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November 2025
High School Career Day @CLEAquarium
Join us for this career-focused program as your own adventure starts to come more into focus. Meet team members who perform a variety of jobs to keep the Aquarium running, find out what they wanted to do at your age, and how their career journey brought them here. We’ll touch on topics such as college majors, resumes and marine-related jobs outside of aquariums. Presented in partnership with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
Find out more »Magic of Lights
Family-friendly drive-through of holiday lights.
Find out more »Cleveland Turkey Trot
A Thanksgiving morning tradition for the entire family.
Find out more »Back in Time Christmas
Breakfast, pictures with Santa, tours and a craft show. 9 a.m.
Find out more »A Christmas Carol
Open your heart to Charles Dickens’ classic tale of one man’s ultimate redemption.
Find out more »Wild Lights
Wild Lights, the Akron Zoo’s popular holiday lighting event, runs Nov. 28 through Dec. 30. The zoo is decorated in more than one million lights, with a refreshed look for this year. Guests can visit with Santa through Dec. 30, and the Grinch will be onsite every evening. The Akron Zoo will also offer Wild Lights Safari Tours, exclusive golf cart tours available on all Wild Lights dates. Tours are at 5, 5:15, 6 or 6:15 p.m. and include a 45-minute…
Find out more »Holiday Ice & Lights Festival
Bundle up and head outside to sit on Santa’s ice throne. Also, check out some of northeast Ohio’s best ice carvers in action. There will be plenty of photo opportunities. Each evening, enjoy a wagon ride through the Farmpark’s classic light displays. Visit the Well Bred Shed and the arena where Farmpark staff and volunteers have created a holiday-themed equine show. Santa and his elves will set up his tremendous North Pole Train Display in the Exhibit Hall. Visit to…
Find out more »Deck the Hall
Come see the estate illuminated with over one million lights on select evenings.
Find out more »Hike Your Turkey Off
Hike off the Thanksgiving turkey with a strenuous, steady-paced, calorie-burning 8-mile hike. Registration Required. Ages 12 and up. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Find out more »Christmas Lighting of the Square
Enjoy colorful lights, live music from Chardon High School’s Free Harmony and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Chamber of Commerce will be handing out apple cider and cookies from Sage’s Apples and Chardon Healthcare Center. 6:30-8 p.m.
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