I just love fall. The leaves changing. The smells of pumpkin and apple cider all around you. The delicious seasonal foods. The temps dropping. All of it. Not to be cheesy, but without a doubt, fall has to be the romantic season of all and I have 25 ideas to celebrate!
Go apple picking at one of these orchards and then make The Beard and The Bakers Snickerdoodle Apple Crumble.
Walk a wooded trail aglow with thousands of carved pumpkins at The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow.
Try out the fall cocktails (Apple Cider Mule, Pumpkin Spice White Russian, Apple Butter Old Fashioned…) at Zassy’s Tap Room in Grove City.
Catch Hitchcock’s best, his rarest and the ones you missed at Hitchcocktober Film Series at Gateway Film Center
Hit up Whitney Brewer for a fall couples photo shoot.
Try not to get lost in the corn maze at Lynd Fruit Farm.
Be a part of Spook Out Movie Magic, a special Halloween event at the Ohio Theatre featuring a screening of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, pre-show and intermission entertainment from CAPA organist Clark Wilson on the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ, and a Hocus Pocus-themed costume!
Grab brunch on Gay Street and shop the Sunday Sunlight Market.
Go camping at one of these spots in Central Ohio.
Visit a pumpkin patch and carve pumpkins.
Hear tales of ghosts, ghouls, murder and horror from Columbus’ 200 plus year history on a night unlike any other with Columbus Ghost Tours.
Gain the courage to conquer your upcoming holiday desserts by taking a Thanksgiving Pie Primer class at 1400 Food Lab.
Hit up one of these thrift stores and DIY your best halloween costumes.
Have a sweater weather picnic at Schiller Park. Don’t forget to pick up lunch at Brown Bag Deli.
Check out the stars at John Glenn Astronomy Park in the Hocking Hills.
Go on a hike at one of our amazing metro parks.
Enjoy an evening of old-fashioned Halloween fun at All Hallows Eve at Ohio Village.
Pretend you’re Tarzan and Jane at “Night Fright” Zip Tours in Hocking Hills.
Tailgate for an OSU game and take part in a Skull Session before.
Eat all things pumpkin at the Circleville Pumpkin Show, Ohio’s oldest and largest (free) festival!
Celebrate art throughout the evening with new gallery exhibitions, street performers, special events, food, and drinks throughout the District on the first Saturday of each month at Gallery Hop in the Short North.
Sip on a variety of delicious wines at Meza Wine Shop in Westerville.
Hold on to each other at Central Ohio’s most terrifying experience at the Haunted Farm in Pleasanville. They have a haunted barn and corn maze, concessions, bon fire, live entertainment and hey, free wifi!
Experience the magic of Harvest Blooms under the stars, surrounded by glowing pumpkins at Pumpkin night at Franklin Park Conservatory.
Learn to Curl with the The Columbus Curling Club during one of their clinics.
