How to spend Halloween in Northeast Ohio
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Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, giving you an entire day and night to pack in everything from family-friendly festivities to haunted houses to late-night costume parties.
Here's your guide to fun Halloween options in Northeast Ohio on Saturday:
🏃 8:30am: Start with a costumed 5K or one-mile walk at Edgewater Park's Halloween Run for Justice.
🧑🌾 Noon: Get lost in the corn maze at Szalay's Farm & Market in Peninsula, where visitors can also stock up on pumpkins, apples and cider.
- The farm is open from 9am to 7pm.
🎞️ 1pm: Catch a Halloween movie marathon at Cleveland Maennerchor, featuring "Frankenstein," "Young Frankenstein" and "Halloween."
🍺 4pm: Trade candy for cocktails at the downtown Cleveland Halloween Bar Crawl, featuring eight participating bars.
🍬 6pm: Take the kids trick-or-treating. Cleveland and most Cuyahoga County suburbs have designated 5pm or 6pm start times for candy collecting.
👻 7pm: Get your adrenaline pumping at a haunted attraction like the Spooky Ranch in Columbia Station or Forest of Screams in Medina.
🤘 8pm: Rock out at the Beachland Halloween Show, featuring tributes to Rage Against The Machine, The Doors, Nirvana and more.
🎶 9pm: Hit Lakewood's Winchester for Emo Night Dark Carnival, featuring pop-punk favorites, carnival games and a costume contest.
🧛 10pm: Keep the party going at Mahall's Club Intergalactic Halloween bash or another late-night costume party.
The bottom line: Whether you're after tricks, treats, or a little terror, there are plenty of ways to spend Halloween.