365CIN Newsletter Dec. 2

Bridgett Raffenberg
December 02, 2024

Goodnight, Monday.

It’s a BIG week for Christmas Tree Lightings!

We’ll see all of these Cincinnati area tree-centered celebrations this week:
🌲Light Up College Hill, Dec. 5
🌲City of Loveland, Dec. 7
🌲City of Montgomery, Dec. 7
🌲City of Harrison, Dec. 7

ESSENTIALS FOR TUESDAY (12-3-24):

Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 36° | 5% chance of precipitation

Tuesday’s Do: Celebrate the release of Dog Man 13: Big Jim Begins with the Supa Awesome Dog Man Party at the Forest Park Library, 6-7pm. They’ll host some Dog Man themed games, crafts, and trivia. Recommended for kids 5+. Side note: this is a new library and it’s huge (second only to the Main Branch downtown).

Rhinegeist Brewery is home to a new Holiday Market this year. Happening on Dec. 7 and December 21, this ticketed event is a great way to get in the spirit and find perfect gifts for everyone on your list! Each ticket includes your first beverage and access to explore the market inside their Annex private event space and the winter wonderland rooftop holiday village. Bring the family! All guests under 21 are only $8, and kids 6 and under are free!

Cincinnati Observatory hosts Jupiter Night on December 7, 5-8pm. Celebrate Jupiter, its storm-filled atmosphere, and its amazing system of moons. Event highlights include a Jupiter Scavenger Hunt, Solar System Storytime, Telescope Viewing (weather permitting), and more. Pre-registration is available or you can pay at the door.

Grab tickets for “The Noel Express”, a Murder Mystery Dinner at Hueston Woods on Friday, December 20. Various travelers are on board a train departing London, England in 1934. It's Christmas time, and a young wealthy socialite is bringing home his new fiancée to meet his parents for the first time. One problem... he vanishes aboard the moving train - nowhere to be found! Tickets required.

365Cincinnati thanks our sponsors for supporting this year’s Christmas in Cincinnati!

Holiday Junction (featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains) will surprise and delight the entire family - from the youngest to the oldest! Now open at Cincinnati Museum Center.

Mark your calendars for the return of Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt, opening Nov. 22. This magical holiday-themed Christmas festival will feature food, beverages, merchandise, holiday lights, choral, themed character visits, an ice rink, an Igloo boardwalk, and musical entertainment, with a European, yet Cincinnati Holiday theme.

GOOD TO KNOW:

Want to make a few Christmas gifts? Check out the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library MakerSpace locations!

From button makers to laser engravers to sewing machines to UV printers, you can create to your heart’s content.

Use of the machines is free. Some of the machines require materials that can be purchase at the library for a small fee.

Be sure to reserve your spot before you head out to the library. In fact, plan ahead if you’ll be using one of the more popular machines.
Find the reservation page here.

You’ll find MakerSpace equipment at these Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library branches:

Forest Park (new!)
Reading
St. Bernard
Madisonville
Loveland
Main Library / Downtown

PLAN AHEAD 📅

December Things to Do List

12/6 - 12/7: Waynesville’s Christmas in the Village

12/7 - 12/8: Newport’s historic East Row Victorian Christmas Tours

12/7: The 35th Annual Lebanon Horse Drawn Carriage Parade is happening at both 1pm and 7pm.

12/7: Candlelight Walk at Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village

12/7 and 12/8: City Flea will be at Factory 52 (Norwood) for their Holiday Market

12/9: Crib of the Nativity, the live nativity scene that’s out in the lawn of the Krohn Conservatory, will be open and ready for visitors, 9am-9pm. Free.

12/10 - 12/15: Broadway in Cincinnati’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas

12/11: Balloon Glow in Middletown

12/14: The Reindog Parade

12/15: Glenwood Reads Book Club