Holiday events for kids in Columbus, 2026
Tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits, Polar Express readings, gingerbread workshops, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa programmes in Columbus for the 2026 holidays, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.
31 Holiday events on 23 days
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Holiday nearby: Athens (8).
Know a Holiday event we are missing?
A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Columbus. Free, for anyone.
Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.