This October is Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods’ 29th year of hosting attendees from across the country at Shaker Woods in Columbiana, Ohio. More than 200 quality craftspeople and artisans will gather at the festival on October 14-15 and 21-22, 2023. In a manicured, wooded setting, juried costumed crafters will have their booths decorated in

Join Molnar Farms for Fall Weekends on Saturdays and Sundays from September 30-October 29, 2023. Find your way through their family-friendly corn maze. Enjoy a hayride through the farm with a stop at the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin, right from the vine! Kid’s straw maze and play area will also

Join White House Fruit Farm for harvest season! The Market, Fall Gift Barn & Pumpkin Pavilion will be open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. The Fall Gift Barn is stocked with beautiful fall and holiday decor, gift ideas, family fun, apparel and more. The Pumpkin Pavilion is perfect for picking pumpkins, gourds, straw, corn stalks

Get Rolling and Get Lost in over 23 acres of corn at Maze Craze! The best corn maze in Ohio and Pennsylvania is located in New Springfield, OH. Maze Craze was featured as one of the top ten corn mazes in the United States in 2018, 2021 and 2022 in the USA Today poll. The

Piccadilly Parlour Victorian Tea Room presents Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters and Wednesday Addams! Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters on: Friday, October 6 – 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, October 14 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday, October 15 – 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm Saturday, October 21 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea

Enjoy Autumn in Mill Creek Park with natural and historic views aboard the Cohasset Express! Limited seating. Boards at Ford Nature Center. Register/pay in advance. Tours sell out fast – visit the Mill Creek MetroParks events calendar for the latest information and to register/pay. For more information, call 330-740-7107 x 129. Autumn Trolley Tour dates

YSU University Theatre is thrilled to announce the opening of its 60th anniversary season with the electrifying production of “Zombie Prom.” This cult classic musical promises to be a thrilling and entertaining experience for audiences of all ages. “Zombie Prom” is a musical comedy set in the atomic 1950s, where a teenage girl falls in

Piccadilly Parlour Victorian Tea Room presents Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters and Wednesday Addams! Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters on: Friday, October 6 – 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, October 14 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday, October 15 – 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm Saturday, October 21 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea

Enjoy Autumn in Mill Creek Park with natural and historic views aboard the Cohasset Express! Limited seating. Boards at Ford Nature Center. Register/pay in advance. Tours sell out fast – visit the Mill Creek MetroParks events calendar for the latest information and to register/pay. For more information, call 330-740-7107 x 129. Autumn Trolley Tour dates

Join The Vineyards at Pine Lake for the tastiest day of the year on Sunday, October 15 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Jon Obrist recently joined The Vineyard at Pine Lakes team as Wine Specialist and is also an Educator for American Wine School. He will share 5 of VPL’s award winning wines, each selected to highlight the region’s

Experience the magic of the fall season during Pumpkin Walk at Twilight on Sunday, October 15, from 4-8pm at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Take a stroll along the Gardens’ pumpkin-lined paths as day turns to night. Be sure to visit Scarecrow Row located near the Margaret Cushwa Education Building. Scarecrow Row features various scarecrows dressed and decorated

The Youngstown Playhouse will host a Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 15 from 4:30pm-6:30pm. This event will be both educational, offering various community resources, as well as a fun, safe, and a centralized trick-or-treating experience for children and their families. Participants will be able to judge decorated cars and vote on the best dressed

Nightmare at the Canfield Scaregrounds features terrifying attractions: Caged Insanity, and Nightmare Factory (both new for 2023), and Barn of Evil, Gore Reformatory, and Zombie Paintball Massacre. Enter the Neon Nightmare for an immersive rave experience featuring 3D visuals, black lighting effects, and much more. Monster Mania offers “not so scary” scenes for the little ones

Nightmare in Boardman at DeBartolo Commons features attractions including Slaughterhouse, The Crypt, and Sinister Swamp. There is a also Nightmare Lounge for ages 21+ featuring food trucks and merchandise. Open September 29-October 29, 2023: Fridays & Saturdays from 7:00pm-11:00pm; and Sundays from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Visit their website for the latest news and ticket information.

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce the opening of the fall season with four exhibitions. Shona Macdonald’s Flash of Light Illumines a Dark Landscape and the #notwhite collective’s #notwhite collective will be on display September 5 – November 4. The work of Betsy

Enjoy Autumn in Mill Creek Park with natural and historic views aboard the Cohasset Express! Limited seating. Boards at Ford Nature Center. Register/pay in advance. Tours sell out fast – visit the Mill Creek MetroParks events calendar for the latest information and to register/pay. For more information, call 330-740-7107 x 129. Autumn Trolley Tour dates

Enjoy Autumn in Mill Creek Park with natural and historic views aboard the Cohasset Express! Limited seating. Boards at Ford Nature Center. Register/pay in advance. Tours sell out fast – visit the Mill Creek MetroParks events calendar for the latest information and to register/pay. For more information, call 330-740-7107 x 129. Autumn Trolley Tour dates

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

The Price is Right LIVE is coming to the DeYor Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:30pm. The Price Is Right Live™ is a sellout interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down” and play classic games made famous by the iconic network television show, The Price is

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce the opening of the fall season with four exhibitions. Shona Macdonald’s Flash of Light Illumines a Dark Landscape and the #notwhite collective’s #notwhite collective will be on display September 5 – November 4. The work of Betsy

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

In 2002 at age 14, Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. For nine months, she was abused by a man described as a fanatic. Ms. Smart tells her story of survival and efforts to help children. On Wednesday, October 18 in Ford Family Recital Hall at the DeYor Performing

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce the opening of the fall season with four exhibitions. Shona Macdonald’s Flash of Light Illumines a Dark Landscape and the #notwhite collective’s #notwhite collective will be on display September 5 – November 4. The work of Betsy

The Ursuline Sisters have been an integral part of Youngstown since 1874. They are teachers, counselors, social workers, administrators, and spiritual directors just to name a few of the ways Sisters have contributed to building our Valley. Their mission is to advocate for all in recognizing their humanity and divinity as laid out from St.

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce the opening of the fall season with four exhibitions. Shona Macdonald’s Flash of Light Illumines a Dark Landscape and the #notwhite collective’s #notwhite collective will be on display September 5 – November 4. The work of Betsy

Get Rolling and Get Lost in over 23 acres of corn at Maze Craze! The best corn maze in Ohio and Pennsylvania is located in New Springfield, OH. Maze Craze was featured as one of the top ten corn mazes in the United States in 2018, 2021 and 2022 in the USA Today poll. The

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

Piccadilly Parlour Victorian Tea Room presents Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters and Wednesday Addams! Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters on: Friday, October 6 – 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, October 14 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday, October 15 – 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm Saturday, October 21 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea

ALL PROGRAMS ARE NOW FULL. NEW! Is Mill Creek Park haunted? Are there spirits attached to Pioneer Pavilion? For the first time ever, investigate both the Park and Pioneer Pavilion in the dark of night and decide for yourself. The two-hour evening program includes a nighttime Park ride on the Cohasset Express Trolley to look

Bring your family, friends, carving tools, and newspapers for a fun time creating spooktacular Jack-O-Lanterns at Boardman Park! Carving times are Friday, October 20 from 6:00pm-9:00pm; Saturday, October 21 from 1:00pm-8:00pm; and Sunday, October 22 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in new location – at the Bocce Court. Prizes will be awarded in different age categories from children

Nightmare in Boardman at DeBartolo Commons features attractions including Slaughterhouse, The Crypt, and Sinister Swamp. There is a also Nightmare Lounge for ages 21+ featuring food trucks and merchandise. Open September 29-October 29, 2023: Fridays & Saturdays from 7:00pm-11:00pm; and Sundays from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Visit their website for the latest news and ticket information.

Nightmare at the Canfield Scaregrounds features terrifying attractions: Caged Insanity, and Nightmare Factory (both new for 2023), and Barn of Evil, Gore Reformatory, and Zombie Paintball Massacre. Enter the Neon Nightmare for an immersive rave experience featuring 3D visuals, black lighting effects, and much more. Monster Mania offers “not so scary” scenes for the little ones

On Friday October 20, Ross Gay will read from his highly acclaimed essay and poetry collections. Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award, National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His first collection of essays, The Book of Delights,

Fight to Unite 6, a Breast Cancer Awareness All Female Boxing Event, will be held on Friday, October 20 at 7:00pm at Stambaugh Auditorium. This all-female boxing event will host 18 boxing matches. Gyms from the surrounding areas such as Youngstown, Boardman, Cleveland, as well as Canada, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania will be participating! Click here to

The Millennial Theatre Company presents Sweeney Todd at the Hopewell Theatre. Immerse yourself in the gripping world of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”! Witness the riveting tale of a vengeful barber, Sweeney Todd, driven by a burning desire for justice and retribution. Joined by the cunning and resourceful Mrs. Lovett, they embark

Top Hat Productions presents Jekyll and Hyde The Musical for three weekends at the Fairview Arts & Outreach Center. Performances are October 20, 21, November 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2023. Doors open 7:30pm, curtain 8:00pm. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon, Jekyll & Hyde. Based on

Checkin’ It Twice Air date: Friday, October 20 Stars: Kim Matula, Kevin McGarry A journeyman hockey player (McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Matula) in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE NOW FULL. NEW! Is Mill Creek Park haunted? Are there spirits attached to Pioneer Pavilion? For the first time ever, investigate both the Park and Pioneer Pavilion in the dark of night and decide for yourself. The two-hour evening program includes a nighttime Park ride on the Cohasset Express Trolley to look

This October is Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods’ 29th year of hosting attendees from across the country at Shaker Woods in Columbiana, Ohio. More than 200 quality craftspeople and artisans will gather at the festival on October 14-15 and 21-22, 2023. In a manicured, wooded setting, juried costumed crafters will have their booths decorated in

Join Molnar Farms for Fall Weekends on Saturdays and Sundays from September 30-October 29, 2023. Find your way through their family-friendly corn maze. Enjoy a hayride through the farm with a stop at the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin, right from the vine! Kid’s straw maze and play area will also

Take a tractor-wagon ride to the pumpkin patch at the MetroParks Farm to pick a cannonball size pumpkin. Dress for the weather and note pumpkin patch can be muddy. Barns are open. Register/pay in advance online (click link below of interested date/time) or call 330-740-7107. $5 per person. Pick a Pumpkin Tractor-Wagon Ride Dates: Saturday,

Come ride the J&L Narrow Gauge Railroad on one of the Public Operating Days with the J&L 58 steam locomotive. No reservations needed, just come between 10:00am and 2:00pm to ride the train (please arrive by 1:30pm to make sure you catch the last run). $8.00 for adults, children 5 and under are free. Also

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University’s Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce the opening of the fall season with four exhibitions. Shona Macdonald’s Flash of Light Illumines a Dark Landscape and the #notwhite collective’s #notwhite collective will be on display September 5 – November 4. The work of Betsy

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD-OUT. The Mahoning Valley Historical Society will host Oak Hill Cemetery Tours on Saturday, October 21, 2023. This much-anticipated walking tour will explore the stories of the famous and not-so-famous Mahoning Valley residents interred there, as well as fascinating facts around the design, traditions, and history of cemeteries. Tours begin and

Take a tractor-wagon ride to the pumpkin patch at the MetroParks Farm to pick a cannonball size pumpkin. Dress for the weather and note pumpkin patch can be muddy. Barns are open. Register/pay in advance online (click link below of interested date/time) or call 330-740-7107. $5 per person. Pick a Pumpkin Tractor-Wagon Ride Dates: Saturday,

Join White House Fruit Farm for harvest season! The Market, Fall Gift Barn & Pumpkin Pavilion will be open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. The Fall Gift Barn is stocked with beautiful fall and holiday decor, gift ideas, family fun, apparel and more. The Pumpkin Pavilion is perfect for picking pumpkins, gourds, straw, corn stalks

Get Rolling and Get Lost in over 23 acres of corn at Maze Craze! The best corn maze in Ohio and Pennsylvania is located in New Springfield, OH. Maze Craze was featured as one of the top ten corn mazes in the United States in 2018, 2021 and 2022 in the USA Today poll. The

Bring your family, friends, carving tools, and newspapers for a fun time creating spooktacular Jack-O-Lanterns at Boardman Park! Carving times are Friday, October 20 from 6:00pm-9:00pm; Saturday, October 21 from 1:00pm-8:00pm; and Sunday, October 22 from 1:00pm-5:00pm in new location – at the Bocce Court. Prizes will be awarded in different age categories from children

The Youngstown State University Penguins take on the Illinois State University Redbirds at Stambaugh Stadium on Saturday, October 21 in this year’s Homecoming football game. Game time is 2:00pm. For tickets, call 330-941-1YSU or visit their website for ticket and game day information. Go Guins! The Homecoming Parade will begin at 12:00pm on Fifth Avenue.

Piccadilly Parlour Victorian Tea Room presents Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters and Wednesday Addams! Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea with the Sanderson Sisters on: Friday, October 6 – 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, October 14 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday, October 15 – 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm Saturday, October 21 – 4:00pm-6:00pm Join them for Hocus Pocus Tea

Boardman Park invites everyone to the Family Fall Fest on Saturday, October 21 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. This free event will include Halloween Carnival games, bouncers, live music, face painting, straw mini-maze, bonfire, non-haunted wagon rides and so much more. Concessions will be available. Most activities will be at the Thomas C. Masters Pavilion area. For more

A free Halloween experience at Boardman Park! Enjoy dozens of Halloween creatures that will light up Boardman Park each night all from the safety of your vehicle, starting October 16-October 31 from 5pm-10pm. Drive thru and tune your radio to 88.9FM to enjoy the music to get into the Halloween spirit.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE NOW FULL. NEW! Is Mill Creek Park haunted? Are there spirits attached to Pioneer Pavilion? For the first time ever, investigate both the Park and Pioneer Pavilion in the dark of night and decide for yourself. The two-hour evening program includes a nighttime Park ride on the Cohasset Express Trolley to look

Nightmare in Boardman at DeBartolo Commons features attractions including Slaughterhouse, The Crypt, and Sinister Swamp. There is a also Nightmare Lounge for ages 21+ featuring food trucks and merchandise. Open September 29-October 29, 2023: Fridays & Saturdays from 7:00pm-11:00pm; and Sundays from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Visit their website for the latest news and ticket information.

On Saturday October 21, Jill Christmas and Alison Stine will read selections from their body of work at Penguin City Brewing at 7:00pm. Jill Christman is a 2020 NEA Prose Fellow and the author of If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays and two memoirs. Her essays have appeared in magazines such as

Nightmare at the Canfield Scaregrounds features terrifying attractions: Caged Insanity, and Nightmare Factory (both new for 2023), and Barn of Evil, Gore Reformatory, and Zombie Paintball Massacre. Enter the Neon Nightmare for an immersive rave experience featuring 3D visuals, black lighting effects, and much more. Monster Mania offers “not so scary” scenes for the little ones

The Millennial Theatre Company presents Sweeney Todd at the Hopewell Theatre. Immerse yourself in the gripping world of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”! Witness the riveting tale of a vengeful barber, Sweeney Todd, driven by a burning desire for justice and retribution. Joined by the cunning and resourceful Mrs. Lovett, they embark

Top Hat Productions presents Jekyll and Hyde The Musical for three weekends at the Fairview Arts & Outreach Center. Performances are October 20, 21, November 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2023. Doors open 7:30pm, curtain 8:00pm. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon, Jekyll & Hyde. Based on

Get ready to embrace the eerie charm of Celtic Halloween traditions mixed with the energy of a modern-day Irish celebration. Join the Mahoning Valley Irish Festival for Samhain Halloween Party on Saturday, October 21 at Irish Bob’s Pub. Doors open at 7:30pm. Band begins at 8:00pm. The event includes: Hauntingly Good Music: Seamus will be

Where Are You, Christmas? Air date: Saturday, October 21 Stars: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O’Heir, Julie Warner When Addy (Fonseca) wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic (Rady) to restore Christmas.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE NOW FULL. NEW! Is Mill Creek Park haunted? Are there spirits attached to Pioneer Pavilion? For the first time ever, investigate both the Park and Pioneer Pavilion in the dark of night and decide for yourself. The two-hour evening program includes a nighttime Park ride on the Cohasset Express Trolley to look