Weekend Activities - Beautiful Fall Weather Edition

It's going to be a beautiful weekend - so here's to getting out and enjoying it while it lasts! Once again, here's a list of things happening in the Cleveland area.

Half Price Books Educator Appreciation Weekend - October 6th-1oth
Discount of 20% this weekend! You'll hear me sing the praises of Half Price Books many, many, times - I love this store. Bring a copy of your letter from the school district you submitted your annual notification to and the store will issue you a discount card that's good for one year. This card gets you a 10% discount anytime as well as the 20% discount that's offered periodically (such as this weekend). Visit their website for more information and to find a store.

Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Odyssey - Saturday, October 8th
Noon - 4:00pm Kids can pick up a "passport" and travel recreation discoveries at this free, annual event at the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation in Cuyahoga Heights. Young visitors can experience the great outdoors with a variety of fun activities, including fishing, golf putting and chipping, outdoor skills demonstrations, nature crafts and more. For more information call 216-206-1000.

Goblins in the Garden at The Holden Arboretum - October 8th and 9th
11:00-4:30 at the Corning Visitor Center. Celebrate Halloween at The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, OH. Bring your costumed children and trick-or-treat during the daylight hours in our decorated garden setting. Other activities include: wagon rides, leaf trail, cornstalk maze, straw pyramid climb, face and hand painting, live entertainment, and free apples and cider! Dogs on leashes and in costume are welcome as well. Rain or shine event. For more information visit their website.

Autumn Hayrides Cleveland Metroparks North Chagrin Reservation - Saturday 1-5
In the Strawberry Picnic Area parking lot - take a 30 minute tractor-pulled ride through the forest for $3. For more information call 440-473-3370.

Three Acre Corn Maze - Lake Metroparks Farmpark Kirtland, OH
11-4 daily - have fun navigating the twists and turns of the corn maze. $6 adults and $4 kids ages 2-11pm.

Simply A Maizing
Located in Andover, OH features corn mazes, petting zoo, hay ride and pumpkin patch. Open on the weekends you can find more information at their website.

Hayride and Corn Maze at Pickering Hill Farms Avon, OH
The family-owned farm is celebrating the arrival of fall on their 2-acre pumpkin patch and 1-acre corn maze all month! From noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, you can catch a free hayride out to the patch. The whole festival is free, except a $1 charge per person for the corn maze.

Farm Days at Crocker Park Market Westlake, OH - Saturday, October 8th 9-3
At 11 a.m., the special programs start with wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, pony rides, chalk art, face-painting, antique tractors and live music.

39th Annual Woolybear Festival - Sunday, October 9th Vermillion, OH
Head down to Vermillion for one of the biggest parades in the state - 15 marching bands, floats, animals, clowns, vintage cars and local radio and TV personalities, the parade is expected to be two hours long, starting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Liberty Avenue.

Cleveland Lakefront State Park Fall Festival - October 15th-16th
1 PM at Euclid Beach • Kids' activities, hayrides, games & crafts • For more information call 216-881-8141 ext 3001 or visit the website.

Have a Great Weekend!

~ Dori