October Family Activities
This article was prepared in early September. Please call or visit websites/social media for the locations below to ensure up-to-date information as well as rules, policies, and procedures. Dates, times, and events are all subject to change.
October is a wonderful time to get out and around town with family and friends. Check out some of these local events, and feel free to send us photos and reviews of your fun! Email Tiffany Gurary at tiffany.gurary@n2co.com.
LAKE METROPARKS FARMPARK
8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland
440-256-2122
Farmpark admission (applies to apple butter/cider and corn/pumpkin weekends):
Age 12-59 $9
Age 60+ $8
Age 2-11 $7
Under 2 Free
Corn and Pumpkin Weekend (Oct. 5-6)
Celebrate the harvest season at Corn & Pumpkin Weekend. Younger visitors can challenge each other in a game of pumpkin bowling, make handmade corn husk dolls and paint pumpkins ($3) to take home. This weekend will also be your last chance to get lost in the three-acre corn maze. Enjoy harvest-themed crafts and other harvest activities throughout the weekend.
Halloween Drive-Thru (6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Oct. 11-13, 18-20, 25-27)
*Advance purchase of tickets is required - $27.50 per carload
Travel Farmpark’s trails and roadways after dark in the comfort and safety of your own vehicle and experience many playfully frightful sites throughout the park–some that you have come to love and some new surprises. Ticket sales online only.
PATTERSON FRUIT FARM
11414 Caves Road
Chesterland
2024 Family Fun Fest
Runs through Oct. 27
Weather hotline: 440-729-7144
Monday-Thursday, open 10-6. Admission is $7 per person, and 2 and under are free. We will sell tickets until 5:15, and we close the play area right at 6 to give our staff time to clean and prepare for the next day.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, open 10-5. Admission is $11 per person, and 2 and under are free. Seniors are $7 every day. We will stop selling tickets at 4:15, and we close the play area promptly at 5 p.m. to allow our staff time to clean and prepare for the next day.
We would like to welcome you to our Family Fun Fest. We created this area to give our friends and neighbors a taste of what it was like for us to grow up on a family farm. All of our activities are things we did growing up in this great outdoor environment. We have a giant covered straw pile, tons of slides, including our slide barn, 50′ racing slide in the woods, silo slide, pedal tractors, push carts, tire swings, corn maze, sandbox, play buildings, wagon rides and much more. For an extra fee, we have face painting and pumpkin painting from 2-6 p.m. Mon- Thursday and 10-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Saturdays and Sundays, we have pony rides available. We invite you to bring your family and enjoy a day on the farm! No dogs are allowed at Fun Fest.
THE YARD AT STONEWATER
1 Club Dr
Highland Heights
Fall Fest (Closing Night)
Multiple Food Stands, Food, Donuts, Cider & More! Fall Beer Tasting, Pumpkin Painting (+$5), Scavenger Hunt, Face Painting, Putt-Putt.
EDDY FRUIT FARM
12079 Caves Road
Chesterland
(440) 729-7842
Pick your own apples (Jonathan, Empire, Jonagold, Melrose, Red and Yellow Delicious, Shizuka, Ida Red, Mutsu-Crispin, Blushing Golden, Winesap, Evercrisp, Fuji, Gold Rush)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Rainforest
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
(216) 661-6500
Trick-or-Treat-Fest (10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27)
*Tickets sold separate from General Admission
Enjoy entry to Trick-or-Treat Way, featuring 20 candy stations. Meet-and-greets with costumed characters. Exclusive access to a Monster Mash Dance Party at the Zoo’s Amphitheater. Unlimited rides on the Circle of Wildlife Carousel and the Pumpkin Express. As well as viewing of the 4-D movie "SCOOB!".
Entry into Trick-or-Treat Way is by time-slot so make sure you don’t miss your entry time. The earliest entry option into the event is 10:00 a.m. and the last entry timeslot is 2:30 p.m. Access is valid for one trip through the event area.
Trick-or-Treaters are encouraged to bring their own reusable candy bags. Oh, and for kids with allergies or for whatever reason cannot have candy, a variety of treats will be made available so every costumed kid gets something special.
Trick-or-Treaters are encouraged to bring their own reusable candy bags. Oh, and for kids with allergies or for whatever reason cannot have candy, a variety of treats will be made available so every costumed kid gets something special.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Dr
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 231-4600
Teen Night (6 p.m - 8:30 p.m. October 2nd)
*Registration available online before event only
Grab your fellow teens and takeover the Museum for a night as we celebrate all things Happy (as in Haplocanthosaurus delfsii). Our beloved sauropod was discovered 50 years ago and we’re throwing him a party. We’ll provide Pizza, snacks, music, and plenty of ‘grammable moments including a photo booth, up close wildlife encounters, science demonstrations, and exhibitors from local youth organizations. This event is FREE and registration is required. Doors open at 6pm.