With Halloween right around the corner, Columbus is gearing up with spooktacular celebrations all weekend! From ghostly tales to epic costume parades, here’s a list of exciting events this weekend for you and your family to enjoy.
Friday, October 27
Hooray For Halloween at Sharon Woods Metro Park
- Time: 10am – 2pm
- Location: Sharon Woods Metro Park – 6911 Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
- Cost: Free
Drop by between 10am-2pm and 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”. More information
Great Gahanna Goblin Fest at Academy Park
- Time: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
- Location: Academy Park – 1201 Cherry Bottom Rd, Gahanna, OH 43230
- Cost: The event is free but on-site parking is $5. Registration is required.
Calling all goblins and ghouls! This event includes a trick-or-treat trail, live entertainment, a hayride, and fun surprises! Get ready to have a spooktactular time. Registration for parking at Academy Park is open now. For more information, visit here. Facebook Event
Halloween on the Green
- Time: 6pm – 8pm
- Location: Worthington Village Green
- Cost: Free
Celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating on the Green! From arts and crafts to live entertainment and much more, you and your family are sure to have a spooktacular time. Facebook Event
Family Game Night – Halloween Edition at Canal Winchester Community Center
- Time: 6pm – 8pm
- Location: Canal Winchester Community Center
- Cost: Free
Grab the family and head to the Community Center for a FREE family game night! Bring your own game or choose from one of the many available at the center. They’ll also have special Halloween crafts! Dinner, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Guests that join us in their Halloween costumes will be entered to win a prize! is not required but will help inform us of food counts. Call the Community Center at 614-837-8276 or fill out the form to RSVP. More information — Facebook Event
Boo at the Zoo
- Time: Friday – Sunday
- Location: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Cost: Included with Zoo Admission
It’s the last weekend! There’s a lot to do at Boo at the Zoo! Join your favorite Boo at the Zoo Character Ambassadors for a merry-not-scary, frightfully delightful event of spirited fun for the whole family. Get your favorite costume ready, and make plans to visit your Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for this Spooktacular Halloween Celebration. FRIDAYS: 5pm – 8pm | SATURDAYS: 10am – 8pm | SUNDAYS: 10am – 5pm For a full list of events go to the website — More information
Saturday, October 28
Market Trick or Treat in German Village
- Time: 9am – 1pm
- Location: German Village Market
- Cost: Free
Wear your Halloween costume to market and trick or treat with the vendors! While you’re there, pick up fruits and veggies, meats, fish and cheese, jam, baked goods and more! More information
Hilliard Halloween Hunt
- Time: 9am – 11am
- Location: Old Hilliard
- Cost: Free
A fun-filled event for families and some Trick-or-treating too! Kids are encouraged to wear costumes! Look for the spookiest and cutest tent at the event…that’ll be us! They will be making carnival masks & whistles! You can also bring any costumes you have to donate for their #chmculturalexchange program. More information
Pumpkin Parade at Upper Arlington Library
- Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
- Location: Upper Arlington Library – 2800 Tremont Rd, Columbus, OH 43221
- Cost: Free
Wear your costume for a silly (and a little spooky) storytime, then parade around the library for treats! Storytime begins at 10:30; parade starts at 11:00. More information
Pumpkin Painting + Haunted Maze for Kids at Hoover Gardens
- Time: 11AM – 4PM
- Location: Hoover Gardens – 182 N Sunbury Rd, Westerville, OH 43081
- Cost: $5/pumpkin
This takes place on Sunday, too! They will have our pumpkin painting station set up, waiting for the little ones to create pumpkin masterpieces! Pay at the front, take receipt to the painting station and you’re good to go! There is also a free haunted maze to explore before or after! Facebook Event
Scarysville in Uptown Marysville
- Time: 10am – 12pm
- Location: Uptown Marysville
- Cost: Free
The streets of Uptown “Scarysville” come alive with Halloween FUN. Children can wear costumes and visit Uptown merchants for candy and other Halloween goodies. All the fun of Trick or Treat, in the light of day. More information
Powell Fall Festival
- Time: 12pm – 10pm
- Location: Village Green Park – 47 Hall St, Powell, OH 43065
- Cost: Event admission is free with a suggested nonperishable donation to People In Need Inc. of Delaware County
Join in for a fun fall event in the City of Powell Sat., Oct. 28! The’ll have food trucks, kids activities, and live music at Village Green Park. The festival music line-up includes North to Nashville, Alt95 Cleveland, and the Dan Thompson Band + they will be broadcasting the OSU football game via video wall, starting at 7:30 p.m More information
Historic Dublin Candy Crawl
- Time: 2pm – 4pm
- Location: Historic Dublin District
- Cost: Free
The Historic District is “Creepin it Real” this fall with its annual Candy trail! Bring your goodie bags and wear your costumes! Grab a picture with Wednesday from the Addams family and Marshall from Paw Patrol! Crafts and Games in Bri Hi Square (behind Mezzo) too! Join us from 2:00-4:00 pm Candy is Available while supplies last Maps are also available at the Dublin Ohio Visitor Center located at 9 South High Street and each participating location. You can find participating businesses here. Facebook Event
Boo Off Broadway in Grove City
- Time: 12PM to 4PM
- Location: Grove City
- Cost: Free
Don’t miss Boo Off Broadway, presented by the Grove City Chamber of Commerce, Saturday October 28th, 2023. From 12noon to 4pm, join us for a safe trick-or-treat experience, featuring games, food, and fun! More information
All Hallows Eve’ at Ohio History Connection
- Time: 5:30PM
- Location: Ohio History Connection – 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH 43211
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! More information
Sunday, October 29
Pumpkins, Squash, and Gourds at Slate Run Metro Park and Living Historical Farm
- Time: 11am – 3pm
- Location: Slate Run Metro Park and Living Historical Farm – 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
- Cost: Free
See a display of some of the many varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds available in the 1880s. Plus, it’s a great place to explore and take a fall walk at! More information
Inniswood Halloween Party
- Time: 2-4 pm
- Location: Inniswood Gardens – 940 S Hempstead Road Westerville, OH 43081
- Cost: Free
Head to the Inniswood Gardens for activities and crafts to celebrate this traditional holiday. More information
Halloween Spooktacular at Ohio Theatre
- Time: 2pm
- Location: Ohio Theatre – 39 E State St, Columbus, OH 43215
- Cost: Adult $12.50, Children $8.50
The entire family is invited to dress up in their favorite costumes and join the ghoulishly-dressed Columbus Symphony for a frightfully fun concerto of “boo-tiful” music, programmed for kids age 2-10! Come early for fun activities including trick-or-treating, dancing, musical tattoos, and instruments to play beginning at 2pm! More information
Rockin’ Tots Halloween Party at Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park
- Time: 5 pm – 8 pm
- Location: Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park – 1220 County Line Rd, Westerville, OH 43081
- Cost: $15
Includes Arts and Crafts Games Costume Contest and much more! More information
Hilliard Truck or Treat
- Time: 5pm to 7pm
- Location: Hilliard Ray Patch YMCA – 4515 Cosgray Rd, Hilliard, OH 43026
- Cost: Free
This is the 12th annual Hilliard Trunk or Treat in partnership with the Ray Patch YMCA! 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. The parking lot opens at 4:30pm and trunk or treating begins at 5pm. They will have food trucks, music from 104.9 The River, the Hilliard Police Department, Norwich Fire Department, a photobooth and more! For more information, or for ways to volunteer, visit movementcolumbus.com/trunkortreat. More information
Whether you’re a fan of ghostly adventures or simply love the excitement of dressing up, Columbus has something for everyone this Halloween weekend. Get ready for a weekend full of laughter, candy, and plenty of Halloween spirit!
