The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are a Cincinnati tradition. Their new home at Museum Center affords a lot more room to the display and includes the neighboring Holiday Junction area.
The PNC Festival of Lights features hundreds of thousands of LED lights all over the zoo. You'll also find a huge Christmas tree, Santa and his reindeer and a walk-through tunnel of lights. Read more.
Don't miss Balluminaria! Hot air balloons gather around Mirror Lake the Saturday before Thanksgiving each year. Get there early if you want a spot along the wall. Click the link for time lapse video. Read more.
It's only $3 to skate and $3 for skate rental... have your own skates? Bring them, it will cut your cost in half!!
The Trains, Trestles and Traditions celebration takes over Krohn around the holidays each year. It features a train display that loops through the building and a giant poinsettia tree. Read more.
What could be better each Christmas than seeing Santa and his sleigh SCUBA diving with the sharks? It's just one of the annual traditions at the Newport Aquarium.
Downtown Lebanon plays host to an annual Christmas Festival on the first Saturday of December. The horsedrawn carriage parade is the highlight of the event. Hundreds of horses parade through downtown.
Fountain Square hosts the official Cincinnati Christmas Tree. They light it each year at a huge party on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
For many families, the Holiday season isn't complete without seeing a performance of the Cincinnati Ballet's Nutcracker. Read more.
If you're looking for a traditional wagon ride out onto the farm where you can pick your own tree and cut it down, this is the place. They have a great selection of trees and all the trimmings.
The drive-through Holiday Lights on the Hill is a local favorite. The entire park is decked out in lights for the event.
Swing by and pick up a copy of A Cincinnati Night Before Christmas. The illustrations feature iconic Cincinnati locations. Proceeds benefit local adoption charities.
Perhaps Cincinnati's most famous holiday tradition isn't a real tradition at all. Who could forget the famous WKRP Thanksgiving Turkey Drop? "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Read more.
Starting at 6:10 each night, the Levee lights up with a dancing light display every 20 minutes. The lights run from the Gallery building along the Riverwalk to the Aquarium building.
This farm features more than 500,000 dancing lights synchronized to holiday music. You can get your photo made with Santa, enjoy a wagon or train ride or grab some hot chocolate from their café.
The Gingerbread City in the lobby is definitely worth seeing. It features several of the city's most iconic buildings. It's a 10-minute experience, so stop in while you're downtown for other things.
For more than 20 years, Playhouse in the Park's rendition of Dickens' A Christmas Carol has been a Cincinnati tradition. The amazing sets and stage magic make it a show not to be missed.
Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World's Largest Indoor Train Display. There are endless displays and fun for everyone!
