The Christmas Festivals in Ohio continue plus a website update.
Welcome back, festival fans.
The Christmas Festivals continue with Holiday Light Festivals and various other Craft Shows and Bazaars, Christmas Markets, Christmas Celebrations and more.
One Christmas Market I can vouch for this weekend is…
…the Hudson Christkindlmarkt (Review).
The Holiday Fests are going to continue for a few more weeks.
So while you’re either celebrating the holidays, shopping or just dealing with end-of-the-year activities, I am preparing the 2026 Ohio Festival Guide.
Did you know that next year’s Festival Guide is right UNDER the current Festival Guide? – It’s true!
And I’ve been updating the listings in this holiday period, already having gone through January through March and currently working on April. I’m hoping get through May (maybe even June) by the end of the month.
If you are involved in any festival yourself, feel free to send me an email with the 2026 dates!
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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-121425
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-121425
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-121425
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: December 11-14, 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
12/12-12/14 – Hudson Christkindlmarkt – Hudson – My Review
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
12/12-12/13 – Holiday Bazaar – Athens
12/12-12/13 – 720 Holiday Market at Oakwood Square III – Canton
12/12-12/13 – Mayberry Mini Market – Wapakoneta
12/12-12/14 – Oddmall: ChrisHanuKwanzMadan – Akron
12/13 – All the Creatures: an Alternative Holiday Market – Akron
12/13 – Bling in the Season – Copley
12/13 – Dublin Holiday Market – Dublin
12/13 – SC Trojan Bands Winter Craft Show – Greenwich
12/13 – Franklin County Holiday Craft Show and Bake Sale – Hilliard
12/13 – Oberlin PTO Winter Makers Market – Oberlin
12/13 – Warren Hometown Holidays – Warren
Weekend continues below…
12/13-12/14 – Cleveland Bazaar at 78th Street Studios – Cleveland
12/13-12/14 – ArtisanFest513 Holiday Market – Cincinnati
12/13-12/14 – Dayton Liederkranz-Turner German Club Christkindlmarkt – Dayton
12/13-12/14 – Mistletoe Magic Holiday Marketplace – Dayton
12/13-12/14 – Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Market – Medina
12/13-12/14 – St. Nick Craft Show – Seven Hills
12/13-12/14 – Jingle Mingle Craft and Vendor Show – Strongsville
12/13-12/14 – Christmas in the Valley – Valley City
12/14 – Not Your Mama’s Craft Market at BrewDog Brewery – Canal Winchester
12/14 – Dublin Christmas Market at Bridge Park – Dublin
12/14 – Columbus Winter Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show – Hilliard
12/14 – Winter Festival of Crafts – Sylvania
12/14 – Christmas in the Valley – Valley City
12/14 – Cin City Reptile Show – West Chester
OHIO FESTIVALS
12/7-12/13 – Winter Wonderfest III – Hartville
12/8-12/14 – Candy Cane Trail III – Ashland
12/8-12/14 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park IV – Atwater
12/8-12/14 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo IV – Cleveland
12/8-12/14 – Holidays on the Farm II – Cincinnati
12/8-12/14 – PNC Festival of Lights IV – Cincinnati
12/8-12/14 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill III – Clifton
12/8-12/14 – Conservatory Aglow IV – Columbus
12/8-12/14 – Wanderlights IV – Columbus
12/8-12/14 – A Carillon Christmas III – Dayton
12/8-12/14 – Woodland Lights IV – Dayton
12/8-12/14 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights IV – Delaware
12/8-12/14 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights III – Eaton
12/8-12/14 – Sandusky County Fairgrounds Winter Wonderland I – Fremont
12/8-12/14 – Gallipolis in Lights III – Gallipolis
Weekend continues below…
12/8-12/14 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio V – Hartford
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Cruise Thru III – Hicksville
12/8-12/14 – Lake of Lights III – Kenton
12/8-12/14 – Fairfield County Festival of Lights III – Lancaster
12/8-12/14 – Christmas at the Castle: A Kingdom of Lights III – Loudonville
12/8-12/14 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow IV – Middletown
12/8-12/14 – Light Up Middletown III – Middletown
12/8-12/14 – The Christmas Ranch IV – Morrow
12/8-12/14 – Magic of Lights III – North Ridgeville
12/8-12/14 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights IV – Owensville
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at the Park III – Plain City
12/8-12/14 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show III – Powell
12/8-12/14 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo IV – Powell
12/8-12/14 – Lights on the North Coast V – Sandusky
12/8-12/14 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas IV – Toledo
12/8-12/14 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights III – Upper Sandusky
12/8-12/14 – Memorial LightFest II – Wadsworth
Weekend continues below…
12/8-12/13 – Gift of Lights III – Wapakoneta
12/8-12/14 – Armstrong Air and Space Museum Holiday Lights III – Wapakoneta
12/8-12/14 – Parklights at Caesar Ford II – Xenia
12/9-12/14 – Pyramid Hill Lights V – Hamilton
12/10-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation III – LaGrange
12/11-12/13 – Christkindl Market of Bryan III – Bryan
12/11-12/14 – Christmas at Dogwood Pass III – Beaver
12/11-12/14 – Merry and Bright Christmas Lights III – Celina
12/11-12/14 – Light in the Forest II – Cincinnati
12/11-12/14 – The Joy of Christmas Light Show IV – Columbiana
12/11-12/14 – Winterfest III – Portsmouth
12/11-12/14 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show III – Van Wert
12/12-12/13 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights III – Waynesville
12/12-12/13 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens II – Alliance
Weekend continues below…
12/12-12/13 – The Christmas Cave IV – Minford
12/12-12/13 – Sandusky Christmas Market III – Sandusky
12/12-12/13 – “Mini” Mayberry Market – Wapakoneta
12/12-12/14 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights III – Akron
12/12-12/14 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake III – Ashtabula
12/12-12/14 – Hudson Christkindlmarkt – Hudson – My Review
12/12-12/14 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru II – Kirtland
12/12-12/14 – Mercy Health Bright Nights III – Lima
12/12-12/14 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights III – Medina
12/12-12/14 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Holiday Market III – Steubenville
12/12-12/14 – Seneca County Family Fair Lights IV – Tiffin
12/12-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve III – Troy
Weekend continues below…
12/13 – Christmas Carnival and Market – Caldwell
12/13 – Christmas in the Village Festival and Parade – Coolville
12/13 – Simply Christmas in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
12/13 – Christmas in Loveland – Loveland
12/13 – Christmas in the Village – Mechanicsburg
12/13 – Newtown Winterfest – Newtown
12/13 – Yuletide: NW Ohio Mini RenFest – Toledo
12/14 – The Toledo Craftsman’s Guild’s Winter Festival of Crafts – Toledo
12/14 – Westerville Winterfest and Carnival – Westerville
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
12/8-12/14 – Holidays on the Farm II – Cincinnati
12/8-12/14 – PNC Festival of Lights IV – Cincinnati
12/8-12/14 – A Carillon Christmas III – Dayton
12/8-12/14 – Light Up Middletown III – Middletown
12/8-12/14 – The Christmas Ranch IV – Morrow
12/8-12/14 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights IV – Owensville
12/8-12/14 – Woodland Lights IV – Washington Township
12/9-12/14 – Pyramid Hill Lights V – Hamilton
12/11-12/14 – Light in the Forest II – Cincinnati
12/12-12/13 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights III – Waynesville
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
12/8-12/14 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park IV – Atwater
12/8-12/14 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo IV – Cleveland
12/8-12/14 – Magic of Lights III – North Ridgeville
12/8-12/14 – Memorial LightFest II – Wadsworth
12/10-12/14 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation III – LaGrange
12/12-12/14 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights III – Akron
12/12-12/14 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights III – Medina
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
12/8-12/14 – Conservatory Aglow IV – Columbus
12/8-12/14 – Wanderlights IV – Columbus
12/8-12/14 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights IV – Delaware
12/8-12/14 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio V – Hartford
12/8-12/14 – Holiday Lights at the Park III – Plain City
12/8-12/14 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show III – Powell
12/8-12/14 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo IV – Powell
12/13 – Simply Christmas in Lithopolis – Lithopolis
12/14 – Westerville Winterfest and Carnival – Westerville
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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