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 16^th 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.