We’ve asked our readers and our team to help us round up the best holiday lights in Greater Dayton this year! Here is your guide….
Land of Illusion's Christmas Glow – Christmas Drive-Thru
Land of Illusions’ Christmas Glow – Christmas Drive-Thru is here to create memories and celebrate the season with your family! 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.
Open November 27th – December 30 from 6pm to 10pm
Closed Christmas Day.
Drive Thru Only December 26th-30th
Kings Island's WinterFest
Experience Kings Island transformed into an enchanting holiday wonderland at Southwest Ohio’s premier holiday event, WinterFest! With more than seven million lights, ice skating on the Royal Fountain, dazzling entertainment, jolly good activities, festive attractions, holiday shopping, and delicious seasonal treats, winter magic is spread throughout the park!
Select Nights, Nov. 29 – Dec. 31, 2024
WinterFest Wonderland Parade
Location: Parkwide
Start Time: Nightly at 8:30 PM
Light Up Middletown
Drive-thru light display
Cash donation – you set the price!
Smith Park, 500 Tytus Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45042
Woodland Lights at Washington Township RecPlex
Walk-thru light display
$9/person; 2 and under FREE
895 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Dayton, OH 45459
ParkLights at Caesar Ford
Drive-thru light display
FREE Admission
520 S Stringtown Rd, Xenia, OH 45385
“We did this one this week, and it was nice! Had never been before, and it wasn’t busy!” – Kathryn Dowell, DMC Contributing Writer
Land of Illusion Adventure Park Christmas Glow
Drive-thru light display
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8762 Thomas Rd, Middletown, OH 45042
Fort St. Clair’s Whispering Christmas
Drive-thru light display
Open 6pm to 9:30 pm nightly – After Thanksgiving
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135 Camden Rd, Eaton, OH 45320
Holiday Lights at Lost Creek Reserve
Drive-thru light display
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2385 State Rte 41, Troy, OH 45373
The Christmas Ranch
Walk-thru light display
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3205 S Waynesville Rd, Morrow, OH 45152
“I went there with my daughter, a friend, and her son one year, and we LOVED it! The whole experience truly is magical.” – Courtney Snow, DMC Owner
Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill
Walk-thru light display
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75 Water St, Clifton, OH 45316
“Fantastic display!” – Cat Hiles, DMC Contributing Writer
A Carillon Christmas
Walk-thru light display
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1000 Carillon Blvd, Dayton, OH 45409
Lincoln Park Lights of Kettering
Walk-thru light display
675 Lincoln Park Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429
“The lights at Kettering Lincoln Park are nice to walk around… enough to warrant getting out of the car, for locals at least.” – Kathryn Dowell, DMC Contributing Writer
Unicorns of Belmont
Walk-thru light display
2915 Martel Dr, Dayton, OH 45420
Hoffman Christmas Lights
Drive-thru/walk-thru light display
📍East Whipp Road, Centerville, Ohio
Have any updates to this list or others you’d recommend? Share in the comments!
Don’t forget to check out our other holiday guides this season :: December Dayton Dozen and Dayton Area Holiday Gift (& Experiences!) Guide!
