Celebrate the rest of 2023 with Holiday Lights and New Year’s Eve Celebrations!
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
We are at the end of the year when festivals, as we typically know them, are basically non-existent. What you will see in the following TWO weeks of events (I’m listing the rest of the year) are Christmas/Holiday Light Show attractions to drive or walk through. With the kids home now, it’s not a bad idea to check out one or more of the attractions during the weeknights.
Apart with a Lights, at the end of the year, there are two NYE Festivals (Port Clinton and Fremont) and a Holiday Special Brew at the Akron Zoo on December 30.
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It’s been a wonderful festival year in 2023 and I’m sure many of you are awaiting what’s to come in 2024!
If so, please know that you can always head to the Ohio Festival Guide and simply scroll down to see festival listings through all of 2024.
While most of the festival dates haven’t been confirmed just yet (they have the * next to the date), I’ll be getting on that very soon once the Texas Festival Guide is complete and the New Jersey Festival Guide is added.
If you want to confirm a festival date, simply reach out to me via email.
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Have a wonderful rest of the year, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
If you are traveling out of Ohio, be sure to look at this week’s post of my sister site – Festival Guides and Reviews – to see what’s going on beyond Ohio this weekend. You can find that post at – https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/festival-weekend-123123
Have a wonderful rest of the year!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Ohio Festival Weekend: December 21-31, 2023
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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
12/20 – He Sees you when you’re drinking at The Winery at Wolf Creek – Norton
12/22-12/23 – Polaris Makers Market Christmas Shows – Columbus
OHIO FESTIVALS
12/18-12/21 – Sandusky County Fairgrounds Winter Wonderland III – Fremont
12/18-12/22 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru IV – Kirtland
12/18-12/23 – The Christmas Ranch VI – Morrow
12/18-12/24 – Christmas Cruise Thru V – Hicksville
12/18-12/24 – Foxtail Holiday Lights V – Copley
12/18-12/24 – Coney Island’s Night of Lights VII – Cincinnati
12/18-12/24 – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow V – Middletown
12/18-12/24 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill V – Clifton
12/18-12/24 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland: Dayton VI – Dayton
Weekend continues below…
12/18-12/24 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights IV – Eaton
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve V – Troy
12/18-12/24 – Gift of Lights V – Wapakoneta
12/18-12/24 – The Joy of Christmas Light Show VI – Columbiana
12/18-12/24 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio VII – Hartford
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo VI – Cleveland
12/18-12/24 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park VI – Canfield
12/18-12/24 – Parklights at Caesar Ford IV – Xenia
12/18-12/24 – Gallipolis in Lights V – Gallipolis
Weekend continues below…
12/18-12/24 – Light Up Middletown V – Middletown
12/18-12/24 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights IV – Upper Sandusky
12/18-12/24 – Lucas County Holiday Light Show VI – Maumee
12/18-12/24 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas VI – Toledo
12/18-12/24 – A Carillon Christmas V – Dayton
12/18-12/24 – Magic of Lights V – Middleburg Heights
12/18-12/24 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake V – Ashtabula
12/18-12/24 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show V – Van Wert
Weekend continues below…
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo VI – Powell
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Woodland Lights VI – Washington Township
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – PNC Festival of Lights VI – Cincinnati
12/18-12/24 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights VI – Delaware
12/19-12/24 – Pyramid Hill Lights VI – Hamilton
12/20-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation V – LaGrange
12/20-12/24 – Mercy Health Bright Lights V – Lima
Weekend continues below…
12/21-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Light in the Forest IV – Cincinnati
12/21-12/24 – Merry and Bright Christmas Lights IIV – Celina
12/21-12/24 – Christmas at Dogwood Pass V – Beaver
12/22-12/23 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Holiday Market VI – Steubenville
12/22-12/23 – Seneca County Family Fair Lights V – Tiffin
12/22-12/23 – Christmas at the Castle: A Kingdom of Lights V – Loudonville
12/22-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens V – Alliance
12/23 – Winterfest VI – Portsmouth
12/25 – 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show VI – Van Wert
12/25 – Foxtail Holiday Lights VI – Copley
12/25-12/30 – A Carillon Christmas VI – Dayton
12/25-12/30 – The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill VI – Clifton
12/25-12/30 (Closed 12/25) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo VII – Cleveland
12/25-12/30 – Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights V – Upper Sandusky
12/25-12/31 – Whispering Christmas Holiday Lights V – Eaton
12/25-12/31 – Lucas County Holiday Light Show VII – Maumee
12/25-12/31 – Parklights at Caesar Ford V – Xenia
12/25-12/31 – Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake VI – Ashtabula
12/25-12/31 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas VII – Toledo
12/25-12/31 – Light Up Middletown VI – Middletown
Weekend continues below…
12/25-12/31 – Magic of Lights VI – Middleburg Heights
12/25-12/31 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights VII – Delaware
12/25-12/31 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo VII – Powell
12/25-12/31 – Coney Island’s Night of Lights VIII – Cincinnati
12/25-12/31 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland: Dayton VII – Dayton
12/25-12/31 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio IX – Hartford
12/25-12/31 (Closed 12/25) – Land of Illusion Christmas Glow VI – Middletown
12/25-12/31 (Closed 12/25) – Gift of Lights VI – Wapakoneta
Weekend continues below…
12/25-12/31 – PNC Festival of Lights VII – Cincinnati
12/25-12/31 – Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park VII – Canfield
12/25-1/1 – Gallipolis in Lights VI – Gallipolis
12/26-12/30 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens VI – Alliance
12/26-12/31 – Pyramid Hill Lights VII – Hamilton
12/27-12/30 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation VI – LaGrange
12/28-12/30 – Light in the Forest V – Cincinnati
12/30 – Winterfest VII – Portsmouth
12/30 – Holiday Special Brew at the Akron Zoo – Akron
12/31 – Downtown Fremont New Year’s Eve Celebration – Fremont
12/31 – Walleye Madness – Port Clinton
AKRON-CANTON FESTIVALS
12/22-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens V – Alliance
12/26-12/30 – Nature’s A-Glow at Beech Creek Gardens VI – Alliance
12/30 – Holiday Special Brew at the Akron Zoo – Akron
CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
12/17-12/23 – Light in the Forest IV – Cincinnati
12/18-12/24 – Light Up Middletown V – Middletown
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – PNC Festival of Lights VI – Cincinnati
12/25-12/31 – Light Up Middletown VI – Middletown
12/25-12/31 – PNC Festival of Lights VII – Cincinnati
12/28-12/30 – Light in the Forest V – Cincinnati
CLEVELAND FESTIVALS
12/18-12/22 – Lake Metroparks Country Lights Drive Thru IV – Kirtland
12/18-12/24 – Magic of Lights V – Middleburg Heights
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo VI – Cleveland
12/20-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation V – LaGrange
12/25-12/30 (Closed 12/25) – Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo VII – Cleveland
12/25-12/31 – Magic of Lights VI – Middleburg Heights
12/27-12/30 – Holiday Lights at Carlisle Reservation VI – LaGrange
COLUMBUS FESTIVALS
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo VI – Powell
12/18-12/24 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio VII – Hartford
12/18-12/24 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights VI – Delaware
12/25-12/31 – Wildlights at Columbus Zoo VII – Powell
12/25-12/31 – Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights VII – Delaware
12/25-12/31 – WonderLight’s Christmas in Ohio IX – Hartford
DAYTON FESTIVALS
12/18-12/24 – A Carillon Christmas V – Dayton
12/18-12/24 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland: Dayton VI – Dayton
12/18-12/24 (Closed 12/24) – Woodland Lights VI – Washington Township
12/25-12/30 – A Carillon Christmas VI – Dayton
12/25-12/31 – Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland: Dayton VII – Dayton
TOLEDO FESTIVALS
12/18-12/24 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas VI – Toledo
12/25-12/31 – Toledo Zoo Lights Before Christmas VII – Toledo
12/31 – Walleye Madness – Port Clinton
Do you notice festivals on the map beyond Ohio? Find them below!
Alabama | Arkansas | 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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