List: Ohio Holiday Lights Trail

The state of Ohio has compiled a list of 70 places dubbed “the best light displays in the state.” You can find the route map here.
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Marion | Christmas by candlelight
Visitors can stop by the Marion County Fairgounds this year to see thousands of lights through this light display.
Croton | Christmas WonderLight in Ohio
This year, WonderLights feature more than a million LED lights synchronized to traditional and newer Christmas music played through the car stereo.
Delaware | Butch Bando’s Limelight Imagination
The three-mile drive at Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds takes about 30 minutes and features sparkling holiday displays and dazzling tunnels, complete with the perfect holiday music
Powell | Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, efficiently supported by AEP Ohio
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This event will include millions of lights, train rides, carousels, Santa Claus and many other attractions. This marks the 35th year that the Columbus Zoo has transformed the park into a sparkling winter wonderland.
RELATED: Where to see holiday lights and tree illumination in central Ohio this holiday season
Westerville | Inniswood flare
Want to enjoy holiday lights and nature in one convenient location? The Inniswood Metro Gardens feature some dazzling lights that are open daily from dusk to 8pm until the end of the year.
Newark | Licking the county courthouse holiday lights
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Licking County is celebrating the 75th lighting of the courthouse this year. The annual lighting is the county’s way to ring in the holiday season.
Columbus | Easton holiday lights
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Watch over two million lights light up Easton at once for the season!
Gahanna | Gahanna’s annual holiday lights celebration
The City of Gahanna has placed more than 300,000 lights in Creekside Park for visitors to enjoy as they walk through the city.
Columbus | The conservatory is glowing At Franklin Park Conservatory
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Two of Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ popular holiday exhibits, Holiday Blooms and Conservatory Aglow, are now open for the season.
Both galleries will be open through January 7, 2024, except for closure on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
RELATED: Franklin Park Conservatory lights up the holiday season with Conservatory Aglo, Holiday Blooms exhibits
Columbus | Columbus Commons Holiday Lights provided by the American Electric Power Corporation
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Columbus Commons is making downtown brighter by displaying 400,000 lights this holiday season. During the rest of the year, there will be many events at the Lazarus Building and the park.
Holiday lights will illuminate the area every day from 5pm to 11pm from November 17 through January 1, 2024.
RELATED: Columbus Commons hosts “Festive Fridays” through December 22
Northeast of the country
Steubenville | Steubenville Nutcracker Village
Columbiana | The joy of a Christmas light display
Canfield | Elegant Christmas lights by car illusions
Warren | The square in Warren lights up
Painesville | Downtown Painesville Holiday Lights
Kirtland | Country Lights Drive Thru Presented by Ken Ganley Subaru Wycliffe and Ken Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat Paynesville at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Willoughby | Downtown Willoughby Holiday Lights
cleveland | Frost: Experience an ice-covered garden
cleveland | Downtown Cleveland Winterland
cleveland | Wild Winter Lights presented by NOPEC at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Beria | Magic Lights Northeast Ohio
Akron | Decorate the hall at Stan Hewitt Hall and Gardens
Akron | Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad North Pole Adventure™ presented by Meijer
Akron | Wild lights at the Akron Zoo
alliance | Nature glow
Canton | Christmas factory in Ohio
Copley | Foxtail holiday lights
AL Madinah AL Munawwarah | The Medina County Fair displays drive-thru holiday lights
Mansfield | Christmas in Kingwood
North West
Sandusky | Lake Erie in lights
Fremont | Sandusky County Fairgrounds is a winter wonderland
Fremont | Rock & O holiday light display
Tiffin | Seneca County Family Fair Lights
Upper Sandusky | Winter fantasy of lights at the top
Kenton | Lake of lights
Findlay | North Pole Express holiday light show
Toledo | Hinesville lights
Toledo | 38th Lights before Christmas Provided by KeyBank at Toledo Zoo
Hicksville | Christmas Journey Through
Van Wert | 2023 4-H Exchange Club Holiday Light Show
Lima | Mercy Health Bright Nights at the Allen County Fairgrounds
Selena | Bright and Merry Christmas Lights brought to you by Mercer Health
you are exhausted | The Giveaway of Lights at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds is sponsored by Grand Lake Health Systems
you are exhausted | Armstrong Air and Space Museum Holiday Lights
Sydney | Downtown Sydney is a winter wonderland
southeast
Chillicothe | Shine on Chillicothe
beaver | Christmas at Dogwood Lane
Portsmouth | Portsmouth Winter Festival
Wellstone | Wellston OHillCo Lights Holiday Light Display
Gallipolis | Gallipolis in lights
Belberry | Belpre holiday lights
Zanesville | Zen Landing Garden Lights
Zanesville | Christmas story
Cambridge | Holiday light display at Guernsey County Courthouse
Southwest
Springfield | Vacation in the city
Troy | Holiday lights at Lost Creek Preserve
Eaton | Christmas whispers
Dayton | Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland
Dayton | Christmas Carillon
Clifton | The legendary lights of Clifton Mill
Waynesville | Christmas Village in Renaissance Park
Middletown | Christmas glow in the land of illusion
Middletown | Lights up Middletown
Hamilton | Pyramid Hill lights
cincinnati | Great Farm Parks Vacations – Cincinnati
cincinnati | PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
cincinnati | CVG’s Wonderful Winter Lights in Fountain Square are provided by Vincent Lighting Systems
cincinnati | Nights of Lights in Coney Island
Mason | Kings Island Winter Festival
tomorrow | Christmas farm