Cincinnati Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Zoo transformed for Halloween with trick-or-treating and animal enrichment.

Over 6,000 hand-carved illuminated pumpkins along a half-mile zoo trail.

Cincinnati farm tradition featuring over 50 years of autumn family fun.

Features a free pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and trackless train rides.

Includes trick-or-treating, costume contests, and a Halloween-themed family swim.

Features unlimited hayrides, a 5-acre corn maze, and a 40-animal petting farm.

Outdoor community celebration featuring trunk-or-treating, hay rides, and a dog costume contest.

Autumn farm festival with hayrides, puppet shows, and a straw castle.

Expansive 14-acre corn maze with a prize game

Illuminated lakeside fall trail with included chairlift and wagon rides

Family-friendly daytime Halloween event with trick-or-treating, shows, and no scares.

Sanctioned festival featuring giant pumpkin weigh-offs and over 100 vendors.

Glowing pumpkin sculptures and underwater Jack-O-Lanterns among aquarium animals.

Store-to-store trick-or-treating, crafts, live music, and DORA drinks.

Trick-or-treat with decorated booths, selfie stations, and the Smore Fun food truck.

Community trick-or-treating evening across Loveland for ghosts and goblins.

Community trick-or-treating held throughout Liberty Township.

After-hours family adventure with animal encounters, pizza, and a twilight scavenger hunt.

All-ages miniature golf featuring spooky sounds, dreadful décor, and nighttime play.

Features trunk-or-treating, costume contests, pumpkin painting, and a bonfire with s'mores.

Cut-your-own sunflowers, hayrides, live music, and farmyard animals.

Features parking lot trick-or-treating and free open family swim.

Pick-your-own pumpkins and 12-acre corn maze

Scenic 160-acre farm with tractor and horse-drawn hayrides

15-acre corn maze with a game and destination spots

Features the Sanderson Sisters, dog costume parade, and trunk or treat.

Fall festival featuring mini golf, pedal cars, expedition rides, and mazes.

One of the largest corn mazes in the US.

Features cozy hayrides, trick-or-treating, giant inflatables, and a costume contest.

Large community trunk-or-treat gathering featuring Jeeps, inflatables, and a costume contest.

Youth soccer tournament hosted across Beavercreek and Dayton-area complexes.

Trick-or-treat through equestrian barns and decorate aisles Halloween style.

Annual equestrian costume contest welcoming horses, riders, and dogs.

Enjoy a bonfire, s'mores, and hayrides on the Paddock Club green.

Creative pumpkin decorating during an equestrian event.

Halloween event meets cosmic exploration at the observatory.

Weekend Halloween programs across multiple museums.

Family pumpkin carving at Trailside Nature Center

Nighttime trail with treats, tricks, and nocturnal animal discovery.

Free farm activities with optional paid rides and food trucks.

Free community festival with diverse Halloween activities

Annual neighborhood trick-or-treat event