Christmas in Southern Ohio: Holiday Attractions to Visit in Every County
Christmas traditions and community events are the heartbeat of the holidays in southern Ohio. Make plans with your family and friends to get together and celebrate this weekend with a little help from the map of holiday events created by the OVRDC GIS team.
Explore the interactive map or click on the name of the event in the table below to visit the official website and find more event details. This weekend is especially jam-packed with parades, tree lightings, live nativities and breakfast with Santa!
We hope you enjoy the 2024 holiday season and remember to thank the many volunteers, small businesses and local nonprofit organizations who work all year long to put a little Christmas cheer in our year!
| Event Type | County | Date | Name | Address |
| Bazaar | Gallia | Saturday – December 7, 2024 | Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair | 1110 First Ave. Gallipolis, OH 45631 |
| Bazaar | Highland | Saturday – December 7, 2024 | Mowrystown Holiday Craft Fair & Bazaar | 44 North High Street, Mowrystown, OH 45155 |
| Bazaar | Ross | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | First Presbyterian Church Craft Show & Cookie Walk | 13 Mead Dr, Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Bazaar | Ross | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Mt. Logan Winter Bazaar | 841 E Main St, Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Bazaar | Vinton | Saturday, December 7 | Vinton County High School Christmas Bazaar | 63910 US Highway 50, Mc Arthur, OH 45651 |
| Holiday Event | Clermont | evenings only December 5 – 29, 2024 | Cincinnati Nature Center’s Light in the Forest | 4949 Tealtown Rd, Milford, OH 45150 |
| Holiday Event | Fayette | December 14, 2024 | Down Town Live | 105 N Main, Washington Court House, OH |
| Holiday Event | Gallia | Holiday Market | 189 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH | |
| Holiday Event/Lights | Gallia | through January 1, 2024 | Gallipolis in Lights | 300 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 |
| Holiday Event/Lights | Pike | Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays through December 22, 2024 | Christmas at Dogwood Pass | 726 Adams Rd, Beaver, OH |
| Holiday Event | Scioto | through December 31, 2024 | Friends of Portsmouth present WinterFest | Brandkamp/Burnside Park at Market Square in the Boneyfiddle District, 219 Market Street, Portsmouth, OH |
| Holiday Event | Scioto | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa at Shawnee Lodge | 4404B State Route 125, West Portsmouth, OH |
| Holiday Event | Scioto | Sunday, December 8, 2024 | Shawnee Lodge Holiday Open House and Vendor Event | 4404B State Route 125, West Portsmouth, OH |
| Holiday Event | Adams | Fridays & Saturday through January 6, 2025 | Family Traditions Animal Adventures Christmas Lights Display | 240 Poole Road, West Union, OH |
| Holiday Event | Ross | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through December 22, 2024 | Chillicothe Children’s Museum Ice Rink | 1 Enderlin Circle Drive Chillicothe, OH |
| Holiday Event | Jackson | Saturday, December 15, 2024 | Jackson County Fairgrounds, 96 Meadow Run Road, Wellston, OH | |
| Holiday Event | Scioto | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | World’s Largest Ornament Swap with Old World Christmas | Brandkamp/Burnside Park at Market Square in the Boneyfiddle District, 219 Market Street, Portsmouth, OH |
| Lights & Parade | Clermont | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Miami Township Tree Lighting | 6101 Meijer Dr, Milford, Oh 45150 |
| Lights | Highland | Friday, December 6, 2024 | City of Hillsboro Tree Lighting Uptown Christmas Event | 130 N High St, Hillsboro, OH 45133 |
| Lights | Pike | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | The Village of Piketon Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Riverfront Park | 411 West St, Piketon, OH 45661 |
| Lights | Scioto | Fridays & Saturdays through December 21 | White Gravel Mines The Christmas Cave | 4007 White Gravel-McDaniel Rd, Minford, OH 45653 |
| Lights | Scioto | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | New Boston Christmas at the Park Tree Lighting | Millbrook Park, Oak Street, New Boston, OH |
| Lights | Ross | through Christmas | Shine On Chillicothe | |
| Live Nativity | Ross | Friday, December 6, 2024 | Calvary Baptist Journey to Bethlehem | 2486 Anderson Station Rd Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Live Nativity | Scioto | Saturday, December 14, 2024 | Living Nativity | Portsmouth Feed & Seed, 240 2nd Street Portsmouth, Oh 45662 |
| Live Nativity | Gallia | Saturday, December 21, 2024 | Walk Through Bethlehem | 252 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH |
| Parade | Gallia | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Gallipolis Christmas Parade | Downtown Gallipolis, OH |
| Parade | Highland | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | City of Hillsboro Christmas Parade | Downtown Hillsboro, OH |
| Parade | Jackson | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | City of Jackson Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting in Manpower Park | Downtown Jackson, OH |
| Parade & Festival | Scioto | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Village of Rarden Tree Lighting Parade & Festival | 1651 Main St, Rarden, OH 45671 |
| Parade & Tree Lighting | Scioto | Thursday, December 5, 2024 | Portsmouth Jaycee’s Christmas Parade & WinterFest Tree Lighting | Brandkamp/Burnside Park at Market Square in the Boneyfiddle District, 219 Market Street, Portsmouth, OH |
| Performing Arts | Ross | December 16, 2024 | Christmas with John Berry – 28th Annual Tour Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau | 45 E. Second Street Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Performing Arts | Scioto | December 6th, 7th, 13th, & 14th, 2024 | A Christmas Story – Portsmouth Little Theater | 1117 Lawson St, Portsmouth, OH 45662 |
| Performing Arts | Gallia | December 7, 2024 | The Ohio Valley Symphony Christmas Show | 426 Second Ave, Gallipolis, OH |
| Performing Arts | Jackson | December 8, 2024 | DM Davis Christmas Concert | Markay Cultural Arts Center 269 East Main Street Jackson OH 45640 |
| Performing Arts | Ross | December 15, 2024 | Columbus Symphony Holiday Pops Spectacular Concert |
OU-C SHOEMAKER CENTER, 101 University Drive Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Holiday Tour | Ross | December 14, 2024 | Christmas Tour of Historic Homes | Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center, 90 West Sixth Street, Chillicothe, OH |
| Holiday Tour | Ross | December 14, 2024 | Holidays at Adena – Children’s Weekend | 847 Adena Road Chillicothe, OH 45601 |
| Tree Farm | Brown | Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Nana & Pap’s Christmas Tree Farm | 93 State Route 133 Felicity, OH 45120 |
| Tree Farm | Brown | through December 22, 2024 | Corsi Tree Farm | 1651 Bolender Rd. Hamersville, OH 45130 |
| Tree Farm | Jackson | weekends through December 17, 2024 | Altherr Christmas Tree Farm | 5311 Four Mile Road, Jackson, OH |
| Tree Farm | Lawrence | through December | Dickess Christmas Tree Farm | 2888 CR 61, Kitts Hill, OH |
