Dark Woods Theatre Company: The Experience Haunted Attraction
Dates: Sept. 28 – Oct. 31
Location: Dark Woods Outdoor Theatre
Hours: Wednesday, Friday-Saturday 8 p.m.-midnight
Admission: $15
Address: 10000 Marysville Rd. (St. Rt. 36 W), Ostrander, 43061
Phone: 866-250-4832
Website: http://www.darkwoodsentertainment.com/

The Scare-A-Torium
Dates: Sept. 28 – Nov. 3
Location: Dublin Village Shopping Center
Hours: Friday-Sunday 7:30 p.m.-midnight
Admission: $20-$30
Address: 6765 Dublin Center Dr., Dublin, 43017
Phone: 614-761-3327, 614-433-9343
Web: www.ColumbusHauntedHouse.com

Wexner Center for the Arts film/video theater, 1871 N. High St.

Halloween Horror: Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Charlotte and Spider, 7 p.m. Wednesday; $7, or free for OSU students (614-292-3535)

Taste of Gahanna Halloween Party
Dates: Oct. 11
Location: Aladdin Shrine Center
Hours: Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Admission: $25-$30
Address: 3850 Stelzer Rd., Columbus, 43219
Phone: 614-471-0451, 614-418-9114
Web: www.Taste.GahannaAreaChamber.com


Circleville Pumpkin Show
Dates: Oct. 16-20
Location: Circleville
Hours: Tuesday 5 p.m.-12 a.m., Wednesday 9 a.m-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
Admission: Free
Address: 159 E. Franklin St., Circleville, 43113
Phone: 740-474-7000
Web: www.pumpkinshow.com


Boo at the Zoo
Dates: Oct. 19-28 
Location: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Hours: Friday 5-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Address: 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell, 43065
Phone: 614-645-3550, 800-666-5397
Web: www.columbuszoo.org

Halloween Lantern Walking Tours
Dates: Oct. 21-28
Location: Tour begins at Topiary Park Gate
Hours: Sunday 6-9 p.m.
Admission: $10-$20
Address: 480 E. Town St., Columbus, 43215
Phone: 614-221-4508
Web: www.columbuslandmarks.org


Haunted Walking Tours in German Village
Dates: Oct. 19-27 
Location: Beck Street School
Hours: Friday-Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Admission: $10-$20
Address: 588 S. 3rd St., Columbus, 43215
Phone: 614-221-4508
Web: www.columbuslandmarks.org


HighBall Halloween V
Dates: Oct. 27
Location: Short North Arts District
Hours: Saturday 5 p.m.-1 a.m.
Admission: $5
Address: Along Vine and High Street in the Short North, Columbus, 43201
Phone: 614-299-8050
Web: www.highballhalloween.com


Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Lennox Town Center, 1739 Olentangy River Rd. -- trick-or-treating, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, coloring and activities (614-298-9516)

Columbus Landmarks Foundation -- Lofts Hotel, 55 E. Nationwide Blvd.: Haunts on High Road Rally Tour, a walking and driving tour focusing on High Street Downtown, 7 p.m. Friday and Monday, $13 and $15; Kelton House Museum & Garden, 586 E. Town St., Spooky South Ghost Walk, 7 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday, $13 and $15; Green Lawn Cemetery, 1000 Greenlawn Ave.: walking tour, 10 a.m. Saturday, meet at the mausoleum near the center of the cemetery, $10 and $12; Dead End Bus Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, location given at time of registration, $35 and $40 (614-221-0227)

Hoffman Farm Market, 800 Hilliard-Rome Rd. -- pumpkin- and gourd-picking; hayrides ($4): noon to 6 p.m. weekends; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Wednesday (614-878-5161)

Freeman's Farm Fall Festival, 6146 Lewis Center Rd., Galena -- hayrides, wagon rides, petting zoo, scarecrow-making; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday (740-548-1149)
 
Gahanna Creepside Festival, Dates: October 10, , Location: Creekside Park & Plaza, Hours: Wednesday 5:30-8:30 p.m., Admission: Free, Address: 123 Mill St., Gahanna, 43230
Phone: 614-342-4250 ,Web: www.gahanna.gov

4th Annual Spooktacular at The Depot
Dates: October 14, 
Location: The Depot Conference Center and Rail Museum
Hours: Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Address: 921 Old Henderson Rd., Columbus, 43220
Phone: 614-324-5945
Web: www.the-depot.org


Ohio State Reformatory, 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield -- haunted prison: The Night "They" Came Home; 7 to 11 tonight, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, and 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, and Wednesday; $15, or $14 for groups of 20 or more (419-461-0120 or 419-360-5689)

Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Gallant Woods Preserve, 2151 Buttermilk Hill Rd., Delaware -- Trick-or-Treat Trail, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, wear costume, pumpkin painting, horse-drawn hayrides, costume parade (740-524-8600, Ext. 6)

Union County, Fifth and Main streets, uptown Marysville -- fall frolic, disc jockey, pumpkin decorating, haunted house, costume contest, juggler; 5 to 9 p.m. Friday (1-800-642-0087)

Pataskala Lions Club Haunted Forest, Refugee Road east of Rt. 310, Pataskala -- 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; $10, parking: $1 (740-927-7376)


North Market,  59 Spruce St. -- Children's Halloween party, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 28,  (614-463-9664),  http://www.northmarket.com/activities-and-events/-10-28/kids-halloween-party

Lynd Fruit Farm, 9090 Morse Rd. S.W., Pataskala -- apples and pumpkins, corn maze ($7, or $5 for age 12 and younger), orchard wagon rides ($2); farm: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday (740-927-1333, www.lynd fruitfarm.com)


Newark High School, 314 Granville St., Newark -- Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra, children's concert, 4 p.m. Sunday; $7, or free for age 11 and younger at the Midland Theatre box office (740-345-5483)

MAiZE at Little Darby Creek, 8657 Axe Handle Rd., Milford Center -- 9-acre corn maze, haunted corn maze, play area, hayrides to pumpkin patch, cow train, petting zoo, noon to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, $3 to $10 (937-349-4781, www.mazeandberries.com)

Elmwood Cemetery, 300 S. Mount Pleasant Ave., Lancaster -- Cemetery History Walk, by lantern light, 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Friday; $5 to $10 (740-654-9923)

Imaginating Dramatics Studio, 1634 W. 1st Ave., Grandview Heights -- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, 5 p.m. Sunday; free (614-486-0594, www.ghostlymanor.com)

Ohio Historical Center and Ohio Village, I-71 and E. 17th Avenue -- "All Hallows Eve," a 19th-century Halloween celebration; 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday; $6 to $11, parking: $4 (614-297-2666 or 1-800-686-1541)

In the Spirit OSU Walking Tour
Dates: Oct. 28 
Location: William Oxley Thompson Library, The Ohio State University
Hours: Sunday 2-4 p.m.
Admission: $10-$15
Address: 1858 Neil Ave., Columbus, 43215
Phone: 614-221-4508
Web: www.columbuslandmarks.org