Gahanna Holiday Lights Celebration
Join us for our annual Holiday Lights Celebration in the Gahanna Creekside District on Sunday, November 22, 2026, from 3:00pm-6:30pm!
The Holiday Lights Celebration, presented by Nth Degree, offers a magical afternoon of free family fun for all ages!
Free for everyone holiday activities start at 3 PM, and include live performances on the Holiday Stage, arts and crafts, open houses, trackless train rides, fun photo opportunities in a Giant Snow Globe, and so much more fun!
Santa arrives by 6:00 PM to light the tree and set off the holiday fireworks!
Interested in being a sponsor for 2026? Please contact our events manager, Sarah Carnes, by emailing scarnes@visitgahanna.com. We thank you for your interest in supporting #HolidayLights2026.
Holiday Lights Schedule
3 to 6 PM
- Free Holiday Activities throughout the Creekside District
- Live Music and Dance on the Holiday Stage at Creekside Plaza
- Free Trackless Train Rides
- Giant Snow Globe
- Petting Zoo
- Snow Room
- Holiday Characters & Stiltwalker
- Facepainting & Caricatures
- Snow Axe Throwing
- Festive Silent Disco
- & so much more!
After Santa lights the tree, be sure to take a stroll through Creekside Park and enjoy the dazzling light display totaling more than 300,000 lights!
Open Houses
Smallwood Eye Associates - Holiday Search & Find
Marlow's Cheesesteaks - Candy Canes & Themed Cocktail
Durbar Indian Cuisine - Complimentary Warm Chai, Small Appetizer Samples, Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail, Holiday Gift Card Giveaway, and Special Dining Promotion
Barrel & Boar - Hot Chocolate Bar
Upper Cup Coffee Co.
REMAX Connection - Hot Chocolate
e-Merge Real Estate Premium - Coloring Contest Submission & Display, Hot Chocolate, and Take-Home Coloring Page
Cold Stone Creamery - Buy One, Get One Free
The Bibliophile Candle Co. - Free Holiday Bookmark Making Station in the Reading Room
The Creative Kind Art Studio - $10 Canvas Painting (make your own candy cane artwork) & Free Ornament Decorating Station
Ohio Herb Center - DIY Herbal Ornament Promo, Mulled Cider, and Caricatures by Over The Line Productions
Bubbles Tea & Juice Company - Coloring Sheets & Holiday Drink Menu
Sugaring NYC - Pink Hot Chocolate & Cookies, Holiday Card-Signing Station to Veterans, and Holiday Specials on Signature Scrubs & Service Packages
Lew Griffin Insurance Group - Storytime
Nth Degree - Ornament Decorating, Hot Cocoa, Cookies, 25% off Holiday, 20% off Showroom, & 15% off Custom orders
The Well & SGT Coffee Co. - The Well Warming Station with Holiday Music, Coloring Pages, and Peppermint Mocha Launch with 10% of every cup going to the Gahanna Gift Shop
Collective Home Supply Co. - Cookie Decorating Station
Joy Local Coffee Co. - Featured Sugar Cookie Latte
Royal Moon Reptiles - Refreshments and Interact with Animals
Nostalgia Brewing Co. - $5 Specials on Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Ale, and Fireball Whiskey Shots
GoYoga Gahanna
Thank You To Our Vendors
Food Vendors:
- Midway Kettle Corn
- Cousins Maine Lobster
- My Chick'N Bites
- Schmidt's
- Tortilla Street Food
- Pretzel Shop Etc.
- Pilar Designs Face Painting & More
Retail Vendors:
- Hai Hunny Candle Co.
- Thistle Bee Pottery
- LETS GLOW CRAZY
- Just Papa's Baking Company
- Nourished Roots Bakery
- The Cousin Collection
- Sugar Rae
- This and That
- WHATTAMUTT
Activity Vendors:
- City of Gahanna
- City of Gahanna - Parks & Recreation
- Found Church
- Franklin County Safe Communities
- Gahanna Lincoln Athletics
- Give to Gahanna
- GLHS Art Department
- Gahanna Residents in Need
- Mifflin Presbyterian Church
- Peace Lutheran Church
- Resurrection Power Church of God In Christ
- Spin the Dreidel
- St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church
- Stonybrook United Methodist Church
- Tawi Family Village Elders Council
- UMCF
- Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
Thank You To Our Sponsors
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Supporting Sponsors
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