{"id":3023,"date":"2018-11-18T19:10:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2018-11-18T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:10:43","slug":"10-cant-miss-events-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/2018\/11\/18\/10-cant-miss-events-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Can&#8217;t Miss Events this Holiday Season in Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is upon us in Columbus and the anticipation to create magical moments is real. Below are ten tried and true ways to experience the magic of the holidays &#8211; hopefully you will find some inspiration to help create your own holiday traditions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shop Small this holiday season and support the local makers in your community, especially on Small Business Saturday, which falls on November 24th this year. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/2017\/11\/18\/6-ways-to-shop-for-kids-on-small-business-saturday\/\">here<\/a> to find 6 ways you can shop small for those tiny humans in your life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2493\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FullSizeRender-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stroll the luminary lined brick streets in German Village during the annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germanvillage.com\/villagelights\/\">Village Lights<\/a>\u00a0event.\u00a0This year Village Lights falls on Sunday, December 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Businesses stay open late with holiday specials and festive surprises, including\u00a0Mr. &amp; Mrs. Claus, ice carving, live music, mulled wine and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3084 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0691-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/293846351338339\/\">Santa&#8217;s Workshop at the Lazarus Building<\/a> on December 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0Mr. Claus will be available all day to take photos in the original sleigh from the building\u2019s former life, there will be crafts led\u00a0by the OSU Urban Arts Space, and the Orange Line Holiday Train will be on display in the windows.\u00a0That day the Columbus Commons will be celebrating the start of the holiday season, with carousel rides, face painting\u00a0<span id=\"m_-6365861789008795735gmail-33\" class=\"m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr_ m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr_33 m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr-alert m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr_gramm m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-6365861789008795735gmail-gr_run_anim m_-6365861789008795735gmail-Punctuation m_-6365861789008795735gmail-only-ins m_-6365861789008795735gmail-replaceWithoutSep\">and<\/span>\u00a0hot chocolate &#8211; all for free! End the day by taking a stroll through the Commons\u2019 paths lit up by the beautiful Holiday Lights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/columbuscommons.org\/events\/holiday-lights\/\">Columbus Commons<\/a>\u00a0from November 21 through January 2nd from dusk until 11 p.m. for the holiday lights. Every Friday in December there will be free hot chocolate and carousel rides. Plus, you will find carolers roaming around the park so you can sing along to your favorite seasonal songs as you stroll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3079 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9336-e1542295836883-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a road trip to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/cliftonmill.com\/christmas\/\">The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill.<\/a>\u00a0Beginning November 23rd,\u00a03.5 million lights will be illuminating the mill, gorge, riverbanks, trees and bridges. There is a 100 foot \u201cwaterfall\u201d of twinkling lights. Every night until the night before Christmas Eve you can peek into Santa\u2019s Workshop to see a live Santa at work and then, every 15 minutes or so, watch him check his list and go up the chimney to load his sleigh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3078 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9277-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Experience the Season at one of <a href=\"https:\/\/8a50ed3c44cba6808431-1e85d243baf029fa3a89baeddb2d3958.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/files-2018OaklandHolidayFlyerWeb.pdf\">Oakland Park Nursery&#8217;s<\/a> four convenient location. Each location features different activities including the opportunity to visit with Santa, horse drawn carriage rides, live music, tasty treats, and so much more. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/8a50ed3c44cba6808431-1e85d243baf029fa3a89baeddb2d3958.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/files-2018OaklandHolidayFlyerWeb.pdf\">here<\/a> to learn how to discover all that is offered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All Aboard the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbuslibrary.org\/come-see-huntington-holiday-train-main-library\"> Huntington Holiday Train<\/a> at the Main Library now through January 3rd. The Holiday Train features\u00a0trains, tracks, a waterfall, tunnels, bridges, mini homes and a castle. All of these pieces and parts make for a fantastic game of eye spy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3081 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9227-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpconservatory.org\/exhibitions\/conservatory-aglow\/\">Franklin Park Conservatory<\/a> for the annual Conservatory Aglow, November 17 through January 2nd. This year the light installations are being advertised as\u00a0&#8220;the biggest and brightest holiday show in the history of the Conservatory, extending beyond the building and into The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children\u2019s Garden as well as the Grand Mallway.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3080 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_9249-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Attend a performance of The Nutcracker. We are lucky in Columbus because we have two dance company&#8217;s to choose from.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balletmet.org\/performances\/2018-19-season\/nutcracker\/\">Balletmet&#8217;s<\/a> production of The Nutcracker is performed at the Ohio Theatre by professional dancers and students from the academy, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/newalbanyballet.com\/performances\/the-nutcracker\/\">New Albany Children&#8217;s Ballet Theatre<\/a>\u00a0presents The Nutcracker at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Santa Clause is coming to Columbus and he is making multiple stops around the city. Our favorite places to visit with Old St. Nick are at the Franklin Park Conservatory and during the Oakland Park Nursery holiday events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3082 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/saynplaycolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0203-e1542296148385-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wishing you and yours a holiday season filled with love, joy, and laughter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is upon us in Columbus and the anticipation to create magical moments is real. Below are ten tried and true ways to experience the magic of the holidays &#8211; hopefully you will find some inspiration to help create your own holiday traditions. Shop Small this holiday season and support the local makers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestsidedesign.org\/snp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}