Fall is a fun but fleeting time. To make the most out of the season while it is here means finding any excuse to go outside until you need to start wearing a coat.
Since swimming is out of the picture, here are five fun activities for the fall season, perfect to do with friends and family.
Haunted House
For the horror movie lovers, a haunted house is the experience of a lifetime. With Halloween around the corner, what better way to get into the spooky spirit of the season than to experience it yourself.
While the sets are incredible, what really makes the experience is the actors. The costumes, voices and performances are as entertaining as they are horrifying.
Dayton Scream Park is one of the most popular haunted houses in Dayton, which runs on weekends until Nov. 1.
Renaissance Festival
The Ohio Renaissance Festival is a medieval fair that takes you back to “Ye olden days” with costumes, themed foods and all kinds of trinkets. The festival offers stands for food and novelty items, but also entertainment in the form of plays, songs and character actors.
Tickets are available on their website, renfestival.com.
The event ends Oct. 26.
Pumpkin Patch
Going to a pumpkin patch is a fall tradition for many families. Pumpkin patches are great for taking photos, exploring corn mazes and of course picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve.
Some pumpkin patches near Dayon include Tom’s Maze and Pumpkin Farm, Great Life Farm and Katies Pumpkin Barn.
Parks
From the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park to the Carriage Trails in Huber Heights, there is no shortage of parks to explore this fall.
The cool air of the season is perfect for picnics and hikes. Connecting with nature can also be a great relaxer after a stressful week of midterms.
Outdoor Concerts
Music experiences held outdoors balance openness and connectedness to create the experience of a lifetime.
With events like the Pink Out Mahoning Valley Music Festival being held to support breast cancer awareness, and the Buckeye Lake Winery Songwriter Fest featuring song writers and singers from Ohio, these shows also give back to the community.
Lillian Klopf, reporter
Checkout more posts by the Clarion:
- Sam Stanley’s personal experience of being a WWOOFer
- 5 activities to do before the end of Fall season
- A superstitious world
- Sinclair’s successful National Day on Writing event held in the Black Box Theater
- Sinclair’s haunted past comes back to life
- Poetry readings, open mic and more at Sinclair for National Day of Writing
