Thanksgiving Weekend is here with the official start of the Holiday Season!
Welcome back, festival fans.
Thanksgiving has finally arrived, so this week’s post will be completed a little earlier.
If you are traveling out of state this weekend, please check out the links below for festival posts in the other states, broken up into the following Regions:
Northern Region (from Minnesota to New York, Missouri to Maryland)
Southern Region (everywhere south of the Northern Region, Louisiana to Florida)
Western Region (Western Coast states and then Southwestern states over to Texas and up to Kansas).
Now that the Holiday Season has officially begun, there are even more Holiday Light Festivals starting up this weekend and running through the rest of the year.
There are also many Tree Lighting and Downtown Lighting Festivals, Holiday Markets, Craft Shows and so much more.
Please keep in mind that Tree/Downtown Lighting Festivals listed are those with vendors, live music and more. There are many other Lighting events out there but they either don’t qualify to be listed or I don’t know about them (yet).
Whether you go to any festivals or not, I wish you a wonderful Holiday Weekend with your friends and family. Please stay safe and I’ll see you next week.
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Be sure to go through the list below, check the MAP and read the reviews.
For this week’s festivals BEYOND Ohio – as well as a MAP for that section – you can find them in the following posts:
North: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-113025
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-113025
West (Washington State has just been added!): https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-113025
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Thanksgiving Festival Weekend: November 27-30, 2025
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.
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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
11/29 – WinterLand Lighting Ceremony – Cleveland – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
11/28 – Salt Fork Holiday Craft Show – Cambridge
11/28-11/29 – 720 Holiday Market at Oakwood Square I – Canton
11/28-11/29 – Holiday Craft and Gift Show – Dayton
11/28-11/29 – Heart of Christmas Craft Show – Lancaster
11/28-11/30 – Small Town Christmas Festival – Troy
11/29 – Avon Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show – Avon
11/29 – Crafty Supermarket Holiday Show – Cincinnati
11/29 – Harrison Hills Church Christmas Bazaar – Jewett
11/29 – Jewett VFD Craft Show – Jewett
11/29 – Art and Craft Market – Lakewood
11/29 – Small Business Saturday at the Screw Factory – Lakewood
Weekend continues below…
11/29 – Magical Medina Christmas Expo – Medina
11/29 – The Handmade Market – Painesville
11/29 – Christmas on the Farm – Poland
11/29 – Meigs County Trade Days Fall Craft Show – Pomeroy
11/29 – St. John’s Jesuit Holiday Shopping Soiree – Toledo
11/29 – Champaign County Holiday Bazaar – Urbana
11/29 – The Woodruff Farm WinterFest – Urbana
11/29 – Christmas in the Village Craft Show – West Alexandria
11/29-11/30 – Ohio Ford Expo Fall Super Swap – Columbus
11/29-11/30 – Scott Antique Market: November – Columbus
11/29-11/30 – Lorain Brewing Company Holiday Craft Fair – Lorain
11/29-11/30 – The Toledo Craftman’s Guild Crafts for Christmas – Maumee
11/29-11/30 – Holiday Show at Milford Pottery – Milford
11/30 – Weird Wonderland: A Dark Holiday Market – Cleveland
11/30 – Findlay Back Road Reptiles and Exotics Expo VI – Findlay
11/30 – Winter at the Round Barn – Lancaster
11/30 – Wildwood Holiday Boutique – Mentor
11/30 – Tuba Christmas and Holiday Craft Show – Youngstown
OHIO FESTIVALS
11/24-11/30 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park II – Atwater
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – PNC Festival of Lights II – Cincinnati
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Conservatory Aglow II – Columbus
11/24-11/30 – Wanderlights II – Columbus
11/24-11/30 – Woodland Lights II – Dayton
11/24-11/30 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights II – Delaware
11/24-11/30 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio III – Hartford
11/24-11/30 – Christmas Cruise Thru I – Hicksville
11/24-11/30 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow II – Middletown
11/24-11/30 – The Christmas Ranch II – Morrow
11/24-11/30 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights II – Owensville
11/24-11/30 – Holiday Lights at the Park I – Plain City
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo II – Powell
11/24-11/30 – Lights on the North Coast III – Sandusky
11/24-11/30 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas II – Toledo
11/25-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo II – Cleveland
11/25-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – A Carillon Christmas I – Dayton
11/25-11/30 – Pyramid Hill Lights III – Hamilton
Weekend continues below…
11/26-11/29 – Gift of Lights I – Wapakoneta
11/26-11/30 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights I – Upper Sandusky
11/26-11/30 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show I – Van Wert
11/27-11/30 – Gallipolis in Lights I – Gallipolis
11/27-11/30 – Fairfield County Festival of Lights I – Lancaster
11/27-11/30 – Light Up Middletown I – Middletown
11/27-11/30 – Magic of Lights I – North Ridgeville
11/28 – Dayton Holiday Festival – Dayton
11/28 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights I – Eaton
11/28 – Holiday in the City – Springfield
11/28-11/29 – Christkindl Market of Bryan I – Bryan
11/28-11/29 – Winter Wonderfest I – Hartville
11/28-11/29 – The Christmas Cave II – Minford
Weekend continues below…
11/28-11/29 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights I – Waynesville
11/28-11/29 – Holiday Bazaar and Food Truck Rally – Yellow Springs
11/28-11/30 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights I – Akron
11/28-11/30 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake I – Ashtabula
11/28-11/30 – Christmas at Dogwood Pass I – Beaver
11/28-11/30 – Merry and Bright Christmas Lights I – Celina
11/28-11/30 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill I – Clifton
11/28-11/30 – The Joy of Christmas Light Show II – Columbiana
11/28-11/30 – Lake of Lights I – Kenton
11/28-11/30 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation I – LaGrange
11/28-11/30 – Christmas at the Castle: A Kingdom of Lights I – Loudonville
11/28-11/30 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights I – Medina
Weekend continues below…
11/28-11/30 – Winterfest I – Portsmouth
11/28-11/30 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show I – Powell
11/28-11/30 – Sandusky Christmas Market I – Sandusky
11/28-11/30 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Holiday Market I – Steubenville
11/28-11/30 – Seneca County Family Fair Lights II – Tiffin
11/28-11/30 – Armstrong Air and Space Museum Holiday Lights I – Wapakoneta
11/29 – WinterLand Lighting Ceremony – Cleveland – My Review
11/29 – Lorain Winterfest – Lorain
11/29 – Christmas Tree Lane Lighting Ceremony – New London
11/29 – Proctorville Christmas Festival – Proctorville
11/29 – Christmas in the Country – Shandon
11/29 – Hometown HoliDazzle Illuminated Parade and Festival – Wilmington
11/29-11/30 – Candy Cane Trail I – Ashland
11/29-11/30 – Mercy Health Bright Nights I – Lima
11/29-11/30 – Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve I – Troy
11/30 – Eastlake Christkindl Markt – Eastlake
11/30 – Winterfest – Fairview Park
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – PNC Festival of Lights II – Cincinnati
11/24-11/30 – The Christmas Ranch II – Morrow
11/24-11/30 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights II – Owensville
11/24-11/30 – Woodland Lights II – Washington Township
11/25-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – A Carillon Christmas I – Dayton
11/25-11/30 – Pyramid Hill Lights III – Hamilton
11/27-11/30 – Light Up Middletown I – Middletown
11/28 – Dayton Holiday Festival – Dayton
11/28-11/29 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights I – Waynesville
11/29 – Christmas in the Country – Shandon
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
11/24-11/30 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park II – Atwater
11/25-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo II – Cleveland
11/27-11/30 – Magic of Lights I – North Ridgeville
11/28-11/30 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights I – Akron
11/28-11/30 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation I – LaGrange
11/28-11/30 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights I – Medina
11/29 – WinterLand Lighting Ceremony – Cleveland – My Review
11/29 – Lorain Winterfest – Lorain
11/30 – Winterfest – Fairview Park
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Conservatory Aglow II – Columbus
11/24-11/30 – Wanderlights II – Columbus
11/24-11/30 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights II – Delaware
11/24-11/30 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio III – Hartford
11/24-11/30 – Holiday Lights at the Park I – Plain City
11/24-11/30 (Closed 11/27) – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo II – Powell
11/28-11/30 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show I – Powell
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Oklahoma
Oregon * Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington * Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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