The year is almost over, but the family fun is just getting started! Here is your Dayton Dozen (another Baker’s Dozen!) for December 2023 of family-friendly events and things to do this month.
1. Santa’s Wonderland {Bass Pro Shop & Cabela’s}
Now through December 24
by Online Appointment
FREE photos with Santa, letters to Santa, and so much more!
Cabela’s Centerville
5500 Cornerstone North Boulevard
Centerville, OH 45440
2. Coyote Search
December 1
6-7:30pm
Cox Arboretum National
Ages 3-13 registration required, Free to attend. Part of Conservation Kids.
Learn about the many adaptations of the Coyote and attempt to lure them closer for a peek.
3. Dayton Ballet School Nutcracker Party
December 1
6-8pm
Ages 5-11 can be dropped off (pajamas party attire) for crafts, snacks, games and dancing. $40 per child.
4. TMCPL After Dark
December 1
6-8pm
For teens in grades 6-12, enjoy some after-hours fun. Preregistration required beginning two weeks prior.
5. Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade and Festival
December 2
10am
Daytime Parade – 1pm, Candlelight Parade – 7pm
6. Nutcracker Storytime
December 2
1pm
Wright Memorial Library
Ballare School of Dance performs with its student dancers for this special storytime event
7. Vandalia Tree Lighting and Holiday Market
December 3
4-7:30pm
Vandalia Rec Center
FREE! Shop inside then come outside at 6 for the tree lighting. Food trucks, goat cuddles and Santa on site.
8. Miamisburg Community Holiday Celebration
December 3
5:30-8pm
Taking place throughout downtown, experience a parade, caroling, Santa, crafts to buy and some to make, bake sale and the tree lighting.
9. Holly Days at the Arcade
December 6 & 7
3-8pm
December 8
3-9pm
Art Supply donations for We Care Art accepted at the door (see website for list). Free and open to the public, experience shopping with local vendors, food and live entertainment.
10. Tippecanoe HS presents The Sound of Music
December 7-10
11. Christmas on the Farm
December 9
11am-4pm
Carriage Hill Metro Park
7800 Shull Road
Experience a Victorian Christmas with this Free, all ages event.
12. Luminary Walk
December 16
6-8pm
Wilson Park
350 Wilson Park Dr
West Carrollton
Stroll through the lit path while listening to holiday music. Roast marshmallows and sip hot chocolate by the West Carrollton Lions Club
13. Christmas Concert with Winters-Bellbrook Library and Bellbrook Presbyterian Church
December 21
7pm
57 West Franklin St
Beavercreek Brass performs a free holiday concert for all ages. Registration not required, but suggested for reminder.
