Holiday CircleFest

December 02 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Experience Cleveland’s cultural treasures free of charge at the 19th Annual Holiday CircleFest on Sunday, December 2, 2012. This event is the perfect way to start the holiday season, and to introduce family and friends to University Circle, Cleveland’s neighborhood without borders.

From 1:00-5:30 p.m., more than a dozen of University Circle’s renowned museums, gardens, galleries, churches, and schools open their doors free of charge and offer an afternoon of activities, music, food, fun, and shopping. Visitors can look forward to live performances from talented musicians, lantern and ornament making, historic displays of holiday toys, storytelling, a singing Santa, live... continue reading

Experience Cleveland’s cultural treasures free of charge at the 19th Annual Holiday CircleFest on Sunday, December 2, 2012. This event is the perfect way to start the holiday season, and to introduce family and friends to University Circle, Cleveland’s neighborhood without borders.

From 1:00-5:30 p.m., more than a dozen of University Circle’s renowned museums, gardens, galleries, churches, and schools open their doors free of charge and offer an afternoon of activities, music, food, fun, and shopping. Visitors can look forward to live performances from talented musicians, lantern and ornament making, historic displays of holiday toys, storytelling, a singing Santa, live reindeer, the city’s best gingerbread house competition, and much more. Looking for the perfect holiday gift? There’s no better place to shop than Holiday CircleFest.

Outside, Wade Oval becomes Cleveland’s Central Park with free horse-drawn carriage rides, ice carving demonstrations, and much more. From 5:30-6:00 p.m., the activities will conclude with The Cleveland Museum of Art’s dramatic Winter Lights Lantern Procession. 

Images: Downie Photography