🍂Fall in Lake County Bucket List 2025🍂
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2025 Lake County Fall Bucket List
Enjoy the warmth and beauty of this golden season through fresh farmstands, cheerful boutiques, and welcoming wineries.
Check out our top recommendations including some of our most popular attractions and destinations in our area; this way you can get to the local farms, pumpkin patches, harvest season at the wineries, best spots for Fall Foliage in Northeast OH, plus apple cider, seasonal cocktails, pumpkin-spice and everything nice. Your Tour Starts Here!
Where Will You Start Your Bucket List Tour?
Take the Fall Foliage Self-Driving Tour through the Grand River Valley when you explore long country roads throughout eastern Lake County and Northeast Ohio’s Wine Region.
Explore the winding country roads that stretch across eastern Lake County and the picturesque Northeast Ohio Wine Region. The Grand River Valley offers a stunning and vibrant backdrop, especially during the autumn months when the leaves transform into a rich tapestry of colors. This leisurely drive allows you to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the area, with opportunities to stop at local wineries, hikes to explore, and hidden gems along the way.
Pick the perfect pumpkin to carve or paint! Marsh Creek Farms offers a wide variety of fresh produce, including pumpkins!🍎🍏
Catch a glimpse of the seasonal fall migration this September at the Headlands Birding Festival September 19-21.
Explore a farm festival filled with outdoor activities.🍁
Gather your friends for a Community Fall Festival
Patterson Fruit Farm Apple Orchards
Pick your own apples at Patterson Fruit Farm Local’s Tip - Enjoy apple cider and a fresh donut or fritter from the market before you leave!🍩
Local’s Tip - Pick-your-own apples before enjoying fresh cider and baked goodies at local farms like West Orchards in Perry or Patterson’s Fruit Farm in Chesterland; yes, it’s JUST outside Lake County’s official borders.
.🏈Fall means football! Take the Laketran Sports Express to Cleveland Browns games for only $15.
Jump into #SweaterWeather—find that cozy sweater or scarf that hugs like a pumpkin-spice latte at Blank Boutique or Sophia’s Boutique!
Cozy up with comfort foods and seasonal flavors at some of our faves:🍴
Admire Fall Foliage on foot and follow Holden Arboretum’s Fall Color Watch updates throughout the season and check out some of the best views of peak color-changing trees at Squire’s Castle, Chagrin Overlook Reservation or one of the 39 Lake Metroparks parks.🍂
🏕️Enjoy the great outdoors under the stars while sitting around the fire at Standing Rock Farms where your own overnight luxury cabin awaits!
Local’s Tip: Fill the weekend with Fall adventures both on-site at Standing Rock and nearby in the Grand River Valley Wine Region.
Visit the highland cows, outdoor barrel sauna, hike the trails, or play bocce on-site at Standing Rock
Jump on the Grand River Valley self-Driving Fall Foliage Tour for all the pops of color emerging in Northeast Ohio while mother nature shows off.
Breathe in the fresh fall air during harvest season at one of the 30 wineries in the Grand River Valley 🍷
Enjoy the sights and smells of the harvest crush at Debonne Vineyards plus get a food and wine sampling experience at Grand River Cellars.
Visit throughout the month of November for the Turkey Trot, a holiday wine tasting & food pairing event at 5 Northeast Ohio wineries.
Go Hunting....for Fall Decor and Gifts! Self-care essentials at Helicopter Daughter Tea & Wellness Studio, or a new hidden treasure at Antiques and Uniques & Shops by the Lake. 🛍️
Get spooked at The Haunted Winery or take the lantern lit Willoughby Ghost Walk through Downtown Willoughby👻
Grab a seat at The Fine Arts Association for their performance of ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ | September 26 - October 12 🎭
⛳Don’t put the clubs away yet! Enjoy a round of golf this fall at a few of our faves:
Madison Country Club - Madison, OH
Blackbrook - Mentor, OH
Pine Ridge - Wickliffe, OH
Erie Shores - Madison, OH
Hemlock Springs - Geneva, OH
🕯️Listen to Spooky Stories told by the Haunted Housewives at The Steele Mansion or take a Haunted Lantern Tour at Lake County History Center
🌽Find your way through a cornfield with Lake Metroparks Farm Park or Regal Vineyards, September - October
Adults, can explore six wineries and distilleries throughout the month of October while on the Adult Trick or Treat Wine & Cocktail Trail. 🍬🍸
Visit each spooky spot and enjoy two wine samples or a mini cocktail and a fall-themed or ghoulish appetizer.
Plan a weekend with overnight hotel and transportation packages available from nearby Hampton Inn Madison and Holiday Inn Express - Madison.
Get cozy at 3 of our local coffee shops with your favorite pumpkin spice drink ☕
o Arabica Coffee Shop - Downtown Willoughby, OH
o Calico Jack Coffee - Mentor, OH
o Julbean’s Coffee & Crepes - Fairport Harbor, OH
Pick up all the locally grown fruits and vegetables this season at local farmers markets like West Orchards Farms or explore Bluestone Perennials for your perfect fall mums!🪴🌻
Are you team Pumpkin Ale or Oktoberfest? Enjoy seasonal Boos, we mean brews at Double Wing Brewery or Red Wine and Brew in Mentor.🎃🍻
Get hooked on fall while catching Steelhead Trout! Fish the Grand and Chagrin Rivers or one of the local ponds and lakes that are stocked with Steelhead each fall.🎣
Visit Lake Metroparks Farmpark for the Fall Events! 🐮
Apple & Honey Harvest Weekend | September 27 & 28
Dive into apple-themed crafts, learn how apple butter and cider are made, and take a tour of the ‘Johnny Appleseed Trail’. Fall Harvest Pairing Dinner | October 2
Corn & Pumpkin Weekend | October 4 & 5th
Enjoy harvest-themed crafts and activities like pumpkin bowling, handmade corn husk doll making and pumpkin painting.
Halloween Drive Thru | October 17 & 18 and October 24 & 25 11.
Travel Farmpark’s trails and roadways after dark in the comfort of your own vehicle and experience many playfully frightful sites throughout the park–some that you have come to love and some new surprises.
Are you interested in joining our list of attractions in Lake County, OH? Email elyse@tourlakecounty.com to learn more about how to partner with the Lake County Ohio Visitors Bureau!
