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Fall Festivals and Fairs in Columbus Ohio

Your Guide to Local Fall Fairs, Festivals, and Halloween Events in 2024

September 11, 2024

Fall brings out our adventurous side, so Macaroni KID Columbus works hard to provide you with all the fall family fun we can find in and around Columbus, Ohio, no matter WHAT part of the area you are from. We have rounded up as many fall fairs, festivals and pop up attractions in and around Columbus and Central Ohio we could find and have them listed below.

Click each event. It is link to it's listing in our calendar with the full details. This is just a fun way for you to see what all is happening around Columbus this fall. We are still in the process of adding events and checking to see if events from last year, but the September events were last updated September 25, 2024.






SEPTEMBER

Leeds Farm Autism Harvest Festival

Leeds Farm 30th Anniversary Celebration!

Acres of Fun at Lehner's Pumpkin Farm

Touch a Truck Lehner's Pumpkin Farm

Pigeon Roost Farm: Family Fun!


Five Time Grammy Nominee: Justin Roberts

Lantern Festival

Nightly Ghost Walk & Haunted History Tours

JCPenney Portraits – Wizardly Way Photography Sessions

Nature Nights

Fall Fishing

Scioto Fest

September PB & Jazz

Fall Fungi

Founders Festival

Fall Birdhouse craft

SMOKE & FIRE FEST AND WONKA

DogFest 2024

Fall Fairy House Building

WORLD'S LARGEST SOUND BATH & WELLNESS FAIR

Hoovers Haunted Maze

Autumn Arborfest

Leaf Craft

Parade of Bird Homes

AVANT-GARDE ART & CRAFT SHOW

Sunday Fundays: Oktoberfest

Bugs and Botany

New Albany Oktoberfest

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Festival

Uptown Ghost Story Tours

Harvest Blooms

1999 Movie Rewind – The Mummy

Fall Storytime - at the Fairy Village

Sensory-Friendly Halloween Character Meet and Treat

Into the Woods Fest

  All American Quarter Horse Congress

Campfire and S'mores

Buckeye Valley Alumni Band

OCTOBER

Leeds Farm: Family Fun

Acres of Fun at Lehner's Pumpkin Farm

Lehner's Zoo Visit

Pigeon Roost Farm: Family Fun!

Brick-or-Treat: Monster Party


Hoovers Haunted Maze

Trail of Scarecrows

Nightly Ghost Walk & Haunted History Tours

Wizards & Wands Festival

Haunted Westerville (Free Activity for Pickup)

Back to the Future: Scavenger Hunt in the Museum

Donate to the Hobbit Pantry

Harvest Blooms

Uptown Ghost Story Tours

Glass Pumpkin Patch

Columbus Mac and Cheese Festival

Crafternoon: Witch Hats (Ages 4-7)

Boo at the Zoo!

Columbus Coffee Festival

Ohio Archaeology Day

Socktober and Compassion Kits: A Seeds of Caring Event

Disney Heroes Adventure (Ages 2-11)

Italian Festival

Pumpkins Aglow 2024

Paper Pumpkins

1999 Movie Rewind – The Sixth Sense

Life-Sized Candyland: Magical Forest Edition

Halloween Treat Bags and Food Drive: A Seeds of Caring Event

Leaf Craft

Crafternoon: Magical Wand

Harvest Festival

The Great Westerville Pumpkin Glow

Haunted Tours 2024: Ohio Statehouse


We will have even more fun coming soon and will continue to update our Macaroni KID Fall Fun Guide with events as they are posted, so check back often! Do you know of a 2024 family-friendly fall event or attraction in or around Columbus that isn't listed here? Please submit your event HERE. What else would you like to see? Let us know. Drop an email to mackidnecolumbus@macaronikid.com. Are you a business that would like to sponsor any of our fall guides and reach our audience? Email mackidnecolumbus@macaronikid.com


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