Join us VIRTUALLY for the merriest, most memorable holiday FUN RUN around! Wear your favorite holiday costume and jingle along your own 5K route as we jingle for a cure! www.jbr.org/columbus Get your jingle on at the MOST FUN & FESTIVE holiday fun-run around – all to battle the #1 cause of disability!
Though the Arthritis Foundation’s 2020 Jingle Bell Run is going virtual, don’t let that stop you from jingling. Join the original festive race for charity from anywhere! Whether you want to run your favorite 5K route, challenge yourself to something new or get moving on your treadmill, you can strut your stuff and FEEL GOOD about DOING GOOD. Every runner will receive an exclusive Jingle Bell Run short sleeve t-shirt, unique medal, and sticker for your water bottle or laptop!
It is more important now than ever to Jingle with us and support the Arthritis Foundation programs and services going strong. Thanks to generous supporters, we’re helping 75% more people than before the pandemic get the help they urgently need. Together, we’re investing in virtual and vital resources and programs for the millions of adults and children challenged by arthritis — to help them navigate these difficult times and access necessary care.
We just CAN’T STOP JINGLING — so let’s jingle all the way to a cure together and have a great time along the way! Get your jingle on and spread the Spirit of Yes: Yes to celebrating the arthritis community. Yes to living life to the fullest. And Yes to conquering arthritis for good.
For more help or information about the 2020 Jingle Bell Run – Columbus, OH contact Susan Davis at sdavis@arthritis.org or call 614-506-0234.
12/11/2020 – Drop Off Locations Mt Vernon: Knox Memorial Building (9am-5pm), Lanning’s, Baker’s IGA, Aldi, Kroger, Walmart, Rural King (9am- 4pm)
Drop Off Locations Gambier: The Village Market (9am- 4pm)
Drop Off Locations Howard: Red Rover Marathon, Floral Valley Community Center (9am- 2pm)
BellStores – Fredericktown (9am- 2pm)
Hometown Market – Danville & Centerburg (9am- 2pm)
Home for the Holidays
December 4 – December 24
Main Street Delaware brings you a holiday to remember!
Kickoff the Holidays:
Friday, December 4
Come downtown to shop, dine, and enjoy the unveiling of some amazing window displays by our downtown businesses!
Dash for Dasher Scavenger Hunt!
December 4 – 24
Oh no! Santa has lost Dasher. Explore downtown following Santa’s clues to find his lost reindeer and have so much fun along the way!
Beanbag Books
Delaware County District Library
Delaware Music Center
The Bare Bowl
Secret Identity Comics
The Sydney Collection
Honey & Abernathy
Homestretch Apparel
The Strand Theatre
Photos with Santa
Fridays, December 4, 11 & 18 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturdays, December 5, 12 & 19 1 to 3 p.m.
Visiting Santa will be little different this year, but we are committed to continuing this fun, community favorite tradition! We are taking all of the appropriate precautions to ensure this is a safe experience for everyone involved. There will be no physical contact with Santa this year, but there will be an opportunity to purchase a printed photograph for $10 by professional photographer, Kathy Brady of For His Glory Photography!
Photos by reservation, will take place at the Delaware Welcome Center (20 E William Street).
If visiting Santa in person isn’t your style this year, drop off your letter to Santa in the North Pole Post mailbox on the front porch of the Welcome Center!
Holiday Shop Hop
Sunday, December 6 at 3 p.m.
Tune in to Main Street’s Facebook live stream for exclusive deals from some of your favorite downtown establishments! Have your phones ready to call in and claim your deal!
Tour Louis Bromfield’s Big House all decked out for the Holiday! Enjoy freshly baked cookies and hot cider; you may even see Santa Claus himself.
December 4, 5, 11, & 12 4pm-8pm
December 6 & 13 1pm-4pm
Buy tickets at the Gift Shop
$5 – Adult
$3 – Youth
Nov 28th-Jan 3rd Tuesday-Sunday
Mansfield’s magical holiday experience returns! Kingwood Guests will enjoy:
- A new entrance to the festivities in our new visitor center, the Garden Gateway! Enjoy delicious treats served by Buehler’s in Kingwood’s Gateway Café, buy unique gifts in the Garden & Gift Shop, and explore the Exhibit Gallery before you head out to the outdoor displays.
- The Community Tree Walk will continue to host trees creatively decorated by community partners.
- Buehler’s Snacks & Sips will be located in the Workshop featuring hot beverages, snacks, and spirits (open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
- Kingwood Hall will be themed as “Christmas Through The Years” and much more!
- Please register or pre-purchase tickets in advance to reserve the date and time of your visit. This applies to member and children tickets as well.
- Capacity limits will be set for each hour and Kingwood Hall will closely monitor headcount. The Welcome Desk will offer limited walk-up tickets only when pre-sale capacity allows.
Nov 28th-Jan 3rd Tuesday-Sunday
Mansfield’s magical holiday experience returns! Kingwood Guests will enjoy:
- A new entrance to the festivities in our new visitor center, the Garden Gateway! Enjoy delicious treats served by Buehler’s in Kingwood’s Gateway Café, buy unique gifts in the Garden & Gift Shop, and explore the Exhibit Gallery before you head out to the outdoor displays.
- The Community Tree Walk will continue to host trees creatively decorated by community partners.
- Buehler’s Snacks & Sips will be located in the Workshop featuring hot beverages, snacks, and spirits (open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
- Kingwood Hall will be themed as “Christmas Through The Years” and much more!
- Please register or pre-purchase tickets in advance to reserve the date and time of your visit. This applies to member and children tickets as well.
- Capacity limits will be set for each hour and Kingwood Hall will closely monitor headcount. The Welcome Desk will offer limited walk-up tickets only when pre-sale capacity allows.
21 Days of Lights
Date/Time
Date(s) – 12/11/2020 – 12/31/2020
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location
Olde Pickerington Village
Categories
Explore Olde Pickerington Village from December 11-31, 2020 to safely enjoy a bit of festivity with your family while driving around the Village to look at the lights.
Every evening in December the Castle becomes the most magical, jolly place to be! Our popular holiday tradition, Christmas at the Castle a Kingdom of Lights, returns for another year! Stroll the grounds and soak up the Holiday Spirit with over 100,000 lights, outdoor Christmas trees and, of course, your favorite Holiday tunes! And if you’ve been nice, you might even meet the man himself—Jolly Old Saint Nick drops down the chimney at The Pavilion to meet children of all ages every Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 8pm. Admission on Friday and Saturday is $8 per car and free all other evenings. Buy your car pass in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/123739449023 After working up an appetite strolling the grounds and taking in the twinkling lights, join us for a hearty winter meal. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, choose from elevated homestyle favorites on our special Kingdom of Lights Feast Menu.
Drive around the breathtaking community of Minerva Park and experience dazzling lights and festival cheer during this holiday season. The village of Minerva Park puts on an annual competition each years for different categories of the best lights display, judging begins Dec. 17-Dec. 22nd
https://www.minervapark.org/calendar