OCTOBER
Events for All
I-X Trick-or-Treat Street (Final Year)
October 18–19 & 25–26 • Rides, themed houses, for kids 10 & under.
Boo at the Zoo (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
October 2–26 (Thu–Sun evenings) • Costumes encouraged • Special Howl-O-Ween Bash on October 24 (adults-only) and Halloween 5K earlier in the month
Pumpkins & Piranhas (Greater Cleveland Aquarium)
October 17–18, 19 (sensory-friendly), 24–25 • Evening events with costumes welcome.
Spooky Pooch Parade (Lakewood)
October 11 • Madison Park • Dog costume parade & festival, 12:30–3:30 pm
Mapleside Farms Pumpkin Village (Brunswick)
September–October weekends • 20+ attractions, giant slide, corn maze.
Cedar Point HalloWeekends (Sandusky)
September 11 – November 2 (select days) • Daytime “Tricks and Treats” for families, haunted mazes and shows at night.
Mysteries of the Manor Trail at Wildwood
October 24 & 25 • Golf-cart “haunted manor” tour, family games, not-so-scary hours early on.
October 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 • Trick-or-treating, themed zones, family attraction.
October 11 • Family Halloween event organized by Avon’s parks & recreation
West Clinton Historic Haunts (Detroit-Shoreway/Gordon Square)
Interactive lantern-lit walking tour, Oct 2–4. Family-friendly.
Cleveland Orchestra “Halloween Spooktacular”
October 19 • Family concert Mandel Concert Hall. Costumes encouraged.
Cleveland History Center – History on Tap: “Behind the Screams”
October 23 • After-hours museum party.
All October: Seasonal haunted-art tours throughout Oct; party programming around Halloween timeframe.
Halloween Family Day at Hofbrau Haus
October 26 • 11am
Squirrel Fest (Blind Squirrel Winery Aurora)
October 4 • 10-1pm Kid Fun!
Pumpkin Festival (Red Wagon Farm)
Weekends in October 10-5pm
October 4 • 10-4pm Pumpkins, food, music and more!
Halloween Party at the CLE Public Library (Garden Valley)
October 30 • 4-5:30 pm
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