Fall has arrived, and so has your guide to family-friendly events for October 2022 in the Greater Dayton area! It’s time to spend time celebrating all the activities that come along with the season.
For this month’s Dayton Dozen, we’ve rounded up our top picks for Fall Festivals happening during October! Make sure to check out our other Fall guides to Pumpkin Patches and U-Pick Apple Orchards.
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1. Spring Valley Potato Festival
Saturday, October 1, 2022Arts & Crafts, Live Entertainment, 5K Tater Trot Run/Walk, Carnival Rides, Potato Soup, Potato Candy and more!
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2. Chocolate Festival
Saturday, October 1, 2022Free, family-friendly chocolate festival at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
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3. Springboro 4th Annual Boro Fest
Saturday, October 1, 2022Boro Fest 3 -9 p.m. Saturday, Oct 1 at North Park. The Eagles Project plays at 3 p.m. followed by the Naked Karate Girls at 6 p.m.Food trucks& beer. Kids’ activities. Free admission.
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4. Fall Festival in Centerville
Sunday, October 2, 2022Fall family festival with hayrides, inflatables, face painting, games and more in Centerville at Stubbs Park.
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5. Ohio Sauerkraut Festival 2022
Saturday, October 8, 2022The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival has grown from a small local event in 1970 to one of the premier craft festivals in the nation.
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6. Enon Apple Butter Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2022Enjoy the pleasant aroma of cooking apples, spices, and wood smoke at the festival where everything still revolves around apple butter!
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7. Iams Homestead Pioneer Harvest Fest
Saturday, October 8, 2022FREE admission – held on the grounds of the Iams Homestead Museum in Trotwood.
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8. Fall Farm Fest at Lost Creek Reserve
Saturday, October 8, 2022Annual Fall Farm Fest with corn maze and corn shooter, music, hayrides, games, farm animals and more.
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9. Harvest on Main
Saturday, October 8, 2022Fall fun will be in full supply as the City of Xenia will once again host its Harvest on Main event in downtown.
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10. Vandalia Fall Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2022Join us for fall fun with the family at our Fall Festival at Vandalia Art Park! We will have live music, beer, food trucks, vendors, arts & crafts, games, pumpkin painting and much more!
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11. Oakwood Family Fall Festival
Sunday, October 9, 2022Come to Shafor Park for our annual Family Fall Festival!
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12. Pumpkin Glow on Stoddard Ave.
Monday, October 24, 2022Come to Grafton Hill to view an amazing display of almost 1,000 unique jack-o-lanterns! A fun event for the whole family! No ticket necessary!
