Fall phenomena: Celebrate the season and/or Halloween with these Tri-State activities
KENTUCKY
Oct. 3
? Haunted Objects Live, 8 p.m., Paramount Arts Center, Ashland. Tickets: $30 to $45.
? Haunted Jail in Grayson will begin, with hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; open from 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. Admission: $5. 300 Main St., Grayson.
Oct. 8
The Boyd County High School Jazz Band will have a costume concert at 7 p.m. at the Boyd Convention and Arts Center, 15605 Ky. 180, Catlettsburg. Treats by Double Drizzle for sale; admission $5.
Oct. 10
? It’s Fall Y’all Harvest and Craft Festival, Olive Hill.
? “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 8:30 p.m., Paramount Arts Center.
Oct. 11
Highlands Museum and Discovery Center will present Walking With The Past at 5:30 p.m. in Ashland Cemetery. For tickets and details, call the museum at (606) 329-8888.
Oct. 11 through 13
The Chillicothe Halloween Festival, Yoctangee Park; vendors, food and live entertainment with a new themed, haunted attraction, a pumpkin carving tower, kids zone, costume contest and coffin races.
? Before there were Bob Evans restaurants, there was Bob Evans, the Ohio farmer. Each fall, his picturesque farm in Rio Grande welcomes guests for a fall festival celebrating its namesake. This year, the event will be Oct. 11 through 13. For more information, visit bobevans.com/farm-festival
Oct. 11 through 12
? Foxfire Music and Arts Festival, Ashland Riverfront, featuring performances by Colter Wall, Charles Wesley Godwin, Chase Rice, Chris Cagle, Ole 60, Them Dirty Roses, Ashland Craft, Blacktop Mojo, Jake Kohn, Maggie Atone, Darren Kiely, Sam Donald, Caden Glover, Sarah Beth Terry, Unwanted Saints and Johnathon Cox. For more information, call the Paramount Arts Center at (606) 324- 0007.
Oct. 12
? Fall craft show, safe trick-or-treat, El Hasa Shriners, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 13450 Ky, 180, Ashland.
? The free Living History Days will be at the McConnell House in Wurtland and will present house tours, butter churning, hearth cooking, one-room schoolhouse, 19th century toys and games and other exhibits featuring life in the 19th century. School tours available Oct. 11 by calling Jody Hannan at (606) 465-7409.
? October brings the Jenny Wiley Festival, an event to remember the historical significance of the women. Events will include a pageant, lumberjack show, food, crafts, carnival, car show, martial arts demonstration, pumpkin derby, pumpkin decorating contest, cornhole tournament and musical shows. Richochet will perform on Oct. 11 and Aaron Tippin will take the main stage on Oct. 12. For more information, call (606) 886-2335.
Oct. 13
Friday the 13th LIVE with OG Jason Voorhees actor Ari Lehman, 7:30 p.m. Paramount Arts Center, Ashland.
Oct. 15
The Secrets of Spring Hill Cemetery, a historical guided walking tour with live actors, 6 p.m. ; $5 per person; preregistration is required. (304) 696-5954.
Oct. 17
The Secrets of Spring Hill Cemetery, a historical guided walking tour with live actors, 6 p.m. ; $5 per person; preregistration is required. (304) 696-5954.
Oct. 18, 19 and 20
Halloween Ink Tattoo Convention and Dark Festival will be at the Boyd County Convention and Arts Center, 15605 Ky. 180, Catlettsburg. Tattooing and oddities vendors from across the United States will show their wares. Tattoos will be available, along with tattoo contests and live music.
Oct. 19
? Flatwoods Harvest Festival, Flatwoods, starts at 1 p.m. with Park after Dark at 5 p.m.; parade at 7:45 p.m.
? Psychic Faire and Night Market, 4 to 10 p.m., Central City Gazebo, Huntington; children’s activities from 3 to 6 p.m.; professional psychics, reiki workshops, readers, speakers, specialty vendors, free showing of “Practical Magic;” admission is free, but $5 donations accepted.
Oct. 23
“The Haunting of Hill House,” 7:30 p.m. and midnight, Paramount Arts Center.
Oct. 24
? “The Haunting of Hill House,” 7:30 p.m. and midnight, Paramount Arts Center.
? Highlands Musuem Family Boo Bash, 6 p.m., Highlands Museum and Discover Center, Ashland.
Oct. 26
? Bogies Haunted House 1550 Wolohan Rive, Ashland. (606) 571-2281. Open every Friday and Saturday night in October.
? Midnite Malice Haunted House, 10699 U.S. 60, Ashland (Camp Landing). (606) 245-6661.
Oct. 28
6 p.m. —Candy Crawl, Ashland Town Center, 500 Winchester Ave., Ste. 136; costume contest planned.
Oct. 29
? Central Park Drive Thru Trick or Treat, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
? Ashland Trick or Treat, 6 to 8 p.m.
Oct. 30
? The West Russell Scare House, 1121 Central Ave., Flatwoods. (606) 615-8800.
? RC Haunted Asylum continues, open on Friday and Saturday through the first weekend in November. Admission: $15. 20 Antique Loop, South Shore. For more information, call (606) 498-1214 or (606) 547-1082.
? Fallsburg Fearplex has been scaring and entertaining for more than 30 years. This year, Fearplex includes five attractions. 5650 Ky. 3 North, Louisa. (606) 686-3030.
? Why We Love Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn, 8 p.m., Paramount Arts Center.
Oct. 31
? Ashland Town Center Candy Crawl, 10 a.m. to noon.
WEST VIRGINIA
Oct. 1
? Twelvepole Manor Haunted Attraction, 335 Hall St., Wayne, WV, (304) 730-9188.
? 2024 Halloween Yard Display: A Krampus Nightmare, nightly through Oct. 31, with light displays at dusk; closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free. Visitors are asked to remain on the public road and not enter the yard.
Oct. 3 through 6
West Virginia Pumpkin Festival, 1 Pumpkin Way, Milton.
For more information, call (304) 743-8774.
Oct. 4 through 25
The Haunted Majestic will be open from 7 to 11 pm. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 26; Majestic Landing north of Robert Newton Airport. Special events and celebrity visits scheduled throughout the month. For more information, visit hauntedmajestic.com.
Oct. 15
Pumpkin carving contest, 6 to 8 p.m., Huntington Children’s Museum, 1700 Washington Ave., Huntington; (681) 378-3330.
Oct. 19
“Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics” will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Jean Carlo Stephenson Auditorium, 800 Fifth Ave., Huntington.
Oct. 25 through 27
C-K AutumnFest, Kenova, W.Va., Visits to The Pumpkin House, parade, contests, vendors and more. For more information, email [email protected].
Oct. 25
Voodoo Fest 2024, Heritage Station in Huntington, 7 to 11 p.m. Includes dinner and drink specials, tarot card reader, live music and entertainment.
Oct. 26
? The Official Halloween Bar Crawl, Black Sheep Burrito and Brews, 270 Ninth St., Huntington.
? An Evening in Transylvania Gala 2024, main branch, Cabell County Public Library, Huntington. For more information, call Michael Bare at (304) 528-5700.
Nov. 11
“Eerie Echoes: An Oddities and Paranormal Fair, Museum of Radio Technology, Huntington. Vintage video games, party games, candy and more. Open to all ages.
OHIO
Ironton Lions Club will have its Haunted Tunnel, 7:30 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays in October. The tunnel is on Rt. 75 off Ohio 93 and the U.S. 52 exit.