Dayton Family Events Calendar
Looking for fun things to do with the kids? Here's a little help finding events the whole family can enjoy, right here in Dayton!
Family-friendly events in Dayton
Bradford Pumpkin Show
Friday, October 11 2024
The Bradford Pumpkin Show is a fun-filled, family-friendly, community festival. Join us for daily parades, delicious fair-style food and the thrill of amusement rides.
Brimstone Haunted Hayride
Friday, October 11 2024
We're sharpening our blades just for you! 5 great scares for the family and the brave! Formerly Springboro Haunted Hayride.
Corn Maze at Lost Creek Reserve
Friday, October 11 2024
Enjoy the 6-acre Corn Maze from September 1 through October 27. No registration necessary. The maze is open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset.
Cowvins Corny Corn Maze Youngs Dairy
Friday, October 11 2024
Cowvin, the baby of the Cow Family, has created a fun maze at Young's Jersey Dairy – come see if you can conquer it!
Dayton Scream Park
Friday, October 11 2024
Dayton's premier outdoor haunted trail with 4 haunted attractions to SCARE THE YELL OUT OF YOU!
Fairborn Halloween Festival
Friday, October 11 2024
One of the largest Halloween Festivals in Downtown Fairborn. Numerous food and craft vendors, Spooktacular Parade and Costume Contest, beer garden, live music, trick or treat at the vendor booths on Sunday, and much more
Fall Fest at Pot-Luck Greenhouse
Friday, October 11 2024
Loads of Fall Activities including our 5 acre Corn Maze with a scavenger hunt inside!
Fishing Fun at Rainbow Lakes
Friday, October 11 2024
Ready for a reel adventure? Come to our family-friendly fishing lakes and enjoy catching bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish! It's all catch-and-release. Visit our Facebook page for the most up to date information.
Friday Total Poundage Fishing Tournament
Friday, October 11 2024
Whether you’re a seasoned fisherman or a beginner don’t miss out on your chance to WIN! Every catfish you catch counts toward your total weight. Compete for the top spots and win big! $10 Cash Buy-In - 100% Payout!
Halloween Boo Bash
Friday, October 11 2024
Calling All Little Ghosts & Goblins for Halloween Boo Bash 2024!
Haunted Castle of Carnage and Trail
Friday, October 11 2024
We have been scaring the YELL out of you since 1986 one of the longest running haunt in the area!
Haunted Village
Friday, October 11 2024
Meet ghosts, witches, a fortune teller, and a monster at this family-friendly, slight-fright event! Walk through the spooky cemetery and haunted woods. Enjoy balloon art, games, and more!
Haunted Wagon Rides at Youngs Dairy
Friday, October 11 2024
Friday & Saturday Nights in October things are going to get a little scary! Our Haunted Wagon Ride and Scary Stories are designed for families with children. Weather permitting.
Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park
Friday, October 11 2024
Haunted SCREAM Park located in Middletown with multiple Haunted Houses & Attractions!
Lebanon Oktoberfest
Friday, October 11 2024
Lebanon's Oktoberfest with live music, craft beers, food, shopping, and kids' activities held in downtown Lebanon.
NEW DATE! 2nd Annual Jimmy Buffett Tribute: Parrots of the Caribbean Free Live Concert
Friday, October 11 2024
On October 11th from 8 - 10 PM, join us at the Wandering Griffin in Beavercreek, OH for a Margaritaville experience like no other, featuring renowned band Parrots of the Caribbean!
Niederman Family Farm Fall Festival
Friday, October 11 2024
Fall activities including a 14 acre corn maze and pumpkin patch! September & October in Liberty Township.
Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Youngs Dairy
Friday, October 11 2024
Every year we prepare one of our fields for pumpkins. This year we planted more pumpkins and more varieties than ever before!
Sean Wilkinson: Flora
Friday, October 11 2024
Wilkinson’s ongoing series of photographs, Flora (2020-2024) are the artist’s response to the exuberant vitality of plants, their thrusting and thriving, their boundless energy and raw power, their elegance and grace.
Sizemore Farm - Fall Family Fun
Friday, October 11 2024
Hayrides, pumpkins, apples, cider, kettle corn, caramel apples, fall decor. Sizemore Family Farm is all about family fun!
Splatter Room - Messy Fun for Everyone
Friday, October 11 2024
At Pinspiration you'll get an hour of messy fun for kids and adults, including Private Splatter Roomâ„¢ and protective gear. Dress Up, Fling Paint at a canvas and take home your mast
This is Us: You, Me & Dayton
Friday, October 11 2024
Hands-on learning activities engage visitors in themes of community, identity and togetherness in the Lange Family Experiencenter.
Toms Maze & Pumpkin Farm
Friday, October 11 2024
Don't settle for a cookie-cutter corn MAZE that only looks good from the air but leaves little to the imagination on the ground. Come join us as we celebrate 27 years of a-MAZE-ing fun!
TOP SECRET: License To Spy
Friday, October 11 2024
Museum visitors will go undercover and enter a world of coded messages and satellite surveillance when they take on the role of a secret agent in the latest feature exhibition, Top Secret: License to Spy Sept.15-Dec. 16
Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride
Friday, October 11 2024
Each and every fall the fields of Clinton County come alive with screams of horror as Fire Breathing Semi's chase unsuspecting victims on a Haunted Bus Ride.
Windmill Farm Market Spooktacular Fall Festival
Friday, October 11 2024
SPOOKTACULAR 2024! Windmill Farm Market is the home of Ohio's favorite fall festival and features our famous adventure hayride!
Zoom Around the Room
Friday, October 11 2024
Ages: 1 - 5 years. A variety of play equipment will be set up in the gymnasium for children and their guardian to run, climb, jump and recreate.
"Duck for President" Children's Theatre
Saturday, October 12 2024
La Comedia's "Lunch & Learn" Children's Theatre is a fun way to give kids their first "Taste of Broadway." All tickets come with a hot dog, apple sauce, chips, cookie & a juice box.