Thanksgiving Day kicks off four days of family feasting — but not just on food! Load up on family fun all weekend long. Here’s a start on all kinds of activities in Central Ohio over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Fill up on as many as possible!
Lights, Lights, and More Lights
Thanksgiving Weekend kicks off the holiday light season, and there’s a glorious array of colorful displays to take in:
- Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo
- Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights at Alum Creek State Park
- Downtown Columbus Holiday Lights
Walk or Run Your Meal Off
Feast on a buffet of fun runs to let everyone get a healthy helping of fitness — before AND after feasting on turkey:
- Flying Feather Four Miler
- Chase Columbus Turkey Trot
- Dublin Community Center Leftover Run
- Mansfield and Lexington Turkey Trot
- Grove City’s Thanksgiving Wattle
- Powell Turkey Trot
Get Creative
Let your artistic side loose! Make a stop at Open Studio at the Columbus Museum of Art. Dabble in exploring ideas and solving creative challenges with friends and family.
Early start on Christmas
- The Palace Theatre will be having a live performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Nov 27th.
- Holiday Fun at Kleerview Farm (just south of Mansfield, OH). Bring the kids out to see Santa’s Barnyard express and pick up a Christmas tree for the holiday season!
Sports
- Ready to take in some hockey? The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the New York Islanders at November 25th.
- Come out to see some of the best high school hockey in the state of Ohio at the 24th Annual Chiller Thanksgiving Classic. The tournament runs from Nov 25-27th at various Chiller locations.