DECEMBER

Monday 22

  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH

Tuesday 23

  • Book Show-and-Tell, 3pm, Marion Public Library, 445 E Church St, | Marion, OH
  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH

Wednesday 24

  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH
  • Free Trivia Nights, Every Wednesday, 7pm, American Legion Worchester Post 401, 130 E Marion St | Caledonia, OH

Thursday 25 Merry Christmas

  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH

Friday 26

  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH

Saturday 27

  • Brunch, Please! A Mimosa Fueled Throwback Sing-along, 10am, Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen- **MORE SEATS ADDED**, 320 W Center St | Marion, OH
  • Christmas By Candlelight, 6pm, Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E Fairground St | Marion, OH

Sunday 28

  • Brunch, Please! A Mimosa Fueled Throwback Sing-along, 10am, Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen- **MORE SEATS ADDED**, 320 W Center St | Marion, OH

Tuesday 30

  • Winter Plant ID, 1:00 PM, Marion Tallgrass Trail, 2093 Holland Rd. W. | Marion OH

Wednesday 31 Happy New Year’s Eve

  • Noon Year’s Eve Story Time, 11:30am-12:30pm, Marion Public Library, 445 E. Church St. | Marion OH
  • Noon Years Eve Balloon Drop, 12pm, The Explore-It-Torium, 244 S. Main St. | Marion OH
  • New Year’s Eve Party, 5pm-1am, Shovel City Drinkery, 181 N. Main St., | Marion OH
  • New Year’s Eve Skate, 7pm-1am, Zoomers Skate Club, 1683 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd. | Marion OH
  • Rockin’ Poppin’ New Year’s Eve Celebration, 7pm, Sawyer Ludwig Park, 1313 White Oaks Rd, | Marion, OH
  • Trivia Nights, 7pm, American Legion Worchester Post 401, 130 E. Marion St. | Caledonia OH
  • 2026 New Year’s Eve Dhamaka, 8 pm – Jan 1, 2026 2 am, Crowne Plaza Columbus North- Worthington by IHG, 6500 Doubletree Ave | Columbus, OH
  • Columbus Bollywood NYE 2026, 9 pm – Jan 1, 2026 2 am, King Bar & Grill, 1355 Briarcliff Road | Reynoldsburg, OH

JANUARY 2026

Thursday 1

  • First Day Hike, 9 AM – 12 PM, Lake Hope, Located on State Route 278 between the Dining Lodge and Campground entrances,  Furnace Ridge Rd | New Plymouth, OH
  • First Day Hike, 9 AM – 10 AM, Meet at the base of the lighthouse, Marblehead Lighthouse 110 Lighthouse Dr, Lakeside | Marblehead, OH
  • First Day Hike, 1 – 1:45 pm, Indian Lake, Near 12774 State Route 235 | Lakeview, OH
  • First Day Hike, 3 – 4 pm, Deer Creek, 20635 State Park Road 20 | Mt Sterling, OH
Friday 2
  • Kid’s Corner, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Hocking Hills, 20020 State Route 664 S | Logan, OH

  • Wicked for Good-MOVIE, 7:30 PM, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St. | Marion, OH

  • Winter Birds, 5 – 6 pm, Deer Creek, 20635 State Park Road 20 | Mt Sterling, OH
  • New Year 4-Mile Night Hike, 5 – 7 pm, Alum Creek, 2911 S Old State Rd | Delaware, OH

Saturday 3

  • First Weekend Hike, 10 – 11:30 am, Shallenberger,  2468 Becks Knob Rd SW | Lancaster, OH

  • Brunch, Please! A Mimosa Fueled Throwback Sing-along, 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM, Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen, 320 W. Center St | Marion, OH

  • Wicked for Good-MOVIE, 2 PM, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St. | Marion OH
  • Live Music with Ethan Timm, 7 -10:00 PM, Kin & Kilt, 130 S. Prospect St. | Marion, OH
  • Wicked for Good-MOVIE, 7:30 PM, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St. | Marion, OH
  • Nature Center Animal Feed & Greet, 11am – 12pm, Alum Creek, 2911 S Old State Rd | Delaware, OH
  • Winter Adventure, 1 – 2 pm, Deer Creek, 20635 State Park Road 20 | Mt Sterling, OH
  • Deer Donation Days, Jan 3 -4, 2026 2 –  8 pm, check ODNA for locations

Sunday 4

  • Brunch, Please! A Mimosa Fueled Throwback Sing-along, 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM, Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen, 320 W. Center St | Marion, OH
  • Wicked for Good-MOVIE, 2 PM, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St. | Marion, OH
  • Wicked for Good-MOVIE, 7:30 PM, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St. | Marion, OH