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Find Your Holiday Spirit at Thses Holiday Light Displays

November 22, 2023 By Lisa Grigsby

Get ready for a magical experience this holiday season! You can now enjoy stunning holiday lights from the comfort of your car with our drive-through light displays. These Christmas light displays are the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit and create lasting memories with your loved ones. Simply drive through the enchanting displays and immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience!

Dynamite Dreams Farm

7495 State route 122 West, Eaton Ohio 45320

6-9pm thru Dec 17th
Walk Through

Free with donation of a new toy for local kids

Christmas Wonderland

Montgomery County Fairgrounds
645 Infirmary Road, Dayton, OH 45417

M-F: 6-10pm
Sat-Sun: 6-10pm or later
Including Holidays (Rain or Shine)
Buy online: $29.95/car, $59.95 Vans, Express ticket +$20- go straight to the front of the line

Immerse yourself in the magic of the season as you journey through the custom-built light display synchronized to Christmas melodies for the comfort of your own car.

ParkLights at Caesar Ford Park

520 S Stringtown Rd,
Xenia, OH 45385

FREE event and runs the entire month of December from 6 – 9 pm each night

Caesar Ford Park will be transformed into a winter wonderland with over 110 LED light displays covering a mile long driving path. This year’s event allows you to get into the holiday spirit, right from the safety of your own car! Enjoy everything from Santa’s rock band to the woodland creatures area to the North Pole amusement park and more. Tune your radio station to 106.5 FM for some festive holiday music as you make your way through this holiday event.

Holiday In Lights

Sharon Woods 11355 Swing Rd, Sharonville

6 PM-9 PM Sunday-Thursday 5:30 PM-10 PM Friday & Saturday. $15 carload

Charming light show is built over a mile of wooded roadway, the only drive-through light show through the woods of a beautiful Hamilton County park! The holiday-themed displays showcase everything from Santa Claus and his elves, to every animal on the ark.

Holiday Lights

Lost Creek Reserve 2385 East State Route 41, Troy

$10/car load Cash only

Land of Illusion Christmas Glow

8762 Thomas Rd, Middletown

Open 6pm to 10pm through Dec 30th $7
Closed November 30th, December 1st, December 2nd and Christmas Day

Celebrate the season at The Christmas Glow, over 3.8 million lights at the 2-mile long Christmas Around the World drive-thru experience, visit Santa at the Christmas Village Santa Workshop or just take in the majestic lights of the 45-foot Christmas Tree as you and yours warm by the gas fire pits.

Smith Park Tytus Avenue just off Verity Parkway – SR4, Middletown

Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year’s Eve 6:00 PM – 10: 00 PM – Open in all weather & Holidays

Admission by cash donation – you set the price!

The Gift of Lights at the Christmas Ranch

3205 S. Waynesville Road
Morrow, OH 45152

$37 carload/$47 for oversized van (10+ passengers) Free Parking
A walk through experience whimsical place with 1 Million dancing christmas lights synchronized to holiday music. Friday, Nov. 17 – Saturday, Dec. 23

Six Christmas Shops – We have everything you need to make the holiday season a special one and our Christmas shops are waiting for you!

Santa’s Bakery & Cafe – You will work up an appetite when you stroll through The Christmas Ranch!

Pictures With Santa – Capture the perfect Christmas Memory with an iconic picture of you and Santa!

Train and Wagon Rides – Riders will be taken on a night time ride around the village while viewing the dazzling lights and the aroma of Christmas in the air!

75 Water St, Clifton, OH 45316

Gates open every day at 5 pm, lights come on at 6 pm. Gates close at 9 pm; lights go off 30 minutes after gates close. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, hours are 6-8pmMon – Wed $10, Thurs – Sun $15, Children 3 and under get in Free! Parking is free

This light display is one of the country’s finest with over 3.5 million lights illuminating the mill, the gorge, the riverbanks, trees, and bridges. There is even a 100-foot “waterfall” of twinkling lights. The flip of one switch turns all the lights on at once transforming night into a fantastical winter wonderland

Whispering Christmas

Fort Saint Clair Park 135 Camden Road, Eaton

6-10pm nightly. FREE

There is so much to see and enjoy at Whispering Christmas! 2020 marks our 34th Season of Whispering Christmas, featuring a spectacular drive-thru lights display with close to 2 million lights!

A little further away:

Coney Island Christmas Nights of Lights

6201 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230
(513) 232-8230

Dusk until 10pm through Jan. 9, 2021.

Experience this amazing light show synchronized to both traditional and rocking holiday music through your car radio. 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.

With two and a half miles to drive through, your family can see displays and light shows made of over a million lights driven by more than forty thousand computer channel

General admission for Christmas Nights of Lights is $7 per person (children 3 and under free). Tickets can be purchased at the gate upon arrival. Ticket is valid for one person on day of visit through January 9, 2021.

Pyramid Hill Lights

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH.

Hours are 6-9 pm Tuesday – Thursday and 6-10 pm Friday-Sunday through Jan. 3.

This is not only an incredible lights display, it’s also in an amazing, one-of-a-kind park. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum is an outdoor gallery on a monumental scale. Holiday Lights on the Hill is two miles of dazzling lights displays at one of Cincinnati’s most beautiful locations.

$25/carload for non-members & $15/carload for park members
FREE for City of Hamilton residents on Tuesday nights! Please bring a valid driver’s license, utility bill, or government issued ID with 45011, 45013, or 45015 to show at entrance.

Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights

311 South Old State Rd, Delaware, OH 43015

Open through New Year’s Day, 7 days a week
Sun – Thurs 5:30 – 9pm, Fri & Sat 5:30 – 10pm

This drive-thru holiday light experience will cover Alum Creek State Park with LED lights.

Cars will cost $23.37 Monday through Thursday, and $33.87 Friday through Sunday. For pricing of larger vehicles, please click here.

Recycle Christmas Trees & Lights With MetroParks

December 26, 2020 By Dayton Most Metro

Don’t ditch your tree in the landfill – recycle it with MetroParks and

Ohio Department of Natural Resources!

Photo taken prior to the pandemic and does not reflect current CDC best practices.

Five Rivers MetroParks be collecting used holidays trees at Eastwood MetroPark (lakeside).Ohio Department of Natural Resources will bundle and sink them in lakes within local state parks to help bolster aquatic habitats.

Drop off dates include: Saturday, Dec. 26, through Thursday, Dec. 31, and Saturday, Jan. 2, through Thursday, Jan. 21. Trees must be free of all decorations, paint and artificial snow.

Five Rivers Metroparks and ODNR participated in a similar conservation project in early 2019, when Metroparks’ parks and conservation staff and volunteers and ODNR sunk nearly 750 trees into Eastwood Lake. The results of that project also have been successful, improving Eastwood Lake’s aquatic habitat and opportunities for angler

Christmas Lights Recycling

Five Rivers MetroParks and Cohen Recycling are making the holidays greener by providing bins at six MetroParks locations where residents can drop off holiday lights to be recycled. Recycling these lights supports MetroParks’ conservation mission, as Cohen will make a donation to the Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation based on how many lights are recycled.

Drop off unwanted lights at any of the following MetroParks locations through Sunday, Jan. 31. Light strands should be loose and not in bags or boxes.
Drop-off locations are contactless, but residents are reminded to maintain social distancing and wear face coverings if they encounter other park-goers who aren’t in their households.

The following locations are accessible during park hours, daily from 8 am to 8 pm.
- Carriage Hill MetroPark, 7800 E. Shull Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the entrance to the Visitor Center.
- Sugarcreek MetroPark, 4178 Conference Rd., Bellbrook: Recycling bin is located at the main parking lot entrance under the kiosk.
- Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the front of the main building.
- Possum Creek MetroPark, 4790 Frytown Rd., Dayton: Recycling bin located at the education building at the Possum Creek Farm.
- Cox Arboretum MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton. Recycling bin located outside the Visitor Center entrance.
- 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton: Recycling bin is located at the southeast entrance and is accessible anytime.

Extra waste generated during the holidays — including decorations, food and paper waste —amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, according to the Use Less Stuff Report and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

This is the second holiday season the recycling program has been offered. Last year, MetroParks collected 3,600 pounds of lights. Cohen donated $2,000 to the Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation to support MetroParks’ mission to protect the Dayton region’s natural heritage.

“It was a great first year for MetroParks, and the agency expects to increase collection significantly this year,” said Tim Pritchard, Five Rivers MetroParks’ sustainability coordinator. “The holidays are a busy time and recycling might not be top-of-mind, so we wanted to make it easy for people to make more sustainable choices. Cohen is helping keep waste out of the landfill while supporting MetroParks’ conservation mission.”

Find Your Holiday Spirit in These Light Displays

November 26, 2020 By Dayton Most Metro

Family gatherings are shrinking for the holidays this year, and seasonal events are shifting to new formats because of the coronavirus pandemic. But you can still find your holiday cheer sprinkled across the region with these holiday light displays:

ParkLights at Caesar Ford Park

520 S Stringtown Rd, Xenia, OH 45385

FREE event and runs the entire month of December from 6 – 9 pm.

Holiday In Lights

Sharon Woods 11355 Swing Rd, Sharonville

6 PM-9 PM Sunday-Thursday 5:30 PM-10 PM Friday & Saturday. $15 carload

Holiday Lights

Lost Creek Reserve 2385 East State Route 41, Troy

$10/car load Cash only

Land of Illusion Christmas Glow

8762 Thomas Rd, Middletown

Open 6pm to 10pm through Dec 30th $7
Closed November 30th, December 1st, December 2nd and Christmas Day

Smith Park Tytus Avenue just off Verity Parkway – SR4, Middletown

Open Every Night Thanksgiving Through New Year’s Eve 6:00 PM – 10: 00 PM – Open in all weather & Holidays

Admission by cash donation – you set the price!

75 Water St, Clifton, OH 45316

Gates open every day at 5 pm, lights come on at 6 pm. Gates close at 9 pm; lights go off 30 minutes after gates close.
$10, Children 3 and under get in Free!

Whispering Christmas

Fort Saint Clair Park 135 Camden Road, Eaton

6-10pm nightly. FREE

There is so much to see and enjoy at Whispering Christmas! 2020 marks our 34th Season of Whispering Christmas, featuring a spectacular drive-thru lights display with close to 2 million lights!

A little further away:

Coney Island Christmas Nights of Lights

6201 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230 (513) 232-8230

Dusk until 10pm through Jan. 9, 2021.

With two and a half miles to drive through, your family can see displays and light shows made of over a million lights driven by more than forty thousand computer channel

General admission for Christmas Nights of Lights is $7 per person (children 3 and under free). Tickets can be purchased at the gate upon arrival. Ticket is valid for one person on day of visit through January 9, 2021.

Journey Borealis

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH.

Hours are 6-9 pm Monday-Thursday and 6-10 pm Friday-Sunday through Jan. 3.

Monday-Thursday $20; Friday-Sunday $25 (Per carload). Members $15 everyday.

This drive-thru holiday light experience is back again.

Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights

311 South Old State Rd, Delaware, OH 43015

Open through New Year’s Day, 7 days a week from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

This drive-thru holiday light experience will cover Alum Creek State Park with LED lights.

Sunday-Thursday 5:30pm – 9:30pm (ticket booths close at 9:00pm)
Friday and Saturday 5:30pm – 9:30pm (ticket booths close at 9:00pm)
Until further notice, in accordance with the State of Ohio’s Health Order Curfew;
Any vehicle in line at 9pm will still be able to purchase tickets & enjoy the show

Cars will cost $20 Monday through Thursday, and $30 Friday through Sunday. For pricing of larger vehicles, please click here.