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13 kid-friendly Halloween events near Cincinnati with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 9 towns. The earliest to open is Country Pumpkins Fall Festival, on September 12. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 1 list free admission.
Family farm with two corn mazes, a maze built from pallets, sunflower fields and a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, reached on foot or by weekend hayride.
Family-run Grant County farm with hayrides out to the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, petting zoo, playground and snack bar.
Big family farm festival with hayrides, a five-acre corn maze, a smaller kids' maze, dozens of farm animals, a bounce pad and pumpkins to pick.
Nonprofit working farm with October Saturday hayrides, sunflower picking, a crop maze, farm animals and trails.
Six-generation family farm in Campbell County with horse-drawn wagon rides, a corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkins, a petting zoo and weekend live music with home-cooked food.
Butler County farm festival with pumpkin picking, a corn maze, tractor rides, a jumping pillow, farm animals and outdoor games, open into the evening late in the week.
Weekend farm festival where admission includes a hayride and a pumpkin, plus a petting zoo, giant slides, games, craft vendors and live music.
Park-district farm patch where families pick a pumpkin and stay for fall crafts, games and face painting on October Saturdays.
City parks' long-running evening hikes: Friday brings costumed nature characters at trail stations for young kids; Saturday is a quiet walk past lit pumpkins and luminaries with a campfire.
Evening walk along a half-mile zoo path lined with thousands of hand-carved, glowing pumpkins and fall displays.
Evening family walk through a nature preserve lit by jack-o'-lanterns, with an optional drawing to take home a carved pumpkin.
Daytime Halloween celebration at the park with a trick-or-treat trail, costumed characters, mask-making crafts and family shows, alongside kids' rides.
Downtown Hamilton pumpkin and art festival featuring giant-pumpkin weigh-offs, sculpted pumpkins, artisan and food vendors, kids' rides, live stages and a pet costume parade.
Burwinkel Farms Fall Fun, Country Pumpkins Fall Festival, Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries, Gorman Heritage Farm Fall Farm Fun Days, Halloween Hikes at Caldwell, Jack O'Lantern Glow, and 7 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Country Pumpkins Fall Festival on September 12, 2026.
Burwinkel Farms Fall Fun, Country Pumpkins Fall Festival, Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries, Gorman Heritage Farm Fall Farm Fun Days, Halloween Hikes at Caldwell, Jack O'Lantern Glow, and 6 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Burwinkel Farms Fall Fun, Country Pumpkins Fall Festival, Fall on the Farm at Blooms & Berries, Gorman Heritage Farm Fall Farm Fun Days, Neltner's Farm Fall Fest, Niederman Family Farm Fall Festival, and 2 more, all suggested for all ages.
Yes: Operation Pumpkin lists free admission on the official site.
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