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October 19–21
UnderWorld Black Arts Festival
Multiple venues across the city
UBAF blends poetry, art, music and activism to amplify Black culture.
Thursday–Saturday
Cincinnati Storytelling Festival
Madtree Education Center
Thursday preview night at West Side Brewing, Friday and Saturday at Madcap Theatre. Featuring national and local professional storytellers from a variety of backgrounds and traditions, including airy tales, scary stories, laugh-out-loud tales, and more.
Friday
Castaways Recycled Style Grand Opening
3109 Harrison Avenue, Westwood, 10a
Check out Castaway’s Recycled Style’s new, larger location in the Westwood Town Hall Business District. “Giving new life to old junk.”
Magic Forest Halloween Hike
Caldwell Nature Preserve, 6–9p
Walk through a pumpkin-lit trail meeting characters from nature and history. This is a non-scary holiday walk best suited for children ages 5–10 years old. Trail is not ADA accessible.
$8/person; register here
Howl at the Hall
Westwood Town Hall, 6–10p
Bring chairs or a blanket for the double feature of Casper and The Nightmare Before Christmas on the Westwood Town Hall grounds. There will also be a costume contest, crafts, pizza, drinks, spooky cocktails, and more.
Click here for a complete guide to Fall in Cincinnati.
Saturday
Sweetest Day
Aglamesis Bros
Any customer who visits in store will be given an extra treat on Sweetest Day. (Saturday, 10/21).
10/16–20: Aglamesis is asking staff and customers to share messages of kindness and positivity with children at the Best Point Community Center. They will attach these messages to a sweet treat and deliver them on Sweetest Day. Click here to fill out and submit a message.
10/16–22: In light of their recent Fair Trade Certification, this Sweetest Day Aglamesis wants to highlight the importance of showing kindness to your environment. 5% of all candy purchases made during this time will go to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.
5th Annual Harvest Hootenanny
Story Woods Park, 10a–3p
Family friendly event featuring face paint, games, oversized slide, pumpkin patch, food trucks, local crafters, vendors, and more.
Boos & Bacon
Knox Joseph Distillery at the OTR StillHouse, 11a–2p
Family friendly halloween-themed charity drag brunch. Win prizes, enjoy family friendly activities, and learn more about all of the wonderful local LGBTQ+ organizations in Cincinnati.
Fall Festival
Victory Park (Norwood), 12–6p
Free live music, activities for kids, craft vendors, and the Off Pike Market from 12 to 5. The event will take place coinciding with the Norwood Historic Home Tour, touring by bus starting at 6:30p.
Fall Fest
Burnet Woods, 1–6p
Pumpkin painting, pumpkin carving, live music, creepy crawly visitors, and nature crafts. Pumpkins are free—one per person, first come, first served.
Fall Apple Festival
Northwood Cider Co, 4p–midnight
Celebrate National Apple Day with an apple pie contest, Harvest Cider return for the season, City Belle Fried Pies food truck, apple bobbing game, Wesler Orchard Market, Cider Garden all day (pet friendly), Off Pike Market, Norwood Home Tour, and live music.
Get a Clue Covington Murder Mystery Pub Crawl
Braxton Brewing Company, 6p
Meet at Rich’s Proper at 6p, pick up your scoresheet, and solve puzzles at each location to uncover the murder mystery.
Fall Fair
Blue Marble Books, 6–8p
Halloween themed games, adult and kid-friendly snacks and beverages, fall themed crafts, books for sale for adults and children.
$35 for adults, $15 for children
20th Annual Dayton Lane Ghost Walk
Hamilton, 6–10p
Walking tour while hearing ghost tales from residents past and present. Psychic readings will be available for purchase after the Ghost Walk (walk ticket is required for psychic readings).
Jack-O-Lantern Hike: A Magic Forest Halloween Event
Caldwell Nature Preserve, 7–9p
Moonlit walk through the woods on a trail illuminated by Jack-O-Lanterns and luminaries—perfect for a romantic date or a peaceful family outing. Trail is not ADA accessible.
$5/person; register here
Saturday and Sunday
Cincinnati Coffee Festival
Music Hall Ballroom
The midwest’s premier coffee festival attracting thousands of attendees as well as coffee roasters, coffee and tea shops, bakers, pastry shops, and chocolatiers from around the region. With samples, demos, a latte art throwdown, and live music.
Weber Pumpkin Festival
Weber’s Farm Market
Over 175 arts and crafts exhibitors, food vendors, pumpkin sculpting and other live demonstrations, kids amusement rides, live music, petting zoo, U-Cut sunflowers, and craft beer garden.
$7 admission (12 and under free); free parking
HallZOOween
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 12–5p
Trick-or-treat stations, special animal enrichment, Hogwarts Express Train Ride (additional charge applies), Scare-ousel (additional charge applies). Additional dates: October 28–29.
Free with Zoo admission
Sunday
Grand Opening
Redtree Art Gallery & Coffee Shop OTR, 8a–3p
Redtree expands from its original Oakley shop and opens its second location at 229 W. Twelfth in OTR.
Trick or Treat Brunch With Cinderella and Belle
Moerlein Lager House, 10a–12p
Character dining experience featuring performances, photo ops, and brunch—everyone orders off the menu and there will also be a children’s menu. There will be trick or treat accessories to complete the experience.
Event is free to attend; all you have to do is make (and honor) a reservation
Bengals Bye Week: Tie Dye Extravaganza
MadTree Taproom, 12–4p
Create your own custom made MadTree logo’d apparel in partnership with Kaleidoscope Colors & Co.
Fern Vintage Market
Fern (College Hill), 12–5p
Featuring area collectors and vintage sellers and their art, furniture, curios, pre-loved and reworked clothing, books, vinyl, and other unique wares.
Mount Adams Walking Tour
Meet at Mount Adams Bar and Grill, 1p
Guided walking tour of Cincinnati’s first suburb given by knowledgeable residents of Mount Adams. Tours every Sunday May through October.
Cincinnati Plant Party
OTR StillHouse, 1–7p
20+ local plant vendors featuring the best plant shops, collectors, propagators, artists, and makers; food and drinks available for purchase.
Ticket required for entry
Lights On Matinee
USS Nightmare, 4–6p
Lights On Tour
The Dent Schoolhouse, 4–6p
Family friendly.
Lights Up Matinee
Mt. Healthy Haunted Hall, 6–6:45p
$5 per child, free for adults
Ongoing
Union Terminal Rotunda Tours
Cincinnati Museum Center
Fridays at 1:30p, 2:30p, and 3:30p
Saturdays at 11:30a, 12:30p, and 1:30p
Sundays at 12:30p, 1:30p, and 2:30p
through October 22
First Flowers Featuring Dinosaurs
Krohn Conservatory, 10a
Man-made botanical sculptures of tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, pterosaur, and more.
Mermaids
Newport Aquarium
Meet and interact with mermaids—FREE with admission, but for a limited time and only on select days.
through October 23
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
Taft Theatre
through October 29
An Ecology of Here
Contemporary Arts Center
Creative research project and exhibition with BIPOC artists, farmers, and gardeners in the community to provide learning resources, teach-ins, and conversations about growing practices and our relationships with nature.
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Renaissance Park (Waynesville)
Where fantasy and history collide, featuring shows, food and drink, and unique shops. Weekends and Labor Day.
Sports
FC Cincinnati vs. Atlanta
TQL Stadium
Saturday at 6p
Watch: Apple TV; Listen ESPN 1530
First Face-Off: Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Nailers
Heritage Bank Center
Saturday 7:30p
Cyclones calendar giveaway to first 5000 fans, $2 hot dogs, $2 soda, $2 beer.
Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click on the link for more information.
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Five Facts About Ohio Native and ‘The Voice’ Coach John Legend [cincinnati.com]
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Hear Spooky Tales and Reimagined Classics at the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival [citybeat.com]
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