Pumpkin spice and everything nice. Fall has arrived and with it all of the activities that make this season everyone’s favorite. Newsymom doesn’t want you and your crew to miss any of the fall family fun, so check out our guide to this year’s fall festivals!
Midvale Miners’ Jubilee
September 6-8, 2024
Midvale Community Park
This festival was named in honor of the Midvale Lion’s Jubilee that was held in the village of Midvale for many years and the Miners Festival that was held in more recent years. It will be a time to come together to celebrate community and history. We will have a variety of food vendors and entertainment. There will be something for everyone!
Yankee Peddler Festival
September 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 2024
Clay’s Park Resort, Canal Fulton, OH
Step back in time and visit pioneer America. Sample food and crafts from colonial times on over 27 acres filled with entertainment for the whole family.
Tuscarawas County Fair
September 16 – 22, 2024
Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Dover, OH
The Tuscarawas County Fair features agricultural exhibits, including livestock and produce from local farmers and 4-H members, alongside carnival rides, live music performances, and a variety of fair games. Visitors can enjoy classic fair foods and regional specialties from numerous vendors.
Jackson Township Oktoberfest
September 14, 2024
Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater
This event will feature a Biergarten, a craft beer tasting experience, great Oktoberfest foods, live music, activities and games for the entire family.
Pumpkin Days at Nick-a-Jack Farms
September 14th-October 31st
2024 is our 20th Pumpkin Days season! We have over 70 activities! Our activities include, Wagon Rides, Corn Maze, Pony Rides, Barnyard Animals, Chippies Corn Crib, Strides Slides, Rascals Round Up, Peddle Carts, Piggly Wiggly Races, Photo Opportunities, Spider Web, Play Sets, Barnyard Bubbles, Straw Maze, Rascals Rollers, The Nickajack 500, and more!
Fall Fest at Rohr’s Nursery
September 21st
Rohr’s Nursery
We will have many vendors, food trucks and activities for kids! On top of that we will have all things FALL! Pumpkins, mums, cornstalks and so much more. Stop in the morning for fresh homemade donuts and coffee. Food trucks, kettle corn, cider and lemonade through the day! You don’t want to miss it!
New Berlin Festival
September 28th
Downtown North Canton
Fall Festival at Cedar Crest Farm
September 27-October 27th
Cedar Crest Farm, Bolivar
Cedar Crest Farm has been in the family since 1959 and is now a third-generation family beef and grain farm. Come and take in the rolling acres, the open sky and life on the farm at Cedar Crest Farm where we combine education with activities and farm fun. Experience life on the farm and visit our farm animals, explore the 5 acre corn maze, ride the kiddie train, play in the corn box, take a ride on the Mega Slide and visit our education displays. Bring the family for the day to enjoy outdoor exploration and the Grosenbaugh Food Truck or a quick stop for a few mums and pumpkins. Preschool and grade school children are welcome at earlier hours, please contact in advance.
Ohio Swiss Festival

September 26-28, 2024
Sugarcreek, OH
Every fall since 1953, downtown Sugarcreek, Ohio transforms into a lively Swiss village, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Switzerland. From wine and cheese samplings to races, contests, and parades, the Swiss Festival offers something for everyone. There’s music, food, and entertainment each day of the festival.
Fall Steam Festival: Trains, Tractors, and Traditions
September 27-28, 2024
The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum
The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum’s Fall Steam Festival: Trains, Tractors & Traditions, is an event to relive some of the most fondly remembered aspects of historic Americana; steam machines, baseball, and hotdogs. With the help of the Iron Horses of the Erie Railroad vintage base ball club, guests to this event can watch base ball played as it was in the old days, in empty fields, with little more equipment than what you and your friends could sling over your shoulders. There will be a food vendor present to sell hotdogs and other fare to guests while they enjoy the ball games.
Apfelfest
September 28-29, 2024
Historic Zoar Village
Apfelfest at Zoar Village is a celebration of fall, featuring cider pressing, apple butter demonstrations, and a bakery full of baked apple goods. Enjoy candy apples, apple cider, and shop at the mum sale while kids engage in crafts. The Pie Baking Contest kicks off on Saturday, with archery available on Saturday only, and farm animals to visit on Sunday only. Browse diverse vendors, and delve into historical demonstrations that showcase traditional crafts and practices.
Massillon Cemetery Creep and Crawl
September 28th
Join us for this second annual event with all new presentations! Tour at your own pace & visit storytellers stationed throughout the cemetery. Learn about some of the people buried at Massillon Cemetery as well as historical mourning practices. You may even hear a few ghost stories along the way. Registration is not required, but you must check in upon arrival.
Atwood Fall Festival
October 4th-6th
Atwood Lake Campground
There is “Something for Everyone” each year at the annual “Atwood Area Fall Festival”, located at beautiful Atwood Lake Park in Mineral City, Ohio during the first weekend in October. The Atwood Area Fall Festival reaches a wide audience with food, music, homemade crafts, hands-on displays, entertainment, interpretive demonstrations, exhibits, and so much more. In cooperation with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, the Atwood Area Fall Festival Committee Inc. coordinates all the weekend’s activities.
Artober Fest and Zombie Walk
October 5th
Downtown Massillon
Artoberfest embraces the fall spirit by featuring local artists, crafters, musicians, and other exhibits downtown Massillon OHIO.
-on first st. M.C.A.C
-on Massillon Amphitheater (Duncan plaza) zombie walk
– fall shop hop on Charles Ave,
– as well as events happening within the sangria stand alleyway. All in walking distance of each other (more info to come).
Canton Farmers’ Market Fall Fest and Closing Day
October 5th
Downtown Canton
Invite your friends & family to enjoy our last market of the year & our 4th Annual Fall Fest! Featuring….
SEASONAL GOODS: Pumpkins, kettle corn, apples, fall flavored baked goods, apple cider, warm beverages & more
Goodies Basket GIVE-a-WAY: Numerous Vendors
PUMPKIN BOWLING
FOOD TRUCKS: Rolling Refreshments (fall menu) & Boone Creek Pizza
FREE FITNESS CLASS: Eric Snow YMCA @10:30am
LIVE MUSIC: Denny Ott
FUN ACTIVITY: Stark Library
FIND THE PIG & win a prize: The Commercial & Savings Bank
BRUNCH & DORA DRINKS: Fromage du Monde-Cheese & Wine Shop
MAKE & TAKES: Cantonology, Boomdyada & Miss Larana’s Alchemical Apothecary
SHOP: Stock up on all your favorite products, from 30+ local vendors
