A spooky top 13 things to do in Cincinnati this weekend. (Bigfoot is involved)

Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati Enquirer
Updated ·6 min read
Pumpkins are the star of the Weber Pumpkin Festival this weekend.
Pumpkins are the star of the Weber Pumpkin Festival this weekend.

1. Weber Pumpkin Festival

This fifth-generation family farm has been around since 1899. The annual pumpkin festival brings together more than 175 arts and crafts vendors and includes live music, food vendors, a petting zoo, amusement rides for the kids, you-cut sunflowers, a craft beer garden, pumpkin sculpting and other live demonstrations.

Details: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Weber Farm, 6007 Kilby Road, Harrison. $7, free ages 12-under. Free parking. Webersfarmmarket.com.

Test your navigational skills at Bigfoot Maze Ohio, which boasts a 6-acre corn maze as well as plenty of family-friendly activities.
Test your navigational skills at Bigfoot Maze Ohio, which boasts a 6-acre corn maze as well as plenty of family-friendly activities.

2. Bigfoot Maze Ohio

Families can enjoy a 6-acre corn maze, games, inflatables, carnival rides, train rides, family photo with Bigfoot, hay maze for kids, Bigfoot stickers and picnic shelters. Food, craft vendors, pumpkins for sale. Bonus: This weekend's theme is Pirate Weekend.

Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 15200 Karampas Lane, Williamsburg. $10. eventcreate.com/e/bigfootmazeohio.

3. Cincinnati Coffee Festival

Experience popular coffee roasters, tea providers, bakers, pastry shops, chocolatiers and live music. Features the popular Latte Art Throwdown, and Latte Art in Action, where guests can learn to pour their own with instruction from a master barista.

Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. $41 weekend pass, $31 gold early entry, $26 early entry, $23.50 general. Cincinnaticoffeefestival.com.

4. Cincinnati Storytelling Festival

If you love hearing a good story, this festival is a must-attend. Thursday's events happen at West Side Brewing, with the remainder taking place at Madcap Education Center. Here's the schedule: Thursday: “Gather Round,” featuring national storytellers. Friday: “Uproarious” tales to make you laugh at 7 p.m., “Spooky Stories” at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday: “TrueTheatre” tells true stories from local stars at 5:30 p.m., “Old Tales Told New” features reimagined age-old stories at 7 p.m., and at 8:30 p.m., it's “One Last Story,” which finds featured storytellers leaving listeners with something to think about.

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, West Side Brewing, 3044 Harrison Ave., and Madcap Education Center, 3064 Harrison Ave., Westwood. $15 per session, or $25 Friday session, $30 Saturday session. Weekend pass $50. Cincyticket.com.

Learn about pioneer life and traditions this weekend at the Salt Festival, taking place at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.
Learn about pioneer life and traditions this weekend at the Salt Festival, taking place at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.

5. Salt Festival

Learn about pioneer life and traditions at this festival, which celebrates the time-honored process of extracting salt from springs. See demonstrations, shop handcrafted items, enjoy bluegrass and folk music, Native American drumming and dancing, storytellers and prehistoric artifacts. There's a children's area with a petting zoo, haybale climbing, pumpkin painting, games and a free pumpkin for every child. Note: Children's area is not open on Friday.

Details: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, 3380 Beaver Road, Union. $10, $5 ages 6-12, free ages 5-under. Parks.ky.gov.

Catch the Dallas Black Dance Theatre in action this weekend at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.
Catch the Dallas Black Dance Theatre in action this weekend at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

6. Mutual Dance Theatre presents Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Founded in 1976, this contemporary dance company consists of 14 professional, full-time dancers performing a mixed repertory of modern, ballet, jazz and ethnic works by nationally and internationally known choreographers. For the first time ever in Cincinnati, this is your chance to see them live.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. $42, $20 students and seniors. Cincinnatiarts.org.

It's first face off Saturday night as the Cincinnati Cyclones take on the Wheeling Nailers at Heritage Bank Center.
It's first face off Saturday night as the Cincinnati Cyclones take on the Wheeling Nailers at Heritage Bank Center.

7. Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Wheeling Nailers

Hockey returns to the Queen City this weekend, and it's time to get loud as the Cyclones raise a Division Title Banner at the arena. The first 5,000 fans through the door get a free Cyclones calendar, and the concession special is $2 hotdogs, soda and beer.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. Cycloneshockey.com.

Girl From the North Country will play at Aronoff Center for the Arts Oct. 17-29.
Girl From the North Country will play at Aronoff Center for the Arts Oct. 17-29.

8. 'Girl from the North Country'

This Tony Award-winning new musical reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as a group of wayward travelers in 1934 Duluth, Minnesota gather at a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Runs Oct. 17-29. Cincinnatiarts.org.

Omope Carter Daboiku is one of the special guest speakers this weekend at FotoFocus: The Convening.
Omope Carter Daboiku is one of the special guest speakers this weekend at FotoFocus: The Convening.

9. FotoFocus: The Convening

Loosely based on three earth-based themes – land, waterways and trees – this special series of public talks and performances features artists, critics, curators and distinguished speakers. There's an opening reception featuring performances by Omope Carter Daboiku, Nate May and Talon Silverhorn on Friday, and two sessions on Saturday. The morning session centers on land and stewardship; afternoon session focuses on borders and exchange. Sessions include discussions, workshops, keynote speakers and performances.

Details: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Mecca OTR, 1429 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way; and 1:30-5 p.m., Contemporary Arts Center, 44. E. Sixth St., Downtown. Free, reservations: fotofocus.org.

OutReels brings to the big screen director Cheryl Dunye's 1996 Black Queer Cinema classic "The Watermelon Woman," the first feature film directed by a Black lesbian.
OutReels brings to the big screen director Cheryl Dunye's 1996 Black Queer Cinema classic "The Watermelon Woman," the first feature film directed by a Black lesbian.

10. OutReels Cincinnati

Enjoy a weekend of LGBTQ-themed films that enlighten, educate and entertain. Highlights include the remastered 1996 queer cinema classic "The Watermelon Woman," and the surreal, glittery musical romance "Glitter and Doom," set to the hits of the iconic, Grammy Award-winning duo Indigo Girls.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, East Price Hill. $42 weekend pass, $12 per time block. 513-241-6550; cincinnatilandmarkeproductions.com.

The Seance Parlor is an immersive haunt experience, brought to you by the team at All Hallow's Eve & Terror Town. It runs Friday-Saturday through Oct. 28 at Fowling Warehouse in Oakley.
The Seance Parlor is an immersive haunt experience, brought to you by the team at All Hallow's Eve & Terror Town. It runs Friday-Saturday through Oct. 28 at Fowling Warehouse in Oakley.

11. The Seance Parlor

This mobile haunted attraction is an immersive experience in the home of a 19th-century medium who leads guests through a bone-chilling seance. It's a new concept by the team behind Terror Town, All Hallow's Eve.

Details: 7 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, Fowling Warehouse, 2940 Highland Ave., Oakley. Runs through Oct. 28. $15. allhallowsevellc.com.

12. Norwood Historic Home Tour & Fall Festival

The Norwood Historic Home Tour joins with the Fall Festival this year, featuring free live music, kids' activities, craft vendors, the Off Pike Market, treats and drinks at Victory Park. Tours begin and end at the park, where a bus and guide takes visitors on a tour of the city, including tours inside three historic homes.

The Northwood Cider Company hosts it's Fall Apple Festival nearby, featuring an apple pie contest, Wesler orchard market, food trucks and Harvest Mulled Cider release.

Details: Fall Festival: noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Victory Park, 4420 Montgomery Road; Historic Home Tour, 2-5:30 p.m. Saturday, $15 per person. Fall Apple Fest, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, Northwood Cider Co., 2075 Mills Ave., Norwood. Home tour tickets: norwoodtogether.org.

It’s officially pumpkin spice season, and you can get your fill of all the fall and holiday vibes at Charm at the Farm’s final market of the year, Oct. 20-22.
It’s officially pumpkin spice season, and you can get your fill of all the fall and holiday vibes at Charm at the Farm’s final market of the year, Oct. 20-22.

13. Shopping

  • Charm at the Farm: More than 110 vendors and shops with an eclectic mix of vintage and handmade items, repurposed furniture, jewelry, clothing, home decor and more. Friday and Saturday tickets must be purchased online in advance. VIP and early bird tickets include complimentary reentry all weekend.

    • Details: 4-8 p.m. Friday, 9-11:30 a.m. (early bird) noon-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 4953 Bunnell Hill Road, Lebanon. $20 VIP, $17 early bird, $12 Saturday general, $10 Sunday. Charmatthefarm.com.

  • Cincinnati Plant Party: More than 20 local vendors featuring the best plant shops, collectors, propagators, artists and makers.

    • Details: 1-7 p.m. Sunday, Knox Joseph Distillery at the OTR Stillhouse, 2017 Branch St., Over-the-Rhine. $15 VIP early entry, $5 general. Eventbrite.com.

  • Fern Vintage Market: Shop vintage sellers and collectors of art, furniture, curios, clothing, books, vinyl and more.

    • Details: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 6040 Hamilton Ave., College Hill.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Top 13 things to do this weekend in Cincinnati: Oct. 20-22