Christmas is a special time of year and communities across our region are joining together to welcome visitors and bring Christmas cheer to family and friends. There are amazing light displays to inspire wonder, holiday music to brighten spirits and Santa sightings for kids from one to 92. If you are looking to create a new Christmas tradition, check out this list from all 12 counties in the OVRDC region.
| Event Name | Location | County | Event Type | Date | Duration | Cost | |||
| Family Traditions Animal Adventure | West Union, OH | Adams | Weekends | $10 | |||||
| Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony | West Union, OH | Adams | Light Display | 11/27/2021 | 5:30 pm | ||||
| Christmas Parade | Mt. Orab, OH | Brown | Parade | 11/27/2021 | 6 pm | Free | |||
| AirCare Santa Fly-In | Mt. Orab, OH | Brown | Santa/childrens events | 12/4/2021 | 12:50 p.m. | Free | |||
| Ripley River Village Christmas | Ripley, OH | Brown | Festival | 12/10 – 12/12/2021 | |||||
| Nana and Pap’s Christmas Tree Farm | Felicity, OH | Clermont | Tree Farm | ||||||
| Corsi Tree Farm | Hamersville, OH | Clermont | Tree Farm | ||||||
| Light in the Forest | Milford, OH | Clermont | Event | 12/1/2021 | Wed to Sun 5-9pm (Through Jan 2nd) | $12 | |||
| Holiday Hoopla & Tree Lighting | Miami Township | Clermont | Event/Lights | 12/4/2021 | |||||
| Milford Tree Lighting | Milford, OH | Clermont | Light Display | 11/26/2021 | |||||
| Hometown Holidays | Milford, OH | Clermont | Event | 11/25/2021 | Fri and Sat | ||||
| Christmas Parade | Washington Court House, OH | Fayette | Parade | 11/28/2021 | 3 pm | Free | |||
| Downtown LIVE! | Washington Court House, OH | Fayette | Festival/childrens event | 12/10/2021 | 4pm – 8pm | $5 | |||
| A Court House Country Christmas | Washington Court House, OH | Fayette | Concert | 12/17/2021 | |||||
| Gallipolis in Lights | Gallipolis, OH | Gallia | Light Display | 11/24/2021 | Through Jan 2nd | ||||
| Gallipolis Christmas Parade | Gallipolis, OH | Gallia | Parade | 12/4/2021 | 1pm | ||||
| Christmas on the Ridge/Bob Evans Farm | Rio Grande, OH | Gallia | Drive Thru event | 12/12/2021 | 5pm – 8pm | ||||
| Christmas Bazaar | Gallipolis, OH | Gallia | Bazaar | 12/3/2021 | Through Dec 5th 9am – 5pm | ||||
| Greenfield Tree Lighting/Parade | Greenfield, OH | Highland | Tree Lighting/Parade | 12/4/2021 | |||||
| HUBA and City of Hillsboro Christmas Tree Lighting | Hillsboro, OH | Highland | Tree Lighting/Parade | 12/3/2021 | |||||
| HUBA and City of Hillsboro Lighted Parade | Hillsboro, OH | Highland | Parade | 12/11/2021 | |||||
| Village of Leesburg Luminary Walk | Leesburg, OH | Highland | Holiday event | 12/12/2021 | 5 – 7pm | ||||
| Mowrystown Holiday Craft Fair & Bazaar | Mowrystown, OH | Highland | Parade and Bazaar | 12/4/2021 | |||||
| Christmas Down on the Farm | Hillsboro, OH | Highland | Event | 12/4/2021 | Sat through Dec | ||||
| Christmas Treats on Wellston Streets | Wellston, OH | Jackson | Holiday Event | 12/4/2021 | 11am – 6pm | Free | |||
| Wellston Ohilco | Wellston, OH | Jackson | Christmas Lights | Free | |||||
| Altherr Christmas Tree Farm | Jackson, OH | Jackson | Tree Farm | ||||||
| Piney Grove Evergreens | Ray, OH | Jackson | Tree Farm | ||||||
| Christmas Holiday Light-Up 2021 | City of Jackson, OH | Jackson | Parade | 12/4/2021 | Free | ||||
| Santa’s Reindeer Christmas Party 2021 | 3-5 Manpower Park | Jackson | Holiday event | 12/11/2021 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Free | |||
| Jackson/Vinton Farm Bureau Breakfast w/Santa | County Fairgrounds, Wellston, OH | Jackson | Drive thru Breakfast with Santa | 12/12/2021 | 9 am – 12 noon | Free | |||
| Apsley Family Christmas Trees | Jackson, OH | Jackson | Tree Farm | ||||||
| Dickess Christmas Tree Farm and Santa | Lawrence | Tree Farm | |||||||
| Christmas with Santa | Ironton, OH | Lawrence | Santa/childrens event | 12/5/2021 | 10 am – 2pm | $10 | |||
| Dogwood Pass Old West Town | Beaver, OH | Pike | Old West Christmas Town | 11/27/2021 | Thu-Fri 6-10pm; Sat-Sun 2-10pm | $15 | |||
| Beaver Christmas Parade | Beaver, OH | Pike | Parade | 12/4/2021 | Saturday | Free | |||
| Piketon’s Annual Winter Wonderland & Christmas Tree Lighting | Piketon, OH | Pike | Vendors, Ice Skating, Carriage Rides | 11/27/2021 | 8 am-7 pm | varies | |||
| Live Nativity – New Covenant 3CU Church | Waverly, OH | Pike | Live Nativity Drive Through | 12/5 – 12/6/2021 | 6 pm – 8 pm | Free | |||
| Jingle Bell Luminary Weekend | Waverly, OH | Pike | Parade, Craft Show, Variety Show | 11/20/2021 | Through 11/21/21 | varies | |||
| Christmas at the Cabin | Bainbridge, OH | Ross | Christmas shop | ||||||
| Christmas Tour of Historic Homes | Chillicothe, OH | Ross | tour | 12/11-12/21 | $20 | ||||
| Christmas on the Mountain | Chillicothe, OH | Ross | Shopping at Sugarloaf Mountain | 11/28-12/20/21 | 11:00am-8:00pm | ||||
| Holidays at Adena | Chillicothe, OH | Ross | Tour | 12/1/2021 | Through Dec 9th 10am – 4pm | $10 | |||
| Majestic Theater “Miracle on 34th Street – the Musical” | Chillicothe, OH | Ross | Musical Theater | 12/9 – 12/12/2022 | |||||
| Holiday Pops Spectacular with the Columbus Symphony | OU Shoemaker Center -Chillicothe, OH | Ross | Symphonic Concert | 12/18/21 | 4 pm – 6:30 pm | ||||
| Friends of Portsmouth “WinterFest” | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Festival | Now through 1/2/2022 | |||||
| White Gravel Mines Christmas Cave | Minford, OH | Scioto | Event/Lights | Friday & Saturday, 4 p – 10 p | through Dec. 18th | Free | |||
| Sciotoville Christmas Parade | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Parade | 12/2/2021 | 6pm | ||||
| Shawnee Lodge Christmas Open House | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Event | 12/5/2021 | |||||
| Main Street Portsmouth Holiday Open House | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | 12/5/2021 | ||||||
| Portsmouth Wind Symphony Concert | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | 12/11/2021 | ||||||
| Tour of Historic Churches | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | |||||||
| Christmas Tree Lighting at Courthouse | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Light Display | 11/30/2021 | |||||
| New Boston Christmas Parade | New Boston, OH | Scioto | Parade | 12/4/2021 | |||||
| Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Show | 12/14/2021 | |||||
| Helen Welch: A Carpenter’s Christmas | Portsmouth, OH | Scioto | Concert | 12/7/2021 | |||||
| Lake Hope Christmas Trail of Lights | McArthur, OH | Vinton | Light Display | 12/1/2021 – 1/2/2021 | Free | ||||
| Christmas in Downtown | McArthur, OH | Vinton | Event | 12/3/2021 |
