What's on this October in Ohio

Apparitions and Arias Ghost Tour · Oct 1 to Oct 31

Seasonal: typically October

Ghost Tours of Music Hall · Sept 30 to Oct 30

Sep 30 to Oct 30, 2026 · $45 per person · Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Halloween Ghost Tour · Oct 2 to Oct 30

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad · Year-round

Seasonal; check railroad schedule

Hertzler House Daytime Tours · Oct 10

Downtown Cleveland Ghost Walk · Oct 11

Garrison Ghost Walk (October) · Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 23, Oct 24

Spirits and Spells Seasonal Programming · Oct 1 to Oct 31

Halloween Tour of the House of Wills · Oct 1 to Oct 31

Lake Erie College Ghost Tour · Oct 29

Annual event — typically October; check lec.edu/office-of-student-life/lake-erie-college-ghost-tour for current year schedule

Haunted Tales of the Ohio Statehouse · Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 23, Oct 24

Live Performance (Regular Season) · Oct 2

Downtown Cleveland Ghost Walk · Oct 11

Seasonal Saturdays, 8pm; check operator's site for current schedule · All Ages (12 and under free; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)

Ghostly Ghastly Cleveland Flats · Oct 2

Seasonal; check operator's site for current schedule · All Ages

Strange & Spooky Cleveland Haunted Bus Tour · Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 23, Oct 30

Seasonal; check operator's site for current schedule · All Ages

Ghost Tours at The Castle · Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 23

Lafayette Hotel Ghost Tour (Hidden Marietta) · May 1 to Oct 31

Seasonal, May–October per official schedule

Ashes of Akron: Voices from the Void Ghost Tour · Year-round

Nightly, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

Canton Cold & Condemned Ghost Tours · Year-round

Nightly at 8 PM, year-round · All Ages

Phantoms of the Pig Iron Past: Cursed Cincinnati Ghost Tours · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All ages

Phantom's Parade on Prospect: Cleveland Ghost Tours · Year-round

Daily, year-round, rain or shine · All Ages

Columbus Ghosts: Lost Lurkings of Lunatic Lane · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All ages

Kent After Dusk Ghost Tours · Year-round

Nightly, year-round · All ages

Season Productions · Oct 2 to Oct 4

Documented 2022 Paranormal Investigation · Oct 15 to Oct 31

Mortuary Manor Ghost Hunt · Year-round

Monthly events year-round · $129/person · 18+ only, or 16+ with a responsible adult

Cincinnati Booze and Boos Tour · Year-round

Thursday through Saturday; offered year-round · 21+

Dillinger Jail Cell Exhibit · Year-round

Visit Cedar Point · Sept 17 to Nov 1

Seasonal: May through October; Halloweekends operate Friday-Sunday in October

Visit the Spring House Gazebo and overlook · Year-round

Self-Guided Castle Tour · Year-round

Saturday and Sunday year-round; daily April-September · $5/person

Shawshank Museum & Daytime History Tour · Year-round

Year-round (except Labor Day through late November) · $40/person

Free Daylight Tour · March 1 to Nov 30

Spring Grove Self-Guided Walking Tour · Year-round

Daily, daylight hours

Catch a Film at Columbus's Oldest Continuously-Operating Neighborhood Cinema · Year-round