The Chillicothe Halloween Festival takes place in Yoctangee Park with a great variety of vendors, plenty of food options and entertainment that includes live music, a haunted house, coffin races, and a ghost walk.
2025 DATE: October 10-12, 2025
Location: Yoctangee Park
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Website: https://www.chillicothehalloweenfestival.com/
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As the sun began to set in Yoctangee Park…
…the Chillicothe Halloween Festival was getting into full swing…
…filling up with nightmarish creatures…
…horror film celebrities…
…and festival fans of all sorts.
Many of them found delight in shopping…
…as vendors offered all sorts of masks…
…dolls…
…tumblers and ornaments that suited their style.
But there was also less-threatening seasonal lawn decor…
…the cutest ghost caramel apples…
…playful Halloween tie dyes…
…autumnal portraits…
…psychic guidance…
…and healing possibilities through crystal energy…
…holistic teas…
…and professional methods that included sound vibration and Reiki.
If your stomach was still growling after all the trick-or-treat candy from participating vendor booths…
…there were many food vendors to select from…
…with offerings that included BBQ and Bourbon Chicken…
…grilled cheese and tacos…
…smash burgers, chicken and noodles…
…and even fried pumpkin Oreos for a nice seasonal dessert.
Festival attractions included live music performances…
…a Haunted House Tent that produced many-an-adolescent scream…
…a machine-based haunted house…
…that was fun to explore…
…a children’s play area…
…with crafts, games, gem mining…
…and all sorts of inflatables.
…the pumpkin pyramid in the heart of the festival…
…with all sorts of wonderful creations to check out…
…and the Maximum Overdrive Mobile Museum…
…where I took advantage of the free photo with the Green Goblin.