While we make every effort to ensure events are up-to-date, some may have been postponed or canceled. We recommend checking with the venue or organization before attending any of the following events.
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December 2025
Delight Nights
Interactive play and fun with full access to 25 exhibits. Through 12/31.
Find out more »Christmas Photo Shop
Let John’s Country Nursery provide the perfect background for your Christmas pictures.
Find out more »Magic of Lights
Family-friendly drive-through of holiday lights.
Find out more »A Christmas Carol
Open your heart to Charles Dickens’ classic tale of one man’s ultimate redemption.
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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 »Ballet Theatre of Ohio presents “The Nutcracker”
The Nutcracker will be brought to life through ballet for the delight of Northeast Ohio audiences for the 33rd consecutive year. This production has been voted Akron’s favorite holiday show for it's dazzling dancers, stunning costumes, and breathtaking sets. Audience members of all ages will enjoy this performance. Be transported to a beautiful Victorian Christmas and swept away by Tchaikovsky’s brilliant score into Clara’s magical dream.
Find out more »Nature’s A-Glow
The beautiful botanical garden turns it into a winter wonderland. Fridays-Sundays. 5-9 p.m.
Find out more »A Christmas Story
The record-breaking show returns in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory.
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