🎡 Light shows, drive-throughs & attractions
Wild Lights at the Akron Zoo
An after-dark walk through the Akron Zoo lit by more than one million lights across themed areas, celebrating the event's 10th anniversary in 2026 with a reimagined look. Santa is on-site through Dec 23 with the Grinch and a friendly elf da
Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park
A drive-through holiday light park at the Portage County Randolph Fairgrounds in Atwater, running more than a mile and a half through over 50 all-new LED and animatronic holiday scenes. You stay in your car for the route, then can stop at t
The Chapel Christmas Light Show
A free drive-in synchronized light show at The Chapel in Akron: park your car, tune to 107.5 FM and watch a continuous 15-minute display of lights set to Christmas music, looping nightly. Entry is at the Market Street and Chapel Drive corne
Winterblast at Lock 3
The City of Akron's Lock 3 park anchors downtown's Winterblast season with holiday lights, a lit tree, the returning O'Neil's holiday window displays (Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan) and Archie the Snowman, plus a large outdoor ice rink, fire pits
The Polar Express Train Ride at Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad runs THE POLAR EXPRESS train ride, a re-creation of the film's journey to the North Pole through the Cuyahoga Valley: pajama-clad families are read the story, served cookies and cocoa by dancing chefs, an
Holiday Lantern Tours at Hale Farm & Village
A lantern-lit evening walking tour of Hale Farm & Village in Bath, run by the Western Reserve Historical Society (30th season in 2025). Costumed 19th-century villagers welcome guests into candle- and lantern-lit decorated homes to experienc
Lake Anna Park Holiday Lighting
The City of Barberton lights Lake Anna Park - the pond at the heart of downtown Barberton - with about 30 holiday displays for a free nighttime stroll where the lights reflect on the water. It pairs with the downtown Barberton Christmas Wal
🏠 Decorated home displays
Foxtail Holiday Lights
A Copley drive-up home display with a roughly 30-minute animated show of light walls and hoops synchronized to music on 89.1 FM, plus a New Year's show
Holidays on Wildflower
A Green home with over 20,500 lights, two 16-foot mega trees and singing Christmas ornaments dancing to tunes on 93.5 FM
Wadsworth Griswold House
A 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'-themed home with a Cousin Eddie RV replica, themed mannequins and merchandise
Kuntz Family Lights
A City of Green (Uniontown) home whose front yard and house are pixel-synchronized to music, with a 15' snowman, large Ferris wheel, roller coaster, hot air balloon and fireworks
Candy Cane Lane
A Mogadore home with a synchronized display on 96.9 FM, adding a weekend bubble show weather permitting
SMC Holiday Light Show
A Rootstown neighborhood display of around 500,000 lights spread across a dozen properties, synchronized to music on 90.5 FM
Wagner Farms Christmas
A Rootstown home with about 29,000 lights arranged in many small Christmas scenes
The Malisiak Christmas Light Show
A Garrettsville pixel display with a 12-foot mega pixel tree synchronized to music on 104.7 FM
Dowell Family Christmas Light Show
An Aurora home with lights synchronized to Christmas songs, with a fresh show starting every half hour
Christmas Light Show on Berkshire
A Macedonia home with a Christmas light show synchronized to music
The Rambacher Holiday Light Show
A Sagamore Hills home with a synchronized holiday light show raising money for St. Jude
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