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37th Annual Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival

The Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival takes over Historic Downtown Lebanon on Saturday, Dec. 5. This is the 37th year, admission is free...
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Slick City Indoor Slide Park in Cincinnati

Slick City Action Park in Springdale is a 39,000-square-foot indoor park built around dry slides. They ride like water slides, minus the water, the...
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Banana Ball Is Coming to Dayton in 2027

Banana Ball, the rule-bending version of baseball created by the Savannah Bananas, is coming to Dayton next summer. The Dayton Dragons announced Oct. 15...
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Worth-the-Drive: Pokagon State Park’s Toboggan Run

Pokagon State Park in Angola, Ind., is home to the only refrigerated toboggan run in the state, which means it runs whether or not...
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Greater Cincinnati’s First Outdoor Padel Club Is Now Open

Greater Cincinnati has spent the past few years learning pickleball. Padel is next in line. Cincinnati Padel Club is now open at 3804 Church...
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2026 Trick or Treat Times in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Every child can agree that trick-or-treating on Halloween is the best day of the year. To help keep all the trick-or-treaters safe, please make...
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2026 Trick or Treat Times in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

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Every child can agree that trick-or-treating on Halloween is the best day of the year. To help keep all the trick-or-treaters safe, please make...

2026 Trick or Treat / Beggar’s Night Times for Dayton and Miami Valley

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Every child can agree that trick-or-treating on Halloween is the best day of the year. To help keep all the trick-or-treaters safe, please make...

Clean Out the Toy Room & Cash In!

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The holidays are right around the corner, and Once Upon a Child is stocking up on TOYS! Now is the perfect time to clear...

The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill

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Every night from Nov. 27 through Dec. 30, someone at Historic Clifton Mill flips one switch, and more than 5 million lights come on...

Best Places for a Fall Hike around Cincinnati

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Fall is the easiest season of the year to get kids on a trail. It's cool enough that nobody melts down by mile one,...

Worth the Drive: Ohio’s Free Christmas Cave

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Looking for something a little different this holiday season? About two hours east of Cincinnati, the Christmas Cave in Minford turns an old gravel...

Book the Sitter for Lebanon’s Bourbon Train

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The Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad runs plenty of trains for kids this fall. The Bourbon Train is not one of them. The 21-and-over ride...

Stone’s Zone: Boonshoft’s New Toddler Play Area

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The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton has a new space built for its smallest visitors. Stone's Zone, a climbable toddler play area named...

“Spooky” Family Friendly Attractions in Cincinnati

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Not every kid is ready for a chainsaw in a corn maze. These Cincinnati-area Halloween events stick to candy, costumes and glowing pumpkins instead...

Holiday Train Rides Near Cincinnati and Dayton (2026)

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Holiday Train Rides Near Cincinnati & Dayton There's something about a Christmas train ride that kids love. Maybe it's the whistle, the decorated train cars...

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