50 Things to do this Fall around Cincinnati and Dayton {2024}

Summer, schummer. Bring on fall! The festivals, cooler temps, pumpkin-everything, flannel, apple picking, trick or treating… what’s not to love?

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Here are 50 Things to do this Fall around Cincinnati & Dayton:

1. Go apple picking.

2. Hit the trails!

3. Conquer a corn maze.

4. Explore Fort Ancient.

5. Go creek stomping.

6. Enjoy a day of family fun at Kings Island, rain or shine.

7. Pick your own flowers and make a beautiful bouquet!

8. Visit one of these epic playscapes.

9. Pick your own pumpkin!

10. Visit farm animals at Shaw Farm.

11.  Ride the Rails in Bluegrass, Kentucky

12. Check out Mt. Airy Treehouse.

13. Explore the Ohio Caverns.

14. Visit a new-to-you playground.

15. Ride bikes on the Loveland Trail.

16. Spend a day at a worth-the-drive children’s museum.

17. Spend an entire day at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

18. Wander around Heritage Village.

19. Buy tickets to a Children’s Theatre show.

20. Visit the Air Force Museum.

21. Go to a fall festival.

22. Take in the changing colors around Cincinnati and/or Dayton.

23. Visit Ohio’s very own castles.

24. Create a “You’ve Been Booed” basket for a neighbor.

25. Enjoy the great outdoors at a local nature center.

26. Explore Young’s Jersey Dairy!

27. Go fossil hunting at Trammel Fossil Park.

28. Do a photo shoot all over Cincinnati!

29. Check the sunflowers at one of these epic fields.

30. Say cheese at this selfie studio.

31. Get creative at Queen City Clay!

32. Explore the world’s largest indoor train museum before it closes!

33. Visit Cincy’s straight-from-a-fairytale Highfield Discovery Garden.

34. Take a trip to a unique landmark!

35. Don’t let a rainy day keep you down and visit an indoor playground.

36. Try a new place to eat!

37. Leave the kids at home for date night.

38. Go camping with the family at Winton Woods!

39. Check out The American Sign Museum.

40. Do Dayton or Cincinnati on a budget!

41. Visit the Country Applefest.

42. Don’t miss the hidden gem that is Tom Jones Commons in Eden Park

43. Feeling adventurous? Go Zip Lining!

Starting in September/October…

44. Go back in time at the Ohio Renaissance Festival (Aug. 31 – Sept. 2)

45. Don’t miss Fall on the Farm at Bloom & Berries Farm (Sept. 14 – Oct. 31)

46. Choo-Choose to take the day for Jack O’Lantern Junction (Sept. 28 – Oct. 31)

47. Visit Country Pumpkins for Fall Fest (Sept. 7 – Oct. 31)

48. Head to Kings Island for Tricks And Treats Fall Fest (Sept. 24 – Oct. 29)

49. Chug along on The Pumpkin Express every weekend in October.

50. Check out all the fall family fun at Burwinkel Farms

Southwest Ohio is at its best in the fall — we challenge you to take full advantage of the season!