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.
Be sure to check back often as many more events will be added as I see them in October!
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Featured Event:
October 19: 4pm-6:30pm KSM Sports and Fitness
Multiple Dates:
October 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 at Columbus Zoo
October 9-October 27 at Franklin Park Conservatory
October 1-31 at LEGOLAND Discovery Center
September 21-October 31, open when Hoover Gardens & Gift Center is open
Haunted Statehouse Tours (recommended for ages 12+)
October 18 – October 26, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at Ohio Statehouse
The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow
October 17-20, 6:30pm-10pm at Heritage Park
September 21-October 31
OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING- SORTED BY DATE:
Saturday, October 5
October 5: 10am-2pm at Stratford Ecological Center.
October 5: 3pm-5pm at Jefferson Community Park
Sunday, October 6
October 6: 1pm-5pm at Fancyburg Park
October 6: 4pm-6pm at Worthington Christian Church
Monday, October 7
October 7: 6pm-7pm at South High Library
Wednesday, October 9
October 9: 6pm-8pm at Town Center Park in Grove City
Thursday, October 10
October 10: 6pm-7:30pm at Quarry Trails Lake Area
Saturday, October 12
October 12: 9am-3pm at Westerville Library
October 12: 2pm-3pm at Franklinton Library
Oakland Nursery’s Fall Festival
October 12 and 13. Activities vary by location, see each location for specific details.
Second Saturday – Pumpkin Party
October 12: 12pm-2pm at Tanger Outlets
Monday, October 14
October 14: 5:30pm-6:30pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Tuesday, October 15
October 15: 6:30pm-7:30pm at Worthington Park Library
October 15: 3:30pm-6pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
Wednesday, October 16
October 16: 10am-12pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
Thursday, October 17
Teens Create: Spooky Mini Comics
October 17: 4pm-5pm at Whetstone Library
Dublin’s Halloween Spooktacular
October 17: 4pm-8pm and October 18: 1pm-5pm at Coffman Park
FCEO Touch a Truck (Halloween Themed)
October 17: 4pm-8pm at Fortress Obetz
October 17: 10am-12pm at Ethos + Co Cafe
October 17: 6pm-7:30pm at Violet Baptist Church, Pickerington
Friday, October 18
October 18: 8pm-9:30pm at Plain City Library
October 18: 5:30pm-7pm at Three Creeks Metro Park
October 18: 6:30pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grove City
October 18: 10am at Bug & Bear Play Cafe
Saturday, October 19
Trick or Treat Trail and Children’s Costume Contest
October 18: 1pm-2:45pm at Oakland Nursery – 1156 Oakland Park Ave Location only
October 19: 10am-2pm at Bright City Church, Galena
October 19: 2pm-4pm at 6400 Huntley Rd, Suite 100
October 19: 10am-12pm at New Albany Library
October 19: 4pm-9pm at JFK Park in Reynoldsburg
Fall Festival & Trick or Treat
October 19: 12pm-5pm at Downtown Lancaster
October 19: 10am-12pm at Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center
October 19: 3pm-6pm at Bevelhymer Park
October 19: 2pm-6pm at Polaris Fashion Place
October 19: 4pm-6:30pm KSM Sports and Fitness
October 19: 3pm-7pm at Pastime Park
Trunk or Treat Car & Bike Show
October 19: 11am-3pm at Hilliard Presbyterian Church
October 19: 4pm-6pm at Westerville Community United Church of Christ
October 19: 2pm-4pm at Christian Life Church
October 19: 3pm-5pm at Newark Central Christian Church
Sunday, October 20
October 20: 1pm-4pm at Gallant Woods Park
October 20: 1pm-4pm at JFK Park in Reynoldsburg
October 20: 3pm-5pm at Ohio Theatre
October 20: 1pm-2pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Sunday Funday: Spooky Pooch Parade & Party
October 20: 12pm-5pm at Old Worthington
October 20: 10am-7pm at Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm
Monday, October 21
October 21: 10am-11am at Scioto Grove Metro Park
Tuesday, October 22
October 22: 6pm-7pm at Prairie Oaks Metro Park
Wednesday, October 23
October 23: 10am-11am at Slate Run Farm
October 23: 10am-11am at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 23: 1pm-2pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 23: 5pm-8pm at Easton Town Square
October 23: 5pm-8pm at Bridge Park
October 23: 4pm-7pm at Ohio Theatre
October 23: 4pm-7pm at Columbus Commons
October 23: 3pm-5pm at Marion-Franklin Library
Adult Night Event: Creepy Carnival
October 23: 6pm-9pm at LEGOLAND Discovery Center
October 23: 6pm-8pm at Scioto Audubon Climbing Wall
Thursday, October 24
October 24: 4pm-7pm at Kingsdale Shopping Center
October 24: 10am-11:30am at Scioto Grove Metro Park
October 24: 6pm-8pm at Olde Pickerington Village
Charlie Brown & The Great Pumpkin
October 24: 5pm-8pm at Coffee Connections in Hilliard
Friday, October 25
October 25: 9:30am at Sweet Peas Powell
Safe Trick or Treat on the Square
October 25: 4pm-7pm at Courthouse Square in Newark
October 25: 5:30pm-9:30pm at Academy Park
October 25: 6pm-8pm at Worthington Village Green
Saturday, October 26
October 26: 10am-12pm at Marysville Library
October 26: 2pm-4pm at Historic Dublin
Thursday, October 26: 3pm-4pm at Canal Winchester Library
October 26: 4pm-6pm at Westland High School
October 26: 5pm-8pm at Sharon Woods Metro Park
October 26: 9am-11am at Hilliard’s Station Park and Main Street
Spooky Stockhands 2024: Trick or Treat With the Horses
October 26: 11am-3pm at Stockhands Horses For Healing
October 26: 10am-11am at Westerville Library
Pumpkin Parade (Sensory Friendly, Ages 0-7)
October 26: 1pm-2pm at Westerville Library
October 26: 5pm-7pm at GoYoga Dublin
October 26: 5pm-7pm at First Alliance Church Columbus
MOC-TOBER Building Contest & Costume Party
October 26: 4pm-6pm at Bricks & Minifigs Powell
Trick or Treat in the East Market
October 26: 12pm-3pm at East Market
October 26: 10:30am-11:30am at Tremont Road Library
October 26: 10am-11am at Old Worthington Library
Trick or Treat Down Main Street
October 26: 9am-12pm at Main Street Delaware
October 26: 12pm-3pm at Grove City
October 26: 5pm-6pm at Homestead Metro Park
Trick-or-Treat Down Main Street
October 26: 9am-12pm at Main Street, Delaware
October 26: 12pm-3pm at Genoa Township Fire Department
October 26: 5pm-6:30pm at Mingo Park
October 26: 10am-12pm at Uptown Marysville
October 26: 3pm-4:30pm at Family Room Coffee
October 26: 6pm-9pm at KSM Sports & Fitness
Sunday, October 27
Hocus Pocus Themed Halloween Party
October 27: 3pm-5pm at We Rock the Spectrum
October 27: 4pm-6pm at Seldom Seen Park
October 27: 3:30pm-4:30pm at Worthington Park Library
October 27: 5pm-6:30pm at Fellowship Baptist Church
October 27: 11am-2pm at North Market Downtown
October 27: 3pm-7pm at Grange Insurance Audubon Center
October 27: 2pm-3pm at Blendon Woods Metro Park
October 27: 5pm-8pm at X Church, Canal Winchester
October 27: 5pm-7pm at Encounter Church
October 27: 2pm-4pm at Inniswood Metro Gardens
October 27: 3pm-4pm at Battelle Darby Creek Cedar Ridge
October 27: 1pm-3pm at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
October 27: 5pm-7pm at Movement Church
October 27: 5pm-6:30pm at Fellowship Baptist Church
October 27: 3pm-7pm at Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Monday, October 28
October 28: 10:30am-11am at Main Library
October 28: 5pm-6:30pm at Polaris Fashion Place
October 28: 5pm-6pm at Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Tuesday, October 29
October 29: 10am-7:30pm at Miller Park Library
October 29: 6:30pm-7pm at Plain City Library
October 29: 5:30pm-6:30pm at Delaware Main Library
October 23: 5pm-6:30pm at Ethos + Co. Cafe
October 29: 10am-7:30pm at Miller Park Library
October 29: 4:30pm-5:30pm at Shepard Library
October 29: 4:30pm-6pm at Southeast Library
Wednesday, October 30
October 30: 9:30am-11am at Hilliard Library
October 30: 9:30am-11:30am at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Peek – A- Boo Family Storytime
October 30: 10:30am-11am at Main Library
October 30: 4pm-5pm at Lane Road Library
October 30: at 11am at all three Momi Land Locations
Campfire Tales with Storyteller Betty Altfater
October 30: 4:30pm-5:30pm at Tremont Road Library
October 30: 7pm-7:45pm at Whetstone Library
Thursday, October 31
October 31: 10:30am-11am at Main Library
October 31: 6pm-8pm at Miller Park Library
October 31: 1:30pm-2pm at Main Library
Pumpkin Storytime with ProMusica
October 31: 11am-11:30am at Southeast Library
October 31: 5pm-7pm at Ohio Wildlife Center
October 31: 10am-10:45am at Whetstone Library
Family Storytime – Peek a Boo!
October 31: 10:30am-11am at Hilltop Library
Have a great October and see you around Columbus!