Christmas lights in Ohio

27 displays across 16 cities — each listing shows when it was last confirmed.

Columbus area

Metro Parks Twinkling Lights and Winter Hikes

Battelle Darby Creek, Blacklick Woods, Highbanks, Homestead, and Inniswood metro parks · Columbus area, Ohio

December 2025 – February 2026; Chestnut Ridge lantern walks Dec 5-6 · Dusk-8pm

Freeattractionlighted trail systems at five parksWinter Hike Series with hot drinks and a collectible patchevening lantern walks with hot chocolate at Chestnut Ridge

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Columbus

Conservatory Aglow

Franklin Park Conservatory · Columbus, Ohio

November 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026 (closed select dates incl. Dec 24-25, Dec 31-Jan 1) · Evenings from 5pm

$17-$29.50attractionrainbow tunnelornament treesoutdoor displays in the Children's Garden and Grand Mallwaygingerbread contestlive entertainmentpopular nights sell out

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Holiday Lights at Easton Town Center

Easton Town Center · Columbus, Ohio

November 14, 2025 – early January 2026 · Nightly at dusk; tree light show every 5 minutes, 5pm-11pm

Freeattraction2 million lights56-foot illuminated treetree light show every 5 minuteshorse-drawn carriage ridesSanta photosdrone show (Dec 11)menorah lighting (Dec 15)

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Nativity at Cathedral Square

St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E Broad St · Columbus, Ohio

November 28, 2025 – January 5, 2026 · Lit nightly

Freeattractionlife-sized nativity sceneone of Columbus's longest-running holiday traditions

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Sawmill Meadows Lights

2691 Sawmill Meadows Ave (off Sawmill Rd, north of Hard Rd) · Columbus, Ohio

Check Facebook page for 2025 opening · Check Facebook page

Freeresidentialmultiple songs synchronized to color-changing lightsfeatured on local newsalso decorates for Halloween

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Segaway Holiday Lights Tour

Departs Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N High St · Columbus, Ohio

November 29 – December 30, 2025 · Tours at 6pm and 8:30pm

$59attractionguided Segway ride through downtown and the Scioto Greenwayholiday music en route~1.5 hours including training

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Wanderlights

Columbus Commons, Town Street, and the Scioto Mile · Columbus, Ohio

November 21, 2025 – February 15, 2026 · 5pm-10pm nightly

Freeattraction500,000+ 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 Santa

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Delaware

Butch Bando's Fantasy of Lights

Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds, 3311 S Old State Rd · Delaware, Ohio

November 21, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · 5:30pm-9pm Sun-Thu; 5:30pm-10pm Fri-Sat

$20-$30 per cardrive-thruthree-mile drive-thru route~30-minute driveLED displays through Alum Creek State ParkSanta Mailbox on select days

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Lights of Glenross

Ballater Dr, Glenross neighborhood (between US 23 and S Old State Rd) · Delaware, Ohio

Thanksgiving – January 1, 2026 · 5pm-9pm Sun-Thu; 5pm-11pm Fri-Sat

Freeneighborhood~300 participating houseslights choreographed to music on 88.5 FM

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Dublin

Killie Court Light Show

8787 Killie Ct · Dublin, Ohio

Through New Year's · 6pm-9pm nightly

Freeresidentialrotating three-song synchronized show every 30 minutes

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Gahanna

Creekside Park Holiday Lights

117 Mill Street · Gahanna, Ohio

November 23, 2025 – early January 2026 · 5pm-8:30pm Sun-Thu; 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat

Freeattraction250,000 lights synchronized to musicGingerbread Villagekickoff celebration with fireworks, ice sculpting, and Santa tree lighting

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Grove City

Backworth Drive Display

Backworth Dr, off Haughn Rd and Orders Rd · Grove City, Ohio

Holiday season · Evenings

Freeresidentialdonation box benefiting Columbus Pet Rescue

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Bellflower Court Display

2013 Bellflower Ct · Grove City, Ohio

Holiday season · Evenings

Freeresidentialhandmade light displayslighted Elf on the Shelf that moves nightlyneighboring houses also decorate

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Carnoustie Circle Display

1094 Carnoustie Cir · Grove City, Ohio

Holiday season · Evenings

Freeresidentialmusic synchronized on 93.9 FMSanta mailbox for kids' letters

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Hartford

WonderLight's Christmas in Ohio

Hartford Fairgrounds, 14028 Fairgrounds Rd · Hartford, Ohio

November 14, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · 5:30pm-10pm nightly, rain, shine, or snow

$30 per cardrive-thru1 million+ LED lights synchronized to music through the car stereothree full light tunnelsopen in all weather

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Lancaster

Christmas Lights Extravaganza

3595 McDonald Rd · Lancaster, Ohio

Thanksgiving weekend – just after New Year's · 6pm-11:30pm daily

Freedrive-thrudrive-through displaySanta appearances on select nightsdonations accepted

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Lewis Center

Newark

Winter Wonders Walk at Dawes Arboretum

Dawes Arboretum · Newark, Ohio

Select nights in early December · Evenings, select nights only

$10attractionglowing trees along walking trailsSanta visitslive reindeerice sculptureslive musicadvance tickets only

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Obetz

The Gibbswold House

1069 Gartner Ct (Butler Farms) · Obetz, Ohio

Check for 2025 dates · Show starts 7pm nightly

Freeresidential20,000 lightsmusic synchronized via posted radio station

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Pickerington

Fields Family Christmas Lights

288 Fox Glen Dr E · Pickerington, Ohio

Night after Thanksgiving – New Year's Day · 5pm-9pm Sun-Thu; 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat

Freeresidentiallights sequenced to Christmas songs on 89.7 FMtoy drive for Violet Township Fire Departmentdisplay grows every year

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Plain City

Lights at Pastime Park

Pastime Park · Plain City, Ohio

November 24, 2025 – January 4, 2026 · Evenings

nulldrive-thruthousands of lightsholiday character displayssynchronized to 89.5 FM

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Powell

Lucy Depp Park Light Show

Frabell Drive (enter Frabell Dr, exit Springdale Dr) · Powell, Ohio

Black Friday – first week of January · Dusk-10pm Sun-Thu; dusk-11pm Fri-Sat

Freeneighborhood9 decorated houses over 13 acresone-way drive-through loopsynchronized show on 87.9 FMcharity donations accepted

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · Powell, Ohio

November 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day) · Evening hours vary by night

nullattractionmillions of LED lights across zoo groundsholiday displays and soundsmember preview nightselect free admission nights

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Upper Arlington

Westerville

Dazzling Christmas Lights (Annehurst)

649 Old Coach Rd · Westerville, Ohio

Day after Thanksgiving – early January · 6pm-10pm Sun-Thu; 6pm-11pm Fri-Sat

Freeresidential100,000+ lights dancing to musicradio broadcast (90.1 FM)canned food drive for W.A.R.M.Santa's mailbox with replies

✓ Verified 2025-2026

Inniswood Illuminated

Inniswood Metro Gardens · Westerville, Ohio

December 1, 2025 – January 1, 2026 · Dusk-7:45pm

Freeattractionseasonal lights near the Herb Gardendisco ball in the spruce forestwalkable garden paths

✓ Verified 2025-2026

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