: Harveysburg Renaissance Festival, Time: 10:30a-7p renfestival.com

LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Preserve StoryWalk October 1-31. Join Cincy Parks for the self guided latest installment of the LaBoiteaux Woods StoryWalk Series! This fall the StoryWalk will be The Very Impatient Caterpillar written and illustrated by Ross Burach. • Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Preserve, Time: 6a-10p cincinnati-oh.

gov/cityofcincinnati

FRI-SUN, OCTOBER 28-30

FRISCH'S ROLLER RINK MONSTER MASH AT COURT STREET PLAZA

Farm! September 17 through October 31, Open Daily. Voted by CityBeat “Best Pumpkin Farm”, Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries is back! Tickets are all activity inclusive with the brand new Petting Farm, Pumpkin Bounce Pad, Farm Games, Trike Track, Bee Train, Hayride, Corn Maze, and Pumpkins and Bakery Treats available for purchase. Weekends feature the Beer Garden! Come out for an amazing whole family experience. Tickets online only. • Location: Bloom & Berries Farm Market FallOnTheFarm.com

Haunted Village October 14-15, 21-22, 28-29. Heritage Village Museum will transform into a Haunted Village for a family-friendly, slight-fright event. Explore the village meeting ghosts, witches, a fortune teller, and a cursed archaeologist along the way. Walk through the spooky cemetery and haunted woods. Enjoy balloon art, games, a creepy critter zoo, and more! Halloween costumes are encouraged for kids and adults and add to the family-friendly fun. • Location: Sharon Woods, Time: 6-10p heritagevillagecincinnati.org/

events/haunted-village

Disney’s Descendants The Musical at The Children’s Theatre

October 8-9, 14, 16, 11-14 & 17. It is present-day, and in the kingdom of Auradon, all of Disney’s beloved heroes and royalty are living happily ever after, safe from the terrifying villains and troublesome sidekicks they have banished to the magic-free Isle of the Lost. • Location: The Children’s Theatre thechildrenstheatre.com/shows/

descendants

Young’s Dairy Pumpkin Picking October 1-30. With acres of pumpkin fun to enjoy, find your perfect pumpkin at Young’s Dairy. Pick your own from the field or choose yours from the market. • Location: Young’s Dairy Time: 11a-6p youngsdairy.com/

pick-your-own-pumpkins

Waynesville Fall Fest Saturdays & Sundays Through Oct 30. If you’re looking for a new family tradition, Waynesville Fall Fest has you covered! We’re excited to return this season with more attractions and entertainment than ever before. Get ready for a 5-acre corn maze, two mini golf courses, gem mining, the Wildwater Mining Company mega playset, carnival games, a petting farm, pedal cars, Water Wars, disc golf, pumpkin painting, S.L. Expeditions adventure trucks, and so much more! Enjoy delicious food and treats and make memories with special events throughout the season. • Location: 7392 East State Route 73

waynesvillefallfest.com

Life Size Candyland October 1-31. Drop by the Library for a life-size Candyland game! Wind your way through the Molasses Swamp and say 'hello' to Lord Licorice and Gramma Nutt as you journey to the throne of King Kandy. • Location: New Lebanon Branch Time: all day daytonmetrolibrary.org OCTOBER 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 HAUNTED VILLAGE AT HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM

Dinosaurs of Antarctica Beginning October 14. Venture into one of the most isolated environments on Earth on a journey into the unexpected. Uncover never-before-seen dinosaur fossils buried beneath snow and ice in Dinosaurs of Antarctica: The Exhibition. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center Time: 10a-5p

cincymuseum.org/dinosaurs-of-antarctica

The Science of Color: PRISMATICA

Through October 16. This interactive art experience at Krohn consists of being surrounded by an array of colors from the rainbow and learning more about the science of color. For this event, Krohn will essentially be turned into a giant kaleidoscope with giant prisms all around that transmit every color. Come to Khron conservatory to enter to an immersive, colorful experience. • Location: Krohn Conservatory, cincinnati-

oh.gov/cincyparks/visit-a-park/find-a-parkfacility/ krohn-conservatory

Cowvins Corny Maze at Youngs Dairy 2022 Daily starting September 17 through October 30. Cowvin, the baby of the Cow Family, has created a family fun maze of more than 3½ acres of cornfield and has over one mile of paths. Cowvin’s Corny Maze goes through our cornfield and has many twists, dead-ends and tricky twists. It’s an adventure! Are you up for the challenge? • Location: Young's Jersey Dairy, Time: 11a-6p,

youngsdairy.com/cowvins-corny-maze

Ohio Renaissance Festival Weekends through October 30. The Ohio Renaissance Festival offers something for everyone featuring nearly 100 shows daily on 14 stages, over 150 unique arts and crafts shops, hearty food and drink, games of skill and human-powered rides to amuse all ages. • Location: Ohio Renaissance Festival, Time: 10:30a,

renfestival.com

Fall Family Fun Weekends at Brown's Family Farm Market

Weekends Through October 30. We are the perfect day trip for Fall family fun! Weekend Fall activities include pick your own pumpkin, hayrides, barrel train, play village, corn maze, straw maze, farm animals, picnic area, sunflower patch and lots of photo opportunities! Don't forget to check out the Farm Market for all your Fall decorating needs! FREE PARKING, NO ADMISSION! • Location: Brown's Family Farm Market, Open: 9a-7p,

brownsfarmmarket.com

Tricks and Treats Fall Fest Select days

September 25 through October 30. Make no bones about it, Kings Island's Tricks and Treats Fall Fest is set to be the area’s favorite Halloween event. Everyone in the family—from tots to tweens to grown-ups—will have a spooktacular time with fun fall activities, specialty food and craft beers, games and game shows, music entertainment, trick-ortreating, and so much more! • Location: Kings Island, Time: 11a-7p, visitkingsisland.com/events/tricks-and-

treats-fall-fest

Jack O’Lantern Junction September 24 through October 31. Halloween fun for the whole family! Walk thru our indoor, kid friendly maze and see friendly ghosts, skeletons and more. Each child will receive a bag of trick-or-treat candy! Plus, see our new Halloween mini scenes and a Halloween themed train display! Don’t worry about the weather it’s all indoors! • Location: EnterTRAINment Junction, Time: 10a-6p, entertrainmentjunction.com/calendar

Fall Fun at Burwinkel Farms

September 24 through October 31. Celebrate fall with over 20+ varieties of locally grown apples, as well as all your fall decorating needs! Burwinkel Farms is the perfect place to take your family for corn stalks, gourds and pumpkins of all sorts, Indian corn, apple cider, and mums. Plus, activities for all ages including a corn maze, skid maze, Halloween scavenger hunt, crawl-thru straw tunnel, corn pool, and weekend hayrides to our pumpkin patch and sunflower field (when in bloom). • Location: Burwinkel Farm, burwinkelfarms.com

PLEASE NOTE WE WORK HARD TO ENSURE OUR CALENDAR AND GUIDE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE. OCCASIONALLY, EVENT SPECIFICS CHANGE AFTER WE GO TO PRESS. THEREFORE, WE ENCOURAGE OUR READERS TO CALL LOCATIONS OR VISIT THEM ON THE WEB TO VERIFY INFORMATION.