Fall Road Trip to Grove City Ohio.
Time to start packing the car.
| | Whether you are traveling solo or bringing the family, plan your fall getaway in Grove City! Here, you’ll find a place that is up for fun and down to earth, a place for adventure that also knows how to help you relax. Spend the day in the town center that is lined with local eats and shops, find great community events that celebrate food and history, or experience the fall leaves on one of the scenic metro park trails. | | Start your adventure with a fresh kolache from Pick Em’ Up Joe Coffee Co. or a hot chai latte from Transcend Coffee & Roastery in the town center and take a stroll. Find five murals depicting Grove City’s heritage from pioneer times to the mid-20th century. This is a part of Grove City’s ArtVenture that includes sculptures scattered throughout the parks. All of these murals are outside of local restaurants and shops. Grab a bite to eat, find a locally made gift, or find something to do! Check out a show at the Little Theater off Broadway, break out of jail at Conundrum Rooms, or check your aim at Dueling Axes. | Searching for fall fun in Grove City? Venture to one of many parks and trails and enjoy the changing colors of the trees. Take a hike at Scioto Grove Metro Park featuring the REI River Trail, where you can cross the Scioto River via the rope suspension bridge for spectacular views. No visit to the area is complete without a stop at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, the largest metro park in Ohio. In addition to having over 8,000 acres, this park is home to a herd of bison, ample trails for hiking and biking, and so much more. Check out Circle S Farms for their Fall Fun Days through the end of October and grab a pumpkin and yummy treats! | | With so much to see and do, take your time and stay the night in Grove City. With a variety of lodging properties to meet your needs, Grove City offers everything from suites to free breakfast to tiny rooms for the minimalist. | | |
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| | | | GROVE CITY SMOKIN' HOT WING & MUSIC FESTIVAL | |
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time: 12p-9p
Location: American Nitrile - 3500 Southwest Blvd., Grove City
Description: This annual event celebrates great food, music, and community while supporting worthy charities: Southwest Career Academy (scholarships for manufacturing interns), Ghosts of War America (Veterans helping Veterans), and Gigi’s – service dogs for veterans in need. Enjoy wings from 20 different teams, live music all day, football on the big screen, wing eating contests, Kids’ Market, and more! Veterans and children 12 & under get in free. Tickets are $10! Stay over night and get 2 free tickets just for booking.
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More reasons to hop in the car and visit.
Road trip worthy events.
| | HEART OF GROVE CITY FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL & SHOP HOP | |
Date(s): Friday, September 26, October 10, October 24
Time: 4p - 9p
Location - Grove City Town Center - 3444 Park Street, Grove City
Description - The Heart of Grove City Food Truck Festival is every other Friday night in the Grove City Town Center. Broadway and Park Street will be lined with a variety of trucks so everyone can pick their dinner for the evening. Not a fan of food trucks? Visit one of the many local eateries and hop into the shops as well.
| |  | GROVE CITY COMMUNITY CLUB HARVEST MARKET | |
Date(s): Saturday, September 27, October 4, October 11
Time: 8a - 12p
Location: Grove City Town Center - 3444 Park Street
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Description: Find your fall favorites at the Grove City Harvest Market. This 3 week market includes raffles each week, Community Club noodles, and free pumpkins for kids on October 11.
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CENTURY VILLAGE OLD TIME
HARVEST DAY
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Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Time: 12p-4p
Location: Century Village - 4185 Orders Road Grove City
Description: Experience living in history with a variety of hands-on demonstrations and exhibits of traditional crafts and daily chores including leather tooling, quilting, rope making, quilling, corn shelling and grinding.
| | | ALADDIN SHRINER'S HOLIDAY MARKET | |
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 10a - 3p
Location: The Aladdin Shrine Event Center - 1801 Gateway Cir., Grove City
Description: Aladdin Shrine's Annual Holiday Market Sip 'n' Shop returns just a little earlier this year so you can shop for 3 holidays in one location! It's a Hallogiving Christmas shopper's dream! There will be tons of vendors, snack bar, pictures with Santa, door prizes, a cash bar, and, of course, the wine flights from Grove City's own Plum Run Winery. FREE admission and FREE parking! Any money you spend at our Holiday Market will be with the vendors! Don't miss this very popular event!
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THE PIZZA TREK
🍕Calling all pizza lovers!.🍕
| | | | Need a reason to eat pizza? The Grove City Pizza Trek is a passport that guides you on a tour through Grove City pizza shops. Download the free passport, check in to 6 participating locations after making a purchase of at least $5, and earn your T-shirt shipped right to your door. The 2025 Pizza Trek ends on December 31, 2025. | | |
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