# Holiday Carriage Rides in Downtown Middletown > Event for families in the Cincinnati area (OH / KY / IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Dec 11 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Governor's Square, Central Avenue and South Broad Street, Middletown, OH - Ages: Family-friendly - Price: Free and family-friendly - Organizer: City of Middletown - Official page: https://www.cityofmiddletown.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-carriage-rides-in-downtown-middletown--listing-d6480ec26f31b7d57b0b20e1 ## About Free horse-drawn carriage rides loop through historic downtown Middletown, past the holiday lights, on four December evenings. The city pitches it as a family outing or a photo backdrop as much as a date night. Rides depart from Governor's Square at Central Avenue and South Broad Street between 5:00 and 8:00 pm. Pets are not allowed in the carriages. ## Similar picks in Cincinnati - [Middletown Santa Parade and Holiday Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/middletown-santa-parade-and-holiday-tree-lighting--listing-8b11c16c1bd462c3ab5c87d7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM · Central Avenue (Curtis St. to Governor's Square), downtown Middletown · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Middletown's Santa Parade travels along Central Avenue from Curtis Street west to Governor's Square, where Santa lights the Middletown Holiday Tree at the end of the parade. It… - [Holiday Drive-In Movie Night at Rivershore Sports Complex](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-drive-in-movie-night-at-rivershore-sports-complex--listing-00f402c4f6309cea0fe6efa3) — Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM · Rivershore Sports Park (Rivershore Sports Complex), Hebron · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Boone County Parks shows a holiday movie drive-in style at the Rivershore sports park in Hebron on Friday, December 4, at 7 pm. Families watch from their cars for a festive night… - [Holiday Family Festival at the Taft](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-family-festival-at-the-taft--listing-ea6c0adf475a0e159b9e5161) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Taft Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 14. Holiday celebration for the whole family: meet Santa (10 a.m.-12 p.m.), make artworks to take home or gift in the Dater Education Space, explore the galleries and holiday… - [Wyoming Holiday Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/wyoming-holiday-celebration--listing-0a0e36c3eac19286e6d771ca) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Wyoming Avenue & Village Green · checked Oct 14. City of Wyoming holiday celebration on Wyoming Avenue and the Village Green, Saturday evening December 5, 2026. The city calendar lists the date, time and location only; program… - [Jolabokaflod: A Holiday Open House](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/jolabokaflod-a-holiday-open-house--listing-3348b9a9b89fee2bf1287b94) — Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Newport Branch · All ages · checked Oct 14. Enjoy a cozy afternoon at the library. Crafts and hot chocolate are just the tip of the iceberg: we will also have music, a photo area and the return of the Jolabokaflod. - [Holiday in the Village (Montgomery Tree Lighting)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-in-the-village-montgomery-tree-lighting--listing-d197abed3326547fbe8a3e03) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Downtown Montgomery Heritage District (Neuilly Plaisance Fountain; Historic Universalist Church) · checked Oct 14. Montgomery's holiday evening in the Heritage District and at Montgomery Quarter. Tree lighting 5-5:30 p.m. at the Neuilly Plaisance Fountain with carolers in Victorian costumes… ## More for families - [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/christmas.md) - [This weekend in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati.md)