Holiday Trip Planner

This is your insider's guide to Christmas festivals and light displays in Warren County! Each is sure to bring joy to merriment to kids young and old. 

Lebanon Antique Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade

Historic Downtown Lebanon
December 3
10a-8p
Parades: 1p & 7p
Admission: Free
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During the Lebanon Antique Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade, historic buildings and candle-lit streets provide you the perfect backdrop for one of the Midwest's most popular holiday traditions. Women, men, and children alike line Lebanon's charming downtown streets for this all-day event featuring a 1pm parade, street carolers, holiday shopping and concludes with the 7pm parade highlighted by carriages parading through beautiful candle-lit streets.

Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge

December 3-31
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Snowland, the annual holiday celebration at Great Wolf Lodge, offers families the perfect (and warm) alternative to winter's falling temperatures. Inside the Grand Lobby, your family will marvel at sparkling holiday lights, bright stars, glowing icebergs, cascading snow, decorations, trees and wreaths that create the perfect winter wonderland.

When your kids aren't writing letters to Santa or taking arts and crafts classes at North Pole University, they can enjoy their winter break with 84 degree water inside the Lodge's mammoth indoor waterpark. Leave the big, bulky sled and the steep hills behind and let your kids go wild, sliding head first down one of Great Wolf's 11 captivating water slides.

North Pole Express at Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad

Fridays & Saturdays
November 26 - December 18
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Leave the sleigh and the reindeer behind this holiday season and catch the holiday spirit aboard the North Pole Express at the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad. See the majesty on your children's faces as they take a historic locomotive through the wintery countryside on their way to see Santa and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole. Take one step off the train and you are greeted by elves as you are transported into Santa's special workshop where kids can get their pictures taken with Santa.  

"A Christmas Carol"

La Comedia Dinner Theatre

Weds-Sunday
November 3 - December 31
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Bring the family to La Comedia for a magical night of dining and merriment at one of the largest professional dinner theaters in the country. Every holiday season, La Comedia Dinner Theatre transforms into a magical world of Christmas spirit thanks to their annual holiday production. This year's performance of the traditional "A Christmas Carol" promises to get you in the Christmas Spirit.

Lebanon Holiday Tour of Homes

Historic Downtown Lebanon
December 11
1p-6p
Admission: Advance: $15 / Door $20

10% of ticket sales will be donated to the Lebanon Food Pantry
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Join us for the Lebanon Holiday Tour of homes. Visit 8 unique homes; five in the Historic Downtown area and three off the Rt. 48 by-pass, all beautifully decorated for the holiday season. An added feature this year is the shopping bazaar from noon to 4p being held at the Lebanon Convention and Banquet Center, so come on out and scratch off a few items from your gift list.

Santa's Water Wonderland at the Newport Aquarium

November 25 - December 31
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Everyone knows that Santa rides in a sleigh pulled by his reindeer, but you probably didn't know that Santa is also an expert deep sea diver. Find out for yourself s during this unique holiday event featuring daily underwater shows performed by the now famous Scuba Santa! When on dry land, Scuba Santa is your host for beautiful decorations throughout the aquarium, plus fun games and crafts for the young ones.  

The Christmas Ranch

November 26 - January 1, 2012
Mon-Thurs: 5p-9:30p
Weekends and Holidays: 5p-10p
Admission: $12 per vehicle
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Located on five beautiful acres, The Christmas Ranch offers visitors more than 350,000 lights, most of which are synchronized to music using state-of-the-art technology! This true winter wonderland has been featured nationally on HGTV and ABC's Good Morning America! 

Waynesville's Christmas in the Village

December 2-4
Fri & Sat: 11a-9p
Sun: 11a-5p
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During Waynesville's own unique holiday festival, you can  offers its own holiday festival stroll their quaint streets, lined with 1300 luminaries, as you pass by roaming carolers and decorated store fronts. Plus, you will find outstanding holiday merchandise in their more than 50 antique and specialty shops!  

Christmas in Springboro

November 18 - 20
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Each year this festival is recognized as the largest 3 day holiday festival in Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana and attacts nearly 50,000 visitors. This year's theme is Santa's Silver Celebration to mark the 25th year of this yule-tide tradition in Springboro. It's fun for the whole family.

Christmas at Glendower

Select Dates in December
Admission:
Adults-$5
Seniors-$4.50
Children-$3.50
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The historic Glendower mansion, owned and operated by the Warren County Historical Society will be decorated for christmas and open for tours. It's a great way to see how Christmas was celebrated in the 1800's.  

PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo

November 25 - January 1, 2012

Admission
Adult: $14
Child: $10
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During the Festival of Lights, you can see one the top zoos in the country under the full glow of more than 2 million lights! This popular holiday tradition offers a variety of activities for the entire family including a stunning performance of The Polar Express in a dynamic 4-D presentation inside the Zoo's Special F-X Theater! Kids can visit Santa's village, hear stories from Mrs. Claus or catch a special show performed by Madcap Puppet Theatre!

Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Cincinnati Museum Center

November 5 - January 1, 2012

Admission
Adult: $16
Senior (60+): $15
Child (ages 3-12): $11
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Visit all three museums; the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater that is now showing Rocky Mountain Express, a new film from The Stephen Low Company that will take you on a steam train adventure through the Canadian Rockies; and create memories in the annual holiday exhibit, Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, a Cincinnati tradition for over 65 years that has now made its home at Cincinnati Museum Center.

Christmas in Mason

December 2
6p-9p
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Bring the kids out to Downtown Mason for carriage rides, a picture with Santa, the Christmas parade and many other exciting activities. Mason will be aglow from head to toe with decorative lighting, wreaths and a Christmas tree on the plaza.