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.

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 - venture out into the patch, play a round of mini-golf, jump in the bounce house, take a train ride, paint a pumpkin, ride the rocking horse carousel, and feed the llamas, alpacas, mini horses, goats, pigs, 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 October 31st. 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, and more! Check out the petting zoo and take a train ride!

The Sunny Acres Farm Oshkosh Pumpkin Patch

Trick-or-Treat!

Bring the family to Zooloween Boo at Menominee Park and Zoo on October 21st. 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! Can’t make it to Zooloween? Downtown Oshkosh is having Treat at the Market during the Farmers Market on Saturday October 28th! Collect your stash from vendors or participating businesses Downtown.

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 and more. Tamara’s the Cake Guru also has a plethora of fall treats including fresh, pumpkin cream cheese bread made daily. Check out our fall sweets blog here!

Catch a Game

School is in session which means so are sports! 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!

UW Oshkosh Football

Learn About Oshkosh’s Paranormal History

Take a tour of The Grand during their Haunted Happenings EventThe ghost tours highlight the 139-year history of The Grand and the spirit stories within. Other nights will have spooky season themed trivia, Haunted Happy Hours, Cocktail Classes, and, of course, a Grand finale heading into Halloween! This event has Family-Friendly tours and Late Night tour options.

 Stay the night in Oshkosh—click here for overnight options!