Find Christmas Events in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

Light Up the Fair

Boone County Fair Grounds
5819 Idlewild Rd, Burlington, KY 41005

South

Light Up The Fair is a new drive thru light show synchronized to music located at the Boone County Fairgrounds. This event will be a mile long display with over 1/2 a million lights! Gates: Gates open at 5:30 and the show will begin at dark.

Light Up The Fair is a new drive thru light show synchronized to music located at the Boone County Fairgrounds. This event will be a mile long display with over 1/2 a million lights! Gates: Gates open at 5:30 and the show will begin at dark.

Santaland

Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

After your tour of Holiday In Lights, head inside Sharon Centre for some more holiday magic. Enjoy the family-friendly entertainment, share your wish list with Santa, check out the train display, do some holiday shopping at Nature’s Niche and pick up a sweet treat. Visit...

After your tour of Holiday In Lights, head inside Sharon Centre for some more holiday magic. Enjoy the family-friendly entertainment, share your wish list with Santa, check out the train display, do some holiday shopping at Nature’s Niche and pick up a sweet treat. Visit...

Christmas Nights of Lights

Coney Island
6201 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230

East

Visitors of all ages will be awed by the larger-than-life trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and fantastic tunnels of lights! In the warmth of your own car, you can sing along to the sounds of the season synchronized to each holiday display. Christmas Nights of...

Visitors of all ages will be awed by the larger-than-life trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and fantastic tunnels of lights! In the warmth of your own car, you can sing along to the sounds of the season synchronized to each holiday display. Christmas Nights of...

Borealis

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum
1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH 45013

North

Formerly Holiday Lights on the Hill, Borealis is a new concept Pyramid Hill and Brave Berlin have concocted beginning in 2018. Take in a complete transformation of their outdoor pavilion into a 13 projector, 180° drive by media experience. It was a hit and a bold new idea was...

Formerly Holiday Lights on the Hill, Borealis is a new concept Pyramid Hill and Brave Berlin have concocted beginning in 2018. Take in a complete transformation of their outdoor pavilion into a 13 projector, 180° drive by media experience. It was a hit and a bold new idea was...

Christmas Musical- Voice & Sign Choirs

Friendship Baptist Church
8580 Cheviot Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251

North

Join us as we lift up the name of our Savior in song with the Voice & Sign Choirs of Friendship Baptist Church.

Join us as we lift up the name of our Savior in song with the Voice & Sign Choirs of Friendship Baptist Church.

Holiday Pops

Cincinnati Pops
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Cincinnati’s holiday tradition returns! Make new family memories with a sparkling blend of holiday favorites at Music Hall. Music Hall becomes a winter wonderland as you make memories of a lifetime with friends and family. This year's concert features vocalist Megan...

Cincinnati’s holiday tradition returns! Make new family memories with a sparkling blend of holiday favorites at Music Hall. Music Hall becomes a winter wonderland as you make memories of a lifetime with friends and family. This year's concert features vocalist Megan...

A Christmas Carol

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a miraculous Christmas Eve transformation as he views with new eyes his past, present and the possibilities of the future. As he witnesses all those who have improved his life he realizes that it's never too late to change his miserly ways. A Christmas...

Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a miraculous Christmas Eve transformation as he views with new eyes his past, present and the possibilities of the future. As he witnesses all those who have improved his life he realizes that it's never too late to change his miserly ways. A Christmas...

The Story of Christmas

Hillcrest Baptist Church of Carlisle
820 Central Ave, Carlisle, OH 45005

North

The Story of Christmas presented by Hillcrest Baptist Church of Carlisle sanctuary choir   Now in its twenty-second year of production. New scenes and music added each year to make it unique. Admission is absolutely free and no offering will be taken. Consider this a...

The Story of Christmas presented by Hillcrest Baptist Church of Carlisle sanctuary choir   Now in its twenty-second year of production. New scenes and music added each year to make it unique. Admission is absolutely free and no offering will be taken. Consider this a...

Home for the Holidays

Latonia Christian Church
3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, KY 41015

South

featuring the music of the Holiday Season!

featuring the music of the Holiday Season!

Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops

Bass Pro Shops at the Cincinnati Mall
300 Cincinnati Mills Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240

North

Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event. The magic returns to Bass Pro Shops and Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...

Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event. The magic returns to Bass Pro Shops and Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...

Holiday Junction Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

Explore 9,000 square feet of trains, including displays from the early 1900s and 1930s. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, and the return of Cincinnati's iconic Duke Energy Holiday Trains, a tradition for more than 70 years and counting. LEGO lovers will delight in...

Explore 9,000 square feet of trains, including displays from the early 1900s and 1930s. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, and the return of Cincinnati's iconic Duke Energy Holiday Trains, a tradition for more than 70 years and counting. LEGO lovers will delight in...

Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s

Cabela's
7250 Cabela Drive, West Chester, OH 45069

North

Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event returning to Cabela’s this holiday season. Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...

Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event returning to Cabela’s this holiday season. Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...

Christmas at EnterTRAINment Junction

EnterTRAINment Junction
7379 Squire Court, West Chester, OH 45069

Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World’s Largest Indoor Train Display. Take a “Journey to the North Pole”, where you can can meet Mrs. Claus and Santa himself.

Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World’s Largest Indoor Train Display. Take a “Journey to the North Pole”, where you can can meet Mrs. Claus and Santa himself.

A Zinzinnati Holiday

Krohn Conservatory
1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Discover the beauty of our city’s German history at our holiday display. Surround yourself with evergreens and poinsettias as you stroll through the historical representations of Cincinnati’s buildings. On view you will find Atlas Cedar, Lawson Cypress, and an array of...

Discover the beauty of our city’s German history at our holiday display. Surround yourself with evergreens and poinsettias as you stroll through the historical representations of Cincinnati’s buildings. On view you will find Atlas Cedar, Lawson Cypress, and an array of...

Santa Photos

Liberty Center
7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township, OH 45069

North

Santa will be taking photos with families and spreading magic throughout the holiday season in The Living Room located inside the Foundry.  

Santa will be taking photos with families and spreading magic throughout the holiday season in The Living Room located inside the Foundry.  

Water Wonderland with Scuba Santa

Newport Aquarium
1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071

South

Celebrate a Cincinnati holiday tradition with Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium! It’s a Water Wonderland full of playful penguins, colorful holiday lights, and a flurry of magical bubbles. See Scuba Santa swim underwater with a tank full of sharks and tell him what you want...

Celebrate a Cincinnati holiday tradition with Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium! It’s a Water Wonderland full of playful penguins, colorful holiday lights, and a flurry of magical bubbles. See Scuba Santa swim underwater with a tank full of sharks and tell him what you want...

Santa's House on the Levee

Newport on the Levee
1 Levee Way, Newport, KY 41071

South

Santa's House on the Levee is an award-winning, immersive, RFID-powered holiday experience which takes place in Santa and Mrs. Claus' beautiful and modern home located inside The Gallery Building—complete with a red-carpet arrival, sounds of a crackling fire, evergreen trim,...

Santa's House on the Levee is an award-winning, immersive, RFID-powered holiday experience which takes place in Santa and Mrs. Claus' beautiful and modern home located inside The Gallery Building—complete with a red-carpet arrival, sounds of a crackling fire, evergreen trim,...

Tony and Mo Elf Christmas Show with Ornament Making

Sam Adams Taproom
1727 Logan St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

From 3-7 PM come hang out and create a special, autographed ornament for Bearcats lovers! 

From 3-7 PM come hang out and create a special, autographed ornament for Bearcats lovers! 

ChristmasTown

Creation Museum
2800 Bullittsburg Church Road, Petersburg, KY 41080

South

Experience the wonder that surrounded the Savior’s birth at this free Christmas event featuring a live nativity, spectacular lights displays, and more! Complete with a Stunning Garden of Lights, two giant steel dinosaur sculptures lit up in a spectacular way! Explore the...

Experience the wonder that surrounded the Savior’s birth at this free Christmas event featuring a live nativity, spectacular lights displays, and more! Complete with a Stunning Garden of Lights, two giant steel dinosaur sculptures lit up in a spectacular way! Explore the...

ChristmasTime at the Ark

Ark Encounter
Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, KY 41097

South

Don't miss a sea of bright milti-colored lights on the grounds of The Ark Encoucounter this Christmas season. Be in awe of the 70-foot-long LED screen sharing the hope of Christmas in a special animated video inside the Answers Center. Guests can join a Christmas Carol...

Don't miss a sea of bright milti-colored lights on the grounds of The Ark Encoucounter this Christmas season. Be in awe of the 70-foot-long LED screen sharing the hope of Christmas in a special animated video inside the Answers Center. Guests can join a Christmas Carol...

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Behringer-Crawford Museum
1600 Montague Road, Covington, KY 41011

South

Toy trains will click-clack down the tracks, snow dogs will spin on the ice rink and Behringer-Crawford Museum will be aglow with lights, music and the holiday spirit when the 2019 Holiday [email protected] opens on Saturday, November 16.   This is the 28th year for BCM’s...

Toy trains will click-clack down the tracks, snow dogs will spin on the ice rink and Behringer-Crawford Museum will be aglow with lights, music and the holiday spirit when the 2019 Holiday [email protected] opens on Saturday, November 16.   This is the 28th year for BCM’s...

Caroling at Fountain Square

Fountain Square
Fifth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Check out caroling on the Square! Choir performances by local high school and elementary schools:   12/5, 6:00-6:30p: Indian Hill 5th Grade Choir 12/6, 1:00p-1:30p: Mariemont Junior High Girls Choir 12/8, 10:00a-12:00p: Mt. Washington School Choir 12/12, 12:00p-12:30p:...

Check out caroling on the Square! Choir performances by local high school and elementary schools:   12/5, 6:00-6:30p: Indian Hill 5th Grade Choir 12/6, 1:00p-1:30p: Mariemont Junior High Girls Choir 12/8, 10:00a-12:00p: Mt. Washington School Choir 12/12, 12:00p-12:30p:...

Why Don't We: Kiss 107.1 Kissmas Concert

Madison Theater
730 Madison Ave., Covington, KY 41011

South

Live on stage with Kiss 107! 

Live on stage with Kiss 107! 

Train Days

Heritage Village Museum
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

Watch model trains chug through villages, around mountains, and through tunnels in these large model train displays inside an actual historic train station and Hayner House. At least 10 trains will be operating and they will include N, HO, O, and S scale model trains.

Watch model trains chug through villages, around mountains, and through tunnels in these large model train displays inside an actual historic train station and Hayner House. At least 10 trains will be operating and they will include N, HO, O, and S scale model trains.