130+ Holiday Events this Week: Festivals, Markets, Light Shows, Craft Shows, Bazaars
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
It’s a HUGE Holiday Weekend, filled with plenty of things to do.
In terms of Festivals, there are many Christmas Festivals you can check out, such as Christmas in Zoar (Review), Dalton Holidays Festival (Review), Plymouth’s Christmas in the Village Holiday Marketplace and Street Fair (Review) and many others including…
- Winterfest Columbus
- Huron Winter Fest
- Light Up Lakewood
- Mt. Blanchard Christmas in the Village
- Old Washington Winter Fest
- Oxford Holiday Festival
- Christmas Around the World in Avon Lake
- Plain City’s Christmas Under the Clock
There are also Christmas Markets like the Christkindlmarkt at Mulberry Street Herb Farm in Huron, Toledo’s Holiday Night Market, the Christkindlmarkt at German Central Foundation in Parma and the Christkindl Market of Bryan.
You may want to check out the Cleveland Donauschwaben Krampus Fest in Olmsted Township (pic not from Krampus Fest).
There are also Craft Shows and Bazaars GALORE, Holiday Light Shows ALL OVER the state…
…and one or more holiday event happening in every city marked with a pin.
Check out the map below to explore.
And, who knows – maybe you’re curious of other holiday festivals and shows in nearby states.
Last week, I went to Lights Under Louisville (Review) in Kentucky – which takes place inside a CAVE – and that was a lot of fun.
If you are interested in this weekend’s festivals outside of Ohio, check out this week’s post at Festival Guides and Reviews: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-120824
If happen to be in California this weekend, I have a post for that state as well: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/california-weekend-120824
Have a wonderful weekend!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: December 5-8, 2024
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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
12/7-12/8 – Dalton Holidays Festival – Dalton – My Review
12/6-12/7 – Christmas in the Village Holiday Marketplace and Street Fair – Plymouth – My Review
12/7-12/8 – Christmas in Zoar – Zoar – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
12/6-12/7 – Gifts that Give Back Vendor Market – Logan
12/6-12/8 – Columbus Winterfair – Columbus
12/6-12/8 – Berea Fine Arts Club Holiday Show – Berea
12/6-12/8 – An American Holiday at the Butler Arts and Crafts Show – Youngstown
12/6-12/8 – E.J. Thomas Christmas Arts & Crafts Show – Akron
12/7 – Market BLEU Winter Quarter – Cincinnati
12/7 – Christmas in the Country Craft Show – Orwell
12/7 – Canfield High School Craft Show – Canfield
12/7 – Christmas in the Barn Craft Show – Avon
12/7 – Frosty’s Boutique – Alliance
12/7 – Tecumseh Craft Show – New Carlisle
12/7 – Frazeysburg Lions Club Holiday Bazaar – Frazeysburg
12/7 – Saint Albert Craft Fair – North Royalton
12/7 – Hometown Christmas Craft and Vendor Show – West Alexandria
12/7 – iSTEM Craft Market – Painesville
12/7 – Holiday Craft and Vendor Show – East Canton
Weekend continues below…
12/7 – Ontario Community Craft Show – Mansfield
12/7 – Butler’s Christmas in the Village Craft Show – Butler
12/7 – Holiday Craft Fair – Willowick
12/7 – December Indie Green Market – Cleveland
12/7 – Findlay Market Holiday Market Weekend I – Cincinnati
12/7 – St. Julie Billiart Craft Show – North Ridgeville
12/7 – Eaton High School Craft Show and Music Festival – Eaton
12/7 – Gingerbread Cottage Craft Show – Westerville
12/7 – Dublin Holiday Market – Dublin
12/7 – Christmas By-The-Lake Craft Show – Avon Lake
12/7 – Christmas at Apollo Craft Show – Lima
12/7 – ‘Tis the Season Craft and Vendor Show – Whitehall
12/7 – Brukner Nature Center Winter Arts and Craft Show – Troy
12/7 – Fairlawn Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show – Fairlawn
Weekend continues below…
12/7 – Buckeye Model Train and Railroad Artifacts Show – Columbus
12/7-12/8 – Tis the Season Craft and Vendor Show – Elyria
12/7-12/8 – Purple Poinsettia Craft and Vendor Show – Xenia
12/7-12/8 – Mulberry Creek Christkindlmarkt – Huron
12/7-12/8 – Winter Weekend – Wintersville
12/7-12/8 – Christmas in the Valley – Valley City
12/8 – Jim and Dan Comic and Toy Show! IV – Dayton
12/8 – Artisan Fair and Brisket Lunch – Kettering
12/8 – Christmas-By-The-Lake Gift Market and Club Craft Show – Toledo
12/8 – Not Your Mama’s Craft Market Holiday Market in German Village – Columbus
12/8 – Medina Railroad and Toy Show IV – Medina
12/8 – Mayfield Cheerleader Craft Fair – Mayfield Village
12/8 – Christmas in the Valley – Valley City
12/8 – Cin City Reptile Show – West Chester
OHIO FESTIVALS
12/2-12/8 – Candy Cane Trail II – Ashland
12/2-12/8 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake II – Ashtabula
12/2-12/8 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park IV – Atwater
12/2-12/8 – PNC Festival of Lights III – Cincinnati
12/2-12/8 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill II – Clifton
12/2-12/8 – The Joy of Christmas Light Show III – Columbiana
12/2-12/8 – Conservatory Aglow III – Columbus
12/2-12/8 – Wanderlights III – Columbus
12/2-12/8 – Foxtail Holiday Lights II – Copley
12/2-12/8 – A Carillon Christmas II – Dayton
12/2-12/8 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights III – Delaware
12/2-12/8 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights II – Eaton
12/2-12/8 – Sandusky County Fairgrounds Winter Wonderland I – Fremont
12/2-12/8 – Gallipolis in Lights II – Gallipolis
12/2-12/8 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio IV – Hartford
12/2-12/8 – Christmas Cruise Thru II – Hicksville
Weekend continues below…
12/2-12/8 – Lake of Lights II – Kenton
12/2-12/8 – Fairfield County Festival of Lights II – Lancaster
12/2-12/8 – Christmas at the Castle: A Kingdom of Lights II – Loudonville
12/2-12/8 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow II – Middletown
12/2-12/8 – Light Up Middletown II – Middletown
12/2-12/8 – The Christmas Ranch III – Morrow
12/2-12/8 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights III – Owensville
12/2-12/8 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo III – Powell
12/2-12/8 – Lights on the North Coast IV – Sandusky
12/2-12/8 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas V – Toledo
12/2-12/8 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights II – Upper Sandusky
12/2-12/8 – Armstrong Air and Space Museum Holiday Lights II – Wapakoneta
12/2-12/8 – Parklights at Caesar Ford II – Xenia
12/3-12/8 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo IV – Cleveland
12/3-12/8 – Pyramid Hill Lights IV – Hamilton
12/4-12/8 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation II – LaGrange
Weekend continues below…
12/4-12/8 – Christmas Tree Festival – Lima
12/4-12/8 – Magic of Lights II – Middleburg Heights
12/5-12/7 – Christkindl Market of Bryan II – Bryan
12/5-12/7 – Winter Wonderfest III – Hartville
12/5-12/8 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights II – Akron
12/5-12/8 – Christmas at Dogwood Pass II – Beaver
12/5-12/8 – Merry and Bright Christmas Lights II – Celina
12/5-12/8 – Light in the Forest I – Cincinnati
12/5-12/8 – Winterfest II – Portsmouth
12/5-12/8 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show II – Van Wert
12/5-12/8 – Gift of Lights II – Wapakoneta
12/6 – Pickerington Holiday Gathering – Pickerington
12/6 – The Christmas Station – Xenia
12/6-12/7 – Christmas in the Village – Canal Winchester
12/6-12/7 – The Christmas Cave III – Minford
Weekend continues below…
12/6-12/7 – Christmas in the Village Holiday Marketplace and Street Fair – Plymouth – My Review
12/6-12/7 – Kris Kringle Markt – Tiffin
12/6-12/7 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights II – Waynesville
12/6-12/8 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens II – Alliance
12/6-12/8 – Christmas Around the World II – Avon
12/6-12/8 – Holidays on the Farm III – Cincinnati
12/6-12/8 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru II – Kirtland
12/6-12/8 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights II – Medina
12/6-12/8 – Sandusky Christmas Market II – Sandusky
12/6-12/8 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Holiday Market II – Steubenville
Weekend continues below…
12/6-12/8 – Seneca County Family Fair Lights III – Tiffin
12/6-12/8 – Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve II – Troy
12/6-12/8 – Woodland Lights III – Washington Township
12/6-12/8 – Christmas in the Village – Waynesville
12/7 – Albany Christmas in the Village – Albany
12/7 – WinterFest Columbus – Columbus
12/7 – Christmas at Central Park – Green
12/7 – Heart and Home for the Holiday’s Market – Hartville
12/7 – Huron Winter Fest – Huron
12/7 – Light Up Lakewood – Lakewood
12/7 – Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade and Festival – Lebanon
12/7 – WinterFest: Festival of Lights – Macedonia
12/7 – Mt. Blanchard Christmas in the Village – Mt. Blanchard
12/7 – Old Washington Winter Fest – Old Washington
Weekend continues below…
12/7 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Krampus Fest – Olmsted Township
12/7 – Oxford Holiday Festival – Oxford
12/7 – Christmas Under the Clock – Plain City
12/7 – Winter Faire at Lavender Ranch – Pomeroy
12/7 – Steubenville Christmas in the Park – Steubenville
12/7 – Holiday Night Market – Toledo
12/7 – Cleveland-Westlake Children’s Festival – Westlake
12/7-12/8 – Dalton Holidays Festival – Dalton – My Review
12/7-12/8 – Christkindlmarkt at Mulberry Creek Herb Farm – Huron
12/7-12/8 – Mercy Health Bright Lights II – Lima
12/7-12/8 – Christkindlmarkt at German Central Foundation – Parma
12/7-12/8 – Christmas in Ridgeville – Ridgeville Corners
12/7-12/8 – Memorial LightFest I – Wadsworth
12/7-12/8 – Christmas in Zoar – Zoar – My Review
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
12/2-12/8 – The Christmas Ranch III – Morrow
12/2-12/8 – PNC Festival of Lights III – Cincinnati
12/2-12/8 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights III – Owensville
12/2-12/8 – Light Up Middletown II – Middletown
12/2-12/8 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow II – Middletown
12/2-12/8 – A Carillon Christmas II – Dayton
12/3-12/8 – Pyramid Hill Lights IV – Hamilton
12/5-12/8 – Light in the Forest I – Cincinnati
12/6-12/7 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights II – Waynesville
12/6-12/8 – Christmas in the Village – Waynesville
12/6-12/8 – Holidays on the Farm III – Cincinnati
12/7 – Oxford Holiday Festival – Oxford
12/7 – Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade and Festival – Lebanon
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
12/3-12/8 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo IV – Cleveland
12/4-12/8 – Magic of Lights II – Middleburg Heights
12/4-12/8 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation II – LaGrange
12/5-12/8 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights II – Akron
12/6-12/8 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru II – Kirtland
12/6-12/8 – Christmas Around the World II – Avon
12/6-12/8 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights II – Medina
12/7 – Cleveland Donauschwaben Krampus Fest – Olmsted Township
12/7 – Christmas at Central Park – Green
12/7 – Light Up Lakewood – Lakewood
12/7 – WinterFest: Festival of Lights – Macedonia
12/7 – Cleveland-Westlake Children’s Festival – Westlake
12/7-12/8 – Christkindlmarkt at German Central Foundation – Parma
12/8 – Christmas in the Valley – Valley City
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
12/2-12/8 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo III – Powell
12/2-12/8 – Conservatory Aglow III – Columbus
12/2-12/8 – Wanderlights III – Columbus
12/2-12/8 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights III – Delaware
12/2-12/8 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio IV – Hartford
12/6 – Pickerington Holiday Gathering – Pickerington
12/6-12/7 – Christmas in the Village – Canal Winchester
12/7 – Christmas Under the Clock – Plain City
12/7 – WinterFest Columbus – Columbus
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Delaware | Florida | Georgia
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Pennsylvania
South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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