DAILY EVENTS READERS! Fall farm events are happening all monthlong — turn to page 12 for complete details. For specific Halloween events, see the black cat!
fri 1 CINCINNATI FIRE MUSEUM SCAVENGER HUNT Search for 10 hidden pumpkins receive a Halloween treat from the gift shop. Cincinnati Fire Museum, 315 West Court St., Cincinnati; Tue - Sat in Oct, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; $8 adults, $6 ages 7 - 17 years old, free for ages 6 and younger with admission of an adult; 513-621-5553 or cincyfiremuseum.com. FAMILY FLASHLIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT (register) Experience nature in a new light. Long Branch Farm & Trails, 6926 Gaynor Road, Goshen; 8 - 9:30 p.m.; $12 non-members, includes daily admission, $7 members; 513-831-1711 or cincynature.org.
festival food. 48 Concord Caddo Road, Falmouth; Oct 1 & 2, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Oct 3 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; $5 per person, free for ages 5 and younger; kywoolfest. org. FREE NEWPORT NIGHTS ON THE LEVEE Acoustic tunes with popular, local musicians! The Deck at Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport; Fridays in Oct, 7 - 9 p.m.; 859-291-0550 or newportonthelevee.com/ newport-nights. OMNIMAX : ASTEROID HUNTERS Take a look at asteroids; see website for schedule; Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati; 10 a.m.; $9.50 adult, $7.50 child/senior, $6.50 member adult, $5.50 member child; 513-287-7000 or cincymuseum.org. WE ROCK THE SPECTRUM TODDLER TIME Themed activities each week plus story time! We Rock The Spectrum Kid’s Gym, 4060 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati; 10 - 11:30 a.m.; $8 per child; 513429-5905.
sat 2 CARPOOL CINEMA: MONSTER HOUSE (register) Enjoy a movie on Saturday nights. Concessions available; costumes encouraged! Clifton Recreation Center, 320 McAlpin Ave., Cincinnati; 7:45 p.m.; $5 per vehicle; 513-497-2860 or cliftonculturalarts.org/events/ carpool-cinema. KINGS ISLAND TRICKS AND TREATS FALL FEST (register)) Get in the harvest spirit with treats, entertainment and rides. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason; Sat and Sun in Oct; 12 p.m.; see website for ticket information; 513-754-5700 or visitkingsisland.com. MONARCH FESTIVAL Everything monarch butterflies. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; free with regular zoo admission, see website for ticket pricing and advance tickets; 513-281-7400 or cincinnatizoo.org/events/ monarch-festival. OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Explore a 16th century English
village filled with more than 150 costumed characters activities, food and more! Ohio Renaissance Festival, Harveysburg; 10:30 a.m. 7 p.m.; $23 adult general admission, $9.50 child general admission (5 - 12) + $3 parking; buy online for savings; 513-8977000 or renfestival.com. PAWPAW PALOOZA (register) Hike, hear, pluck, and taste everything pawpaw! Bowyer Farm, 2120 Mason Montgomery Road, Lebanon; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; $65 -90; 513559-7767 or cincinnatizoo.org/ education/kids-families/familyprogramsactivities. PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM: A ROYAL RENAISSANCE! Experience a mythological, fairy tale. Heritage Presbyterian Church, 6546 S. Mason Montgomery Road, Mason; 10 - 10:45 a.m., see website for weekly show locations; $6 or 4/$20; peanutbutterandjam.org. PORTOPIA Fourteen artists transformed more than 5,000 square feet into a sensory experience full of whimsy and surprise. Torchlight Pass Building, 1131
FAMILY GAME NIGHT AT HAPPY HANGOUT Family game night. Happy Hangout Westside, 2041 Anderson Ferry Road, Cincinnati; 5 - 8 p.m.; $6 per play pass for kids walking to age 12, adults are free; 513-4581470 or happyhangoutws.com. FREE ENTRY DAY AT GREAT PARKS Explore nature without the need of a Great Parks Motor pass. Great Parks of Hamilton County, parks open dawn until dusk; 513-521-7275 or greatparks.org. KENTUCKY WOOL FESTIVAL Baa! Celebrate sheep, live music, vendor booths and 18 october 2021
The Cincinnati Zoo celebrates the monarch butterfly during the Monarch Festival on Sat., Oct. 2.
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