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Wander Nights at Wanderlights

When
Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM–9:00 PM
Where
Columbus Commons (plus Scioto Mile and Lazarus Building stops)160 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages
Cost
Free
Organizer
Columbus Commons / Columbus Downtown Development Corporation

Upcoming dates: Fri, Dec 4 · Sat, Dec 5 · Fri, Dec 11 · Sat, Dec 12 · Fri, Dec 18 · Sat, Dec 19

On six Friday and Saturday evenings in December, Wanderlights adds Wander Nights: complimentary hot chocolate and carousel rides at Columbus Commons, fire pits at the Scioto Mile Fountain, special visits with Santa in the Lazarus Building Galleria and a free covered trolley linking Columbus Commons, Bicentennial Park and the Lazarus Building. Families can ride the trolley around the full Wanderlights path and see the butterfly light show at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Everything runs 5 to 9 p.m. and is free.

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Distinct from the nightly Wanderlights listings already in the catalog: adds Santa visits, trolley and carousel on six dates.

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