Nativity at Cathedral Square

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Formerly known as the State Auto Christmas Corner, this life-sized nativity scene now sits at St. Joseph Cathedral downtown and ranks among the city's longest-running holiday traditions. It is lit nightly from Black Friday weekend into early January.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Columbus is around 5:08 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:38 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 23°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 4 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 17 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

• Sawmill Meadows Lights — 0.3 mi · Columbus
• Segaway Holiday Lights Tour — 0.3 mi · Columbus
• Wanderlights — 0.3 mi · Columbus
• Conservatory Aglow — 2.2 mi · Columbus
• The Gibbswold House — 6.3 mi · Obetz
• Upper Arlington Light Show (Reed Road) — 7 mi · Upper Arlington
• Carnoustie Circle Display — 7.2 mi · Grove City
• Creekside Park Holiday Lights — 7.3 mi · Gahanna

Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 6-stop Columbus lights loop — about 11.9 miles and 53 minutes of driving in total.

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