Spooky Fest
With a 311-foot superslide and Ohio’s largest jump pillow, Mapleside is hosting a family fall fest with the Pumpkin Village that offers hay rides, corn mazes and cow trains — friendly for the little goblins. Adults and The Walking Dead fans might want to check out the zombie paintball, where you hunt zombies stalking the grounds. Scary or tame, be sure to end the night by the fire with a doughnut and cider. $12. Oct. 28 & 29, 2pm. Mapleside Farms, 294 Pearl Road, Brunswick, mapleside.com
Jasper Wood’s Cleveland
One of the hardest-working photographers in 1940s Cleveland, Jasper Wood captured the city’s pre-decline heyday. Mostly shot in the Central neighborhood, Woods’ folky, humble shots — from streetcars to market vendors — are artistic treasures. From Oct. 28-Nov. 14, see 20 prints at Canopy Collective drawn from the 800-plus-item collection at the Cleveland Public Library. Free. Opening reception Oct. 28., 6-10 p.m., 3910 Lorain Ave., canopy-collective.com
’90s Halloween Party
Does it smell like Halloween spirit? Do you have the best Bill Clinton or Christina Aguilera throwback getup? If so, hit up Corner Alley’s Night of the Living ‘90s, a Halloween dance party with a homage to the “decade that never ended.” Millennials: brush up on your “No Diggity” and Carlton dance, and get jiggy with it at the slick downtown bowling alley. Free, Oct. 28. 9 p.m., 402 Euclid Ave. thecorneralley.com
Dia de los Muertos
The widely celebrated Mexican holiday returns to Detroit Avenue with support from the Artistas Latinos Unidos artist collective. Flowers and face painting, plenty of sugar skulls, pan de muerto (Latin bread) and altars decorated by artist Luis Ituarte, the West Side’s Day of the Dead is a vibrant cultural fest. At 3:30 p.m., catch the fun Skulls and Skeletons procession in front of the Cleveland Public Theatre. Don’t miss plenty of Latin food and a DJ to cap the night. Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Gordon Square, near 6415 Detroit Ave., cptonline.org
Lake Erie Knitting Mills
Searching for that special ‘50s candy-cane cardigan? Maybe you’re hunting for a banana-yellow sweater or another piece of never-worn knitwear? With clothing from the 1940s to the ‘90s, the Lake Erie Knitting Mills turns into a one-of-a-kind vintage showroom, offering more than 100,000 items — from skirts, to blouses, dresses and suits — for reasonable prices, just in time to prepare for yet another Cleveland winter. Oct. 28 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 29 & Oct. 30 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Lake Erie Knitting Mills, 23905 Mercantile Road, Beachwood, lakeerieknittingmills.com