Cincinnati · OH / KY / IN
Things to do with kids in Cincinnati — October 2026
114 family events in October 2026, 89 still to come. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page. Dates are in Eastern Time.
What’s on now in Cincinnati →Still to come
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThrough Nov 1
Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries
Blooms & Berries Farm Market
Paid
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThrough Jan 4
LEGO Jurassic World: The Exhibition at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
From $14.50
- Outdoors
Through Oct 31
Neltner's Farm 2026 Fall Fest
Neltner's Farm
With admission
- Pumpkins and patches
Through Nov 1
Underwater Pumpkin GLOW! at Newport Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
PaidAll ages
Oct22ThuPumpkins and patchesThrough Oct 31
Jack O'Lantern Glow at the Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
From $10All ages
- STEM & discovery
Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Astronomy Evenings at the Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Observatory
From $7
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM
Art & Storytime! (Baker Hunt and Read Ready Covington)
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
FreeAges 3–6
Nov13FriSports & playFri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Parents' Night Out at Kids First
Kids First Sports Center
From $45Ages 3–12
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Burger Farm Fall Festival
Burger Farm & Garden Center
From $15
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Disney & Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. (The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati)
Emery Theater
From $12Ages 4+
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM
Family Studio: Art Making for Families with Children Ages 6-12
Cincinnati Art Museum
From $10Ages 6–12
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
HallZOOween at the Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
With admission
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
The Farm Pumpkin Patch at Winton Woods
Winton Woods Farm & Equestrian Center
All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sun, Nov 15 · 8:00 AM
F.I.S.H. Family Inclusive Sensory Hours at Newport Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
From $16All ages
- Sports & play
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Youth Archery at the Mayerson JCC
Mayerson JCC
Ages 5–11
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour — Cincinnati
Heritage Bank Center
PaidAll ages
Oct22ThuCommunityThu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Halloween on the Green
Village Green Park
FreeUp to 10
- Pumpkins and patches
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
Pumpkin Decorating & Pumpkin Walk — Newport
Newport Intermediate School (parking lot)
Oct22ThuSpooky and hauntedThu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Spooky Lantern Lit Night Hike at Kelley Nature Preserve
Kelley Nature Preserve
Free
- Outdoors
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
Tales, Tunes & Trails: Fall Leaf Fun at Mt. Echo Park
Mt. Echo Park
All ages
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:30 AM
Babies Sing with May Festival Minis at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Boo Fest Trunk or Treat at the R.C. Durr YMCA
R.C. Durr YMCA
Free
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Movies in the Park: Casper
Village Green Park
Free
Oct23FriOutdoorsFri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Nighttime Trail Fest (For Kids!)
Cincinnati Nature Center – Rowe Woods (Rowe Visitor Center)
From $18Ages 3+
Oct23FriPumpkins and patchesFri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Pumpkin Picture Show & Costume Parade at Beech Acres Park
Beech Acres Park Amphitheater
FreeUp to 10
- STEM & discovery
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Star Party at Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park (gazebo)
Free
- Arts & crafts
Through Oct 24
Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the Pleasant Ridge Branch Library
Pleasant Ridge Branch Library
Oct23FriSpooky and hauntedFri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
The Haunted Library 20th Anniversary — Independence Branch
Independence Branch — Kenton County Public Library
- Sports & play
Fri, Oct 23
Tumble Bees Preschool Gymnastics Open Play (Fourth Fridays & holiday dates)
Kids First Sports Center
Paid
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Autumn Leaf Animals workshop
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
From $20
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Cincinnati Museum Center Presents: Bats!
Fairfield Lane Library
All ages
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Family Workshop: Mixed Media Animals at the Taft Museum of Art
Taft Museum of Art
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Flip-O-Rama & Flipbooks Extravaganza! workshop
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
From $20Ages 8–15
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
Garden Harvest Jam | 4pm
Bellevue Community Garden
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Green Township Trunk or Treat
Kuliga Park
Free
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Halloween Family Hike at Sharon Woods
Sharon Woods – Sharon Center
Ages 6–9
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Halloween Fun & Flick (Hotel Transylvania)
General Ormsby Mitchel Park
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Trail Haunt
Sycamore Park
Free
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Halloween Walk in the Woods
Blue Ash Nature Park
FreeUp to 10
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
HalloWest Fall Fest
Mt. Airy Forest – Oak Ridge Lodge
Free
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Harrison Branch Library's 25th Birthday Party
Harrison Branch Library
All ages
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Highland Cemetery Fall Tree Walk
Highland Cemetery
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Howl-o-ween Hootenanny at ArtsConnect (Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA and Springfield Township)
ArtsConnect Front Lawn (Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA at ArtsConnect)
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Hundred Acre Book Bash: Winnie-the-Pooh at 100 — Dillsboro Library
Dillsboro Public Library
All ages
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24 · 6:30 PM
Nature at Night Pumpkin Hike
Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve
From $7
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Peanut Butter & Jam: Hit It! (Union, KY)
Union Presbyterian Church
Free
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24
Pumpkin Express on the LM&M Railroad (Lebanon)
LM&M Railroad – Lebanon station
From $24All ages
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 AM
Sensory Saturday at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:15 PM
Spooky Car Show & Trunk or Treat — Middletown
Smith Park
FreeAll ages
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
Storytime and Trick-or-Treat on Hyde Park Square
Hyde Park Square
All ages
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
TCT Academy Masterclass with Leah Faye (BOOP! The Musical)
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT Red Bank headquarters)
From $40Ages 12–18
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Trick or Treat Trail
Imago
- Oct24SatTrick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Trick or Treat Trail at Imago
Imago Earth Center
Free
Oct24SatSports & playSat, Oct 24
Tricks and Treats at Kings Island
Kings Island
With admissionAll ages
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Trunk or Treat at Alexandria Community Church
Alexandria Community Church
All ages
- Pumpkins and patches
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Urban Pumpkin Patch at the Downtown Main Library
Downtown Main Library
With admissionAll ages
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Wilder Trunk or Treat
Wilder City Center Park
All ages
- Festivals and parties
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Boo Fest at the M.E. Lyons YMCA
M.E. Lyons YMCA
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Monsters in Newport Halloween Parade
Newport Intermediate School (parking lot)
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
Spooky Sunday (Edgewood)
Presidents Park
Up to 12
Oct26MonCommunityMon, Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Florence Community Band Halloween Concert
Boone County Main Public Library
Free
- Arts & crafts
Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM
Art Together: Art Making for Families with Children Ages 3-5
Cincinnati Art Museum
From $10Ages 3–5
- Festivals and parties
Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Highfield Halloween Party at Glenwood Gardens
Glenwood Gardens – Highfield Discovery Garden
From $7Ages 2–7
- Oct27TueCooking
Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM
Monster Meal! Cooking Class (ages 7-12 with adult)
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
From $69Ages 7–12
- Spooky and haunted
Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM
Spooky Shoot at Nature Center at The Summit
Nature Center at The Summit
From $10Ages 8+
Oct27TueCommunityTue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Y'alloween Fest — Florence
Thomas More Stadium
FreeAll ages
- Sports & play
Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM
Yoga at Imago
Imago
- Festivals and parties
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Boo Bop Dance Party
Scheben Branch
- Pumpkins and patches
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Edgewood Pumpkin Carving Contest
Liberty Hall (Freedom Park)
With admission
- STEM & discovery
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Family Game Night at the Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Observatory
From $10
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Going Batty (Bat Week)
Clingman Park
FreeAll ages
- STEM & discovery
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:15 PM
Penguin Pals with Cincinnati Zoo
Westwood Branch Library
- Costumes and parades
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Boo Fest Costume Contest and Outdoor Movie at the Gamble-Nippert YMCA
Gamble-Nippert YMCA
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:30 PM
Boo Fest Trunk or Treat at the Blue Ash YMCA
Blue Ash YMCA
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Boo Fest Trunk Trail at the Clippard Family YMCA
Clippard Family YMCA
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 PM
City Hall Trick-or-Treat & Touch-a-Truck — Middletown
Middletown City Building (City Hall)
- Pumpkins and patches
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Fort Thomas Pumpkin Walk
Tower Park Amphitheatre
Oct29ThuFestivals and partiesThu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Pop-up Planetarium Halloween Night with the Cincinnati Observatory at MadTree Oakley
MadTree Brewing Oakley Taproom
From $10All ages
- Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Boo Fest at the Fort Thomas Mess Hall (Campbell County YMCA)
Fort Thomas Mess Hall
Free
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Campfire on the Bluff
California Woods Nature Preserve
Oct30FriCommunityFri, Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Halloween Family Storytime
Downtown Main Library
All ages
Oct30FriSpooky and hauntedFri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Loveland Haunted Hall
Loveland City Hall
From $10
- Arts & crafts
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Madcap Puppets Giggles & Ghouls Halloween Event
Madcap Education Center
From $10All ages
- Pumpkins and patches
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Olden View Park Pumpkin Palooza
Olden View Park
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
St. Luke Haunted Trail & Trunk or Treat — Cold Spring
St. Luke Lutheran Church
All ages
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Tiny Tot Trick-or-Treat — Erlanger Branch Library
Erlanger Branch — Kenton County Public Library
Oct31SatNutcracker and showsThrough Jan 3
A Spider's Gift – Krohn Conservatory Holiday Show
Krohn Conservatory
From $8
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween at CMC
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
With admission
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Trick-or-Treat at Findlay Market
Findlay Market
Already happened
- Cooking
EndedPast · Oct 15
Kid's Cookie Decorating
649 Loveland Madeira Road (venue name not published)
Ages 6–12
- Not-so-scary
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 5:30 PM
Little Halloween at the Library
Independence Branch
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
Tour of the Solar System With the Cincinnati Observatory
Cold Spring Branch
- Costumes and parades
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Halloween Costume Party
Alexandria Branch
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Magical Forest Halloween Hike with Characters
Caldwell Nature Preserve
From $10
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Teen After Hours with the Bug Chicks
Pleasant Ridge Branch Library
Ages 10–18
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Bluegrass for Good Festival | 1pm
Schneider’s Sweet Shop
- Trick-or-treat
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Boo Fest Trunk or Treat at the Clermont County YMCA
Clermont County YMCA (West Parking Lot)
Free
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Burnet Woods Fall Fest
Trailside Nature Center, Burnet Woods
Free
- Trick-or-treat
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Curbside Trick or Treat 2026
Newport Branch
All ages
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Fort Mitchell Night at Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Observatory
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Jack-O-Lantern Hike at Caldwell Nature Preserve
Caldwell Nature Preserve
From $7
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Kids Night Out at the Mayerson JCC
Mayerson JCC
PaidAges 5–13
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Knights and Jousting, a Melee at the Library
Oxford Lane Library
Ages 8+
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Nature in a Blink: Fall Foliage Hike at Rentschler Forest MetroPark
Rentschler Forest MetroPark (Cascades Trail – Stone Bridge)
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Peanut Butter & Jam: Hit It! (Mt. Washington)
Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church
Free
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:45 AM
TCT Academy Drop-in Class: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT Red Bank headquarters)
From $15Ages 7–11
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Winnie-the-Pooh's Birthday Tea Party!
Downtown Main Library
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 1:00 PM
Witch Broom Walk
Shor Park
FreeAll ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Family Funday: Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play
Taft Museum of Art
Free
- Sports & play
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Free Day at the J
Mayerson JCC
Free
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:30 PM
Peanut Butter & Jam: Hit It! (Sensory Friendly concert at the Taft)
Taft Museum of Art
Free
- Festivals and parties
EndedPast · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Hebron Halloween Party
Hebron Branch
- Costumes and parades
EndedPast · Oct 20 · 5:30 PM
The Howl (costumed-dog celebration) at Voice of America MetroPark
Voice of America MetroPark – Wiggly Field Dog Park
With admissionAll ages
- Trick-or-treat
EndedPast · Oct 20 · 5:00 PM
Trunk or Treat at Sharon Woods
Sharon Woods – Visitor's Center Entrance
FreeUp to 14