New Ohio Holiday Lights Trail Kicks Off This Season, With Multiple Cleveland Area Stops

Ohio already has multiple craft beer trails and a buckeye candy trail, so it was really only a matter of time before the state got an official Holiday Lights Trail.

Put together by TourismOhio, the brand new trail includes about 30 Christmas light stops with a handful of dazzling displays in Northeast Ohio. The goal, according to TourismOhio, is to feature the best of the best in the state.

The Northeast Ohio spots include:

-Cleveland Public Square Holiday Lights, Cleveland
-Ashtabula County’s Lights on the Lake, Ashtabula
-Christmas in Peninsula, Peninsula
-Deck the Hall at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron
-37th Annual Holiday Tree Festival, Akron
-Joy of Christmas Holiday Lights Festival, Columbiana

While it would be a huge undertaking to visit all of the lighting displays in the state, cruising through the regional spots could easily be accomplished throughout the holiday season (and offers a great excuse to get out of the house).

Find the downloadable map of holiday lights right here. Note that many of these displays don’t begin until after Thanksgiving. 

This article appears in Nov 7-13, 2018.