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Hauntfest on Fifth in the Oregon District near downtown Dayton. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Trick or treat?! Celebrate Halloween with these fun events
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The New Carlisle Farmers Market hosted a Halloween-themed night, which included trick-or-treat, hayrides, and a pumpkin carving contest.
What you need to know about trick-or-treating in your community
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The Professional Bull Riders ZipRecruiter Rumble takes places Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Wright State University Nutter Center and features some of the world’s best bull riders. The Rumble is a part of the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour and this is the fifth time in six years its made a stop in Dayton.
‘A throwback to the gladiator days’: Bull riding returns to Dayton this weekend
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In the early morning hours of Oct. 5, a female southern white rhinoceros calf was born at The Wilds non-profit safari park and conservation center in Cumberland, Ohio, east of Columbus.
Baby animal alert: Photos released of The Wilds’ brand new rhino
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Dia De Muertos or Day of the Dead will be celebrated in Dayton over the weekend on Sunday, Oct. 24 with a parade and celebration that includes Day of the Dead alters, food, sugar skulls, music, traditional dance and more. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
WEEKEND EVENTS GUIDE: Best and brightest events in the Miami Valley this weekend
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“Ghost Light,” choreographed by Penny Saunders, is one of four works that will be featured in Dayton Ballet’s upcoming concert entitled “Light and Dark.” CONTRIBUTED
Dayton Opera, Dayton Ballet kick off new seasons
The quote is from the trailer for the women’s suffrage documentary, “Let Ohio Women Vote.” The film is a production of Dayton’s local PBS station, ThinkTV, and CET, and is scheduled to premiere on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. on on ThinkTV16 in Dayton and CET in Cincinnati as well as on the stations’ livestreams, PBS Video App and YouTube.
Ohio’s fight for women’s suffrage explored in new film airing soon
Dayton Hikers founder Andy Niekamp hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Founder of Dayton Hikers completed fifth Appalachian Trail hike
Caesar Ford Park in Xenia will be hosting a nontraditional and interactive pumpkin glow event on Wednesday, Oct. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 30 from 6-9 p.m.
Hunt for blacklight pumpkins after dark at Caesar Ford Park next week
Judith Chaffin, known as the “The Pumpkin Lady,” began the Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow in Dayton’s Grafton Hill neighborhood in 1994. DAYTON DAILY NEWS STAFF FILE PHOTO
Walk among a thousand illuminated pumpkins at Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow next week
Fonda Peters and Dana Sintell, founding members of Dayton's RubiGirls and the hosts of Nearu TV's "The FonDana Show," will be hosting a self-defense class in Kettering on Saturday, Oct. 23.
Take a self-defense class alongside Dayton drag queens this weekend
The Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the city’s annual Halloween extravaganza starting today, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 17. The main events will take place on Main St. between Pleasant and Wright Ave. A “Witch’s Brew Beer Garden” will take place in the 5/3 Commons area and is open from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Fairborn Halloween Festival offers music, parade and more this weekend
Local musician Trey Stone and his band Petty Thieves are paying tribute to Tom Petty’s music at Yellow Cab Tavern's inaugural Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 30. CONTRIBUTED
Inaugural ‘Yelloween’ downtown to feature Tom Petty tribute, costume contest and more
Guests at the Headless Horseman Festival at Connor Prairie, located outside of Indianapolis, Indiana, and open through the end of October.
WORTH THE DRIVE: Headless Horsemen Festival and more intriguing fall events await in...
Tickets are on sale for Charm at the Farm’s final market of the year, set for October 15-17. This final market of 2021 will culminate Charm’s 5th anniversary celebration. Charm at the Farm is an open-air vintage market held on a 56-acre former horse farm in quaint Lebanon, OH. This innovative market features unique gifts, vintage furniture, clothing, jewelry, home décor, food, entertainment and more all in one vibrant place. Purchase tickets at charmatthefarm.com. Kids 12 and under are free. CONTRIBUTED
Lebanon’s Charm at the Farm Vintage Market returns this weekend
Serving up food at the Ohio Renaissance Festival's Royal Feast
Renaissance Festival adds feast worthy of a royal
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The Golden Lamb in Lebanon is shown in a photo from September 1965.
SPOOKY EATS: The most haunted restaurants in Dayton
Albert Stubbs and his family were photographed in the front of the Lebanon House (now the Golden Lamb) prior to 1909. Stubbs was the owner of the Lebanon House and also served as a Warren County Auditor and Lebanon Mayor. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WARREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HAUNTED OHIO: Haunted places in the region with bone-chilling ghost stories
Jaris Morrison, a member of The Amazing Giants, performs during the 2013 ARC Masquerage at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. NICK DAGGY / STAFF
WEEKEND EVENTS: Masquerage and more worth your attendance
“Land of Funk,” a mural of 21-panels, has been painted along the Stone Street railroad wall. LISA POWELL / STAFF
Dayton honors its funk music heritage with new name for downtown street
Eric Jerardi will perform at the Dayton Mall Boo & Brew event on Saturday, Oct. 23.
Free concert: Boo & Brew event for charity to feature The Milo’s and Eric Jerardi at...
Winn-Dixie customers in Alabama, Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle and Columbus, Georgia can support American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer by rounding up their grocery total at checkout through Oct. 26. (Photo: Business Wire)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Miami Valley events that make it easy to make a difference
Masquerage, aka Dayton's "Party of Parties," will be held this weekend on Saturday, Oct. 16. Masquerage is Equitas Health’s annual fundraiser which helps to raise awareness and critical funds for HIV/AIDS medical care and treatment. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Dayton Masquerage to return with out-of-this-world celebration this weekend
Greater Cincinnati’s annual Cincinnati Taco Week is back for its fourth year starting today, Oct. 11, through Friday, Oct. 17. Participating locations will offer special $2 tacos all week long, with some restaurants offering up to three different taco options.
Attention foodies: Weeklong $2 taco fest worth the short drive to Cincinnati this week
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