Taking the kids: To a fall festival – 20+ to choose from
Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency
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CINCINNATI - SEPTEMBER 17: Annamarie Harten competes in a beer stein race as part of the Gemuetlichkeit Games held as a promotion for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati September 17, 2003 in Cincinnati. Competitors carry 6 beer 1-liter beer steins, which weigh about 30 pounds, a short distance and are penalized for spilled beer. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is the nation's largest and most authentic Oktoberfest, and will take place September 20 and 21. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)
(Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Clarissa is lifted into the air by her father as hot air balloons take flight at sunrise during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 13, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Pumpkins, apples and cranberries. Corn mazes and scarecrows. Live music and all variety of great eats. Parades galore, wiener dogs and even one with more than 1,000 sheep.
It’s been about 25 years since people without a plane ticket could access concourse gates at airports.
CINCINNATI - SEPTEMBER 17: Annamarie Harten competes in a beer stein race as part of the Gemuetlichkeit Games held as a promotion for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati September 17, 2003 in Cincinnati. Competitors carry 6 beer 1-liter beer steins, which weigh about 30 pounds, a short distance and are penalized for spilled beer. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is the nation's largest and most authentic Oktoberfest, and will take place September 20 and 21. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Clarissa is lifted into the air by her father as hot air balloons take flight at sunrise during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 13, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
