Check out these ideas for Fall Fun around Cincinnati and Dayton!
Fall on the Farm at Blooms and Berries
Voted “Best Pumpkin Farm” by CityBeat, Fall on the Farm is an amazing family destination! With paid admission, each guest is welcome to the 40 animal petting farm, pumpkin bounce pad, NEW train ride that takes guests around the farm, NEW Barnyard Adventure low ropes course, a 5-acre corn maze, races around the Barnyard 500 trike track, and more! Stop in the bakery to purchase tasty treats, or Farmer Frank’s Hot Dog Stand for lunch on weekends. Browse the Market Barn and Garden Center for unique finds, fun gifts, and fall color. The Beer Garden returns Fridays – Sundays! We often SELL OUT, so it is strongly recommended to secure tickets online in advance. Gate sales cannot be guaranteed and will be an additional $5 on site Sat. and Sun.
Phone: (513) 697-9173
Address: 9669 S. St. Rte. 48, Loveland, OH
Dates: Open Daily through October 31st
Fall Farm Fun at Burwinkel Farms
Join Burwinkel Farms this fall for some Family Farm Fun! Enjoy a sunflower hayride to our pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and sunflower fields. Explore a punch-card maze, Halloween scavenger hunt, animals, plus much more! Fun for all ages, kids and adults alike! Hayrides run Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-6pm (weather permitting), all other activities are open during normal business hours. Watch our Facebook page for updates about weekday hayride opportunities. We also welcome scheduled weekday hayride groups of 10+, visit our website for more information. After the fun, shop tons of homegrown pumpkins, gourds, straw, apples, cider, and all other items fall!
Phone: (513) 738-1145
Address: 4359 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH
Dates: September 27th through October 31st
Burger Farm & Garden Center
Burger Farm Fall Festival is the perfect place to spend time enjoying a number of the family-fun activities. We’re featuring attractions where kids and adults can run, jump, climb and play. Hayrides, barn yard games, jumbo bounce, ropes course, vine climb, mini zip lines, paintball shoot, face painting, amusement rides, carnival games, straw castle, cow train ride, puppet show, pumpkinland walk through, food, music and much more.
Phone: (513) 561-8634
Address: 7849 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH
Dates: September 27-28 & October 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
Weber Pumpkin Festival
A community wide celebration of the fall season! Over 175 Arts & Crafts Exhibitors, Food Vendors, Live Music, Craft Beer Garden, U-Cut Sunflowers, Sunflower Maze, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Pumpkin Patch Rides, Amusement Rides + Kids Games, Pumpkin Sculpting Dem-onstrations, Axe Women Loggers of Maine and much more! Cost: $8 Admission (12 & under FREE!), plus FREE Parking & Shuttle! October 18 from 9 am to 6 pm and October 19 from 9 am to 5 pm.
Phone: (513) 367-5915
Address: 6040 Kilby Road, Harrison, OH
Dates: October 18 & 19
Gorman Heritage Farm Sunflower Festival
Family fun at the Gorman Heritage Farm Sunflower Festival! Explore Ready-Set-Grow activity stations, enjoy a hayride, and explore the farmyard to visit the sheep, Eddie the Cow, goats, mules, miniature horses, turkeys and more! Get lost in the crop maze and roam the sunflower field, even take a flower home with cut-your-own sunflowers, $1 per stem. The Sunflower Festival features over 30 craft vendors and a sampling of cuisine from over 10 food trucks ~ sip, shop, savor your way through the Sunflower Festival! Save the date for our Fall Fun Days: Octobr 8-9 & 11-12.
Phone: (513) 563-6663
Address: 10052 Reading Rd., Evendale, OH
Dates: October 4 & 5
Nature’s Tricks and Treats
Bring your flashlights and go on a fall escapade through our special nighttime trail, complete with treats, tricks, and surprises! Follow the map to play games, make crafts, and discover nocturnal animals. The truly adventurous (in spirit and heart) will win a prize for completing the trail. Dress for the weather and to be outdoors the entire time. Costumes are encouraged! Perfect for ages 3 and up with a caregiver. Ticket fees include daily admission to the Nature Center. Register here!
Phone: (513) 831-1711
Address: 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, OH
Dates: One Night Only! October 25
Five Rivers MetroParks
Five Rivers MetroParks manages 18 clean, safe parks, which are free to use and open year-round, in the Dayton area. Enjoy the cooler autumn weather and celebrate the harvest season with seasonal programs, and new vendors at the 2nd Street Market this fall. MetroParks provides programs for families such as Conservation Kids, and many MetroParks include family-friendly amenities, such as nature play areas. Learn more about fall kid-friendly activities in your MetroParks by visiting metroparks.org/outdoor-play.
Phone: (937) 275-7275
Address: Multiple Locations
Dates: Open Year-Round
Haunted Village at Heritage Village Museum
Heritage Village Museum will transform into a Haunted Village for a family-friendly, slight-fright event! Our 19th century village inside Sharon Woods Park is the perfect setting for a spooky October evening. Trick-or-treat through the village meeting ghosts, witches, a fortune teller, spiders, and a galloping ghoul along the way. Wander through the haunted woods and hunt monsters on the Cryptid Quest. Enjoy the Prof. Bubblemaker show, balloon art, face painting, crafts, games, music, and more! $12 per person for advance tickets available through Oct. 3 on our website or $15 per person at the door. Museum members and children ages 2 and under are free.
Phone: (513) 563-9484
Address: 11500 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH
Dates: October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25
Waynesville Fall Fest
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 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. Visit us at waynesvillefallfest.com or on Facebook @waynesvillefallfest.
Phone: (937) 790-0036
Address: 7392 East State Route 73 Waynesville, OH
Dates: Saturdays & Sundays through November 2
Pumpkin Glow at Caesar Ford Park
Experience autumn magic with Greene County Parks & Trails at Pumpkin Glow, where thousands of hand-painted pumpkins shine under black lights, transforming the trails of Caesar Ford Park into glowing works of art! Bring your own black light flashlight or borrow one from us to watch the forest come alive. See pumpkins based on your favorite movie and tv characters, music stars, classic artwork, and SO much more! Looking for a more low-key option? Our all newly added Sensory-Friendly Night on October 22nd will help create a welcoming atmosphere for all visitors, specially designed with reduced lights, sounds, and crowds.
Phone: (937) 562-6440
Address: 520 S Stringtown Road, Xenia, OH
Dates: October 22, 23, 24 & 25
The Pumpkin Patch Express at LM&M Railroad
Who’s ready for some fall family fun? Ladies & Gents, pirates, boys and ghouls… ALL ABOARD the LM&M for a spooktacular Pumpkin Express! Your favorite pirate Jack is sailing the Black Pearl in Lebanon where he will commandeer the Pumpkin Express and transport you to your stop at the Lebanon Sports Complex for some fall family fun. Enjoy balloon twisting, face painting, small pumpkins, inflatables, and fall treats and sweets. A live performance and a meet and greet with the Sanderson Sisters of Hocus Pocus will all be onboard the Ship of Fools! Mark your calendars for even MORE Fall Family Fun at the LM&M Railroad: October 11 – Puppy Train: Our two favorite puppies are coming. October 12 – Dinosaur Adventure Train: All aboard for a prehistoric journey!
Phone: (513) 933-8022
Address: 16 E South St., Lebanon, OH
Dates: October 18-19 & 25-26
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
Fall is the most beautiful time of year to visit Pyramid Hill! Join us for family friendly events, like Art Fair, movie nights, and workshops hosted throughout the season, or choose your own adventure and explore over 300 acres and 78 larger-than-life outdoor sculptures, plus ancient artifacts and contemporary exhibitions all in one daytime visit.
Phone: (513) 868-8336
Address: 1763 Hamilton Cleves Rd., Hamilton
Date: September through November
MetroParks of Butler County
MetroParks is Butler County’s largest greenspace provider, with nearly 5,000 acres and 23 parks and regional trails which are free for all visitors. Get outside and enjoy the season on MetroParks’ award-winning trails and playgrounds or attend a family-friendly program and find your new favorite fall tradition. Learn more about MetroParks’ seasonal programming and park amenities by visiting YourMetroParks.net.
Phone: (513) 867-5835
Address: Multiple Locations
Dates: Open Year Round
Tricks and Treats at Kings Island
Experience Kings Island like never before at Tricks and Treats, an all-new, family-friendly Halloween event. Celebrate the season with mischievous tricks, tasty treats, and so much more.Everyone in the family is sure to have a boo-last with our spooky, kooky Halloween activities for kids and adults. Come dressed in your finest Halloween attire for our Halloween costume contest. Plus, we’ve got skeleTONS of delicious seasonal treats, drinks and, of course, candy! If that’s not fang-tastic enough, enjoy your favorite family rides delivering the amazing thrills and chills found only at Kings Island.
Phone: (513) 754-5700
Address: 6300 Kings Island Drive, Kings Island
Dates: Saturdays & Sundays, September 21 – November 2
Fossil Fun & Fright
We’re celebrating Halloween in the only way the museum knows how: with pointy fangs, the walking dead and skeletons! Of course, we’re talking about dinosaurs. Join Cincinnati Museum Center as paleontologists showcase the fanged beasts of our prehistoric past and the bones they left behind. You’ll learn how we find these relics of the past, which ones were scary and how these extinct giants live on as animals today. You may even get to hold a fossil yourself! Costumes are encouraged.
Phone: (513) 287-7000
Address: 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
Dates: October 25
