Grab the kids or your friends and check out these top picks in Northwest Ohio for some spirited fun. Check attraction websites for most up-to-date information including hours and admission prices.

 

FAMILY FUN

Art Loop | Haunted Harvest
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Adams St. Uptown
Art Loop celebrates the onset of autumn with a spooky celebration of fall favorites. Enjoy FREE family-friendly Trick or Treating, artist pumpkin carving, creative costumes, live music, and lots of scary fun. Costumes encouraged!

Country Lane Tree Farm Fall Family Fun Weekends
Saturdays & Sundays in October | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Country Lane Tree Farm, 3525 N. Bolander Rd., Genoa, OH
Come milk a real, live cow! Feed goats, fallow, deer, mini cows, and Lulu our HUGE pig! Meet peacocks, chickens, guineas, and baby goats. Hold baby bunnies, ducks, and chicks. Hand-led pony rides, candy cannon, barrel train rides, and a hayride down to our U-pick pumpkin patch.

Fleitz Pumpkin Farm
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily | September 5 - October 31
Fleitz Pumpkin Farm, Oregon, OH
Enjoy the best selection of pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, apples, cider and many other fall items. Visitors of all ages will enjoy petting farm animals, corn mazes, a craft barn, hundreds of giant pumpkins, daily hayrides and a snack shop.

Fall Color Cruises
Various Dates in October
Sandpiper Boat, Downtown Toledo, OH
Travel down the Maumee and enjoy the fall festival of color. Make sure to bring your camera for some of the most beautiful views along the Maumee River. As the leaves change, the river becomes even more breathtaking. This 2-hour cruise will leave you counting down the days until the next Sandpiper season.

Fall on the Farm
Wednesday, October 11 - Saturday, October 14, 2023
Sauder Village, Archbold, OH
From churning butter, playing old-fashioned games and pumpkin decorating to creating leaf art and helping with fall planting... Fall on the Farm promises to be a wonderful day for families to create special memories at Sauder Village!

Grand Rapids Apple Butter Fest
October 8, 2023 | 10am - 5pm.
Downtown Grand Rapids, OH
​Since 1977, the Applebutter Fest has been known for its historical re-enactments, handmade crafts, live music, food, and apple butter. Beginning as a small gathering, this festival has now grown to welcome more than 40,000 fest-goers annually! Spearheaded by the Historical Society of Grand Rapids Ohio, a team of volunteers is proud to serve you each year.

Ghosts of Providence
October - Check back soon for dates
Providence Metropark, 13827 S. River Rd., Grand Rapids, OH 
Encounter spirits from the ghost town of Providence on this guided lantern tour. Recommended for ages 7 and up.

Harvest Fest
October 1-31
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
Wed.-Mon.: Admission 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Zoo closes at 5 p.m., Closed Tuesdays
Join us for Harvest Fest —a fantastic fall festival included with general Zoo admission. It will feature giant pumpkin displays, pumpkin animal displays, seasonal food and beverage offerings and autumn-inspired activities — all among a vibrant display of beautiful fall flora.

Tombstone Bicycle Tour & Family Haunted Bike Ride
October 15
Oak Openings Preserve, 5240 Wilkins Rd., Buehner Center, Whitehouse, OH
Participate in the 44th Annual Tombstone Bicycle Tour, which now includes the Family Haunted Ride, with routes starting at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. Nature walks, hiking trails, birding, a new playground and the Window on Wildlife are activities you can enjoy before, during or after the tour. All participants in bike-friendly costumes are eligible to win prizes! Prizes will be awarded at 2 p.m.

Sylvania Fall Festival
Saturday Oct 14, 2023 Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Downtown Sylvania
Event-goers can enjoy local craft booths, live music, the annual parade, farmers market, cornhole tournament, trick or treating, family fun zone and a parade on Sunday.

Little Boo at the Zoo
Thursday and Friday, October 19 & 20, 2023
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo, OH
Toddlers and preschool aged children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to trick-or-treat throughout the Zoo and enjoy puppet shows, strolling magic, pumpkin carving, character appearances and all kinds of fun and fall festivities.

Photo Courtesy of The Toledo Zoo (Little Boo)

Garrison Ghost Walks
Various Dates in October 2023
Fort Meigs: Ohio’s War of 1812 Battlefield
Guided by lantern light, experience ghostly tales around campfires within the walls of this historic fortification.  

Pumpkin Path
Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & 22, 2023
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Toledo, OH
A family friendly kids Halloween experience featuring outdoor activities and trick-or-treat stations staggered throughout Zoo grounds.

Halloween Boo! Cruises
Various Dates in October
Sandpiper Boat, Downtown Toledo, OH
A Halloween celebration like no other. Hop on board The Sandpiper boat for a family-friendly experience for kids of all ages. This 30-minute cruise features Halloween treats and fun. Come dressed to impress!

Eerie Manor Tours
Various Dates in October
Wildwood Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave., Toledo, OH
Join us at the Manor House for a ghostly good time this October. Metroparks Toledo presents Eerie Manor Tours, a family-friendly, free, open house event for all! Roam through over 20, chillingly, decorated spaces. Costumes are strongly encouraged. Please be advised this is a Halloween related event. Please use discretion when attending. No registration is required. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

The Corn Maze at Wheeler Farms
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October
Wheeler Farms, Whitehouse, OH
Bring the whole family for hours of wholesome fun. The Corn Maze will entertain kids of all ages and the 2022 corn maze design and theme is…Glass City Toledo! Choose from three mazes suitable for various levels of skill, 16 acres in all. Be sure to bring your flashlights if you are planning on visiting at night!

If you are looking for Trick or Treating in the area, check out this list!

 

ADULTS ONLY FUN

Adams Street Zombie Crawl
October 7, 2023
Adams St. Uptown Toledo
The Adams Street Zombie Crawl returns and the undead of Toledo will gather for a good time. Zombie costumes encouraged! Drink specials, food trucks, live entertainment and other spooky happenings up and down Adams Street!

Haunted Toledo Brew Bus Tour
October - Various Dates, see link
Tours begin at HEAVY Beer Co., 1301 N. Summit St., Toledo, OH
Hop on the 419 Brew Bus for a ghostly good time! Visit local breweries and tour haunted sites known for paranormal activity. Enjoy documented ghost stories and local craft beer while touring some of the most haunted hot spots in Toledo.

 

Photo by Toledo Blade

HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

Field of Fear
Weekends in October
3001 South Crissey Rd., Monclova, OH
Join them on a dark and twisted journey of terror that will test even the bravest of souls. From ghoulish zombies and psychotic doctors, to vengeful spirits and ax-wielding murderers, the Field of Fear plays host to some of your most chilling nightmares come to life.  Gates open at 7 p.m., haunt begins at DARK. last ticket sold at 11 p.m. Haunt runs until everyone is done.

HalloWeekends
Select days and nights September 14 through October, 2023
Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky, OH
The spooky sights and blood-curdling delights of fall are back with the 25th HalloWeekends at Cedar Point! The outdoor fall event is home to daytime fun, Halloween activities and shows for the family. And as darkness falls, fright zones, haunted houses and scary scenes all come alive for all who dare to brave the fog-covered paths and terrifying trails. 

Haunted Hydro Dark Attraction Park
Weekends in October
Haunted Hydro Dark Attraction Park, Fremont, OH
“Crazy Bob” and the Haunted Hydro has instilled FEAR, FRIGHT and FUN to over a quarter million screaming guests becoming one of the top longest running haunts in the country. Expect the unexpected as you find your way through the twisted mind of the infamous Crazy Bob and 33 years of fears packed into the historic 1910 Hydro Electric Power Plant building.

Lake Eerie Fearfest at Ghostly Manor
Weekends in October
Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, Sandusky, OH
Ready for a good scare? Then you’ve come to the right place! Lake EERIE Fearfest at Ghostly Manor Thrill Center is the one haunted house you don’t want to miss this Halloween!

Panic in the Pines Haunted Hayride, Trail & Woods
Saturdays in October
Country Lane Tree Farm, 3525 N. Bolander Rd., Genoa, OH
Panic in the Pines is located deep within a 150-year old farm. Climb onto the hayride that takes you out into the Forest of Pines where flesh eating zombies are lurking around each twist and turn…waiting for the right victim. 

ScreamAcres Haunted Attraction
Weekends in October - Check back soon for dates
Leaders Farms and ScreamAcres, 0064 Co Rd 16, Napoleon, OH
ScreamAcres dedicates the Fall to bringing you the best scary entertainment in Northwestern Ohio. Come on out for the full experience of night terror as you make your way through haunted cornfields, monster-infested laboratories, wild warzones, and so much more!

Zombie Prom
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Manor House at Wildwood Metropark
It's going to be a frightfully-fun evening. Participants are encouraged to attend in costume. Zombie Prom will include morbid history trivia, adult beverages from Premier Pour Bartending, tarot card readings, music, food trucks and more.