50 Things to do this Fall in Cincinnati

Summer, schummer. Bring on fall! The festivals, cooler temps, pumpkin-everything, flannel, apple picking, trick or treating… what’s not to love? In our eyes, September signals the start of this glorious season, so today, we present Cincinnati Parent’s fall bucket list!

Here are 50 Things to do this Fall in Cincinnati:

1. Go apple picking.
2. Hit the trails!
3. Get your Halloween costumes – for less! – at a fall consignment sale.
4. Explore Fort Ancient.
5. Go creek stomping.
6. Enjoy a day of family fun at Kings Island.
7. Do fall – on the cheap – with our Fall Free Guide.
8. Visit one of these epic playscapes.
9. Pick your own pumpkin!
10. Visit farm animals at Sunrock Farm.
11. Take in the views from Summit Park’s Observation Tower.
12. Check out Mt. Airy Treehouse.
13. Explore the Ohio Caverns.
14. Visit a new-to-you playground.
15. Ride bikes on the Loveland Trail.
16. Spend a day at a worth-the-drive children’s museum.
17. Spend an entire day at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
18. Wander around Heritage Village.
19. Buy tickets to a Children’s Theatre show.
20. Visit the Air Force Museum.
21. Go to a fall festival.
22. Take a wagon ride at Bonnybrook Farms.
23. Visit Cincinnati’s very own castle.
24. Spend a Saturday exploring one of our favorite kid-friendly hidden gems.
25. Enjoy the Great Outdoors at a local nature center.
26. Explore Young’s Jersey Dairy!
27. Go fossil hunting at Trammel Fossil Park.
28. Do Cincinnati on the cheap
29. Check out this new classic car museum.
30. Go loco for cocoa at Karma in the Kitchen.
31. Make a fall craft at Brazee Street Studios.
32. Explore the world’s largest indoor train museum.
33. Visit Cincy’s straight-from-a-fairytale Highfield Discovery Garden.
34. Take a one-tank trip!

Starting in September…

35. Check out the seasonal show at Krohn Conservatory {Aug. 31-Oct. 20}
36. Travel back in time at the Renaissance Festival {Weekends from Aug 31. 1- Oct. 27}
37. Experience Star Wars like never before with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra {Sept. 6-8}
38. Complete the 7-acre corn maze at Blooms & Berries Fall on the Farm festival {Starts Sept. 21}
39. Check out Destination Moon at CMC {Opens Sept. 28}
40. Enjoy nature at the Great Outdoors Weekend {Sept. 28-29}
41. Do the Chicken Dance at America’s Largest Oktoberfest {Sept. 20-22}
42. Be inspired by art at Third Sunday Funday {Sept. 15}

Starting in October…

43. Join the charmers at Charm at the Farm{Oct. 18-20}
44. Visit Neltner’s Farm in Melbourne, KY, for an old-fashioned, family-friendly fall festival!
45. Enjoy TCT’s not-at-all-spooky100th season opener, Casper the Friendly Musical. {Oct. 12-20}
46. Celebrate Fall-O-Ween at Coney Island {Oct. 6-7, 13-14 and 20-21}
47. Check out this worth-the-drive festival which features 5,000 illuminated pumpkins. {Oct. 8-Nov. 3}
48. Enjoy the most epic sunflower festival in Ohio at Gorman Heritage Farm. {Oct. 5-6}
49. Take a ride on the Fall Flyer at LM&M Railroad {Oct. 20-21 and 27-28}
50. Say “boo” to the bats at HallZOOween! {Weekends in October}