I really tried to wait until September to share this, but I just couldn’t wait! Sometimes our fall season is pretty short here in Ohio, so we better start talking about it early, right? Maybe it will feel like it lasts longer? That’s how it works, right? All kidding aside, some of my greatest memories come from visiting a fall festival. The combination of pumpkins, apple cider, kettle corn and all sorts of family friendly activities is just perfect.
Freeman’s Farm Fall Festival
Freeman’s Farm awakens to a fall filled with great festivities for its guests. Visitors arriving at the farm will find a world of activities and will smell the aroma of apple butter a stirrin’ and kettle corn a poppin’. Visitors explore the farm activities in the woods, by the pond, and at the market
Activities Include (Weather Permitting)
- Hayrides
- Kettle Corn
- Campfire Concessions (hot dogs, chili, chips, beverages)
- Scarecrow Making
- Petting Animals
- Apple Butter Making Demonstrations (selected days)
Date(s): September 21-22, September 28-29, October 5-6, October 12-13,
October 19-20, October 26-27
Time: Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Address: 6142 Lewis Center Road, Galena, Ohio 43021
Cost: Activity fee per participation. Call after September 1 for fee details.
Hilliard Fall Festival
Bring the family for an afternoon of fun celebrating the autumn season at City of Hilliard Recreation and Parks Department‘s annual Fall Festival! The festival will feature games, live music, pumpkin decorating, and food trucks! All activities are free!
Activities:
Axe throwing
Balloon twister
Chalk art
Clogging
Corn play box
Face painting
Hay wagon rides
Live music by North to Nashville
Inflatables and games
Party characters
Petting zoo
The Bubble Guy
The Turtle Lady
Wood carving
Date: September 22nd
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Address: 3800 Veterans Memorial Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026-1348,
Cost: Admission is FREE. Buy and decorate a pumpkin to support Patches of Light for $3. Food trucks available for purchase.
Pumpkinpalooza at Emswiler Farms
Eleventh Annual Pumpkinpalooza presented by TWIG of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The event takes place at Emswiler Farms in Pataskala, with a huge barn for food and activities, a pumpkin patch, hayride, bounce houses, a carousel ride, and many other activities and entertainment for children.All proceeds benefit the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Nationwide Children’s.
Date: September 28th
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Address: 13329 Morse Rd., SWPataskala, OH 43062
Cost: $10 Kids Tickets, $2 Hayride Tickets. Purchase here.
Harvest Fair at Stratford Ecological Center
Help us celebrate the harvest at one of Stratford’s biggest events of the year! Kids of all ages can discover their inner farmer at this family friendly event. Climb a tractor, paint your face, feed the chickens, ride a horse drawn wagon, and hike the trails. It is a great opportunity to get the kids outside to have fun with the Stratford family! Don’t forget to bring The Best of Your Bounty to display during the Harvest Fair.
Date: September 28th
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Address: 3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015
Cost: $5 per person (Under age 3 free)
Harvest Fair at Columbus Commons
There’s nothing quite like autumn in Ohio, so join us in the heart of Downtown Columbus as we welcome in the season! We’ve got pumpkins, games, crafts and plenty of room to play. And of course, we have inflatables! The event is free to attend; a $5 hand stamp will grant you access to all of the inflatables and the pumpkin patch. Sales will start at 12:00 PM and end at 3:30 PM.
Date: September 28th
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Address: 160 S. High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Cost: The event is free to attend; a $5 hand stamp will grant you access to all of the inflatables and the pumpkin patch.
39th Annual Fall Festival at Oakland Nurseries
A weekend all of celebration with things such as Woody’s Barnyard Racers, musical entertainment, storytelling, axe throwing, superhero visits, haunted village, balloon art, petting zoo, food trucks and more! Make sure to check out the Oakland Nursery page to see the exact events happening at the closest location to you!
Date: October 12th – October 13th
Time: Check website for specific store for hours.
Address: Check website for specific store address.
Cost: Free to attend
Fall Family Festival in Dublin
Get ready to kick off the best fall season yet in Dublin’s Historic District! Come to the district Saturday, October 12th from 1pm to 4pm for the Family Fall Festival, brought to you by your Historic Dublin Business Association. The Family Fall Festival features happenings all throughout the Historic District, with vendors in Bri Hi Square and fun activities at many of Historic Dublin’s unique shops and restaurants. There’s always something fun to do in the “HD” and that goes double on October 12th!
Here’s a sampling of the vendors, businesses, activities, and sponsors you’ll find at the Family Fall Festival:
- Irish Entertainment: Enjoy the musical stylings of Randy Cleeper and John Sherman!
- Boho 72: Pumpkin Golf with candy prizes , Harvest Beverage (for the adults), and Apple Cider (for all ages)
Dean Insurance: Face painting - Our Cupcakery: Fall Push Pops
- Dublin Toy Emporium: Craft and story time
- Terra Gallery: Pumpkin spice waffle decorating and Collaborative harvest themed painting
- Johnson’s Ice Cream: “Scoops” the mascot and fall-flavored ice creams
- Vine and Tap: Lawn games and Sports on TV
Date: October 12th
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Address: Historic Dublin Business AssociationBridge and High StreetsDublin, OH 43017
Cost: Free to attend
Circleville Pumpkin Show
The Circleville Pumpkin Show is not only the “Greatest Free Show on Earth”, but it is the largest festival in Ohio and one of the largest in nation. Hundreds of thousands of pumpkin fans crowd the streets of Downtown Circleville Ohio for just about anything pumpkin.
Date: October 16th – 19th
Time: Hours vary by day. Click here to get schedule for events.
Cost: Free to attend
Address: 159 East Franklin Street, Circleville, Ohio 43113
Fall Farmaplooza at The Barn at Blystone Farm
The is the very first Fall FarmaPlooza on the farm. They will be selling concessions style food, Pulled Smoked Meats, chips, soda, candy, Nachos, and more. They will also be selling fall flavored treats. The restaurant bakery, butcher-shop will be open as well. They will have a variety of background music, but its really about playing on the farm.
Games and Activities: Animal Encounters, Face painting, Raffles all night, Cornhole, Sack races, 50/50 and MORE.
All proceeds collected will benefit Blystone Agricultural Community, a non profit organization committed to Agricultural and Farming education for todays youth. In the event it rains we will reschedule the event.
Date: October 19th
Time: 1:00pm – 6:30om
Address: The Barn at Blystone Farm – 8677 Oregon Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Cost: Free to attend. Register here. Includes: Access to the festival, games, activities, animal encounters and more.
Don’t forget, you must add in a trip to an apple orchard this fall! I’ve got a great list here.
