Fall Festival Guide for the Miami Valley and Beyond | 2026

2026 FALL FESTIVALS, FARMS
& SEASONAL FUN GUIDE

Fall brings pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted attractions, harvest celebrations, and favorite community traditions throughout the Miami Valley and beyond. From weekends on the farm to signature festivals and spooky seasonal destinations, this guide highlights some of the area’s biggest ways to enjoy fall.

Pumpkin Patches & Glows, Corn Mazes, and Farm Fall Fun

Cowvin’s Corny Corn Maze
Through Nov. 1 | Yellow Springs
Explore Cowvin’s winding corn maze at Young’s Jersey Dairy for a family-friendly fall adventure through the fields.

Brown’s Family Farm Market Fall Fun
Saturdays & Sundays beginning Sep. 12–13 | Hamilton
Enjoy hayrides, corn and straw mazes, farm animals, a pumpkin patch, and plenty of seasonal photo opportunities.

Fall Fun at Station Road Farm
Sep. 12 – Oct. 31 | West Chester
Shop pumpkins, mums, and cider before enjoying hayrides, a spooky barn, and a barnyard playground.

Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Young’s Dairy
Sep. 19 – Oct. 25 | 11 AM–6 PM | Yellow Springs
Head into the pumpkin fields at Young’s Jersey Dairy to pick your own pumpkin from a variety of seasonal favorites.

Waynesville Fall Fest
Saturdays & Sundays Sep. 19 – Nov. 1 | Waynesville
Enjoy pedal cars, a corn maze, mini golf, a petting zoo, oversized lawn games, and the NEW Dino Dig.

Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries Farm Market
Sep. 19 – Nov. 1 | 9 AM | Loveland
Celebrate the season with a pumpkin bounce pad, visiting the petting farm, and other family activities throughout the fall.

Niederman Family Farm Fall Festival
Sep. 25 – Nov. 1 | Liberty Township
Celebrate fall with a corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin picking, seasonal treats, bonfires, and photo opportunities at Niederman Family Farm.

Lucas Brothers Fall Festival
Sep. 25 – Oct. 25 | Bellbrook
Enjoy corn mazes, hayrides, pumpkin picking, farm animals, and outdoor activities during this family-friendly farm festival.

Barn-N-Bunk Fall Festival Weekends
Sep. 26 – Oct. 25 | Trenton
Spend a fall day enjoying sunflowers, a corn maze, seasonal products, fall foods, and pumpkin picking.

Tom’s Maze & Pumpkin Farm
Sep. 11 – Nov. 1 | Germantown
Put your navigation skills to the test in Tom’s challenging corn maze while celebrating nearly three decades of fall farm fun.

Underwater Pumpkin GLOW
Sep. 18 – Nov. 1 | Newport, KY
Get ready for a glowing underwater adventure this fall during Underwater Pumpkin GLOW at Newport Aquarium!

Fall Fest at Pot-Luck Greenhouse
Sep. 26 – Nov. 1 | Wilmington
Celebrate fall with hayrides, a jump pad, giant chess, cornhole, and other seasonal activities.

Windmill Farm Market Spooktacular Fall Festival
Sep. 26 – Oct. 31 | Springboro
Celebrate the season at Windmill Farm Market with fall festival fun and its popular adventure hayride.

Jackson Family Farm Festival
Sep. 26 – Oct. 25 | Middletown
Bounce on the giant pumpkin jump pad, take a hayride, wind your way through the corn maze, and pick out the perfect pumpkin.

Fall on the Farm at Crossway Farms
Through Oct. 31 | Sidney
Enjoy swings, duck races, slides, candy corn croquet, seasonal produce, donuts, and other family-friendly farm activities.

Pumpkin Glow at Caesar Ford Park
Oct. 21 – Oct. 24 | Xenia
The trails of Caesar Ford Park will be lined with hundreds of hand-painted pumpkins covering everything from cartoons to music to horror shows, animals, and more.

Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow
Oct. 27 & Oct. 28 | Dayton
Thousands of people come from all over to see the carved pumpkins and enjoy in the festivities provided by the community and local businesses.

Haunted Attractions & Spooky Experiences

Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park
Fridays & Saturdays Sep. 11 – Oct. 31 | Middletown
Get ready for a night of scares at this haunted scream park featuring multiple haunted houses and attractions.

Face Your Fears: Hotel of Terror
Sep. 11 – Oct. 31 | Springfield
Step inside an intense haunted attraction inspired by an 1850s hotel and designed around frightening phobias and scares.

Brimstone Haunt
Sep. 11 – Oct. 31 | Wilmington
Kick off spooky season at Brimstone Haunt, a haunted scream park featuring frightening fall attractions.

Dayton Scream Park
Sep. 11 – Oct. 31 | Dayton
Experience an outdoor haunted trail featuring four attractions designed to deliver plenty of scares throughout the Halloween season.

Haunted Wagon Rides at Young’s Dairy
Sep. 25 – Oct. 31 | Yellow Springs
Take a family-friendly haunted wagon ride and hear scary stories during select Friday and Saturday nights this fall.

Halloween Haunt at Kings Island
Sep. 25 – Oct. 31 | Mason
Halloween Haunt returns on select fall nights with frightening attractions alongside Kings Island’s roller coasters and rides.

Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride
Sep. 26 – Oct. 31 | Wilmington
Take a haunted bus ride through the fields of Clinton County while fire-breathing semis and other scares pursue unsuspecting riders.

Signature Fall Festivals & Community Traditions

Ohio Renaissance Festival
Weekends Sep. 5 – Nov. 1 | Waynesville
Travel back to medieval times with live entertainment, artisan vendors, food and drink, themed weekends, and immersive Renaissance fun.

Heritage of Flight Festival
Oct. 2 – 4 | New Carlisle
Enjoy live entertainment, carnival rides and games, horse-drawn carriage rides, and the annual Parade of Planes.

Spring Valley Potato Festival
Oct. 3 – 4 | Spring Valley
Celebrate all things potato with arts and crafts, live entertainment, carnival rides, a 5K, potato dishes, and community fun.

Operation Pumpkin
Oct. 9 – 11 | Hamilton
Celebrate all things pumpkin with giant pumpkin competitions, live entertainment, local vendors, a costume contest, pet parade, and more.

Lebanon Oktoberfest
Oct. 9 – 10 | Lebanon
Celebrate Oktoberfest with live music, craft beverages, food, shopping, and children’s activities in downtown Lebanon.

Enon Apple Butter Festival
Oct. 10 – 11 | Enon
Enjoy the aroma of apples, spices, and wood smoke at a community festival centered around traditional apple butter.

Ohio Sauerkraut Festival
Oct. 10 – 11 | Waynesville
Celebrate one of the area’s favorite fall traditions with food and craft vendors, live music, and community festivities throughout downtown Waynesville.

Bradford Pumpkin Show
Oct. 13 – 17 | Bradford
Celebrate the season with daily parades, fair-style food, amusement rides, and a festive community atmosphere.