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  • Wintertime traditions, attractions to once again draw end-of-year travelers to Warren County and around Ohio

    Wintertime traditions, attractions to once again draw end-of-year travelers to Warren County and around Ohio

    Photo from Lebanon Horse Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival

    Kings Island’s Winterfest, Lebanon’s Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade and more holiday season highlights are expected to once again draw considerable crowds to Warren County, Ohio this winter, according to the Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

    Christmas in Loveland is on Saturday Dec 14, 2024 3 PM until 8 PM in Historic Downtown.

    4th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Festival is on December 7 in Historic Downtown. The pine stands more than 60 feet tall along the Little Miami Scenic Trail (near West Loveland Avenue). Approximately 2,500 lights and 250 ornaments adorn the tree.

    Kings Island’s Winterfest will be bigger than ever this holiday season. Featuring ice skating on the park’s iconic Royal Fountain, state-of-the-art light displays, live shows, festive food, nightly holiday parades and much more, the seasonal celebration will welcome guests select dates November 29 through December 31.

    Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year is Lebanon’s historic Horse Drawn Carriage Parade & Christmas Festival. Once again featuring more than 100 decorated carriages pulled by mini horses, Clydesdales, Percherons and more beautiful breeds, the event will also offer live entertainment, specialty shopping and food and craft booths when it returns on December 7.

    Historic Downtown Lebanon will also be the site of holiday-themed train rides on the Lebanon Mason & Monroe (LM&M) Railroad’s North Pole Express. Offered select dates and times November 15 through December 23, the experience includes visits from Santa, entertainment from elves, hot chocolate and holiday cookies.

    Great Wolf Lodge in Mason will once again transform into Snowland this winter. In addition to its sprawling 84-degree indoor waterpark, the lodge will feature life-size gingerbread houses, visits from Santa, holiday activities and more seasonal offerings.

    Showcasing its nationally renowned outdoor walk-through display of approximately one million LED lights, The Christmas Ranch in Morrow, Ohio, will welcome back guests November 22 through December 23. Holiday shops, pictures with Santa, themed train rides and festive food and drink offerings will round out the guest experience.

    Home to decorated, historic Main Streets, a variety of locally owned dining options and more than 100 antique, boutique and specialty shops, the towns of Lebanon, Waynesville and Springboro will once again be among the region’s most popular small-town holiday shopping destinations.

    Waynesville’s Christmas in the Village will be held December 6 through December 8, while Christmas in Historic Springboro begins Friday, November 22 and runs through Sunday November 24.

    Springboro’s La Comedia Dinner Theatre will play host to live, Broadway-style performances of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn select dates now through December 29.

    Finally, Yuletide Village, a 16th Century-styled holiday celebration complete with era-inspired light shows, music, live entertainment and more returns to the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville select dates between November 29 and December 23.

    To learn more about holiday highlights all throughout the state of Ohio – including many of the aforementioned Warren County draws – see TourismOhio’s Holiday Events Guide and Holiday Lights Trail on Ohio.org.

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  • Warren County festivals, events to once again spur busy fall travel season

    Warren County festivals, events to once again spur busy fall travel season

    The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival, Ohio Renaissance Festival, Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt and more popular autumn attractions will be back in action this fall and are expected to once again drive considerable crowds to Southwest Ohio, according to the Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau (WCCVB).

    “The busy summer travel season may be winding down here in Southwest Ohio, but there’s still so much for our visitors and locals alike to look forward to in the cooler months ahead,” said Scott Hutchinson, Director of Marketing & Communications for the WCCVB. “We’re about to kick off an equally awesome, fun-filled autumn here in Warren County and we couldn’t be more excited.”

    Among the county’s most popular autumn events will once again be the Ohio Renaissance Festival, which runs weekends and Labor Day from August 31 through and October 27. The festival will celebrate its 35th year this fall with a loaded lineup of attractions, shows and vendors. Billed as a “non-stop, day-long adventure,” the festival routinely ranks among the nation’s top Renaissance themed gatherings.

    Just a short drive from the Renaissance Festival grounds, the iconic Ohio Sauerkraut Festival (Oct. 12-13) will turn 54 this year and once again feature more than seven tons of sauerkraut creations, live entertainment and hundreds of unique craft vendors from all across the nation.

    Nearby, Waynesville Fall Fest will run Saturdays and Sundays from September 14 through November 3 and offer mini golf, mazes, a petting farm, human foosball, a not-so-spooky walking trail and more festive fun.

    Lebanon’s Feast & Fall-y (Sept. 28), Country AppleFest (Sept. 28-29) and Lebanon Oktoberfest (Oct. 11-12) will also rank among the region’s most popular food and craft gatherings this autumn.

    Halloween-themed attractions ranging from family-friendly to highly intense will also reopen their doors in the coming weeks. Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt (named among the nation’s best theme park Halloween events by USA Today) will welcome guests select nights September 20 through November 2, while Tricks & Treats – the park’s family-focused fall celebration – will run select dates September 22 through November 3.

    Hosted on the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival, Brimstone Haunt will return to action this fall, offering numerous haunted experiences Fridays and Saturdays in October.

    Regarded as one of the nation’s most-haunted villages, Downtown Waynesville will host guided walking ghost tours select evenings throughout the fall.

    Warren County’s numerous farms and orchards including Hidden Valley Orchards and Blooms & Berries will treat guests to fall-themed fun including pumpkin patches, hayrides and fruit picking throughout the season

    The LM&M Railroad’s Pumpkin Express is returning this year, offering guests nostalgic train rides and fall-themed fun select dates in October.

    Finally, Kings Island’s WinterFest will welcome back guests to enjoy ice skating, light shows, holiday shopping, festive food and more select dates beginning in late November, while Yuletide Village – a unique, old-timey winter celebration which debuted in 2020 – will kick off at Waynesville’s Renaissance Park in late November as well.