Autumn in the Buckeye State means a full festival schedule showcasing the harvest season. Here is a list of some events that truly celebrate Ohio’s bountiful treasures.

September

Melon Festival
From Sept. 5-7 at the Village Square in Milan, you can participate in a “big wheelie” race, a melon-eating contest or a two-hour parade. The Melon Festival also has an antique car show, arts and crafts and plenty of melons in all shapes and sizes. www.milanohio.com.  

The International Sunflower Festival
From Sept. 5-6, Frankfort hosts this free event, with a car show, antique tractors, live music, a parade, a sunflower contest, pie auction, craft tent and more. www.sunflowerfestival.net.  

Fall Equinox Festival
Join artists, craftsmen and musicians who provide the backdrop for the bond of nature and art at the Fall Equinox Festival, Sept. 19 at Scioto Gardens in Delaware. Free gardening workshops are offered and gourmet foods are available for purchase. www.sciotogardens.com.  

Applefest
Applefest, Sept. 11-13 in Sidney, includes live entertainment, a craft show, farmers market, parade, a large variety of apples and apple-themed food and drinks. www.ShelbyApplefest.com.  

From Field to Table Festival
The From Field to Table Festival at Columbus’ Franklin Part Conservatory, Sept. 11-13, offers visitors the opportunity to learn from a wide range of educational programs. Guests can sample foods and products created and produced in Ohio while enjoying harvest themed activities. www.fpconservatory.org.  

Lithopolis Honeyfest
On Sept. 12, the Village of Lithopolis celebrates National Honey Month at Wagnalls Memorial, with bee beards, observation hives, extracting, honey wine, arts and crafts, entertainment and more. www.lithopolishoneyfest.com.  

Elyria Apple Festival
The festival, which began in 1980, is Sept. 18-20 in Elyria. It includes an apple pie baking contest, decorated bike parade and a 5k race. www.elyriaapplefestival.com.  

Country Living Fair
The Ohio Historical Center/Ohio Village hosts the Country Living Fair from Sept. 18-20, including antiques, crafts, food tastings, cooking demonstrations and a harvest market. www.stellashows.com.  

Ohio Proud Fall Harvest
Easton Town Center hosts this festival Sept. 19, with samples of Ohio Proud products from salsas and mustards to butter toffee. Ohio Proud is a program of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, with products that are at least 50 percent raised, grown or processed in the Buckeye State. www.eastontowncenter.com.  

Pumpkinfest at Pigeon Roost Farm
This farm in Hebron celebrates its 25th anniversary of growing with Pumpkinfest, from Sept. 19 through Nov. 1. The event features antique displays, barnyard animals, pumpkins, squash, Indian corn and gourds. There will also be a “Kids Korner,” the Old Farm Store and a Country Store. www.pigeonroostfarm.com.  

Harvest Moon Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
From mid-September through early November, the Niederman Family Farm in Liberty Township provides the ultimate fall experience, with a 22-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, barnyard animals and more. www.niedermanfamilyfarm.com.  

Ohio Gourd Show
The Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville will host the Ohio Gourd Show Sept. 25-27and 27. The event will include demonstrations, arts and crafts and plenty of gourds. www.americangourdsociety.org/ohiochapter/  

Fall-O-Ween Festival
Held at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Fall-O-Ween lets you experience the tastes and aromas of the fall season. The festival, Sept. 26 and 27 and Oct. 3 and 4, includes a Trick or Treat Trail, Coney Island’s classic rides and a marketplace filled with culinary delights and garden essentials. www.coneyislandpark.com.  

Fall Fun Days Harvest Festival
Grove City’s Circle S Farms host hayrides, a 6-acre corn maze, sunflower maze, Scarecrow Cave, a petting zoo, entertainment, bonfire parties and more. The festival, held from late September through Oct. 31, also includes a full service bakery and the Pumpkin Café. www.circlesfarm.com.  

October

North Market Harvest Festival
On Oct. 3, the North Market offers fall produce in abundance, including pumpkins, squash, apples, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cider and honey. There will also be pumpkin and apple pie contests. www.northmarket.com.  

TWIG Pumpkinpalooza
On Oct. 3, Lynd Fruit Farm in Pataskala opens up for the inaugural Pumpkinpalooza, sponsored by TWIG (Together With Important Goals) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. It will include food, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, games and an outdoor concert to raise money for the Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the hospital. www.nationwidechildrens.org.  
 
Bob Evans Farm Festival
From Oct. 9-11, Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande marks the harvest season with entertainment, crafts, farm contests, food, demonstrations and children’s activities. www.bobevansfarm.com.

Fall Festival
The Downtown Historic Olde Worthington Business District and Village Green hosts the Fall Festival Oct. 10, with Halloween celebrations, a straw maze, arts and crafts and seasonal food vendors. www.owba.net.  

Harvest Festival
Hale Farm and Village in Bath hosts a mid-19th century-themed festival Oct. 10-11, with wagon rides, pumpkin patches, cider and more. www.wrhs.org/index.php/hale  

Apple Butter Stirrin’ Festival
Head to Coshocton Oct. 16-18 to welcome apple butter season. The festival includes cooking demonstrations, crafts, entertainment, canal boat rides and fresh apple butter simmering over an open fire. www.roscoevillage.com.  

Circleville Pumpkin Show
There is nothing like a giant pumpkin to symbolize the arrival of autumn, especially one from Ohio’s oldest festival, the Circleville Pumpkin Show, Oct. 21-24. The festival includes seven parades, entertainment, contests and a sample of pumpkin-flavored delicacies. www.pumpkinshow.com.  

Theresa Attalla is a contributing writer for Luxury Living.