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HalloTween

Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, OH 45040

North

HalloTween offers spooky-fun haunts for young scare-seekers! Ghouls of all ages are invited to explore kid-friendly, abbreviated versions of select Halloween Haunt attractions where they can participate in interactive, family-friendly challenges that will test their courage...

HalloTween offers spooky-fun haunts for young scare-seekers! Ghouls of all ages are invited to explore kid-friendly, abbreviated versions of select Halloween Haunt attractions where they can participate in interactive, family-friendly challenges that will test their courage...

Fall Farm Days

Bonnybrook Farms
3779 Ohio 132, Clarksville, OH 45113

North

Bonnybrook Farms is your family’s fun destination. The pumpkin farm is a festival of color and activities. Pick and cut the perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch; take an Adventure Wagon Ride with professional actors; find your way through the CrAzEd CoRn MAzE; pet and brush...

Bonnybrook Farms is your family’s fun destination. The pumpkin farm is a festival of color and activities. Pick and cut the perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch; take an Adventure Wagon Ride with professional actors; find your way through the CrAzEd CoRn MAzE; pet and brush...

Bonnybrook Farms Fall Farm Days

Bonnybrook Farms
3779 Ohio 132, Clarksville, OH 45113

Bonnybrook Farms is your family's fun destination. Pick the perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch; take an Adventure Wagon Ride with professional actors; find your way through the CrAzEd CoRn MAzE; pet and brush friendly Farm Animals and Ride a Pony; play a round of Clodhopper...

Bonnybrook Farms is your family's fun destination. Pick the perfect pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch; take an Adventure Wagon Ride with professional actors; find your way through the CrAzEd CoRn MAzE; pet and brush friendly Farm Animals and Ride a Pony; play a round of Clodhopper...

Chuckit! National Fetch Day

Narrow Path Brewing
106 Karl Brown Way, Loveland, OH 45140

North

Petmate is celebrating its annual Chuckit! National Fetch Day with a celebration for pets and their humans and the active play that helps build the bonds between them. It’s a great day to MAKE FETCH HAPPEN™! Join us for the Best Dog Party of the Year. FREE swag two legs or...

Petmate is celebrating its annual Chuckit! National Fetch Day with a celebration for pets and their humans and the active play that helps build the bonds between them. It’s a great day to MAKE FETCH HAPPEN™! Join us for the Best Dog Party of the Year. FREE swag two legs or...

Kentucky Proud Beer Festival

Wooden Cask Brewing Company
629 York Street, Newport, KY 41071

South

Taking place at Wooden Cask Brewing Company, you will enjoy a commemorative Kentucky Proud Tasting glass (first 1,000 people) with 2 8-ounce samples, or enjoy more with  VIP ticket!  Participating Breweries include: 3rd Turn Brewing   Alexandria Brewing...

Taking place at Wooden Cask Brewing Company, you will enjoy a commemorative Kentucky Proud Tasting glass (first 1,000 people) with 2 8-ounce samples, or enjoy more with  VIP ticket!  Participating Breweries include: 3rd Turn Brewing   Alexandria Brewing...

Corn Maze, Pick-Your-Own-Pumpkin Patch, and Petting Farm

Wendel Farms
8134 N. State Line Rd, Brookville, IN 47012

West

Features 6.5-acre corn maze and game, hayride to pick-your-own pumpkin patch, petting farm, straw maze, combine slide, farmland, corn bin play area, pedal carts, tumbling tubes, duck races, education center, campfire packages, crafts, and more! Open Sept. 7-Oct.31. Open weekdays...

Features 6.5-acre corn maze and game, hayride to pick-your-own pumpkin patch, petting farm, straw maze, combine slide, farmland, corn bin play area, pedal carts, tumbling tubes, duck races, education center, campfire packages, crafts, and more! Open Sept. 7-Oct.31. Open weekdays...

The National Exemplar presents Spooky Brunches

The National Exemplar
6880 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45227

East

Mark your calendars! It’s the most spook-tacular time of the year, and The National Exemplar is excited to announce that this October, they’ll be hosting six “Spooky Brunches!”   These family-friendly, fun-filled events will be at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on...

Mark your calendars! It’s the most spook-tacular time of the year, and The National Exemplar is excited to announce that this October, they’ll be hosting six “Spooky Brunches!”   These family-friendly, fun-filled events will be at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on...

That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody

Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

‘That Golden Girls Show!' is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments -- with puppets!  From Sophia's get-rich-quick schemes to Rose's tales from St Olaf, Blanche's insatiable hunt for men and the Fountain of Youth, and Dorothy's daily struggle to make...

‘That Golden Girls Show!' is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments -- with puppets!  From Sophia's get-rich-quick schemes to Rose's tales from St Olaf, Blanche's insatiable hunt for men and the Fountain of Youth, and Dorothy's daily struggle to make...

Outdoor Archery: Basic Recurve Bow

Winton Woods
10245 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231

North

Aiming for a new way to enjoy the great outdoors? Try out your skills with a little target practice! Instructors will guide you through the basics of shooting a recurve bow and teach you the archery steps to success. All equipment is provided. For ages 10 and up.

Aiming for a new way to enjoy the great outdoors? Try out your skills with a little target practice! Instructors will guide you through the basics of shooting a recurve bow and teach you the archery steps to success. All equipment is provided. For ages 10 and up.

Casper the Friendly Musical

Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

TCT takes Casper center stage in this world-premiere musical adaptation for young audiences! Everyone’s favorite friendly ghost and his three uncles live a rather uneventful existence in the family mansion. Fifty years after their lives were cut short in a lightning storm,...

TCT takes Casper center stage in this world-premiere musical adaptation for young audiences! Everyone’s favorite friendly ghost and his three uncles live a rather uneventful existence in the family mansion. Fifty years after their lives were cut short in a lightning storm,...

Jersey Boys

Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story — a story that has made...

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story — a story that has made...

Sex and Education

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Meet Joe Marks, a graduating basketball star whose college scholarship is suddenly in jeopardy when his poorly-written, sexually explicit note to his girlfriend is confiscated during a final exam. Meet Miss Edwards, his jaded public high school English teacher on her last day of...

Meet Joe Marks, a graduating basketball star whose college scholarship is suddenly in jeopardy when his poorly-written, sexually explicit note to his girlfriend is confiscated during a final exam. Meet Miss Edwards, his jaded public high school English teacher on her last day of...

Shrine Circus

BB&T Arena
500 Nunn Drive, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099

South

With three rings of affordable family fun, and the only three-ring circus act in town, the Syrian Shrine Circus will thrill fans of all ages. Come see the death-defying aerial acts, the hilarious Shrine Circus Clowns and animal attractions! In addition to the performance, kids...

With three rings of affordable family fun, and the only three-ring circus act in town, the Syrian Shrine Circus will thrill fans of all ages. Come see the death-defying aerial acts, the hilarious Shrine Circus Clowns and animal attractions! In addition to the performance, kids...

Alias Grace

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Based on the novel by master storyteller Margaret Atwood and inspired by real-life events, this spine-tingling mystery of the mind will chill you to the bone. Sixteen-year-old Grace Marks was imprisoned for life in 1843 for committing one of the most notorious murders in...

Based on the novel by master storyteller Margaret Atwood and inspired by real-life events, this spine-tingling mystery of the mind will chill you to the bone. Sixteen-year-old Grace Marks was imprisoned for life in 1843 for committing one of the most notorious murders in...

See the Music

Off Ludlow Gallery
3408 Ormond Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Uptown

13 stellar artists interpret music thru their own process. The show features original portraits created for the new Ludlow Garage mural by David M. Beck, Ellina Chetvenikova, Brandon Hawkins, John Maggard, C.F. Payne, Gabrielle Siekman and Jenny Ustick & features musically...

13 stellar artists interpret music thru their own process. The show features original portraits created for the new Ludlow Garage mural by David M. Beck, Ellina Chetvenikova, Brandon Hawkins, John Maggard, C.F. Payne, Gabrielle Siekman and Jenny Ustick & features musically...

Oktoberfest at Miami Valley Gaming

Miami Valley Gaming
6000 SR 63, Lebanon, OH 45036

North

Oktoberfest at Miami Valley Gaming featuring specialty Oktoberfest craft beer selections, live music by PROST and great food!

Oktoberfest at Miami Valley Gaming featuring specialty Oktoberfest craft beer selections, live music by PROST and great food!

The Dinner Detective Interactive Murder Mystery

Embassy Suites Cincinnati RiverCenter
10 E. Rivercenter Boulevard, Covington, KY 41011

South

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing at the Embassy Suites Rivercenter! At The Dinner Detective, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and...

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing at the Embassy Suites Rivercenter! At The Dinner Detective, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and...

Bubbles and Brew at the Barn

Centennial Barn
110 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215

North

Cincinnati favorite Lady Joya will rock the barn at the Oct. 19 "Bubbles and Brew at the Barn!"   This event is a unique blend of food, fun and entertainment – all to support Franciscan Ministries’ mission of addressing the unmet needs of people in our community....

Cincinnati favorite Lady Joya will rock the barn at the Oct. 19 "Bubbles and Brew at the Barn!"   This event is a unique blend of food, fun and entertainment – all to support Franciscan Ministries’ mission of addressing the unmet needs of people in our community....

Haunted Village

Heritage Village Museum
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

This annual event is a family-friendly, slight-fright experience in a 19th-century village, the perfect atmosphere for some spooky fun! Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, face painting, games, balloon art, and more. Trick-or-treat through the Village meeting a fortune teller, a mad...

This annual event is a family-friendly, slight-fright experience in a 19th-century village, the perfect atmosphere for some spooky fun! Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, face painting, games, balloon art, and more. Trick-or-treat through the Village meeting a fortune teller, a mad...

Haunted Brewery Tour

Christian Moerlein Brewing Company's Malt House Tap Room
1621 Moore Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Imagine...your ghoulish tour guide leads you through a darkened brewery...past scenes of historical terror and gore...down to the very bowels of the building in cellars long ago abandoned...   The Haunted Brewery Tour: Can You Solve the Mystery? returns as interactive...

Imagine...your ghoulish tour guide leads you through a darkened brewery...past scenes of historical terror and gore...down to the very bowels of the building in cellars long ago abandoned...   The Haunted Brewery Tour: Can You Solve the Mystery? returns as interactive...

Keystone's Patio Party

Keystone Bar & Grill
3384 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208

East

Nothing like a crisp fall night, right? Join on the patio at Keystone for beer, music, and BBQ! Your ticket includes 10 beer samples from local breweries, access to the BBQ buffet and s'mores bar, and a spot on the patio to enjoy the live music from Anna & The Deeper Well....

Nothing like a crisp fall night, right? Join on the patio at Keystone for beer, music, and BBQ! Your ticket includes 10 beer samples from local breweries, access to the BBQ buffet and s'mores bar, and a spot on the patio to enjoy the live music from Anna & The Deeper Well....

Agatha Christie's "The Unexpected Guest"

St. Paul Lutheran Church
106 Maple St., Reading, OH 45215

North

Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police clues point...

Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police clues point...

Haunting at the Farm: Preview Dinner

Lebanon Conference & Banquet Center
121 S. Broadway St., Lebanon, OH 45036

North

Lights. Camera. Action! ​For the first time ever, WCHS brings you behind-the-scenes of an upcoming feature film with a special preview event. Enjoy a catered dinner as the cast of Lebanon: the Farm, the upcoming film by writer/director Mark Donahue, perform key scenes from the...

Lights. Camera. Action! ​For the first time ever, WCHS brings you behind-the-scenes of an upcoming feature film with a special preview event. Enjoy a catered dinner as the cast of Lebanon: the Farm, the upcoming film by writer/director Mark Donahue, perform key scenes from the...

Music. Here. Now!

MadTree Brewing Company
3301 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209

East

Join and celebrate the song that lies inside all of us.   The evening includes dinner, drinks, dancing to the music of The Remains and premier performances by Melodic Connection and community musicians.   6:30-7:30 Appetizers, open bar, street-style musical...

Join and celebrate the song that lies inside all of us.   The evening includes dinner, drinks, dancing to the music of The Remains and premier performances by Melodic Connection and community musicians.   6:30-7:30 Appetizers, open bar, street-style musical...

Bourbon and Bowtie Bash

Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Bourbon and Bowtie Bash is an annual event hosted by JDRF Southwest Ohio. It includes bourbon samples from more than 8 distilleries, and food from 20 local restaurants. All the proceeds go to JDRF and finding a cure for type one diabetes. It has been named Cincinnati's hottest...

Bourbon and Bowtie Bash is an annual event hosted by JDRF Southwest Ohio. It includes bourbon samples from more than 8 distilleries, and food from 20 local restaurants. All the proceeds go to JDRF and finding a cure for type one diabetes. It has been named Cincinnati's hottest...

Ghost Train of Metamora

Whitewater Valley Railroad
Historic Downtown Metamora, Metamora, IN 47022

West

In conjunction with the Haunted Village of Metamora, this event departs from Historic Metamora, a former canal town platted in 1838, and travels along the Whitewater River into the neighboring hills and woods. Along the way, passengers will encounter local lore about the...

In conjunction with the Haunted Village of Metamora, this event departs from Historic Metamora, a former canal town platted in 1838, and travels along the Whitewater River into the neighboring hills and woods. Along the way, passengers will encounter local lore about the...

Admiral's Dinner

BB Riverboats
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

South

Eat, drink, and be merry at the ultimate weekend event! Cruise under the stars and dine on a feast fit for an Admiral. Would you enjoy a little music to top off your evening? A local area band or DJ will be onboard for your musical pleasure.

Eat, drink, and be merry at the ultimate weekend event! Cruise under the stars and dine on a feast fit for an Admiral. Would you enjoy a little music to top off your evening? A local area band or DJ will be onboard for your musical pleasure.

BOO!vies

Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069

North

Creep it real! Get to Liberty Center for special spooky showings of Halloween Favorites! 10/4: Monsters Inc.  10/11: The Addams Family  10/19: Beetlejuice  10/25: Hocus Pocus   

Creep it real! Get to Liberty Center for special spooky showings of Halloween Favorites! 10/4: Monsters Inc.  10/11: The Addams Family  10/19: Beetlejuice  10/25: Hocus Pocus   

Regal Rhythms Poetry Slam & Feature Event

The Annex
5501 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224

North

Come enjoy an evening of thought-provoking poetry slam and spoken word performances. The featured poet-vocalist is the well-known and very talented, Mahogany Brickhouse from Chicago, Illinois. Admission gets you into both the slam and the feature immediately following it. Also,...

Come enjoy an evening of thought-provoking poetry slam and spoken word performances. The featured poet-vocalist is the well-known and very talented, Mahogany Brickhouse from Chicago, Illinois. Admission gets you into both the slam and the feature immediately following it. Also,...

Zombie Ball

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum
1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH 45013

North

Dress as your favorite UnDead characters including zombies, vampires, mummies (or get really creative) and be treated to an evening KILLER entertainment under our grand Pavilion. A DJ, haunted hayride, a zombie photo-booth, and more will keep the party LIVELY. Guests...

Dress as your favorite UnDead characters including zombies, vampires, mummies (or get really creative) and be treated to an evening KILLER entertainment under our grand Pavilion. A DJ, haunted hayride, a zombie photo-booth, and more will keep the party LIVELY. Guests...

Brimstone Haunt

Renaissance Park
472 Brimstone Road, Wilmington, OH 45177

North

Three great scares for the family and the brave! Come see what lurks around every twist, turn, and corner that will revisit you in your dreams. Brimstone Haunted Hayride is great for all ages, the Forgotten Forest Walk is higher intensity scare, and all new Psychosis indoor...

Three great scares for the family and the brave! Come see what lurks around every twist, turn, and corner that will revisit you in your dreams. Brimstone Haunted Hayride is great for all ages, the Forgotten Forest Walk is higher intensity scare, and all new Psychosis indoor...

USS Nightmare

Riverboat Row
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071

Riverfront

A haunted house attraction built upon an actual steam-powered dredge boat located in Newport Kentucky on the Ohio River.

A haunted house attraction built upon an actual steam-powered dredge boat located in Newport Kentucky on the Ohio River.

Terror Town

Terror Town
1449 Greenbush Cobb Rd., Williamsburg, OH 45176

East

Brought to you by the same folks who created Old West Fest, Terror Town is set in the 1800s and is coming to scare the pants right off of you! Terror Town is a place where nothing is what it seems. This haunt isn't just a scare, but a psychological battle for your own state of...

Brought to you by the same folks who created Old West Fest, Terror Town is set in the 1800s and is coming to scare the pants right off of you! Terror Town is a place where nothing is what it seems. This haunt isn't just a scare, but a psychological battle for your own state of...

William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
1195 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

This Halloween season, murder, mayhem, and mutilation abound, as Shakespeare’s bloodiest play descends on the CSC stage. Roman general Titus Andronicus returns victorious from 10 years of war, his archnemesis Tamora Queen of the Goths in tow and in chains. But when Rome’s...

This Halloween season, murder, mayhem, and mutilation abound, as Shakespeare’s bloodiest play descends on the CSC stage. Roman general Titus Andronicus returns victorious from 10 years of war, his archnemesis Tamora Queen of the Goths in tow and in chains. But when Rome’s...

Classical-Jazz Souffle

Greaves Concert Hall, NKU
1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Newport, KY 41099

South

The KSO brings the jazz orchestrations of Don Sebesky, Eumir Deodato, and Billy May to the music of Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Area jazz masters join the KSO for a fresh take on classics from Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5...

The KSO brings the jazz orchestrations of Don Sebesky, Eumir Deodato, and Billy May to the music of Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Area jazz masters join the KSO for a fresh take on classics from Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5...

The Dent Schoolhouse

The Dent Schoolhouse
5963 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45248

West

This haunted 1984 schoolhouse has been rated one of the world's scariest haunted houses.

This haunted 1984 schoolhouse has been rated one of the world's scariest haunted houses.

Unlimited Color: Bolero + Rouse Premiere

Music Hall
1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Ravel's Bolero and the birth of a new symphony by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse.

Ravel's Bolero and the birth of a new symphony by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse.

The Addams Family

Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
4990 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45238

West

It’s creepy and it’s kooky!! It’s a hilarious musical! It’s every father’s nightmare! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And...

It’s creepy and it’s kooky!! It’s a hilarious musical! It’s every father’s nightmare! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And...

The Lifespan of a Fact

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

A critically acclaimed 2018 Broadway play, this fast-paced story explodes with blistering comedy and timely relevance. Facts become blurry when they’re twisted into fiction in the high-stakes world of publishing. Emily Penrose, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high-end...

A critically acclaimed 2018 Broadway play, this fast-paced story explodes with blistering comedy and timely relevance. Facts become blurry when they’re twisted into fiction in the high-stakes world of publishing. Emily Penrose, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high-end...