# Light in the Forest at Cincinnati Nature Center > Event for families in the Cincinnati area (OH / KY / IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Dec 4 – Dec 29 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Cincinnati Nature Center – Rowe Woods, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, OH 45150 - Ages: All ages; anyone 17 and under pays the child price; 2 and under free - Price: Nonmember $20 adult, $8 child; member $15 adult, $6 child; 2 and under free. Opening Weekend tickets bought by December 1: nonmember $18/$6, member $13/$5 - Organizer: Cincinnati Nature Center - Official page: https://www.cincynature.org/light-in-the-forest - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), 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/light-in-the-forest-at-cincinnati-nature-center--listing-29dea9c0ea3ce9024c3c9aaf ## About Light in the Forest is Cincinnati Nature Center's winter walking tour at Rowe Woods: an illuminated, roughly one-mile trail past ponds, woodlands and fields, with new installations by eight regional light artists (six of them BLINK artists) and a decorated historic home. For children there is an interactive light installation, a scavenger hunt on the center's mobile guide and craft activities, all included in the ticket. Live music, a campfire, a food truck and a coffee-and-cocoa truck round out the evening, and the loop passes Abner Hollow Cabin, Rowe Visitor Center and Krippendorf Lodge, where visitors can warm up. Plan on about an hour, dress for the weather and wear boots, since the trails can be muddy. Opening Weekend (December 4–6) adds friendly woodland animal characters and a 6 pm tree lighting with caroling at Krippendorf Lodge each night. ## Similar picks in Cincinnati - [PNC Festival of Lights at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/pnc-festival-of-lights-at-cincinnati-zoo-and-botanical-garden--listing-e7c3b56e9e44876d1288dd8e) — Nov 19 – Jan 3 · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden · All ages · From $18 · checked Nov 5. 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