Westerville and Columbus fall festivities

From Halloween festivities and haunted houses to fresh pumpkins and apples, there are plenty of fall and Halloween activities to do around the area that go through the October and November as we near the end of the festive fall season.

In Westerville, there are a variety of activities to do. 

• The Wizards and Wands festival is an annual event held by the Westerville Public Library. It includes activities for all ages and walk-through experiences, until the end of October.  

• The Uptown Ghost Story Tours is an annual event in uptown Westerville. The tour starts at the Otterbein cemetery and goes all through the town with stories about the history and hauntings of historical buildings in the area.  

• It is not too late to buy pumpkins as Boy Scouts sell them in Uptown Westerville. Hoover Gardens and Gift Center also have them throughout October.  

Not only is there only Westerville to get in some fall activities, but all throughout Columbus, there are a range of activities to do, including pumpkin and apple patches to Halloween tours and parades or just chill and cozy date ideas.  

• The Rocky Horror Show at Short North Stage is an interpretation of the Short North Stage’s version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. It is every Friday and Saturday, ending on Nov. 2.   

• For the whole month of October, Land-Grant is showing free Halloween movies, following Trivia Tuesdays in the Beer Garden.  

• Through the month of October, the Gateway Film Center has put on a “Hitchcocktober." For the last week of October, they will be playing "Psycho".  

• The Columbus Ghost Tours are happening the rest of October and throughout all of November where the spookiest places in Columbus will be shown.  

• The closest apple patch to find Westerville is the Lynd Fruit Farm in Pataskala. The farm offers acres of apple trees for climbing and picking, along with baked goods.  

• Just over in Sunbury, is Hidden Creek Farms, which includes hayrides, pumpkin slides, pumpkin tunnels and farm animals.