Fall Festivals and Halloween Fun

Your Go To Guide to Fall Festivals and Halloween Fun in Lexington and Central KY!! Keep watching as this site is updated for 2024.

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All Season Long…

AutumnFest at Bi-Water Farm
AutumnFest℠ Starts September 7, 2024 – October 31, 2024
Zip down the zipline or take on the trike track. Enjoy the Barnyard Babies and Bunnyville. Get lost in the corn maze. No matter your speed, Bi-Water Farm has attractions just for you. Hayrides, Spooky Farm HouseSM , Sky High Slide, Bunnyville, Pumpkin Vine Zip Lines,
Chutes & Slides, Paintball Target Shooting, Miniature Golf, Corn Maze, Petting Zoo, and much more. Scroll down to learn about all our attractions. Hungry?? We’ve got just what you need. FarmHouse Burgers and pulled pork, homemade fries, kettle corn and funnel cakes, all topped off with Kentucky’s Best Fried Apple Pies. Is your mouth watering yet? Join us on the farm for delicious eats & treats.

Eckerts Orchards
Open Tuesday – Sunday 9 am – 6 pm
Applefest in September, seasonal fall fun through October

Evans Orchard
Tuesday – Sunday
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12 pm – 5pm
Closed Mondays
Evans Orchard has something for everyone. Bring the kids for a day of fun while enjoying a homemade fried apple pie and cider slushy. All Spring, Summer and Fall, there is a variety of activities for all to enjoy!

Devine’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
September 13 – November 3, 2024
Enjoy a 10 acre corn maze, wagon rides, pumpkin picking (pumpkin of your choice is included with every admission!!), petting zoo, huge kids play area, zip lines, and more! New Haunted Maze on November 1, 2, 2024.

Pumpkins and More Harvest Festival at Baldwin Farms
September 27 – October 31, 2024
Choose your favorite pumpkins from over 10 acres. Grab a cart and head on out to the pumpkin fields with family and friends. Stop by Kelly House Market and Co-Co House before you leave. Check out the fall produce to go along with your pumpkins and winter squash. If the kids get hungry, there are drinks and snacks available.

Buckmeadow Farm Fest
September 21, 2024 – October 27, 2024
Visit Buckmeadow Farms for a day of fall family fun. A healthy and wholesome day out for the entire family. They offer a wide variety of activities for children and adults. A u-pick pumpkin is included with each admission.

Special Events

Harvest Fest at Shaker Village
September 28 & 29, 2024
Celebrate all things fall and kick off the harvest season with a down-home celebration for the entire family! Take a hayride, paint a pumpkin, climb haystacks, ride a pony and play in the bouncy house. Shop for honey, breads and jams at the Harvest Market, then meet the Farm animals and try Farm-made concoctions. Heritage demonstrations this year will include:
Apple cider pressing
Milling sorghum
Working with hemp
Scything grass
Using a portable forge
And more!
Live music, an outdoor bar and a variety of food trucks help complete your perfect September weekend!
Entrance to HarvestFest is included in your general admission to Shaker Village, granting you access to this event, as well as historic tours, exhibits and more!

Kentucky Railway Museum Autumn Express
September 28, 2024
Celebrate Autumn with a scenic train excursion and fun Fall activities. Enjoy the petting zoo, photo opportunities with Spike the Bear, pick a pumpkin from the patch and bounce away the day on the bounce house!

Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles Pumpkin Patch Trains
Saturday, September 28 and every Saturday in October 2024
A special holiday treat! Saturday at 11 AM and 2:30 PM September 28 and every Saturday in October our trains will stop on the way back from the Kentucky River at the non-profit Life Adventure Center so that passengers can disembark to purchase their holiday pumpkins. Prices are $3 for small and $5 for large pumpkins (exact change or credit card please).

Boo at the Zoo at the Louisville Zoo
Thursday – Sunday nights, September 28 – October 27, 2024
Sept. 28–29 & Oct. 3–6, 10–13, 17–20, 24–27
Nightly 5–9 p.m.
Enjoy trick-or-treating for kids 11-and-under, rides and special attractions all for one great price! A Louisville tradition for over 40 years, this party experience is designed to give you all the merry you love with none of the scary.

Jack O’Lantern Spectacular (Louisville)
October 1, 2024 – November 2, 2024
Louisville is home to the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular featuring 5,000 carved pumpkins illuminated at night as an “art show”. The show runs daily from 6:30 pm to 10 pm, during the week (Sunday-Thursday), and closes at 11 pm on Friday & Saturday.

Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Fall Festival
October 11 – 12, 2024
4 pm – 11 pm
Live music, raffles, kid games, BINGO, games, inflatables, and more!

Lexington Halloween Variety Show, Halloween Parade and Thriller Dance
October 20, 2024
Variety Show 5 – 6 pm
Halloween Parade 6:30 – 7 pm
Thriller 7 – 9 pm

5 – 6 pm | Halloween Variety Show at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza
Curated by Mecca Live Studio, this stage show features a DJ spinning spooky tunes and Halloween-inspired performances by Lexington area arts groups such as Mecca, Dance Attack, Traci Stone Dance Studio, the March Madness Marching Band and many more.

6:30 – 7 pm Halloween Parade
Main St. (between Quality St and Mill St.) What are you going to be for Halloween? Before the Thriller reenactment, we hold a parade that is a celebration of all things Halloween! Join us in the parade to show off your creativity and Halloween spirit!

7 pm – 9 pm Thriller Parade
The festivities culminate with the annual Thriller reenactment where several hundred zombies will dance, dawdle and drag themselves down Main Street to the classic Michael Jackson tune. Pedestrians can watch all along the parade route.

Jack-O-Lantern Trail at McConnell Springs
Thursday, Oct. 24 | Friday, Oct. 25 | Saturday, Oct. 26 | Sunday, Oct. 27
Open trail (no activities and no cost): Monday, Oct. 28
Trail times: 6:30 – 10 p.m.
Admission | $6 per person at the gate (children 12 and under free)
This fall Lexington Parks and Recreation will be hosting the Jack-o-Lantern trail at McConnell Springs. Enjoy an enchanting Halloween experience featuring hundreds of hand carved pumpkins as they light up the night. In addition to marveling at the glow of the pumpkins there will be campfires and s’mores, live owls from Critters in the Classroom and tasty fall food & beverages. Perfect for all ages, this night hike will be a great event for all.

Broadway Baptist Church Fall Festival
Sunday, October 27, 2024
4 pm – 6 pm
Face panitng, games, paint a pumpkin, photo booth , corn dogs, chili and popcorn.

Pumpkinmania at Transylvania University
Transylvania University’s PumpkinMania presented by University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union returns to downtown Lexington with a family-friendly pumpkin carving event Sunday, Oct. 27, and a jack-o’-lantern display each night from Oct. 27‑31.