🧁 The Most Delicious Pumpkin Treats In Columbus

Plus: 👻 Columbus Welcomes R.L. Stine Home With Spooky Celebration

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Chelsea Wiley
October 23, 2025

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Across Columbus, local bakeries and cafés are turning pumpkin season into an art form, from perfectly glazed donuts to cream puffs, bundt cakes, and a few surprises you won’t see coming. These aren’t just sugar bombs either; they’re the cozy, craveable treats that make fall in this city feel special. Whether you’re hunting for a weekend indulgence or planning a bakery crawl, this list has your next favorite pumpkin fix.

👻 Columbus Welcomes R.L. Stine Home With Spooky Celebration
Columbus is rolling out the (neon green) carpet for “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine. If you’d like to join the celebration tonight at Main Library and watch city landmarks light up in his honor, we’ve got all the deets.

🍁 These Themed Hikes in Columbus Metro Parks Are the Perfect Way to Celebrate Fall
Celebrate fall the best way we know how: with a hike through Columbus Metro Parks. From lantern-lit adventures to spooky scavenger hunts, these autumn hikes are the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy the season.

Headlines 📰 

🌽 Corn mazes have grown in popularity since they first came to the U.S. in the 1990s. That’s especially true in Ohio, where working farms put in extra time in an already hard job to bring this quintessential fall experience to life. (WOSU)

🪶 Unlike a lot of other large cities, Columbus has a distinct lack of pigeons. It’s not due to any intervention by the city government, but rather a natural result of a thriving population of Peregrine falcons. (Axios Columbus)

🏠 At a time when Columbus has seen a continuous rise in domestic violence, the only domestic violence shelter in Franklin County says they are at risk of having to cut more than half of their shelter beds due to federal cuts. (NBC4)

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