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Boo Bash at Trinity Cathedral
Join us for Boo Bash, a FREE, family-friendly Halloween celebration open to the entire community! Children and students ages 0–17 and their families are invited to enjoy an evening of festive fun, including dinner, games, prizes, trick-or-treating, and a costume contest. Come in costume and enjoy a not-so-spooky evening at Trinity Cathedral! Dinner will be served from 5–7 p.m., with games and activities continuing until 8 p.m. Don’t miss the costume contest at 7:45 p.m.! Free parking is available in the lot at 2333 Prospect Ave. E. All families are welcome. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Free parking is available in our lot at 2333 Prospect Ave. E.
Halloween Boo-tique
Bring the whole family in costume and join us on Thursday, October 29th from 5–7 PM for an evening of Halloween fun at our Halloween Boo-tique at Eton Chagrin Boulevard.
Kids can trick-or-treat at participating stores both inside and outside the mall while enjoying plenty of treats and seasonal excitement. Visitors can also look forward to exciting games, engaging activities, and a special appearance by the Woodmere Police Department.
Happy Halloween from all of us at Eton Chagrin Boulevard!
Old Brooklyn Trick or Treat Trail
Join us Saturday October 24th from 1-3pm for our Annual Trick or Treat Trail in Old Brooklyn's Ben Franklin Community Garden (1905 Spring Rd, Cleveland, OH 44144).
The event is completely FREE (food, activities, & all)!
Come enjoy popcorn, apple cider, games, crafts, & music while you explore the Trick or Treat Trail that weaves through Ben Franklin Community Garden. Along the trail you'll find treat stations hosted by local Old Brooklyn organizations and maybe meet a neighbor or 2! Half of the trail is a paved path while the other half follows a trail with wood chips at the back of the garden.
Parking will be available in the Ben Franklin Elementary School lot in front of the garden & on the street.
This event will be rain or shine!
October Feast
🎃 October Feast is moving to the Food Truck Park! 🎃
Our fall festival returns Saturday 10/24 12-5 PM at the South Euclid Food Truck Park featuring:
🎃 Free pumpkins while supplies last
🎶 Live music from The Polka Pirates 🏴☠️ + Cheeseburgers In Paradise 🍔
🥨 Food from @thepierogilady + @franksnshakes
🍺 $250 cash prize costume + stein holding contests
🛍️ @indiegreenmarkets local makers + vendors
🫧 Bubble performer + face painting + inflatables
🎮 @lets_play_mobile_gaming truck
🌳 Free trees from the South Euclid Tree Commission
🍂 Heated tent + fall photo display
All are welcome to this free event coordinated by South Euclid’s Department of Parks & Recreation! 💚
Tricks & Treats
Calling all ghouls and goblins, princesses and superheroes—Crocker Park’s annual Tricks & Treats Halloween celebration is back and better than ever! Join us on Saturday, October 24 from 12–3pm for an afternoon of free spooky fun, sweet treats, and family-friendly entertainment you won’t want to miss.
Our Tricks & Treats event is perfect for families looking to enjoy the Halloween spirit in a safe, walkable, and exciting outdoor setting. Kids are encouraged to dress in costume and bring their candy buckets for trick-or-treating throughout the property. Participating stores and vendors will have pumpkin decals in their windows—just follow the trail of pumpkins and collect goodies (while supplies last)!
In addition to trick-or-treating, there will be plenty of interactive activities to keep little ones entertained, including:
Colorful Chalk Zones where kids can unleash their creativity
A fan-favorite Pet Costume Contest
Music, festive vendors, and plenty of photo-worthy moments throughout the park
Whether you’re snapping pictures in your costume, picking up candy from your favorite shops, or just enjoying the fall vibes, Tricks & Treats is a perfect way to celebrate Halloween at Crocker Park.
Be sure to explore the wide variety of shops and restaurants while you’re here—many will be offering specials, samples, or extra surprises for event-goers!
Beachwood Place Fall Fest
Fall Fest is coming to Beachwood Place! 🎃👻
Join us for an afternoon of fall fun on Saturday, October 24 from 12–3 PM! Enjoy trick-or-treating, face painting, a costume contest, live music, and more.
Come dressed in your Halloween best — fright this way! 👻
Kid's Pumpkin Painting at Masthead
🎃 Bring your kids for a pumpkin painting activity on Saturday, October 24th! 🎨
11:30am-3pm, while supplies last! FREE to attend, supplies included.
Skeletonville at Frostville
Skeletonville is it less scary Halloween event for younger children. The children and adults are invited to come in costume. The price is $3/person and the children can trick-or-treat at all the houses and buildings. There will be fun, food and lots of photo opportunities.
Ohio City Family Fun Fall Walk
Our annual Family Fun Fall Walk returns – rain or shine! Join us for a walk around the neighborhood from hub to hub for FREE family fun including crafts, games, and of course treats – no trick, please!
Locations & Activities
St. Ignatius Halls & Fire Station
St. Ignatius Haunted Halls
Treats @ Fire Station (if not on call)
Novak Park & Carnegie West Library (Fulton & Bridge)
Decorative Photo Opportunities
Giveaways
Food outside in the park.
Fall craft inside the library
St. Patrick’s Church (3602 Bridge Ave)
Trunk-or-Treat in the parking lot
Fairview Park (1685 W. 38th)
Arts & Crafts
Yard Games
Music at the park
S’more station
Shuttle Service Schedule
To the Event
Pick-up from Malachi Center at 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM
Drop-off at Hub 1: St. Ignatius
Return Service
Pick-up from Hub 4: Fairview Park at 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 6:30 PM
Return transportation to Malachi Center
Pumpkins & Piranhas Sensory Friendly Night
Thursday, October 22 (Passholders Only Night), 5:30-8pm
Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24, 5:30 – 8pm
Sunday, October 25 (Sensory Friendly Night), 5:30-8pm
Friday, October 30, 5:30 – 8pm
Last admission at 7pm
This hauntingly fun after-hours Halloween celebration features creatures from Lake “Eeeerie” and the deep “Boo” sea. Enjoy full Aquarium access and galleries featuring underwater jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons and other Halloween-themed décor and music. Interact with costumed scuba divers, experience animal encounters, face painting, temporary tattoos, and even a fortune teller. Pose for photo ops and tackle a four-page activity booklet. Costumed children receive a take-home treat bag.
Know Before You Go
Adults & children are invited to attend Pumpkins & Piranhas in costume. If adults choose to don a disguise, we do ask they have a good field of vision and keep their outfits family friendly.
To ensure we have enough treat bags for costumed kiddos, advance registration is requested and recommended.
A cash bar will be available Friday, October 30.
Greater Cleveland Aquarium Passholders should log into their account for discounted admission.
Oktoberfest at the Chalet
Oktoberfest at the chalet
Make memories with family and friends this fall season while enjoying Cleveland Metroparks second annual Oktoberfest. Family friendly activities include live Polka music, dancing, games, fall photo areas, hayrides, biergarten, Cleveland Metroparks Food Truck with German food offerings and more.
Hayrides are tractor-drawn and are offered on a first-come, first served basis and leave approximately every half hour. Wagons can be covered and operate rain or shine. Our side-load wagons are ADA accessible. In addition to public hayrides, several private and group opportunities are available. See below for more information.
October 17 - Oktoberfest Activities and Entertainment 3-7pm
The Schnickelfritz Polka Band
Biergarten with a selection of Oktoberfest Beers **
Hayrides **
Cleveland Metroparks Food Truck **
Cleveland Metroparks Retail Truck **
Cleveland Metroparks Concession Stand **
Face Painter
Balloon Twister
Fall Photo Areas
Yard Games - Corn Hole, Connect 4, Giant Jenga and other games
Go Ape - Ax Throwing and Jr. Ropes Couse **
**indicates a fee
Fall Fest at the Van Aken District
🎃 Fall Fest at Van Aken
📅 Saturday, October 17 | 🕠 12-4PM
Celebrate the season with us at our annual Fall Fest—a festive evening filled with fun for all ages! Enjoy local vendors, live music, delicious food & drinks, and a variety of kids’ activities that capture the magic of fall.
Whether you're bringing the whole family or just looking to enjoy a cozy fall evening, there’s something for everyone at Fall Fest!
Free Fall Funday at Akron Children's Museum
Get ready for a day full of fall fun at the Akron Children’s Museum!
Join us on October 17 from 10 AM – 5 PM for our FREE Fall Fun Day, where families can explore, play, and celebrate the season together, at no cost! Enjoy hands-on activities like pumpkin science experiments, creative leaf art, and more interactive experiences designed to spark curiosity and imagination in children of all ages.
This is the perfect opportunity to experience the museum, make memories, and enjoy a festive day filled with learning through play. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a longtime member of our community, there’s something for everyone to discover.
Admission is completely FREE, thanks to the generous support of the H. Peter Burg Family Foundation.
Come celebrate fall with us, we can’t wait to see you!
Fall Fest
Mark your calendars- a new season is almost here and we're ready to enjoy it to the fullest. Fall Fest loading now! Join Ohio City Farm, @bendandbrewcle, @resourcecleveland and @corner65kids for two days of seasonal food, drinks, and fun at the farm.
Skeletonville at Frostville
Skeletonville is it less scary Halloween event for younger children. The children and adults are invited to come in costume. The price is $3/person and the children can trick-or-treat at all the houses and buildings. There will be fun, food and lots of photo opportunities.
Symphony at Sunset
Symphony at Sunset: An Autumn Encore is bringing a special one-day OPUS216 performance and fun fall experience to downtown’s lakefront!🍂🎻🌅
The beloved Symphony at Sunset series from the summer is returning on Sunday, October 11th with a free community performance. Mini pumpkin painting, yard games, crafts, and food trucks will start at 3pm, with a special fall and Halloween-themed chamber orchestral performance from 5-6:30pm.🎃
Bring a blanket or chair, and have a cozy autumn evening downtown!🧣
Boo on the Bank
Bring the kids and family out and hang out in The Flats for a family friendly afternoon. 🎃🍂🤎
There will be face painting, magician, balloon twister, candy, and more!
Cleveland Heights Fall Fest
🍂 Cleveland Heights Fall Fest is coming your way in a few short weeks!🍂
📅 Sunday, October 11
⌚ 12PM-3PM
📍 Community Center (1 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights)
We'll have...
😋 Food trucks, free tasty bites from local restaurants, cider
🐎 Pony rides, face painting, music, nature walks, free open skate
🚒 Touch-a-Truck, gaming truck, & more!
We'll ALSO have...
Some of the classes you've been wanting to try for FREE🤸
Berea's Harvest Festival
A preview to Halloween, the Harvest Festival offers a safe and fun environment for families to enjoy different activities that the whole family would enjoy. There will be costume characters, mini pumpkin patch, magic show, crafts, music, food vendors, inflatables, magic show, face painting and more!!
The Harvest Festival event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! All are welcome to enjoy all the different activities (listed above) we have to offer at Coe Lake.
Tickets are only needed for the Trick-or-Treat & Haunted Trails activities which are reserved for families in the Berea City School District (Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights).
**Tickets will be available at the Berea Recreation Center starting Sunday, Sept. 13 from 10 am - noon and then during regular Rec Center business hours.
The Haunted Trails of Coe Lake Park
The Haunted Trails event is free and open to the public! There will be photo props, festive decorations, inflatables, food vendors, music, live dance performance and temporary tattoos!
The Haunted Trails event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! All are welcome to enjoy all the different activities (listed above) we have to offer at Coe Lake.
Tickets are only needed for the Spooky Trails activity which are reserved for families in the Berea City School District (Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights).
**Tickets will be available at the Berea Recreation Center starting Sunday, Sept. 13 from 10 am - noon and then during regular Rec Center business hours.
The Haunted Trails is an activity in which families can walk through the trails and explore the spooky characters and effects. While we do not have an age limit, please understand that this attraction is meant to frighten and startle. Visual effects (fog, lasers, strobe lights, animatronics etc.) are used to maximize the scare experience and the frightening factor of the Haunted Trails focuses more on the “startle” rather than gore. Many visitors will scream with surprise or fear as they move throughout the trails. There are no characters that will touch you during your walk and there’s no need to worry about inappropriate decorations or gory special effects.
North Ridgeville Fall Fest
Join us for an evening of family fun at the Annual Fall Fest! Celebrate the season with a lively mix of exciting games, colorful face painting, amazing balloon twisters, and giant bounce houses that will keep the kids laughing. Enjoy the crisp autumn air with wagon rides, and take in the festive atmosphere filled with music, food, and fall-themed activities for all ages. Whether you're looking to make memories with your kids, spend time with friends, or simply soak in the spirit of fall, the Annual Fall Fest has something for everyone. Don’t miss out on this free, fun-filled, family-friendly event!
Spooky Center
Join us for an evening of spooky fun as West Creek’s Watershed Stewardship Center is transformed into the Spooky Center! Learn about some of nature’s creepiest crawlies with fun activities, crafts, and trick-or-treating at this free-family fun event where costumes are encouraged!
Spooky Center 🎃👻
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 | 4 PM - 8 PM
📍 Watershed Stewardship Center
North Olmsted Book Bash + Trunk or Treat
Get Ready for a Spooktacular Afternoon!
North Olmsted Parks & Recreation is teaming up with the North Olmsted Police Department for two fun Halloween events all in one day!
Boo Bash: 12:00–3:00 PM
Trunk or Treat: 12:00–2:00 PM
Saturday, October 10, 2026
North Olmsted Community Park
Stearns Homestead Fall Festival
Saturday Oct 10. 11-2 pm and Sunday Oct 11. 12-3 pm
Fun for the whole family!
Pumpkin Painting!
Food!
Fresh picked local apples and Cider!
Apple Fritters!
Hayrides!
Pony rides (Saturday)!
Vendors!
Jug Run String Band (Sunday)!
And of course - visit with the farm animals!
Once Upon a Treat
Join Bright Beginnings Parent Support Department for our second annual Once Upon a Treat, a free indoor trick-or-treating event for children ages 6 and under. (Siblings are welcome!)
Families can enjoy trick-or-treating, a fun craft, donuts and cider, local community resources, and more. Kids are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite costumes and join us for a costume parade at noon! We'll have a costume contest as well, so come in your costumes for your chance to win a family membership to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Come celebrate Halloween with us in a fun, family-friendly environment while connecting with local resources and other families in the community. Registration is required.
Parking is available just a few steps from the Garfield Park Program Center. Restrooms are available on site, and the building and parking area are accessible by ramp. ADA-accessible trail loops are also available.
Once Upon A Treat
FREE Indoor Trick-or-Treat event for CLE families this weekend!
SAVE and SEND to a friend
📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 11am-1pm
📍 Garfield Park Program Center in the Metroparks, Garfield Heights
RSVP requested
Drop-ins welcome
All items are while supplies last
Pumpkin Patch Play Date
This is a FREE event, open to the public and best suited for children 10 and under, along with their families, but open to all ages and abilities.
Learn more & register at lorainwithlittles.org/events
🗓️ Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 10:00am-12:00pm
📍 8638 Murray Ridge Rd. Elyria, OH 44035
We’re so grateful to @donald_a_schuster_greenhouse for hosting us once again at their amazing farm full of fun!
We’re also excited to welcome back, special guest, Ms. Terese from @movement.joy.company , for a special story time with her newest children’s book!!
Kid friendly costumes encouraged!!! 👻
EVENT SCHEDULE:
10:00-10:30) Arrival and Check-In
10:00-11:00) Open Play, Crafts, Activities
11:00) Special Story Time with Ms. Terese!
11:20) Raffle Prize Drawing
11:20-12:00) Open Play, Crafts, & Activities
Hope to see you all there!! 🥰