For all of your fall 2019 needs—scares, tricks, treats, crafts, corn mazes, and festivals—check out the list below of the many fun goings on over the next few months. All events are linked to a site with more information regarding admission costs, dates and times, and locations.
Information is not yet available for several attractions and events. This list will be updated as that information becomes available.
Event categories below include:
- Haunted Houses, Trails, and Attractions
- Ghost Tours
- Halloween Events
- Art Festivals and Craft Fairs
- Fall Festivals
- Trick or Treat Events (coming soon)
Haunted Houses, Trails, and Attractions
Cincinnati goes all out for haunted houses; many of which include extraordinary makeup, spooky settings, and animatronics. Here’s a list of haunted houses and trails to visit this Halloween season:
Brimstone Haunt (Wilmington) – $27 for a combo admission pass to the Haunted Hayride, Forgotten Forest, and Psychosis (new attraction in 2019). Fast Pass also available. Brought to you buy the producers of the Ohio Renaissance Festival and Celtic Fest Ohio.
Open Friday and Saturday nights September 27 through October 26
The Dent Schoolhouse (Dent) – general admission starting at $20, an additional $20 for fast past admission, and an additional $30 for front of the line admission (view ticketing options here)
Open weekends, September 13–November 2, and all Thursdays in October
Family-friendly Lights On Tour will be Sunday, October 27, 4–7p
Fear Factory (Batesville, IN) – general admission starting at $10; Haunted Tour and Escape Room open Fridays and Saturdays from 7–10p in October; Lights On Tour, Sunday, October 20, 1–3p
Halloween Haunt at Kings Island (Mason) – tickets starting at $33.99
Friday and Saturday nights, September 20–October 26
Military discounts available
Haunted Village at Heritage Village – Family Friendly (Sharon Woods) – October 11–12, 18–19, 25–26, 6–10pm (entrance closes at 9p)
Admission is $10 (Heritage Village Museum members and children under 2 are free)
Highway 50 Fright Field (North Bend) – $12 admission ($10 for kids ages 12 and under) to a live haunted experience and haunted cornfield; $8 ($6 for kids) for Night-time Corn Maze admission and $12 Operation Termination Zombie Paintball. “Triple Threat” combo tickets are available for $27 ($24 for kids).
Fridays and Saturdays in October, 8p–12a
Horror Hike Haunted Trail (Lawrenceburg, IN) – $18 admission; open Fridays and Saturdays from September 20 through October 26
$5 admission for military, law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders (with ID)
Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park (Middletown) – General admission starting at $29.99 for nine “horrifying haunts.” Click here for complete ticketing information.
Saturdays and Sundays, 8p–2a
Mt. Healthy Haunted Hall (Mt. Healthy) – $10 admission ($2 off with canned good donation), $15 fast passes
Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 27–October 26 (closed Sunday, October 27)
Sandyland Acres Haunted Hayride (Petersburg, KY)
Hours and ticketing information are not yet available
USS Nightmare (Newport) – General Admission starting at $20 (all ticketing options can be viewed here)
Open September 13–14, 20–21, and Wednesday through Sunday starting September 25
Family Friendly Lights On Matinee is Sunday, October 27
Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride (Wilmington) – General Admission: $28 (all ticketing options can be viewed here)
Open Fridays and Saturdays, September 21–November 2
Ghost Tours
Do you favor the paranormal over costumes and actors? Don’t worry, there are a number of options for haunted ghost tours in Cincinnati.
Bobby Mackey’s Haunted Tours (Newport) – Tours (ages 15+) and investigations (ages 18+) are offered Friday through Sunday. A fee is required for five-hour investigations; two-hour tours are $35 per person.
Buried Secrets, Haunted Cincinnati Tours (OTR) – $25 for a two-hour outdoor walking tour to sites including Washington Park, Memorial Hall, and Music Hall
Cincinnati Ghost Tour (Clifton) – $15 for 90-minute walking tour
Haunted Brewery Tour (Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., OTR) – $25, 7–11pm
Haunted Cincinnati Tours – $25 for several two-hour outdoor walking tours, including Buried Secrets (OTR), Eerie Encounters (CBD), Ghosts of Glendale (Glendale), Ghosts of the Garden (Eden Park)
Newport is Haunted, American Legacy Tours (Newport) – $25 for a 90-minute—low intensity, stroller and wheelchair accessible—walking tour
Queen City is Haunted, American Legacy Tours (OTR) – $25 for a 90-minute walking tour; $35 for an “ultimate” tour
Halloween Events
Click on the corresponding link for more information about event details and admission.
Weekends in October: HallZOOween (Cincinnati Zoo)
October 11–13: Operation Pumpkin in Hamilton
October 12: 9th Annual Howl’OWeen Pooch Parade in downtown Lebanon#
October 12: The Great Pumpkin Fest at Keehner Park (West Chester), 2–6p
October 13: Hocus Pocus Halloween: A Family Fun Festival in Middletown
October 14–18, 21–25: Ghosts of Natures Past at Sharon Woods
October 18: Totter’s Fall Fun Fest! at Totter’s Otterville, 10a–8p
October 18–19: Annual Magic Forest Halloween Hikes at Caldwell Nature Preserve*
October 19: 2nd Annual Harvest Hootenanny at Story Woods Park, 10a–4p
October 21: Howl-O-Ween in the Woods at Caldwell Nature Center, 12–3p*
October 24: Good vs. Evil Skate at Beechmont Rollarena, 6:30–9p
October 26: Nature at Night Pumpkin Hike at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, 6:30–7:30p
October 26: Halloween Walk in the Woods at Blue Ash Nature Park, 12–3p
October 26: Spooktacular Halloween Event at AJ Jolly Park, 12–3p
October 26: Fort Mitchell Fall Fest, 1–3p
October 26: Halloween Party 2019 at Jump!Zone Florence, 7–10p
TBD:
Dog Pawrade in MainStrasse
Halloween/End of Season Bash at WagsPark
Art Festivals and Craft Fairs
Looking for gifts this holiday season? What about decor to spruce up your home? Shop local at one of many art festivals and craft fairs this fall. For information regarding the event and admission, click on the corresponding link.
September 28: Lebanon Feast and Fall-y, 10a–6p
September 28–29: Ruffles and Rust Expo Fall Show at Butler County Fairgrounds [$6/adult, 12 and under free]
October 4–6: Metamora Canal Days
October 5–6: Lakota West High School Craft Show
October 12: Autumn Harvest Craft & Vendor Show at King of Kings Lutheran Church (Mason), 10a–4p
October 17–19: House of Santa Mouse at St. John Neumann Church*
October 19: Hamilton High School Booster Craft Show, 9a–4p
November 8–10: 2018 Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market at Duke Energy Convention Center [tickets required and can be purchased here]
November 9–10: Lakota East Holiday Arts and Crafts Show
November 16: Oak Hills Band Association Holiday Craft Fair
November 23: Sycamore High School Arts and Crafts Show
November 30–December 1: Crafty Supermarket at Music Hall, 11a–5p
TBD: Cincideutsch Christkindlmarkt on Fountain Square
December 7–8: Ohio Explored Holiday Maker Mart at Urban Artifact, 12–6p
December 14: The City Flea Holiday Market at Washington Park, 14–9p
For more fairs, shows, and bazaars in the region, click here.
Fall Festivals
For admission information, dates, and more details about the events, click on the corresponding link below.
September 29: Camp Joy’s Annual Harvest Festival (Clarksville), 1–5p
October 5–6: 22nd Annual Sunflower Festival at Gorman Heritage Farm, 10a–6p*
October 11–13: Operation Pumpkin (Pumpkin and Art Festival) (Hamilton)
October 12: Sayler Park Harvest Festival 2019, 10a–5p
October 12–13: Hidden Valley Orchards Pumpkin Festival, 11a–3p
October 12–13: 49th Annual Ohio Sauerkraut Festival (Waynesville)
October 18: Totter’s Fall Fun Fest at Totter’s Otterville, 10a–8p
October 19–20: Minges & Weber Family Pumpkin Festival (Harrison)
October 20: Findlay Market Fall Food Fest, 10a–4p
October 26–27: Fall Fest Weekend at Washington Park
Blooms & Berries Fall on the Farm# (Loveland) – September 21–October 31
Admission includes pumpkin patch, hayrides, corn maze, farm animals, market, play area, and more!
Monday–Friday, $8.95/person; Saturday–Sunday, $11.95/person
$2 off admission for seniors and active military members
Bonnybrook Farms Fall Farm Days (Clarksville) – Saturdays and Sundays (12–6pm), September 28–October 27
Pumpkin patch, Adventure Wagon Ride with professional actors, CrAzEd CoRn MAzE, friendly farm animals, pony rides; Clodhopper Golf, giant slingshots, and archery.
$16 admission; $14 for seniors (65+) and active military members; children 4 and younger free with a paid adult
Burger Farm Fall Pumpkin Festival (Newtown) – Saturdays and Sundays, September 28–October 27, 10a–6p
30+ attractions, including Pumpkin Land, puppet show, straw castle and maze,mini zip lines, “Pumpkinapolis 500,” barnyard animals and games, and live entertainment.
“Play All Day” admission is $10 per person (children 2 and under are free)
Fall Birthday Party Package available
Burwinkel Farms (Ross) – weekends in October
Corn maze, skid maze, Halloween scavenger hunt, locally grown apples, crawl-thru straw tunnel, corn pool, and weekend hayrides to a pumpkin patch and sunflower field (when in bloom).
Country Pumpkins Fall Festival (Dry Ridge, KY) – September 7–October 31
Kiddie corn maze, petting zoo, corn box, straw bale maze, play area, Sand Tunnels, Hay Pyramid and picnic shelter (all free), and a U-Pick Pumpkin Patch, 4-acre Corn Maze, hayrides, barrel train rides, Cotton Wagon Ride, Turbo Slide, Extreme Launcher, and food available for purchase.
Click here for pricing information
The Great Pumpkin Fest at Kings Island (Mason) – Saturdays and Sundays, September 22–October 27
The Great Pumpkin Fest at Kings Island is all treats and no tricks when it comes to family-friendly fun including live entertainment, mazes, trick-or-treating and so much more! For guests of all ages.
Irons Fruit Farm October Weekends (Lebanon) – last weekend in September and all October weekends, 11a–5p
Pumpkins and hayrides, corn maze, bakery (with apple fritters, pies, cinnamon-cider donuts, cookies, and more!), market and store, apples, and special events.
Click here for a $1 off coupon
Jack O’Lantern Junction at EnterTRAINment Junction (West Chester) – September 28–October 31
Halloween fun for the whole family! Walk through our kid-friendly trick-or-treat maze, visit our mini animated display, and visit the area’s only indoor Pumpkin Patch. Kids get a free mini pumpkin!
Jackson Family Farm Fall Festival (Middletown) – Saturdays, September 21 and 28, October 5, 12, 19, 10a–6p
Farm Town, pedal tractors and implements, pumpkin patch, corn maze, Play in the Hay, Corn Box, hay ride, fall food and homemade ice cream, and more!
$10 per person (includes all activities and a pumpkin)
Kinman Farms Fall Fest (Burlington) – September 21–October 27; Fridays 12–10p, Saturdays 10a–10p, Sundays 12–7p
Fall Fest admission includes: picnic shelters, bonfires, games, The Great Pumpkin Express Rides, 5-acre corn maze, Kinman’s Carnival Tent, live bands, a game area, and more! Open daily, but activities take place on the weekends.
Click here for pricing information
Neltner’s Farm Fall Fest# (Melbourne, KY) – September 28–October 27 (more info)
There’s something for every member of your family: horse-drawn wagon rides, model train display, an expansive corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, petting zoo, pony rides, homemade food and ice cream, farm shop, crafters, pottery, face-painting, seasonal apples, folk art, live music, a wonderful variety of demonstrations, and a barrel train!
Weekend admission (10a–6p): $5 (ages 3 and up); weekdays (9a–6p): free
Leashed pets are allowed
Niederman Family Farm Fall Festival (Liberty Twp.) – September 26–October 27
Thursday 6–9p, Friday 6–10p, Saturday 11a–10p, Sunday 1–6p
General admission includes 4-acre corn maze, hayrides, kids tractor play area, climbing web, animal exhibits, duck races, pipe swings, climbing hill, jumping pillow, and more!
$12 general admission wristband must be purchased for children 2 and above (children under 2 are free) and includes access to all activities. Season passes are available.
Ohio Renaissance Festival (Waynesville) – weekends August 31–October 27
Tricks or Treats Weekend (ages 12 and under free) – October 26–27
Shaw Farms Fall Festival Weekends# (Milford) – weekends in September (starting the third weekend), 9a–6p; weekends in October, 9a–7p (weather permitting)
Hayrides, horse-drawn wagons, music, pedal kart races, 12-acre corn maze, and interactive playground.
Click here for pricing information
Sunrock Farm (Wilder, KY) – admission starting at $12 per person
Delight in Sunrock Farm’s Pumpkin Patch Tour during the month of October. Spots are filling up fast! For more information about one- and two-hour pumpkin patch tours, click here.
Trick or Treat Events
October 17: Trunk or Treat at Gateway Communtiy & Technical College, 5–7p
October 19: Truck or Treat with Caldwell Realty Group, 2–4p
October 24: Trunk or Treat at JF Dulles Elementary School, 6–7:30p
October 24: Trunk or Treat hosted by Animal Friends Humane Society at SKATETOWN USA, 6–9p
October 24: Library Trick or Treat at Kenton County Public Library, 6:30–7:30p
October 25: Halloween Treat Street at Deerfield Towne Center, 6–8p
October 26: Trick or Treat at the Town Center, 11a–1p
October 26: Fall Festival – Trunk or Treat at Clippard Family YMCA, 5–6:30p
October 27: Bark or Treat! at Fifty West 1–3p#
The official Trick-or-Treating time this Halloween is from 6p–8p, according to the city of Cincinnati.
[Updated 10/23/19]
*Admission price not listed applies. Click on the link for more information.
#Dog-friendly even or place. Many pumpkin patches are dog friendly. Call to check with each to see if your leashed pet is allowed to join you on your trip to the farm!
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