Holiday Light Festivals and a few Craft Shows and Markets.
Welcome back, festival fans and a Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish readers.
We have entered the second half of December and the Craft Shows and Markets are dwindling down.
Most of the events this week consist of Holiday Light Festivals, but there is a Festivus Music Festival in College Corner if you’re in the area (or you can drive).
Just a quick note about the Festival Guide: I have gone through January-June dates and updated what I could. I’ll start looking at July (and after) once the New Year starts.
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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-122125
South: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-122125
West: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-122125
Have a great weekend, Ohio!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: December 18-21, 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
No festival reviews this week.
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OHIO FAIRS AND SHOWS
12/18 – He Sees you when you’re drinking at The Winery at Wolf Creek – Norton
12/19-12/20 – Last Minute Market at 78th Street Studios – Cleveland
12/19-12/21 – Holiday Market at the Screw Factory – Lakewood
12/20 – Bethany Lutheran Church Christmas Craft Fair – Parma
12/21 – Last Chance Market – Granville
12/21 – Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale – Medina
OHIO FESTIVALS
12/15-12/20 – Winter Wonderfest V – Hartville
12/15-12/20 – Gift of Lights IV – Wapakoneta
12/15-12/21 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights IV – Akron
12/15-12/21 – Candy Cane Trail IV – Ashland
12/15-12/21 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park V – Atwater
12/15-12/21 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo V – Cleveland
12/15-12/21 – PNC Festival of Lights V – Cincinnati
12/15-12/21 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill IV – Clifton
12/15-12/21 – The Joy of Christmas Light Show V – Columbiana
12/15-12/21 – Conservatory Aglow V – Columbus
12/15-12/21 – Wanderlights V – Columbus
Weekend continues below…
12/15-12/21 – A Carillon Christmas IV – Dayton
12/15-12/21 – Woodland Lights V – Dayton
12/15-12/21 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights V – Delaware
12/15-12/21 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights IV – Eaton
12/15-12/21 – Sandusky County Fairgrounds Winter Wonderland II – Fremont
12/15-12/21 – Gallipolis in Lights IV – Gallipolis
12/15-12/21 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio VI – Hartford
12/15-12/21 – Christmas Cruise Thru IV – Hicksville
12/15-12/21 – Lake of Lights IV – Kenton
12/15-12/21 – Fairfield County Festival of Lights IV – Lancaster
12/15-12/21 – Christmas at the Castle: A Kingdom of Lights IV – Loudonville
12/15-12/21 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow V – Middletown
Weekend continues below…
12/15-12/21 – Light Up Middletown IV – Middletown
12/15-12/21 – The Christmas Ranch V – Morrow
12/15-12/21 – Magic of Lights IV – North Ridgeville
12/15-12/21 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights V – Owensville
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights at the Park IV – Plain City
12/15-12/21 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show IV – Powell
12/15-12/21 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo V – Powell
12/15-12/21 – Lights on the North Coast VI – Sandusky
12/15-12/21 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas V – Toledo
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve IV – Troy
12/15-12/21 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights IV – Upper Sandusky
12/15-12/21 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show IV – Van Wert
Weekend continues below…
12/15-12/21 – Memorial LightFest III – Wadsworth
12/15-12/21 – Armstrong Air and Space Museum Holiday Lights IV – Wapakoneta
12/15-12/21 – Parklights at Caesar Ford III – Xenia
12/15-12/21 – Holidays on the Farm III – Cincinnati
12/16-12/21 – Pyramid Hill Lights VI – Hamilton
12/17-12/21 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation IV – LaGrange
12/18-12/20 – Christkindl Market of Bryan IV – Bryan
12/18-12/21 – Christmas at Dogwood Pass IV – Beaver
12/18-12/21 – Merry and Bright Christmas Lights IV – Celina
Weekend continues below…
12/18-12/21 – Light in the Forest III – Cincinnati
12/18-12/21 – Winterfest IV – Portsmouth
12/19-12/20 – The Christmas Cave V – Minford
12/19-12/20 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights IV – Waynesville
12/19-12/21 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens III – Alliance
12/19-12/21 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake IV – Ashtabula
12/19-12/21 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru III – Kirtland
12/19-12/21 – Mercy Health Bright Nights IV – Lima
12/19-12/21 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights IV – Medina
12/19-12/21 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Holiday Market IV – Steubenville
12/19-12/21 – Seneca County Family Fair Lights V – Tiffin
12/20 – Festivus – College Corner
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
12/15-12/21 – Holidays on the Farm III – Cincinnati
12/15-12/21 – PNC Festival of Lights V – Cincinnati
12/15-12/21 – A Carillon Christmas IV – Dayton
12/15-12/21 – Light Up Middletown IV – Middletown
12/15-12/21 – The Christmas Ranch V – Morrow
12/15-12/21 – Cincinnati’s Nights of Lights V – Owensville
12/15-12/21 – Woodland Lights V – Washington Township
12/16-12/21 – Pyramid Hill Lights VI – Hamilton
12/18-12/21 – Light in the Forest III – Cincinnati
12/19-12/20 – Yuletide Village Season of Lights IV – Waynesville
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
12/15-12/21 – Akron Zoo Wild Lights IV – Akron
12/15-12/21 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park V – Atwater
12/15-12/21 – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo V – Cleveland
12/15-12/21 – Magic of Lights IV – North Ridgeville
12/15-12/21 – Memorial LightFest III – Wadsworth
12/17-12/21 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation IV – LaGrange
12/19-12/21 – Medina County Fair Drive Thru Holiday Lights IV – Medina
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
12/15-12/21 – Conservatory Aglow V – Columbus
12/15-12/21 – Wanderlights V – Columbus
12/15-12/21 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights V – Delaware
12/15-12/21 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio VI – Hartford
12/15-12/21 – Holiday Lights at the Park IV – Plain City
12/15-12/21 – Lucy Depp Park Light Show IV – Powell
12/15-12/21 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo V – 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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