Thanksgiving in Cleveland 2024

Winterfest and Tree Lighting Ceremony - Cleveland, OH - Nov 25, 2023
Opening weekend has free, family-friendly festivities begin at 4 p.m., with a lighting ceremony and fireworks starting at 6 p.m. The event will include musical performances and appearances from Santa Claus, live and interactive visual-arts demonstrations, skating, carriage rides, food trucks, fire pits and more. Check out their website for other programming on select Saturdays between December and the beginning of the new year.

Thanksgiving Polka Party Weekend - Independence, OH - Nov 24 to Nov 25, 2023
Holiday Inn Cleveland South hosts a weekend of polka including 15 bands and entertainers, three days of dancing, polka brunch, and more.

A Christmas Carol at the Ohio Theater - Cleveland, OH - Nov 24 to Dec 23, 2023

Cleveland Turkey Trot - Cleveland, OH - Nov 23, 2023
Starts at Williard Park for either a 5 mile, 5K or 1 mile run on Thanksgiving

Frost at the Cleveland Botanical Garden - Cleveland, OH - Nov 18 to Dec 31, 2023
A completely new holiday experience is coming to the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Winter botanical displays, holiday lights and immersive, themed rooms will transport you to an enchanting world.

Home for the Holidays with the Cleveland Pops - Cleveland, OH - Nov 28, 2021
Enjoy all your favorite music of the season. Santa and local animal shelters in the lobby.

Tchaikovsky’s Winter Dreams by the Cleveland Orchestra - Cleveland, OH - Nov 11 to Nov 14, 2021
Enjoy the Cleveland Orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 in G minor (“Winter Dreams”)