Interactive map: Central Ohio's festive light displays brighten the holiday season
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the holiday season gets into full swing, central Ohio is glowing with the magic of twinkling lights and dazzling displays.
Across the region, neighborhoods and attractions have transformed into radiant winter wonderlands, drawing visitors eager to bask in the holiday cheer. From family-friendly outings to romantic evening strolls, there is a light display for everyone.
Butch Bando's Fantasy of Lights
Location: Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds. 3311 South Old State Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015
Dates: Through Jan. 1, 2025
Details: A family-operated drive-through show displaying three miles of holiday lights.
Christmas by Candlelight
Location: Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E. Fairground St., Marion, Ohio 43302
Dates: Through Dec. 29, 2024
Details: Drive-through light display with thousands of Christmas lights and displays throughout the Marion County Fairgrounds.
Conservatory Aglow
Location: Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43203
Dates: Through Jan. 5, 2025
Details: A holiday wonderland with gardens and interior biomes decorated with dazzling lights. Light displays and shows, live entertainment, musical performances, festive igloos, refreshments, and more.
Dazzling Christmas Lights
Location: 649 Old Coach Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43081
Dates: Through Jan. 5, 2025
Details: An elaborate home light display synchronized to music, visited by thousands of people each season.
Easton's Holiday Lights
Location: Easton 160 Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio, 43219
Dates: Through Dec. 31, 2024
Details: Visitors can take photos with Santa, enjoy carriage rides, take part in a scavenger hunt, watch daily tree lighting shows, and more.
Garden of Lights
Location: 5805 Raiders Rd., Frazeysburg, Ohio 43822
Dates: Through March 2, 2025
Details: A family-friendly Alice in Wonderland-themed outdoor walk-through light display. The exhibition is wheelchair accessible and food and drinks are available.
Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill
Location: Clifton Mill, 75 Water St., Clifton, Ohio 45316
Dates: Through Dec. 25, 2024
Details: Enjoy four million lights, an outdoor miniature village, a Santa Claus Museum, and more.
Lucy Depp Park Light Show
Location: 9360 Frabell Dr., Powell, Ohio 43065
Dates: Through Jan. 5, 2025
Details: One hundred thousand lights synchronized to music decorate nine houses on more than 12 acres, with a half-mile drive-through loop.
Nativity at Cathedral Square, formerly State Auto's Christmas Corner
Location: St. Joseph's Cathedral, 257 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dates: Through Jan. 6, 2025
Details: The Nativity at Cathedral Square features the life-size nativity scene once displayed outside the State Auto building.
Wanderlights, Downtown Columbus
Locations:
• Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215
• Town Street, 50 W. Town St., Columbus, Ohio 43215
• Scioto Mile, 233 S. Civic Center Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dates: Through Feb. 16, 2025
Details: A free experience for families, couples, and solo adventurers with more than 500,000 holiday lights.
Wildlights
Location: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell, Ohio 43065
Dates: Through Jan. 5, 2025
Details: A central Ohio holiday tradition, Wildlights illuminates the zoo with millions of LED lights. The experience includes animated musical light shows, festive activities, and more.
WonderLight's Christmas
Location: Hartford Fairgrounds, 14028 Fairgrounds Rd., Hartford, Ohio 43013
Dates: Through Jan. 5, 2025
Details: A drive-through light show with more than one million LED lights synchronized to traditional and newer Christmas music played through visitors' car stereos.