Things to Do in November

THINGS TO DO // NOVEMBER 2021

MON 01 Baby Storytime Enjoy stories read aloud and a fun mix of age-appropriate early literacy activities. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester, Time: 10:15- 10:45 am, midpointelibrary.

org FREE

Kids' Town Election Kids can once again exercise their right to vote this 2021 Election Season by voting for the Children's Museum's next mayor of Kids’ Town! Voting will occur virtually, and is free for CMC Members or included with a Discovery Ticket. Cast your vote for Salazar the Black Rat Snake, Dash the Longnose Gar, or Joe Burrow the Spotted Salamander! • Location: Virtual, cincymuseum.org

TUES 02 Pop Up Program: Baby & Toddler Storytime Parents and caregivers, bring your little ones to the library for stories, songs, nursery rhymes and fingerplays. For children up to 36 months. This program will be outside (weather permitting). • Location: West Carrollton Library, Time: 10:30 -11 am, daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

WED 03 Garden Adventures: Autumn Crafters Get your creativity flowing at Glenwood Gardens! Join them for a variety of autumn themed crafts. Get inspired by autumn colors, art, and tasty treats. Recommended for ages 2 to 5. • Location: Glenwood Gardens, Time: 10:30 am- Noon, greatparks.org THURS 04 Show and Tell on the Farm - Reading the Weather Come on out and learn about how the weather and seasons affect life on the farm. You will try out some weather experiments, crafts and of course visit with the farm animals, too. FREE program for all ages. • Location: Chrisholm MetroPark Historic Farmstead, Time: 10-11 am,

yourmetroparks.net

FRI 05 Creepy Creatures Lots of people think spiders, snakes, bats, and other creatures are scary, but do you need to be scared of them? No! So come out and learn more about these commonly misunderstood animals before hiking to find them. Weather Dependent. • Location: Germantown MetroPark, Time: 6:30-8 pm, metroparks.org

Free Hike Fridays: Forests, Foliage and Fungi, Oh My! Fall is marching right along. Join them to enjoy the fall foliage as the leaves drop, try out our winter tree ID, check out the bounty of fall wild edibles, and observe fungi! • Location: California Woods Nature Preserve, Time: 1- 2:30 pm,

cincinnatiparks.com FREE

FRI 05‒ SUN 07 King Arthur’s

Camelot One of the few ballets created based on the legendary tale, King Arthur’s Camelot transports you to the mystical land of Camelot where the story of King Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere unfolds in a visually stunning display of dance, drama, and magic that the whole family will love! • Location: Music Hall, Time: See website for ties, cballet.org/

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SAT 06 Dayton Funk: A Tribute to Dayton’s Funk Legacy The Dayton Philharmonic travels back in time to Dayton during the 70s and 80s when our city emerged as the “World Capital of Funk.” The R&B charts of these two decades topped out with more hits from Dayton artists than from almost any other American city. • Location: The Schuster Center, Time: 8 pm,

daytonperformingarts.org

Mini-Boat Float Challenge Will your imaginary tiny riders survive the journey down Avey’s Run? Join them for this special STEM program on boat building with natural material to find out! You will explore the principles of float and sink and boat construction while you build. • Location: Cincinnati Nature Center, Time: 3-4:30 pm, cincynature.org

Winter Craft Show Come shop from local vendors and small businesses. A large variety to choose from! Perfect for all those last minute Christmas gifts. • Location: Entertrainment Junction Expo Room, Time: 10 am- 3 pm, entertrainmentjunction.

com

SUN 07 Second Annual Oy Vey 5k Walk, run, or roll through our second annual Oy Vey 5K. All ages are welcome in this family-friendly event, so invite your whole family on this 3.1-mile journey through Amberley Village. • Location: Mayerson JCC, Time: 10 am- 1pm, runsignup.com/Race/OH/

Cincinnati/MayersonJCCOyVey5K

S’mores in the Nature PlayScape It’s never too late in the year to enjoy s’mores! Come to the Nature PlayScape to make a free campfire treat and get fueled up to play. Members free; nonmember adult $9 and nonmember child $4 (includes daily admission). • Location Cincinnati Nature Center's Nature PlayScape, Time: 3-4 pm, cincynature.org

MON 08 Movers and Shakers You and your child will shake it together! Sing, dance and enjoy music, movement and fun in-person. You may bring your own shaker, but they will provide shakers for use. Recommended for ages 1-5. No registration required. • Location: Mt. Healthy Library, Time: 10:30- 11 am, cincinnatilibrary.org FREE

TUES 09 Pop Up Family Story & Craft Join them outdoors to read a story together, get moving with songs and rhymes, and pick up a craft activity to take home. Recommended for children ages 3 and up. Picnic blankets are available upon request, but feel free to bring your own camping chairs or blankets if you prefer. • Location: Miamisburg Library, Time: 10:30 -11 am, daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

WED 10 Storytime: Toddler Encourage emerging language skills with books, rhymes, music and fun. • Location: Symmes Township Library, Time: 11- 11:30 am, cincinnatilibrary.org FREE

Portopia Now through December 19, 2021. Prepare your senses for the unexpected when you walk through the doors of Portopia: a limitedtime art installation in Cincinnati, OH. They are a collective of mixed-media artists out to create a multi-dimensional journey through sound, light, touch, and scent. • Location: Portopia, portopiamiddletown.com *ONGOING

THURS 11 Rock Your Homework Got homework? Dayton Metro Library can help! Bring it to the Trotwood Library and our friendly Homework Helpers can guide you in the right direction. • Location: Trotwood Branch Library, Time: 6-8 pm, daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

Pre-School Storytime Enjoy stories read aloud and a fun mix of age-appropriate early literacy activities. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester, Time: 11:15- 11:45 am, midpointelibrary.org FREE

FRI 12 Christmas Nights of Lights This family event features a 2-mile car ride through Christmas displays and light shows consisting of over a million LED lights, driven by more than ten thousand computer channels. Mark your calendars for the fantastic holiday event! • Location: Coney Island, Time: Dusk- 10 pm, christmasnightsoflights. com/cincinnati *ONGOING

Campfire on the Bluff Join them for a fun night of storytelling under the stars! Follow the luminaries up a short but steep set of stone stairs to our Austin E. Knowlton campfire area, where you will light the fire and tell stories under the stars. • Location: California Woods Nature Preserve, Time: 6:30 – 8 pm, cincinnatiparks.com FRI 12‒SUN 14 Yuletide Winters Gathering This year the event will be a 3 day celebration giving visitors plenty of time to enjoy browsing the charming shops and dining in the exceptional restaurants! • Location: Downtown Tipp City, Time: Fri-Sat, 10 am-6pm, Sunday-Noon-4 pm,

facebook.com/YuletideWintersGathering/

Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market Calling all gift gurus, party point-people and masters of mistletoe: Get all your holiday shopping done at the Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market, featuring 350+ one-of-a-kind boutiques and specialty stores. Choose from an unparalleled selection of home décor, specialty clothing and one-of-a-kind treasures, plus gourmet food from the Cincy Specialty Food & Treats Show. • Location: Duke Energy Convention Center,

cincinnatiholidaymarket.com/

SAT 13 Owl Prowl “Who-Who” wants to learn all about the owls of Ohio through our taxidermy mounts, feathers and skulls? Hear owl calls and play a fun game of “owl ears”. Then join their Naturalist for a short night hike to try to call in our resident Barred owls! • Location: Park District Headquarters, Time: 7-8:30 pm,

bellbrooksugarcreekparks.org FREE

Kids Night Out Kids are invited to a fun evening with their friends, no parents allowed! Become an ultimate ninja as you climb, jump, run, and play on the coolest ninja playground in town! In partnership with Camp at the J. • Location: Mayerson JCC, Time: 6:30- 8 or 7:30- 9 pm, mayersonjcc.org

Deck the Halls Christmas Bazaar Children will love talking to Santa and then shopping on their own in Santa’s Secret Workshop — they can buy small gifts for the family and have fun wrapping them. Be sure to browse through Crafty Creations and Grandma’s Attic for a wonderful variety of holiday decorations and gifts. • Location: St. Francis de Sales, Time: 9 am- 3 pm, stfrancisdesales-lebanon.org/

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Kettering Holiday Arts & Craft Show This popular annual event showcases over 80 vendors throughout the Charles I. Lathrem Senior Center and Kettering Recreation Complex. Vendors will display their festive holiday decorations and handmade gift items for you to get started on your shopping. • Location: Kettering Recreation Center, Time: 9 am- 4pm,.play

kettering.org/event/ holiday-arts-craft-show FREE

SUN, NOV 07

S'MORES IN THE NATURE PLAYSCAPE AT THE CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains The Duke Energy Holiday Trains have been a Cincinnati holiday staple for 75 years. Track-level views reveal intricate details of the display, which features over 300 rail cars and 60 locomotives. New for 2021,guests will be able to flip through 75 years of Duke Energy Holiday Trains history in an interactive storybook with just the wave of their hand. Returning once again is Brickopolis, a LEGO display crafted into fantastical scenes from the magical worlds of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and Harry Potter. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center, cincymuseum.org

*ONGOING

SUN 14 Sensory Sundays @ Boonshoft Museum The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery's Sensory Sunday program offers extended hours for local families with a member who has a sensory disorder, such as being on the autism spectrum. During these special hours, the Museum will adjust lighting and sound, have trained volunteers and additional staff. • Location: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Time: 10 am-Noon,

boonshoftmuseum.org/events-activities

Show and Tell on the Farm - Gourds and Pumpkins Do you know the difference between a gourd and a pumpkin? After going on a scavenger hunt, you will learn to decorate and dry our gourds to take home. Help them make a feast for the farm animals out of some of the gourds and pumpkins, too. • Location: Chrisholm MetroPark Historic Farmstead, Time: 2-3 pm, yourmetroparks.net

FREE

MON 15 Outdoor Storytime: Library Babies Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. Please bring a blanket, shaker, scarf and small ball. • Location: Maderia Branch Library, Time: 10:30-11 am,

cincinnatilibrary.org FREE

TUES 16 Pop Up Program: Homeschool Hang Out Don't miss the fun each month at our Homeschool Hang Out, where they will feature a craft, a STEM activity, or a game. All families are welcome- not just homeschooling families. This program will be outside (weather permitting). • Location: West Carrollton Library, Time: 1-2 pm, daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

The Elf on the Shelf: The Musical Featuring an original story and score, dazzling sets and costumes, and heartfelt moments that will bring the family together, this joyous and uplifting celebration will leave audiences captivated by the splendor of the season. • Location: Taft Theatre, Time: 6 pm, tafttheatre.org/events

WED 17 Pop Up Outdoor Fun Enjoy active outdoor activities and games in the Library's courtyard, with something new popping up each week! • Location: Miamisburg Branch Library, Time: 4:30- 4:50 pm, daytonmetrolibrary.org FREE

ABC Club Welcome to the ABC Club! Children ages 3-5 and their grown ups will explore the alphabet (numbers and colors, too!) through books and related activities. • Location: Midpointe Library West Chester, Time: 10:15- 10:45 am,

midpointelibrary.org FREE

THURS 18 Wiggle Worms

– Zookeeper for the Day Have you ever visited the zoo and wondered what life could be like as a zookeeper? What do the animals eat? Do they get regular veterinary care? Well join their staff as you become a zookeeper for the day in this station based, animal program. • Location: Greene County Parks & Trails Headquarters, Time: 10 am- Noon,

gcparkstrails.com

Greene Grasshoppers – Down on the Farm What do you think life would be like…down on the farm? Join our staff and become a farmer for the day at this unique Greene Grasshoppers program. Come care for pigs, cows, sheep, and horses- the stuffed kind! You’ll make your own stuffed animal (similar to Build-a-Bear) and spend the evening cleaning and caring for it and learning about their life, down on the farm. You’ll even have a chance to meet some real farm animals, too! • Location: Greene County Parks & Trails Headquarters, Time: 6- 8 pm, gcparkstrails.com FRI 19 Woodland Lights 2021 Woodland Lights offers a fantasy land of holiday lights and displays along a half-mile wooded path. The month-long festival has more lights, more vignettes, and the same winter whimsy that enchants thousands of visitors every year. • Location: Countryside Park, Time: 6-9 pm, washingtontwp.org/ recreation/woodland_lights *ONGOING

The Science Behind Pixar Through April 24, 2022. The interactive exhibition showcases the boundless limits of STEM, imagination and curiosity, thrilling you as you come face-to-face with popular characters, including Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Mike and Sulley, Edna Mode and WALL•E. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center, cincymuseum.org/pixar *ONGOING

Journey BOREALIS 2021 Holiday Light Show The journey includes over 1 million LED lights -- including an LED light tunnel, a Candy Cane Forest, projections by Brave Berlin (the creators of Blink and Luminosity) and Sam Durgan, Santa Search Lights, and several more surprises. • Location: Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Time: 6-10 pm, journeyborealis.com

*ONGOING

PNC Festival of Lights The Cincinnati Zoo will still be shining bright as we’re once again transformed into a “Wild Wonderland” for the 39th annual PNC Festival of Lights! In addition to admiring the beauty of 4 million LED lights, visitors can ride the North Polar Express train ride, marvel at the spectacular Wild Lights show on Swan Lake, or snack at one of two S’mores-n-More stands. • Location: Cincinnati Zoo, Time: 10 am- 9 pm,

cincinnatizoo.org/events/festival-of-lights

*ONGOING

FRI 19‒SUN 21 The North Pole

Express During your hour-long journey, Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Each passenger will receive a souvenir bell and prepackaged cookie. Please visit their website for full details of this memorable holiday experience. • Location: LM &M Railroad, Time: see website for times, lebanonrr.

com/northpole

*ONGOING SAT 20 Wobble Gobble 3K Fun Run/Walk Before you chow down on Thanksgiving Dinner, join them for their 6th annual Wobble Gobble 3K Fun Run/Walk through beautiful Morris Reserve. This is an all ages, family (and leashed-pet) friendly event. All runners will receive a commemorative goodie bag! • Location: Morris Reserve, Time: 9- 11 am,

bellbrooksugarcreekparks.org

Beyond the Pumpkin Pie Have you ever seen a pumpkin vomit? What’s the best way to smash a pumpkin? Celebrate Thanksgiving, explore some wacky science and meet a few farm animals based around this favorite fall food and decoration. • Location: Winton Woods, Time: 11- 11:45 am,

greatparks.org

Super Science Saturday One of the most popular family-oriented science events to take place in the Dayton area is back! These special learning days include access to their Special Exhibitions, Space Theater Shows (limited seating available), and public programming. Fun, Free Day for the whole family! • Location: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Time: 10 am- 4pm, boonshoftmuseum.org/

events-activities FREE

SUN 21 Show and Tell on the Farm - Thanksgiving Feast for the Animals Come to Show and Tell to prepare a Thanksgiving feast and share these goodies with the farm animals! You will also explore how their farm animals get ready for winter. • Location: Chrisholm MetroPark Historic Farmstead, Time: 2-3 pm,

yourmetroparks.net FREE

MON 22 Pop Up Program: Dance Party This program is for kids who love to move and dance around! You will dance to different songs, practice following directions, learn rhythm, and even develop our fine and gross motor skills. This program is not only fun, but it will help your child to develop early literacy skills! This program will be outside (weather permitting). • Location: West Carrollton Library, Time: 10:30- 11 am, daytonmetrolibrary.org

FREE

TUES 23 Virtual Library Babies Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months. This storytime is presented via Zoom. Registration required to receive the Zoom link. • Location: Virtual, Time: 9:30-10 am, cincinnatilibrary.

org FREE

SAT, NOV 20

BEYOND PUMPKIN PIE AT GREAT PARKS' WINTON WOODS

TUES 23‒SUN 28 CATS

Experience CATS for the first time as it begins a new life for a new generation… or let it thrill you all over again! Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater. • Location: Schuster Center, Time: see website for times, daytonlive.org

WED 24 A Christmas Carol A holiday family favorite! The production of A Christmas Carol combines faithful storytelling with spellbinding stage magic to bring to life the familiar story of a sinner given one last chance at redemption by four persuasive ghosts. • Location: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Time: see website for times, cincyplay. com/productions/a-christmas-carol *ONGOING

FRI 26 Dayton Holiday Festival Grande Illumination & Dayton Children’s Parade The Dayton Holiday Festival, presented by AES Ohio, is your source for family-friendly holiday fun in downtown Dayton. Watch the holidays light up during Dayton’s traditional tree lighting on Courthouse Square, followed immediately by a nighttime parade for children. • Location: Downtown Dayton, Time: 4-9 pm,

downtowndayton.org FREE

Light Up the Square Light Up the Square is back! Join us to kick off the holiday season at our annual tree lighting celebration! Festivities will begin at 5p with live music and a special appearance by Santa Claus and continuing into the evening with a dazzling fireworks display. Make sure you're here so you can help us LIGHT UP this year's tree! • Location: Fountain Square, Time: 5-11 pm, myfountainsquare.com/events/

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Land of Illusion Christmas Glow Celebrate the season at The Christmas Glow, over 3.8 million lights at the 2-mile long Christmas Around the World drive-thru experience, visit Santa at the Christmas Village Santa Workshop or just take in the majestic lights of the 45-foot Christmas Tree as you and yours warm by the gas fire pits.Make this Christmas season special with the lights, shops, covered fire pits! • Location: Land of Illusion Adventure Park, landofillusion.com/glow/*ONGOING Gobble Wobble Walk Shake your tail feathers and walk off those extra scoops of mashed potatoes! Enjoy nature stories on guided walks on their most family-friendly trails. • Location: Cincinnati Nature Center, Time: 10 am- 3 pm, cincynature.org

FRI 26‒SAT 27 The Nature of

Fairy Tales! Build fairy homes, listen to Mother Goose’s stories and explore the nature behind your favorite fairy tales in this self-guided program for the whole family. • Location: Sharon Woods, Time: 11 am- 2 pm, greatparks.org

SAT 27 Madcap Puppets presents "The Nutcracker" Clara needs a little help from The Nutcracker to keep the Sugarplum Fairy from spoiling their holiday festival. Madcap twists this classic story into a fantastically funny tale, filled with giant puppets, comical characters, and audience participation. • Location: E. T. Carson Lodge, Time: 11 am & 1 pm, cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/

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Downtown Dazzle Downtown Dazzle is back to put a holiday twinkle in your eye! Join us in the heart of Cincy for one of the biggest highlights of the holiday season. See Santa rappel from a Cincinnati skyrise and wait with anticipation for the sky to fill with a fabulous fireworks display! Music and festivities begin at 6:30pm. Enjoy a drink or hot coco at Fountain Square’s Bar or make a holiday memory at the UC Health Ice Rink, presented by Fifth Third Bank! • Location: Fountain Square, myfountainsquare.

com/series/downtown-dazzle/

Fairfield Parade of Lights Celebrate the spirit of the winter season at Village Green Park in Fairfield. Shop the holiday market and listen to live performances before the parade kicks off at 6:00pm. Join Santa for the lighting of the tree after the parade. Location: Village Green Park, Time: 4-7 pm, gettothebc.

com/events/fairfield-parade-lights

SUN 28 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Who Dey! The Cincinnati Bengals, members of the North Division of the AFC in the NFL, take to the field! • Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Time: 1 pm, bengals.com GOBBLE GOBBLE WALK AT CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER

MON 29 Jump, Wiggle and Shout This program is all about silly wiggles, goofy babbles, and having fun and making friends. Your little one will have a blast movin' and groovin' to music while developing coordination, balance, listening skills, and gross motor skills. An adult companion must attend. The program will take place outdoors; rain cancels. • Location: Park District Headquarters, Time: 11 am- Noon,

bellbrooksugarcreekparks.org

TUES 30 Storytime: Library Babies Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months. • Location: Blue Ash Library, Time: 10:30-11 am, cincinnatilibrary.org FREE

ONGOING EVENTS

Portopia Now through December 19, 2021. Prepare your senses for the unexpected when you walk through the doors of Portopia: a limited-time art installation in Cincinnati, OH. They are a collective of mixed-media artists out to create a multidimensional journey through sound, light, touch, and scent. • Location: Portopia, portopiamiddletown.com

Woodland Lights Friday- Sunday:

November 19- December 19, Nightly: December 19- 30 (Closed December 24 & 25). Woodland Lights offers a fantasy land of holiday lights and displays along a half-mile wooded path. The month-long festival has more lights, more vignettes, and the same winter whimsy that enchants thousands of visitors every year. • Location: Countryside Park,

washingtontwp.org/recreation/woodland_lights

WICKED November 17-December 5. The Broadway sensation looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” • Location: Aronoff Center, Times: Vary, cincinnati.broadway.

com/shows/wicked/

Christmas at the Junction November

13 through January 2, 2022. Create a holiday tradition for your family! See the magic of Christmas at the home of the World’s Largest Indoor Train Display. Take a “Journey to the North Pole”, where you can meet Mrs. Claus and Santa himself. • Location: EnterTRAINment Junction, entertrainmentjunction.com

November 12 through January 3, 2022. The Duke Energy Holiday Trains have been a Cincinnati holiday staple for 75 years. Track-level views reveal intricate details of the display, which features over 300 rail cars and 60 locomotives. New for 2021,guests will be able to flip through 75 years of Duke Energy Holiday Trains history in an interactive storybook with just the wave of their hand. Returning once again is Brickopolis, a LEGO display crafted into fantastical scenes from the magical worlds of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and Harry Potter. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center, cincymuseum.org

The North Pole Express November

19-21, 24, 27-28 & December 3-5, 9-12, 16-19, 22-24 & 26. During your hour-long journey, Santa and his elves will make their way through the train to visit with each family. Each passenger will receive a souvenir bell and prepackaged cookie. Please visit their website for full details of this memorable holiday experience. • Location: LM &M Railroad, lebanonrr.

com/northpole

Every Christmas Story Ever Told

(and Then Some!) November 19 through December 26, 2021. What begins as another annual production of A Christmas Carol, soon devolves into a slightly irreverent look at all of the favorite “Beloved Holiday Classics” including It’s a Wonderful Life, Frosty, Rudolph, Charlie Brown and more! • Location: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, cincyshakes.com/

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A Carillon Christmas November 23

through December 30, 2021. Join them for A Carillon Christmas to see Carillon Historical Park’s 65-acre campus transformed into a winter wonderland of sparkle, magic, and holiday cheer! • Location: Carillon Historical Park, daytonhistory.org

Clifton Mill Christmas Lights 2021

November 26 through December 30, 2021. One of the country's finest -with millions of Christmas Lights illuminating the mill, the gorge, the riverbanks, trees and bridges. • Location: Clifton Mills, cliftonmill.

com/Christmas

A Christmas Carol November 24 through December 30, 2021. A holiday family favorite! Our production of A Christmas Carol combines faithful storytelling with spellbinding stage magic to bring to life the familiar story of a sinner given one last chance at redemption by four persuasive ghosts. • Location: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Time: see website for times,

cincyplay.com/productions/a-christmas-carol

WinterFest Select Nights November 26 through December 31, 2021. Imagine an oldfashioned winter…rosy-cheeked skaters gliding under twinkling lights, the magic of dazzling holiday attractions and carolers in traditional costumes, shops filled with ornaments, trinkets and toys, the aroma of freshly baked treats. • Location: Kings Island,

visitkingsisland.com/events/winterfest

November 12 through January 2, 2022. This family event features a 2-mile car ride through Christmas displays and light shows consisting of over a million LED lights, driven by more than ten thousand computer channels. Mark your calendars for the fantastic holiday event! • Location: Coney Island,

christmasnightsoflights.com/cincinnati

PNC Festival of Lights November 19

through January 9, 2022. The Cincinnati Zoo will still be shining bright as we’re once again transformed into a “Wild Wonderland” for the 39th annual PNC Festival of Lights! In addition to admiring the beauty of 4 million LED lights, visitors can ride the North Polar Express train ride, marvel at the spectacular Wild Lights show on Swan Lake, or snack at one of two S’mores-n-More stands. • Location: Cincinnati Zoo,

cincinnatizoo.org/events/festival-of-lights

Journey BOREALIS 2021 Holiday Light Show November 19 through January 2, 2022. The journey includes over 1 million LED lights -- including an LED light tunnel, a Candy Cane Forest, projections by Brave Berlin (the creators of Blink and Luminosity) and Sam Durgan, Santa Search Lights, and several more surprises. • Location: Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, journeyborealis.com

MetroParks Ice Rink November 26 through December 19. Get out and skate on the region's largest outdoor ice rink! It measures 70 feet by 150 feet and is sheltered under a pavilion. The rink has something for everyone: beginners’ lessons, open skating, broomball and curling, not to mention hot chocolate and music. Ice skating is a great way to experience the outdoors during the cooler weather and provides a winter tradition for Miami Valley families looking for something fun to do together. • Location: Five Rivers MetroParks, metroparks.org/

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Land of Illusion Christmas Glow

November 24 through December 30. Celebrate the season at The Christmas Glow, over 3.8 million lights at the 2-mile long Christmas Around the World drive-thru experience, visit Santa at the Christmas Village Santa Workshop or just take in the majestic lights of the 45-foot Christmas Tree as you and yours warm by the gas fire pits. Make this Christmas season special with the lights, shops, covered fire pits! • Location: Land of Illusion Adventure Park,

landofillusion.com/glow/

Skating and Bumper Cars at the UC Health Ice Rink November 6 through February 22, 2022. Gather up the family and head to the outdoor ice arena that takes over Fountain Square in Downtown Cincinnati this holiday season! Amenities include everything from rental skates to lockers for securing visitors’ belongings while they’re having fun on the ice, plus a full-service concessions tent will carry soda, hot and cold snacks, and alcoholic beverages for skaters to enjoy. Check website for reservation information and pricing. • Location: Fountain Square, myfountainsquare.com/ice-rink/

The Science Behind Pixar Through April 24, 2022. The interactive exhibition showcases the boundless limits of STEM, imagination and curiosity, thrilling you as you come face-to-face with popular characters, including Buzz Lightyear, Dory, Mike and Sulley, Edna Mode and WALL•E. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center, cincymuseum.org/pixar

Romeo & Juliet Through November 13. William Shakespeare's timeless tale of two starcrossed lovers and the feuding families who tear them apart, returns to the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company stage in all of its everlasting grandeur. • Location: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, cincyshakes.

com/event/romeo-and-juliet

Great Bear Rainforest Thursdays

through Sundays, 10am-4pm. Travel to the land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters, humpback whales and the fabled white Spirit Bear – one of the rarest animals on Earth. Set in one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses on Canada’s rugged Pacific coast, Great Bear Rainforest is a story of wilderness and balance, belief and preservation. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds. • Location: Cincinnati Museum Center,

cincymuseum.org/great-bear-rainforest/

PLEASE NOTE WE WORK HARD TO ENSURE OUR CALENDAR AND GUIDE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE. OCCASIONALLY, EVENT SPECIFICS CHANGE AFTER WE GO TO PRESS. THEREFORE, WE ENCOURAGE OUR READERS TO CALL LOCATIONS OR VISIT THEM ON THE WEB TO VERIFY INFORMATION.

BEGINNING FRI, NOV 26

METROPARKS ICE RINK AT FIVE RIVERS METROPARKS