It’s Halloween Week, and Central Ohio is bursting at the seams with ways to celebrate. Trunk-or-treat, family-friendly parties, scavenger hunts, and more.
Make sure to keep an eye on the Facebook event pages. The weather doesn’t look great this week and if things change, it will more than likely change last minute!
Tuesday, October 26 – KidX Candy Crawl
Location: Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240
Time: 5PM – 7PM
Details: They will be giving out Trick-or-Treat Bags (while supplies last) so the kids can go store-to-store Trick-or-Treating. Bring the whole family and come dressed to impress as we will have a costume contest. They will have plenty of games, prizes and so much more!
Cost: Free
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Tuesday, October 26 – Trick-or-Treat Trail at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Location: Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Details: Families will take a half-mile walk along the Buttonbush Trail and learn about tricks while collecting treats! Trick-or-treaters and their families are encouraged to wear costumes. Ohio Wildlife Center, Friends of Metro Parks, and Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure will also be providing activities for families. Meet in the Nature Center Parking lot.
Cost: Free
Advanced Registration is Required.Sign up here: tinyurl.com/82zck5tr
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Tuesday, October 26 – South Side Halloween
Location: Reeb Avenue Center
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Details: Come see what Mid-Ohio Kitchen at Roots has been conjuring! Join us via drive thru or walk up to the Reeb Avenue Center to receive FREE:- Pumpkins – Candy and treats – Weekend meal kits – Hot meals made by our Mid-Ohio Kitchen Chef
Cost: Free
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Wednesday, October 27 – Halloween Block Party
Location: 4967 E Dublin Granville Rd, Westerville, OH 43081
Time: 6 PM
Details: Join us for a evening of family fun! Three businesses, Proactive Health & Wellness, Stem Tree and the The Five are coming together for a one of a kind Halloween Block Party! Join us for Trick-Or-Treating, Food, Games, Prizes and FUN!
Cost: Free
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Wednesday, October 27 – Creekside Pumpkin Crawl
Location: Creekside Park – 123 Mill St, Gahanna, OH 43230
Time: 5PM – 8PM
Details: Trick or treat yourself to a fun night in Creekside Park. Enter your carved or decorated pumpkin into the pumpkin contest for your chance to win a gift card to a local business. They’ll have live music so you can boo-gie all evening long. Crawl through Creekside with your CORA cup and enjoy a fang-tastic dinner at one of the restaurants in Creekside. Eat, drink, and be scary
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Wednesday, October 27 – Boo & Brew at Bridge Park – Boo & Brew at Bridge Park
Location: Bridge Park – 6741 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017
Time: 5PM – 8PM
Details: Boo & Brew is a family-friendly event held at Bridge Park which will take place of the traditional trick-or-treating. Boo & Brew brings the community together by encouraging our Bridge Park businesses to pass out candy and fun promotional materials (samples, coupons, gift cards, etc.) in front of their establishment for children, families and community-goes to enjoy. This event will include fall-themed activities, live music and more! Afterwards, we invite attendees to stick around and join us at our participating bars and restaurants to enjoy any specials being offered during the event.
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Wednesday, October 27 – Pickerington Haunted Village : Cancelled
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Friday, October 29 – Preschoolers: Hooray for Halloween! at Sharon Woods Metro Park
Location: Sharon Woods Metro Park
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Details: Come dressed in your Halloween best to wander along their self-guided Halloween Activity Trail. You’ll find games, crafts and a few fun surprises as you walk along a .5 mile trail through the woods. Don’t forget to pick up your Halloween goodie bag when you’re done to end your visit with a sweet treat that’ll make you say “Hooray for Halloween”!
Cost: Free
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Friday, October 29 – For Families: Trick-or-Treat Trail at Highbanks Metro Park
Location: Highbanks Metro Park
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Details: Wear your favorite costume and walk our festively lit trail. Solve animal riddles along the way to earn some treats. Don’t forget to bring a bag to hold your goodies and a flashlight if you are coming after dark!
Cost: Free
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Saturday, October 30 – Halloween Scavenger Hunt at Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Location: Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Details: Join us for a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt all about “spooky” Ohio animals! Meet at the shelter house. Costumes highly encouraged! All ages welcome.
Cost: Free
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Saturday, October 30 – Hooray for Halloween! at Sharon Woods Metro Park
Location: Sharon Woods Metro Park, Meet at Schrock Lake Restrooms
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Details: Come dressed in your Halloween best to wander along our self-guided Halloween Activity Trail. You’ll find games, crafts and a few fun surprises as you walk along a .5 mile trail through the woods. Don’t forget to pick up your Halloween goodie bag when you’re done to end your visit with a sweet treat that’ll make you say “Hooray for Halloween”!
Cost: Free
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Saturday, October 30 – TRUNK OR TREAT!
Location: Covenant Baptist Church, 5100 Dierker Rd, Columbus, OH 433220
Time: 5 PM – 8 PM
Details: Come on out to the church parking lot to show off your awesome costume, have some fun and grab some treats! One night just isn’t enough, right?!
Cost: Free
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Saturday, October 30 – Cabela’s Halloween Weekend
Location: 1650 Gemini Pl, Columbus, OH 43240-7000
Time: Saturday Oct 30th starting at 4PM, Sunday Oct 31st starting at 3PM
Details: Bring in your spooky ghosts, pretty princesses, warrior super heroes, and just daggon cuties to trick-or-treat throughout the store! Find the spooky stations set up throughout the store to satiate that sweet tooth and be sure to wave at the Outfitters along the way!
Cost: Free
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Saturday, October 30 – Monster Mash at Partners Park
Location: Pavilion at Partners Park in Uptown Marysville
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Details: There will be several monster themed games for kids, food, popcorn and giveaways!
Cost: Free
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Sunday, October 31 – HalloScene 2021 at Scene75 Columbus
Location: Scene75 Entertainment Center – Columbus (Dublin, OH)
Time: 12 PM – 3 PM
Details: Calling all ghosts, goblins, princes, and fairies! Check out Scene75’s FREE indoor trick or treat event, a safe night full of treats and no scaries! Happy HalloScene! Located throughout our facility there will be multiple stations welcoming costumed children to say “trick-or-treat” in exchange for a handful of candy and the occasional toy, spaced out appropriately to allow space in between groups to grab!
Cost: Free
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Sunday, October 31 – Hilliard Trunk or Treat 2021
Location: Hilliard/Ray Patch Family YMCA
Time: 5 PM – 7 PM, The parking lot opens at 4:30pm and trunk or treating begins at 5pm.
Details: It is a safe, easy environment for young kids to dress up, have fun, and get a lot of candy. Participating cars back into parking spots and pass out candy from their trunks. Young children can walk just a few hundred feet and fill their bags in a quick, safe trip. They will have a food truck, music from 104.9 The River, the Hilliard Police, a DIY photobooth, and more!
Cost: Free
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Sunday, October 31 – Fall Fun Fest
Location: 5075 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43231
Time: 4 PM – 6 PM
Details: Games, Inflatables, Food Trucks, & Illusions with Steve Harney, Followed by Trunk or Treat. All Free! Ages 3 Years to 7th Grade
Cost: Free
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October 30 & 31- Trick or Treat Loot Bag at Pumpkins Aglow
Location: Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43203
Time: 5 – 9PM
Details: On Halloween weekend, children ages 2-12 will receive a small bag filled with treats and surprises. Family friendly costumes are encouraged! This takes place during the special event – Pumpkins Aglow.
Cost: It’s strongly recommended that all guests, including members, reserve their tickets in advance. Many nights will sell out.Special Engagement rates are in effect for Pumpkins Aglow. Prices range from $3-$22.
Every Saturday in October – All Hallows’ Eve
Location: Ohio History Connection, 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH 43211
Dates: Sat., Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2021
Time: Entry times available are 5:30, 6 or 6:30 p.m.. You are welcome to stay as long as you like once you arrive. You may enter any time after your entry time, however no early entry is permitted. Pre-registration is required for All Hallows’ Eve- no walkup admission is available.
Details: Enjoy an evening of 1890s-style family fun at All Hallows’ Eve, with a retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by the bonfire, pumpkin carving and strange characters roaming Ohio Village. Come revel in Victorian-era entertainment including fortune telling, crafts, games and more!
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Friday, Saturday & Sunday in October – Boo at the Zoo
Time: Boo at the Zoo will begin at 5 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The festivities will continue into the evening all weekend, closing at 9PM on Fridays and Saturdays and 5PM. on Sundays.
Details: Enjoy all of the Halloween fun without the fright during the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s annual Boo at the Zoo celebration presented by Mist Twst. This “merry-not-scary” event will transform the Zoo into a Halloween wonderland during the weekends in October.
Cost: Included with Zoo Admission, which ranges. Don’t forget you can use your Columbus Library card to check out a temporary pass at select locations. You can get more details here.
Read all about our visit to Boo at the Zoo here
PS – If you don’t feel like going to an event and want something more low-key, just throw a little Halloween party at home. That’s what we did last year and maybe the year before. I picked up almost everything at the dollar store. Super easy. Super casual. Cookies were from Cakes By Kat Bake Shop and are some of my favorite in Columbus.
