The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and football is on TV...fall has officially arrived! Oshkosh has a lot of exciting events and fun activities to celebrate this season.
Apple Picking with Rasmussen's Apple Acres
Experience fall & pick some apples at Rasmussen's Apple Acres located at 3871 State Road 21 in Oshkosh! Open daily from 1-4 pm offering Cortland, Macintosh, Snow Sweet, & Freedom varieties—while supplies last!
Pick a Pumpkin at Sunny Acres Farm & Pumpkins Plus
Spend a day at Sunny Acres Farm and Pumpkins Plus picking the perfect pumpkin! At Sunny Acres Farm - explore all sizes of pumpkins, jump in the bounce house, take a train ride, paint a pumpkin, snap a pic in the GIANT orange chair, ride the rocking horse carousel, and feed the llamas, alpacas, mini horses, goats, sheep, ducks and chickens. There is an activity for everyone on this 7 acre farm. Sunny Acres Farm is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Halloween. Not only can you find some cute gifts and crafts available for purchase at their gift store, but you won't want to leave without snagging some pumpkins, produce or mums while you're there!
Pumpkins Plus is open daily 11am-5pm and offers pumpkins, gourds, mums, corn stalks, straw bales, and more! Located at 4880 West 9th Street Oshkosh!
Trick-or-Treat!
Bring the family to Zooloween Boo at Menominee Park and Zoo on October 18th. Come in costume and enjoy trick-or-treat stations, bounce houses, Halloween concessions, games, crafts prizes, mascots and more! Make sure you show up in your best costume to win the costume contest! Oshkosh Trick-or-Treat will be on Friday, October 31, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Catch a Game
School is in session which means so are sports! The UW-Oshkosh Homecoming Football game takes place on October 18th at 1pm. However, it’s not only football season, but also tennis, cross country, golf, swimming, soccer, and volleyball. Check out the schedule of our local high school teams as well as our UW-Oshkosh Titans and go show your support! Here's 5 reasons why you should attend a UW Oshkosh Titan football game!
Trick-or-Treat Yo Self
Caramel Crisp Cafe has a variety of pumpkin-spiced everything including shakes, malts, cookies, cheesecake bites, bread pudding and even pumpkin butter! If pumpkin spice isn’t your thing, the cafe has other fall favorites including apple butter, caramel apples, Snap-o-Lantern ice cream, and more. Tamara’s the Cake Guru also has a plethora of fall treats including fresh, pumpkin cream cheese bread made daily. Plus OshPop has all the fall flavors out like caramel apple, apple cinnamon, kentucky bourbon caramel corn, pumpkin pecan and MORE! Check out our fall sweets blog here!
Learn About Oshkosh’s Paranormal History
Take a tour of The Grand during their Haunted Happenings Event! The family friendly ghost tours highlight the 139-year history of The Grand and the spirit stories within. Other nights will have spooky season themed trivia, bingo, and much more! Learn more about the Grand Oshkosh's haunted happenings all October here!
