During the months of September and October, there are so many great fall festivals in Northeast Ohio. Cider, fall-themed contests, and fireworks! You'll find all that and more in this list of area fall festivals, carnivals, and special events.

As usual, if you know of an event not on the list, submit the details here. Thanks!

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September Fall Festivals

Friday Family Fun Night at Stearns Homestead
Mingle with the goats and visit with the horses and ponies (animal feed tub: $5), go on a hayride, and pony rides ($5). {Find Out More}
Where: 6975 Ridge Rd., Parma, OH 44129
When: Friday, September 3, 2021

FREE Asian Lantern Festival at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
In the event’s fourth year, guests can look forward to an entirely new experience with more than 70 large-scale illuminated displays featuring 1,000+ individual lanterns. Live performances every hour on the Fifth Third Bank Stage feature acrobatics including foot juggling, contortion, martial arts, and more (walk-through dates only). Plus, throughout the festival, guests can shop an Asian craft market and taste a robust variety of culturally inspired cuisine. {Find Out More}
Where: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH 44109
When: Select dates, September 9-26, 2021

Yankee Peddler Festival
Step back in time 200 years and visit pioneer America at the 47th Annual Yankee Peddler Festival. {Find Out More}
Where: Clay's Park Resort, 13190 Patterson St. NW, North Lawrence, OH 44666
When: September 11-12, 18-19 & 25-26, 2021

FREE Huber Heights Marigold Festival
Crafts, vendors, food trucks, entertainment. Free Community Movie Night follows at 8pm with Trolls World Tour. {Find Out More}
Where: Eichelberger Amphitheater, 8625 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, OH 45424
When: Saturday, September 11, 2021

FREE Highland Heights Community Day & Parade
A full day of fun, food, live music, entertainment, fireworks, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: Parade begins on Wilson Mills Rd. at St. Paschal Baylon Church and ends in the Highland Heights Community Park, 5905 Wilson Mills Rd., Highland Heights, OH 44143
When: Saturday, September 11, 2021

FREE Hometown Heroes Day
Guests will have an opportunity to interact with local police officers, firefighters, and representatives from a variety of service organizations. Children and families will enjoy the bounce house/slide inflatable and world sports game activity center. Enjoy food trucks and entertainment throughout the event. {Find Out More}
Where: Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060
When: Saturday, September 11, 2021

FREE Bug Day at Penitentiary Glen
Learn all about how bugs help humans, and how humans can help bugs! Live bugs, games, activities, and crafts at this free event. {Find Out More}
Where: 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: September 12, 2021

FREE Lehman’s Hardware Fall Festival
Details to come. {Find Out More}
Where: 4779 Kidron Rd., Dalton, OH 44618
When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Fall Festival at Dayton Nursery
A fun afternoon for kids and adults alike including an animal show, hayrides, food truck, pumpkin painting and carving, and seasonal foods in the Owl Barn Market. {Find Out More}
Where: 3459 Cleveland-Massillon Rd., Norton, OH 44203
When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

FREE Fall Fun Fest
Details to be announced. {Find Out More}
Where: Greenwood Farm, 264 Richmond Rd., Richmond Heights, OH 44143
When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

FREE Back-to-School Bash @ Woodridge
Festivities include a High School Band performance, petting zoo, live music, games, photo booth, character visits, inflatables, and an outdoor movie on the field featuring the family classic Back to the Future. {Find Out More}
Where: Woodridge High School, 4440 Quick Rd., Peninsula, OH 44264
When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

FREE Pekar Park Comic Book Fest
Kid’s carnival, bounce house cames, cosplay/character costumes (Free Tommy’s Milkshake Voucher for those who come in costume!), takeaway crafts, glitter tattoos, workshops, Sidewalk Chalk Art Competition, and more! Plus, enjoy a special free screening of the family favorite Big Hero 6 at 7:30pm in the PEACE Park. {Find Out More}
Where: Pekar Park, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106
When: Saturday, September 18, 2021

FREE Grand Opening: Boscov's Family Day
enjoy a day filled with fabulous free entertainment for the entire family, including balloon art, caricatures, Oh Wow! Children’s Center for Science & Technology show featuring Mr. Ralf, special activities for kids all day in the Toy Department, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: Boscov's, Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd., Niles, OH 44446
When: Friday, October 8, 2021

Sunflower Weekend at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Come enjoy the beginning of the fall season with Lake Metroparks Farmpark's inaugural Sunflower Weekend. Learn about all varieties of sunflowers and how they are used, and pick your own sunflower in the fields. {Find Out More}
Where: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: September 18-19, 2021

Halloween Express: Pumpkin Fest
The fall festival is filled with family-friendly games, activities, and events. One price covers it all, including Pumpkin Train rides, bounce houses, corn cannons, pumpkin chuckin', games, and our giant sandpile all day long. {Find Out More}
Where: Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, 12505 County Rd. 99, Findlay, OH 45840
When: September 18-19, 2021 [REGISTER]

Fall Harvest Fest at Case-Barlow Farm
Experience old-fashioned fun, pet small farm animals, take a relaxing hay ride and listen to blue grass and country music. Craftsmen's demos, games and crafts. {Find Out More}
Where: 1931 Barlow Rd., Hudson, OH 44236
When: Sunday, September 19, 2021

FREE A Day at the Chalet
A free outdoor arts festival providing entertainment, crafters and hands-on art projects for children and adults. {Find Out More}
Where: Cleveland Metroparks Chalet, 16200 Valley Pkwy., Strongsville, OH 44136
When: Sunday, September 19, 2021

FREE Silly Science Sunday at OH WOW Science Center
Join the fun as OH WOW!TM spills out into the streets of Downtown Youngstown with tons of activities and demonstrations. {Find Out More}
Where: 15 Central Square, Youngstown, OH 44503
When: Sunday, September 19, 2021

FREE Family Fall Fest & Open House in Wellington
Live music by local artist Ava Rowland, kids' activities, free health screenings, games, food and more! {Find Out More}
Where: 151 Commerce Dr., Wellington, OH
When: September 22, 2021 [RSVP Online]

FREE Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
Great food and contests, a huge car show, and of course, the giant pumpkin parade! {Find Out More}
Where: Barnesville, OH (Click here for a location map)
When: September 23-26, 2021

FREE Stow Historical Society Harvest Festival
Annual Harvest Festival featuring craft vendors, historic building tours, kids activities, blacksmith, apple butter, concessions, and much more. {Find Out More}
Where: Heritage Barn, 5238 Young Rd., Stow, OH 44224
When: September 24-25, 2021

FREE Back-to-School Bash @ Cuyahoga Falls
Festivities include a High School Band performance, petting zoo, live music, games, photo booth, character visits, inflatables, and an outdoor movie on the field featuring the family classic Back to the Future. {Find Out More}
Where: Bolich Middle School, 2630 13th St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
When: Saturday, September 25, 2021

The City of Avon Health & Safety Fair
Enjoy health and safety exhibits as well as demonstrations, Child IDs, musical entertainment, crafts, giveaways, prizes, Lorain County Sheriff Department vehicles, and free food. {Find Out More}
Where: Avon Aquatic Facility, 36265 Detroit Rd., Avon, OH 44011
When: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Horsepower Weekend at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
During this event, fall activities will be in full swing! Get lost in our corn maze, try an apple slushie or just sit and relax and enjoy the farm. {Find Out More}
Where: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: September 25-26, 2021

22nd Annual Kids Show
Two fun-filled days featuring hundreds of kids and family products and services as well as continuous entertainment, activities, crafts, prizes, play area, snack attacks, costume characters, and surprises! {Find Out More}
Where: Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060
When: September 25-26, 2021

FREE Cleveland Metroparks FallFest: 18th Century Festival
This fun, free, family-oriented event has returned! Enjoy live folk music, dip your own candle, play with pioneer toys, watch Blacksmith demonstrations and reenactments by Brigade of the American Revolution, taste the fresh-pressed cider, marvel at the magician, and children can make a pot of posies to take home! {Find Out More}
Where: Brecksville Reservation (Meadows Picnic Area), 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr., Brecksville, OH 44141
When: Sunday, September 26, 2021

FREE WWII on the Homefront at Stearns Homestead
WWII reenactors and historical interpreters portraying various roles from WWII, display of 1940's farm equipment, and children's table. {Find Out More}
Where: 6975 Ridge Rd., Parms, OH 44129
When: September 26, 2021

October Fall Festivals

Atwood Lakes Fall Festival
The Atwood Area Fall Festival offers food, music, homemade crafts, hands-on displays, entertainment, interpretive demonstrations, exhibits, and so much more. {Find Out More}
Where: Atwood Lake Park, 9500 Lakeview Rd., Mineral City, OH 44656
When: October 1-3, 2021

Norton Cider Festival & Fireworks
This is a family event with something fun for all ages, including a parade, musical entertainment, train rides and inflatables for the kids, Apple Decorating Contest, crafters, food and fireworks. {Find Out More}
Where: Columbia Woods Park, 4060 Columbia Woods Dr., Norton, OH 44203
When: October 1-3, 2021

City of Middleburg Heights Fall Fest
Big Creek Run, Art Walk, Inflatables, pony wagon rides, petting zoo, hayrides, fire station open house, Dino-ROAR, pumpkin bowling, Home Run Derby, concert, fireworks, Treat Street, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: Middleburg Heights City Hall, 15700 Bagley Rd., Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Fall Festival & Business Showcase in Aurora
Music, games, food, and fun for the entire family! {Find Out More}
Where: Sunny Lake Park, 885 E. Mennonite Rd., Aurora, OH 44202
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Fall Festival on Chardon Square
Join in for scarecrow-making, s'mores, balloon artist, face painting, and live music DJ! {Find Out More}
Where: Chardon Square/Gazebo, 101 S. Hambden St., Chardon, OH 44024
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

FREE Fire Safety & Health Fair
Enjoy food, face painting, and other fun activities for kids, as well as informational tables with fire safety and health tips for adults and children. Fire trucks and ambulances, police cars, and Service Department trucks will be on hand to tour and touch. {Find Out More}
Where: North Ridgeville Fire Department Station No. 1, 7000 Ranger Way, North Ridgeville, OH 44039
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

FREE Fall Festival at Brant's Apple Orchard
Craft show, horse-drawn wagon rides, tractor-drawn rides, bounce houses and carnival games, apple launching, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: 4749 Dibble Rd., Ashtabula, OH 44004
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

FREE City of Bedford Children’s Fall Fest
Enjoy a variety of fall activities including face painting, hunting for a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch, dancing and singing along to music, and much more. {Find Out More}
Where: Bedford Commons, Bedford, OH 44146
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

FREE Twisted WilderFest
Twisted WilderFest is the City of Green’s pop-up festival of makers and nature featuring local artists, crafters, and food vendors held annually in Southgate Park. Bring family and friends to enjoy local food vendors, crafts, live entertainment, games, and activities. New for 2021 is the Jack-o-Lantern walk! {Find Out More}
Where: Boettler Park, 5300 Massillon Rd., North Canton, OH 44720
When: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Harvest Festival at Hale Farm & Village
Celebrate the fall bounty amid the sights, smells and tastes of the Cuyahoga Valley. Pumpkin Patch, Apple Butter-making, farmyard animals and draft horses, musical entertainment, foodways demonstrations, early American craft & trade demonstrations, and more. {Find Out More}
Where: 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, OH 44210
When: October 2-3 & 9-10, 2021

Apple Butter & Cider Weekend at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Witness many traditional harvest activities and discover how apple butter and cider are made. Take a tour of the Johnny Appleseed Trail, explore the three-acre corn maze, and enjoy harvest activities. {Find Out More}
Where: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: October 2-3, 2021

Fall Harvest Event at Holden Arboretum
Holden Arboretum's family-friendly fall harvest-themed event features a trick-or-treat trail, wagon rides, crafts, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: Sunday, October 3, 2021 [REGISTER]

Autumn Open House at Penitentiary Glen
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with fun activities for the whole family and train rides (weather permitting). {Find Out More}
Where: 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: October 3, 2021

FREE Fall Fest & Chili Cook-Off at Seven Hills Recreation Center
This annual fall festival features a chili cook-off along with craft show vendors, kids crafts, roasted corn, and more! {Find Out More}
Where: 7777 Summit View Dr., Seven Hills, OH 44131
When: Sunday, October 3, 2021

FREE Beachwood Fall Festival
Free community event featuring inflatables, climbing wall, zip line, food trucks, live music, local businesses, entertainment and so much more! {Find Out More}
Where: Beachwood City Hall, 25325 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122
When: Sunday, October 3, 2021

Tallmadge Fall Festival
Join your family and friends for a fun, outdoor festival to welcome the season. There will be food trucks, live music, fresh baked goods, Pie Eating Contest, Pumpkin Carving Contes, and kids' games! {Find Out More}
Where: Tallmadge Recreation Center, 46 N. Munroe Rd., Tallmadge, OH 44278
When: Sunday, October 3, 2021

FREE NRPDR's Fall Fest
Enjoy fun games, food vendors, face & pumpkin painting, balloon animals, pumpkin bowling, photo booth, and hayrides (weather permitting). A limited number of pumpkins will be given out first-come, first-served, so come early so your child is guaranteed one. {Find Out More}
Where: South Central Park, 7565 Avon Belden Rd., North Ridgeville, OH 44039
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021

FREE Fall Fest & Outdoor Movie at Massillon Community Park
Fun for the whole family with crafts, games, food, hayrides, a scavenger hunt, and more. At dusk, enjoy a free outdoor family movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas. {Find Out More}
Where: Massillon Community Park, 2200 Finefrock Rd. SW, Massillon, OH 44647
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021

FREE Pumpkin Festival
Great family festival with something for everyone! Don't miss the Barnes Pumpkin Drop. {Find Out More}
Where: Huron Boat Basin, 330 Main St., Huron, OH 44839
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Fall Fest at the Norma Johnson Center
Paint a pumpkin and get your face painted. {Find Out More}
Where: Norma Johnson Center, 3976 SR 39, Dover, OH 44622
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021

FREE Covered Bridge Festival
Ashtabula County's 36th annual festival includes two days filled with a parade, entertainment, demonstrations, a Quilt Show, contests, kid's rides and games, and much more! The county has 19 bridges in all, including the shortest and the longest in the USA! {Find Out More}
Where: Jefferson, OH 44047 (located on E. Jefferson St. from Chestnut St. going east to the Railroad tracks.)
When: October 9-10, 2021

Corn & Pumpkin Weekends at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Enjoy harvest-themed crafts and other harvest activities throughout the weekends and cooking demonstrations on Sundays. Explore the three-acre corn maze and enjoy the Showman’s Circle area, including a farm-themed playground and live animal demonstrations. {Find Out More}
Where: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
When: October 9-10, 16-17, 2021

FREE Apple Butter Festival
Tour the museum and learn all about Squire Rich and the early times in Brecksville. Stroll around the herb garden and bring home some harvested herbs. Under a canopy of golden maples and scarlet oaks, the copper kettle will be simmering and waiting for apple fanciers to enjoy apple butter on slabs of fresh bread or buy a container to enjoy at home. Delicious apple fritters will also be available. {Find Out More}
Where: Brecksville Historical Association, 4400 Oakes Rd., Cleveland, OH 44141
When: Sunday, October 10, 2021

FREE BOO Park Fall Festival
In addition to trick-or-treating, families will enjoy the pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting, inflatables, magic show, hayrides, costume contest, and much more! {Find Out More}
Where: Kennedy Park, 17095 Sylvia Dr., Brook Park, OH 44142
When: Sunday, October 10, 2021

FREE University Heights Fall Festival
Food trucks, activities for the kids, and a free concert from Back 2 The Future. {Find Out More}
Where: Walter Stinson Community Park, 2313-2339 Fenwick Rd., University Heights, OH 44118
When: Sunday, October 10, 2021

FREE City of Berea Harvest Boo Bash
A preview to Halloween, the Harvest Festival offers a safe environment for families and children to dress up and Trick-or-Treat on the trails of Coe Lake Park. In the evening, the event continues with a magic show, inflatables, games, and a mini pumpkin patch. Families can watch an outdoor movie, take a hayride through the nature trails, explore a hay maze, sit around a campfire, enjoy live entertainment and watch fireworks. {Find Out More}
Where: Coe Lake, 85 S. Rocky River Dr., Berea, OH 44017
When: Saturday, October 16, 2021

FREE Solon Fall Festival
The 4th Annual Solon Fall Festival will feature a day full of fall family fun! Tickets are required. {Find Out More}
Where: Solon Community Park, 6679 SOM Center Rd., Solon, OH 44139
When: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Painesville Fall Fest
Details to be announced. {Find Out More}
Where: Kiwanis Recreation Park, 301 Latimore St., Painesville, OH 44077
When: Saturday, October 16, 2021

FREE Colonial Trade Faire
Take part in historic demonstrations, buy colonial wares, learn about famous frontiersmen, and listen to stories from the costumed volunteers. {Find Out More}
Where: Historic Schoenbrunn Village, 1984 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia, OH 44663
When: October 16-17, 2021

Pumpkin Carving Workshop at Summit Metro Parks
Pumpkins and carving utensils are provided or feel free to bring your own. {Find Out More}
Where: Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Orr Park Fall Festival
Car show, kids' trunk-or-treat, fire pits and s'mores, and your favorite holiday music. {Find Out More}
Where: Orr Park, 440 N. Elm St., Orrville, OH 44667
When: Saturday, October 23, 2021

FREE Family Fall Fest & Treat Trail at Petros Lake Park
Celebrate with a rootin'-tootin,' chart-topping honky-tonk band, The Shootouts! Plus, enjoy the Treat Trail Tale, games, crafts, and concessions for sale while you're there! {Find Out More}
Where: Petros Lake Park, 3275 Perry Dr. SW, Canton, OH 44706
When: Saturday, October 23, 2021

FREE Dark at the Park
Fall fun activities including lights, candy, pumpkin displays, and more. {Find Out More}
Where: PARK TBA!
When: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes & Apple Picking
Browse through our list of more than area pumpkins patches and local pick your own apple orchards that offer more ongoing fall events.

We Hope to Enjoy These Festivals Again Soon

Sirna’s Farm Fall Harvest Festival
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Where: 19009 Ravenna Rd., Auburn Township, OH 44023
Contact: (440) 834-0696
When: TBA for 2021

Fall Festival at Twinsberry Tree Farm
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Where: 8916 S. Jefferson Rd., Shreve, OH 44676
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Canal Fulton Fall Festival
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Where: 621 College Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Drive-Thru Fall Festival at First Presbyterian Church – Wooster, OH
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Where: 621 College Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Farm City Days at Stearns Homestead
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Where: 6975 Ridge Rd., Parma, OH 44129
When: TBA for 2021

FREE North Royalton Harvest Festival
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Where: The City Green in North Royalton, OH 44133
When: TBA for 2021

FREE O'Neill Healthcare Fall Festival
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Where: O'Neill Healthcare Fairview Park, 20770 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, OH 44126
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Harvest Festival at the Strongsville Historic Village
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Where: Strongsville Historical Village, 13305 Pearl Rd. (just north of Route 82), Cleveland, OH 44136
When: TBA for 2021

FREE City of Brooklyn Fall Festival
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Where: Veterans Memorial Park, 7619 Memphis Ave., Brooklyn, OH 44144
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Annual Family Fall Festival at BREMEC Garden Centers
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Where: 12265 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Fall Festival at Bethel Cleveland
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Where: 197 N. Carpenter Rd., Brunswick, OH 44212
When: TBA for 2021

Scarecrow Building Workshop at Summit Metro Parks
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Where: Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087
When: TBA for 2021

Fall Family Night & Hayride at Lake Erie Nature Center
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Where: 28728 Wolf Rd., Cleveland, OH 44140
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Brunswick Area Historical Society's Pumpkin Festival
Details to come. {Find Out More}
Where: 4613 Laurel Rd., Brunswick, OH 44212
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Boston Heights Village Fall Festival
Bring the whole family out to celebrate the fall season. {Find Out More}
Where: Matthews-Thomas Park, 6737 Olde 8 Rd., Hudson, OH 44236
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Fall Fest & Horse Show at Medina Creative Therapy Ranch
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Where: 5200 Lake Rd., Medina, OH 44256
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Jump into Fall Days at Geauga Park District
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Where: Swine Creek Reservation, Middlefield, OH 44062
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Fall Festival at The Wanake Ranch
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Where: 9759 Manchester Ave. SW, Beach City, OH 44608
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Fall Fest at Avon Lake United Church of Christ
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Where: 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake, OH 44012
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Fall Family Fun Night at Barberton Community Sports Complex
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Where: 841 Wooster Rd. W; Barberton, OH 44203
When: TBA for 2021

FREE All Saints Fall Fest
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Where: All Saints Lutheran Church, 7230 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
When: TBA for 2021

Fall Festival Featuring The GLOW at Fieldcrest Estate
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Where: 1346 Easthill (55th) St. SE, North Canton, OH 44720
When: TBA for 2021

FREE Harvest Bash
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Where: St. Mary's Catholic School, 527 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
When: TBA for 2021

Halloween Celebration & Hayride at Lake Erie Nature Center
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Where: 28728 Wolf Rd., Cleveland, OH 44140
When: TBA for 2021