Wanderlights
✓ Verified 2025-2026
Where: Columbus Commons, Town Street, and the Scioto Mile, Columbus, Ohio
When: November 21, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Hours: 5pm-10pm nightly
Cost: free
500,000+ LED lights40-foot lit treeglowing archway tunnel30 penguin light sculptures40+ sculptural lights and 75 wrapped trees at the Scioto Mile FountainWander Nights with free hot chocolate, carousel rides, movies, and Santaattraction
Downtown's free walk-through display strings more than half a million LED lights across three connected sites: Columbus Commons, Town Street, and the Scioto Mile, where 30 penguin sculptures glow between High Street and Civic Center Drive. On select December Wander Nights (Dec 5-6, 12-13, 19-20) visitors get complimentary hot chocolate, carousel rides, movie screenings at the Scioto Mile Fountain, and Santa visits in the Lazarus Building galleria.