Weekend picks: Halloween parties around Columbus
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It's the last weekend of October — spend it in a costume.
Our pick: Find a Halloween party.
Haunting the news: With Oct. 31 falling on a Saturday, Columbus has a weekend full of festivities to fit whatever your Halloween vibe might be.
Parties include:
🍫 Lynd Fruit Farm gets spooky with costumed S'more Fest all weekend.
🪩 Kemba Live hosts Haunted Fest Friday night, an EDM show from the Breakaway folks.
🔭 Ohio State's planetarium becomes the Spooktacular Star Party Friday night for a costumed look into the stars.
🔮 The Magical Druid holds the Columbus Witches' Ball at Ohio Brewing Company Saturday.
🍻 Seventh Son throws a Kids' Halloween Party Saturday afternoon with trick-or-treat and mocktails.
👽 Otherworld hosts Ectoplasm Saturday night, a 21+ dance party with a costume contest and access to exhibits.
💃 The Columbus Fashion Alliance raises money for fashion and arts access with Dressed to Kill at The Loom on Saturday night.
🕺 Skully's annual Halloween Bash is Saturday night, featuring a DJ and costume contest with cash prizes.
What else is happening:
🎤 Superstar Olivia Rodrigo plays her second Schottenstein Center show in two nights Friday.
🛍️ Shops open their doors for the Franklinton Vintage Crawl Saturday afternoon.
⚽️ The Crew host D.C. United in their final home game of the season Saturday afternoon.
🍿 The Gateway Film Center closes out Hitchcocktober with the headliner, a 4K restoration of "Psycho" screening Saturday.
💀 The Columbus Museum of Art celebrates Dia de los Muertos Sunday.