Thanksgiving in Cleveland 2024

Winterfest and Tree Lighting Ceremony - Cleveland, OH - Nov 30, 2024
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 29 to Nov 30, 2024
60th annual. Holiday Inn Cleveland South hosts a weekend of polka including 15 bands and entertainers, three days of dancing, polka brunch, and more.

Cleveland Turkey Trot - Cleveland, OH - Nov 28, 2024
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 23 to Jan 5, 2025
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.

A Christmas Carol at the Ohio Theater - Cleveland, OH - Nov 23 to Dec 22, 2024

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”)