🍂Ohio Renaissance Festival
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Credit: Tom Gilliam
When: 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends Aug. 31 through Oct. 27
Location: 10542 E. Ohio 73, Waynesville
Description: The Ohio Renaissance Festival offers a number of different activities and shows for guests. Each weekend also has a unique theme, from pirates to romance.
🍂AlterFest
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Credit: David A. Moodie
When: Aug. 30 -Sept. 1
Location: 940 E. David Road, Kettering
Description: This long-running city event will feature food, drinks, live shows and other activities
🍂47th annual Italian Fall Festa
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Credit: Tom Gilliam
When: Sept. 6-8
Location: 2625 County Line Road, Kettering
Description: For nearly 50 years, this event has brought together the community of Kettering with traditional Italian food.
🍂Dayton Greek Festival
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Credit: David A. Moodie
When: Sept. 6-8
Location: 500 Belmonte Park N., Dayton
Cost: $5, ticket can be used all weekend
Description: This event will feature authentic Greek food and wine, live entertainment and more.
🍂Beavercreek Popcorn Festival
When: Sept. 7-8
Location: Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
Cost: Free
Description: This event features a number of different food stalls, games and inflatables. There will also be live music and a car show.
🍂Waynesville Fall Fest
When: Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 14 through Nov. 3
Location: 7392 E. Ohio 73, Waynesville
Cost: $14 for adults, $12 for children younger than 10. Those two-years-old and younger get in free.
Description: This festival has corn mazes, mini golf, rides, foot golf and more. Season passes are available.
🍂Autumn Fest at Learning Tree Farm
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Credit: CONTRIBUTED
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21
Location: Learning Tree Farm: 3376 S. Union Road, Dayton
Description: This event is in support of Learning Tree Farm’s non-profit organization. There will be pony rides, hayrides, food trucks, games and more.
🍂Hispanic Heritage Festival
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Credit: Tom Gilliam
When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 21
Location: RiverScape MetroPark: 227 E. Monument St., Dayton
Description: This festival is the year’s largest fundraiser for the Puerto Rico, American and Caribbean Organization. There will be music, dancing and Latin American food at the festival.
🍂Preble County Pork Festival
When: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 21 and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept 22
Location: 722 S. Franklin St., Eaton
Cost: Free
Description: This event will feature a number of food vendors, a paint the pig contest, a beer garden and more.
🍂Country Applefest
When: Sept. 28-29
Location: Warren County Fairgrounds: 665 N. Broadway St., Lebanon
Cost: $1 per person, those 12-years-old and younger are free. Cash only
Description: This event will feature over 300 craft and food vendors. There will also be live entertainment both days. This festival is fully accessible.
🍂Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest
When: Sept. 28-29
Location: The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton
Description: DAI’s Oktoberfest is southwest Ohio’s longest-running Oktoberfest celebration, and the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. This community event boasts artisans, unique foods, ample domestic, international and craft beers, international wines, kid-friendly art activities, live music throughout the weekend, and much more.
🍂Lebanon’s Feast and Fall-y
When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 28
Location: Downtown Lebanon
Cost: Free
Description: The 10th annual event will have food trucks, local vendors, downtown merchants, live music, photo ops and more.
🍂Germantown Pretzel Festival
When: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 28 and noon-6 p.m. Sept. 29
Location: Veterans Memorial Park: 190 W. Warren St., Germantown
Cost: Free
Description: This event will feature live entertainment both days, a beer garden, shopping and a number of pretzel-based dishes.
🍂Greenville Harvest Extravaganza
When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 28 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 29
Location: 5207 Weavers Fort Jefferson Road, Greenville
Description: This event will feature live bluegrass music, jewelry, craft vendors, antiques and more.
🍂Liberty Twp. Fall Festival
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 28
Location: Liberty Park, 6757 Yankee Road in Liberty Twp.
Cost: Free
Description: Family event celebrating the season.
🍂City of Trenton Fall Fest 2024
When: 2-9:30 p.m. Oct. 5
Location: Trenton Community Park, 440 Dell Drive
Cost: Free
Description: Live music, car show, food trucks, vendors and more.
🍂The Great Pumpkin Fest
When: Oct. 5
Location: Keehner Park, 7211 Barret Road in West Chester Twp.
Cost: Free
Description: For families and includes entertainment, puppet show, costume contest, petting zoo, non-scary haunted trail and more.
🍂Operation Pumpkin
When: Oct. 11-13
Location: Downtown Hamilton, multiple streets
Cost: Free
Description: Multiple blocks of craft and food vendors, pumpkin weigh-off, alcohol for adults, live music, rides for children and more.
🍂Austin Landing Pumpkin Fest
When: 2-8 p.m. Oct. 12
Location: The Park at Austin Landing, 10400 Innovation Drive, Miamisburg
Cost: Free
Description: This event celebrates all things pumpkins, from pumpkin pies to pumpkin pizza.
🍂Vandalia Fall Festival
When: Noon-6 p.m. Oct. 12
Location: 1111 Stonequarry Road, Dayton
Cost: Free
Description: This family-friendly event will feature food trucks, a pumpkin patch, inflatables and more.
🍂Yellow Springs Street Fair
When: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 12
Location: 202 Dayton St., Yellow Springs
Cost: Free
Description: This event brings together more than 250 craft and food vendors to the streets of Yellow Springs.
🍂Fall Farm Fest 2024
When: Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 12-13
Location: Lost Creek Reserve: 2385 E. Ohio 41, Troy
Cost: Free
Description: The festival’s website states it will “celebrate Miami County’s agricultural heritage.” There will be a pumpkin patch, pony rides and a corn maze.
🍂Ohio Sauerkraut Festival
When: Oct.12-13
Location: 174 S Main St., Waynesville
Cost: Free
Description: This community fundraising event will feature food, live entertainment and local vendors. This event also provides fund for the city’s scholarship funds.
🍂Middletown Family Fall Festival
When: Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 19
Location: Sunset Park, 2698 Milton Road, Middletown
Cost: Free
Description: Live music, food trucks, crafts, free family photos and more.
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