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Family-Friendly Halloween Events around Central Ohio

Make sure to bookmark this post because I will update this list as more events get added!

Thursday, October 13

  • Halloween Spooktacular at Coffman Park
    • Join us for merry, but not scary, family fun in Coffman Park. Spooktacular has something for all ages, including Trunk or Treat, crafts, straw maze, games and live performances. With more than 7,500 Dublin residents attending and 50 community organizations, Spooktacular has become a Halloween tradition in the Dublin community. All activities will be outside including games, crafts, dance performances and more.
    • 4-8PM
    • Coffman Park – 5200 Emerald Parkway, Dublin

Friday, October 14th

  • Halloween Spooktacular at Coffman Park
    • Join us for merry, but not scary, family fun in Coffman Park. Spooktacular has something for all ages, including Trunk or Treat, crafts, straw maze, games and live performances. With more than 7,500 Dublin residents attending and 50 community organizations, Spooktacular has become a Halloween tradition in the Dublin community. All activities will be outside including games, crafts, dance performances and more.
    • 1-5 PM
    • Coffman Park – 5200 Emerald Parkway, Dublin

Saturday, October 15th

  • Treat Street at The Shops on Lane Ave

Sunday, October 23rd

  • Sunday Funday: Spooky Pooch Party in Downtown Old Worthington
    • Our annual dog-themed event is now combined with some Halloween flair! We’ll have great food specials, live music, games, dog tricks and treats, rescue pups, and entertainment.
    • 666 High St, Worthington, OH 43085
    • Noon – 6PM
    • Facebook Event

Wednesday, October 26th

  • Fall-o-ween Celebration at Reynoldsburg Library
    • Come celebrate Fall with stories, songs and activities!
    • 11AM – Noon
    • 1308 Brice Rd, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
  • Creekside Pumpkin Crawl at Creekside Park
    • Celebrate Halloween with free activities in Creekside Park. Don’t forget to make plans to enter a pumpkin into the Creekside Pumpkin Crawl contest fro your chance to win gift cards to local businesses. Register your pumpkin here.
    • 5:30PM – 7:30PM
    • Creekside Park – 123 Mill St, Gahanna, OH 43230

Thursday, October 27th

  • KidX Candy Crawl sponsored by Mike’s Aqua-Tots at Polaris
    • Enjoy store-to-store trick-or-treating, a costume contest, festive games, giveaways, a haunting animal show and more!
    • 5PM – 7PM in Center Court at Polaris Fashion Place
    • Facebook Event
  • Halloscene at Scene 75
    • Calling all ghosts, goblins, princes, and fairies! Check out Scene75’s FREE indoor trick or treat event! A night full of treats and no scaries! Happy HalloScene!
      • Located throughout our facility there will be multiple stations welcoming costumed children 12 & under to say “trick-or-treat” in exchange for a handful of candy and the occasional toy! Bring your costume & a candy bag! 
    • 5pm – 8pm, 5033 Tuttle Crossing Boulevard, Dublin, OH 43016

Friday, October 28th

  • Kids Goat Yoga Costume Party at Hartland Farm {Lancaster}
    • Join us for a fun Halloween themed goat yoga class tailored just for kids. We’ll balance, stretch, maybe hear a spooky story or two! You can even wear your costume…. Our six friendly, miniature goats will be wearing theirs!
    • Get tickets here {$10-$15}
    • 5PM – 6PM, 2899 Lifer Lane Southwest, Lancaster, OH 43130

Saturday, October 29th

  • Trick or Tweet at Grange Audubon
    • Bring your preschoolers and children grades K-2 on Saturday, October 29th for some not-so-scary fun.  Costumes are fun and encouraged, especially for the costume parades throughout each event!
    • Your children will delight in games, scavengers hunts, short hikes, crafts, read-alouds and even a snack to take home! Registration will start late summer, be sure to check back!
    • Geared toward families with preschoolers and children grades K-2)
    • Website
  • Boo Off Broadway in Grove City
    • Join us for games, food, vendors, a costume parade around the promenade and of course a safe (non scary) trick or treating experience. 
    • Noon-4 pm
    • Website
  • Trick or Treat at the Conservatory
    • Trick or treat! Add the Conservatory to your route on Halloween weekend and pick up a treat bags from the Visitor Center.
    • Guests are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes during trick or treat. After picking up the treat bag, guests can take a photo in their costumes and enter the Halloween Costume Contest to win Conservatory Aglow tickets. A selfie station will be available but families are welcome to get creative with their photos. 
    • Treat bags are available both days while supplies last and are limited to one per child aged 2-12. General Admission is required to receive treat bags.
    • 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM at Franklin Park Conservatory
    • Facebook Event
  • Boos and Books at Thurber House
    • During this FREE family-friendly drop-in event, come tour haunted Thurber House (which will be decked out for Halloween), hear strange and spooky tales about what goes bump in the night from award-winning storyteller Lyn Ford, and enjoy Halloween treats and activities (including “The Night the Ghost Got In” Thurber Word-Libs and a scavenger hunt!).
    • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    • 77 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, OH
    • Website
  • Halloween Family Storytime at Whetstone library
    • Special Halloween-themed storytime! Costumes are welcome.
    • 11:00am – 11:30am
    • 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214

Sunday, October 30th

  • Trick or Treat at the Conservatory
    • Trick or treat! Add the Conservatory to your route on Halloween weekend and pick up a treat bags from the Visitor Center.
    • Guests are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes during trick or treat. After picking up the treat bag, guests can take a photo in their costumes and enter the Halloween Costume Contest to win Conservatory Aglow tickets. A selfie station will be available but families are welcome to get creative with their photos. 
    • Treat bags are available both days while supplies last and are limited to one per child aged 2-12. General Admission is required to receive treat bags.
  • Zombie Halloween Pool Party at Westerville Community Center
    • Zombie lifeguards will be on hand for a haunted trick-or-treat trail through the Community Center. The party then moves to the pool for games, candy and family swim. Children 6 and under must have a parent in the water with them.
    • 5:30-7 p.m
    • $5, Parents are free

Monday, October 31

  • Halloween Family Storytime & Trick-or-Treat at Whetstone Library
    • Join us for a fun Halloween-themed storytime! Then we will trick-or-treat at stations inside the library. Costumes are welcome.
    • Website
    • 10:00am – 11:00am

Multiple Dates

  • Boo at the Zoo at the Columbus Zoo
    • Get ready for lighthearted Halloween fun without the fright during the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s annual Boo at the Zoo celebration. This merry-not-scary, frightfully delightful event will take place during the weekends of Oct.
    • October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30
    • Friday 5-9PM, Saturday 10AM-9PM and Sunday 10AM-5PM

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