October is almost here and there are so many fun Halloween events and Fall Festivals happening around Columbus this month. I’ve put together a list of local events below. As always, double check the event website or Facebook event page for details on registration (if required), ages, locations, cost (if any) and other additional event details.
Many more events will be added as I see them in October! Bookmark this page and come back often!
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Multiple Dates:
October 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 at Columbus Zoo
October 15-November 2 at Franklin Park Conservatory
September 25- October 31 at LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Haunted Statehouse Tours (recommended for ages 12+)
October 17 – October 25, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at Ohio Statehouse
The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow
October 16-19, 6:30pm-10pm at Heritage Park
September 20-October 31
OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING- SORTED BY DATE:
Thursday, October 2
October 2: 4pm-7pm at Wyman Woods Park
Friday, October 3
October 3: 4:30pm-5:30pm at Westerville Library
Saturday, October 4
October 4: 2pm-6pm at Polaris Fashion Place
October 4: 10am-2pm at Stratford Ecological Center
Sunday, October 5
October 5: 1pm-5pm at Fancyburg Park
October 5: 2pm-3pm at Northwest Library
October 5: 12pm-4pm at Century Village in Fryer Park
Wednesday, October 8
October 8: 3:30pm-4:30pm at Old Worthington Library
October 8: 10am-11m at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 8: 1pm-2pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 8: 6pm-8pm at Dublin Library
Friday, October 10
October 10: 1pm-3pm at Tanger Outlets Columbus
Playtime with the Play Spot: Wizards & Wands Edition
October 10: 10am-11am at Westerville Library
Saturday, October 11
October 11: 2pm-3:30pm at Northwest Library
October 11: 5pm, 6pm and 7pm at Boardman Arts Park
October 11: 12pm-4pm at Oakland Nursery (Columbus Location)
Sunday, October 12
October 12: 2pm-4pm at Tremont Road Library
October 12: 4pm-6pm at Worthington Christian Church
October 12: 12pm-4pm at Oakland Nursery (Columbus Location)
October 12: 2pm-3pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Tuesday, October 14
October 14: 3:30pm-6pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
Thursday, October 16
October 16: 9am-11am at Little Town Columbus
October 16: 10am-12pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
October 16: 4pm-8pm at Coffman Park
Ghost Hunting at Ohio Wildlife Center
October 16: 6pm-7pm at Ohio Wildlife Center
Franklin County Engineer’s Office Touch-And-Ride-A-Truck
October 16: 4pm-8pm at Fortress Obetz
Friday, October 17
Crafternoon: Catch a Friendly Ghost (Ages 4+)
October 17: 4:30pm-5:30pm at Westerville Library
October 17: 1pm-5pm at Coffman Park
October 17: 5:30pm-7pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
October 17: 7pm-9pm at Uptown Plain City
October 17: 8pm-9:30pm at Plain City Library
October 17: 4pm-6pm at Standardized Brewing
Fall Family Fun: Pumpkin Painting
October 17: 2pm-3pm at Sycamore Plaza Library
Saturday, October 18
Trick or Treat Trail in Costume
October 18: 1pm-2:45pm at Oakland Nursery Columbus Store
Fall Festival and Bark in the Park
October 18: 12pm-5pm at Downtown Lancaster
October 18: 2pm-3:30pm at Pickerington High School North Stadium
October 18: 10am-10:45am at Westerville Library
October 18: 5pm-6pm at South High Library
October 18: 2pm-6pm at Pastime Park
October 18: 10am-12pm at Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center
October 18 and 19: Times vary at JFK Park
October 18: 12pm-4pm at Columbus Commons
October 18: 3:30pm-5pm at Martin Luther King Library
Sunday, October 19
October 19: 3pm-5pm at KSM Sports and Fitness
October 19; 1pm-2pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 19: 1pm-3pm at Great Lakes Hyundai
October 18 and 19: Times vary at JFK Park
October 19: 1pm-4pm at Gallant Woods Park
October 19: 12pm-2pm at Crooked Can Ohio
Tuesday, October 21
October 21: 11am-12pm at Reynoldsburg Library
October 21: 6:30pm-7pm at Plain City Library
October 21: 11am-12pm at Reynoldsburg Library
October 21: 6pm-7:30pm at Scioto Grove Metro Park
Wednesday, October 22
October 22: 6pm-7:30pm at Violet Baptist Church
October 22: 5pm-8pm at Bridge Park Dublin
Thursday, October 23
October 23: 4pm-6:30pm at Kingsdale Shopping Center
October 23: 4pm-7pm at Palace Theatre
October 23: 5pm-7pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 23: 6pm-8pm at Olde Pickerington Village
October 23: 6pm-8pm at Easton Town Center
October 23: 5:30pm-7:30pm at Little Town Columbus
October 23: 7pm-8pm at Walnut Woods Metro Park
Friday, October 24
October 24: 10am-10:30am at Old Worthington Library
October 24: 5:30pm-9:30pm at Academy Park
October 24: 6pm-8pm at Worthington Village Green
Holiday Activities – Fall/Halloween
October 24: 3pm-6pm at Whitehall Library
Saturday, October 25
October 25: 2pm-3:30pm at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
October 25: 6pm-10pm at Homestead Metro Park
Family Storytime – Halloween Storytime
October 25: 11am-11:30am at Main Library
October 25: 9am-11am at Hilliard’s Main Street and Station Park
October 25: 10am-12pm at New Albany Library
October 25: 12pm-3pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
October 25: 3pm-4pm at South High Library
October 25: 5:30pm-6pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
October 25: 6pm-9pm at Bubbly Food Hall
October 25: 10am-10:45am at Westerville Library
October 25: 11am-11:30am at Old Worthington Library
Trunk or Treat (Register in Advance)
October 25: 2pm-4pm at Olentangy High School
October 25: 2:30pm-4pm at Worthington Park Library
October 25: 12pm-3pm at Town Center Park, Grove City
October 25: 5pm-7pm at Dublin Presbyterian Church
October 25: 3pm-6pm at Bevelhymer Park
Trick-or-Treat Down Main Street
October 25: 9am-12pm at Main Street Delaware
October 25: 5pm-6:30pm at Mingo Park
October 25: 11am-3pm at Little Grand Market
Historic Dublin Halloween Trail
October 25: 3pm-5pm at Historic Dublin
October 25: 9:30am-12:30pm at Better Together Playnasium
October 25: 10am-8pm at Bricks & Minifigs Westerville
October 25: 5pm-8pm at Sharon Woods Metro Park
October 25: 10am-4pm at Uptown Marysville
October 25: 10am-1pm at Evans Farm
October 25: 3pm-6pm at Westerville Christian Church
October 25: 5pm-7pm at Sunbury United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 26
October 26: 3pm-4pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 26: 11am-2pm at Land Grant Brewing
October 26: 2pm-4pm at Inniswood Metro Park
October 26: 12pm-3pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
October 26: 4pm-7pm at Movement Church
October 26: 4pm-6pm at Seldom Seen Park
Family Storytime – Halloween Storytime
October 26: 1:30pm-2pm at Main Library
October 26: 11am-1pm at North Market Downtown
October 26: 3pm-5pm at the Bounce Club
Jack-O-Lantern Campfire Cooking
October 26: 2pm-3:30pm at Quarry Trails Metro Park
October 26: 12pm-5pm at Nocterra Brewing Co.
October 26: 5pm-7pm at Encounter Church
October 26: 4pm-7pm at Grace Chapel Community Church
Monday, October 27
October 27: 4pm-5pm at Lane Road Library
October 27: 5pm-6:30pm at Polaris Fashion Place
October 27: 10:30am-11am at Main Library
Costume Toddler Adventure Club
October 27: 10am-11am at Scioto Grove Metro Park
Tuesday, October 28
October 28: 10:30am-11:30am at Slate Run Farm
October 28: 6pm-8pm at Franklin County Fairgrounds
October 28: 4pm-5pm at Old Worthington Library
October 28: 11am-12pm at Marysville Library
October 28: 3:30pm-5pm at Tremont Road Library
October 28: 11:30am-12:30pm at Westland Area Library
October 28: 5pm-7pm at Ethos + Co. Cafe
Wednesday, October 29
October 29: 9:30am-11am at Hilliard Library
Halloween at Dick’s House of Sport
October 29: 5pm-6:30pm at Dick’s House of Sport, Polaris Fashion Place
October 29: 7pm-7:45pm at Whetstone Library
October 29: 10:30am-11:30am at Westland Area Library
Family Storytime – Halloween Storytime
October 29: 10:30am-11am at Main Library
October 29: 7pm at Land Grant Brewing
Thursday, October 30
October 30: 10am-10:45am at Whetstone Library
October 30: 10am-12pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
October 30: 10:30am-11:30am at Westland Area Library
October 30: 10am-12pm at Marysville Library
Family Storytime – Peek a Boo!
October 30: 10:30am-11am at Hilltop Library
October 30: 6pm-8pm at Miller Park Library
Teen Halloweentown Movie Marathon
October 30: 6pm-9pm at Liberty Branch Library
October 30: 10:30am-11:30am at Westland Area Library
October 30:5:30pm-7pm at Groveport Town Hall
October 30: 1pm-3pm at Pickerington Main Library
October 30: 5pm-7pm at Ohio Wildlife Center
Family Storytime: Silly Spooky Storytime
October 30: 6:30pm-7pm at Delaware Main Library
Friday, October 31
Trick or Treat Statehouse Tours
October 31: 10am-1pm at Ohio Statehouse
October 31: 1pm-4pm at Ohio Statehouse
October 31: 10am-10:30am at Northwest Library
October 31: 4pm-5pm at Worthington Park Library
Tales with the Tigers – Halloween Edition
October 31: 10:15am-11am at Pickerington Main Library
October 31: 2:30pm-5:30pm at Sycamore Plaza Library
October 31: 6pm-8pm at Grandview Heights Library
October 31: 9:30am at Bug & Bear Play Cafe
Have a great October and see you around Columbus!
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