Richland County gets into the holiday spirit

RICHLAND Countyrichland County residents can celebrate the holiday cheer of the season with a variety of activities taking place throughout the rest of November into December.

Christmas at Kingwood is making its return this year starting on November 27-December 30. This will be held Tuesday-sunday from 4-9 p.m.

This unique spot in Richland County has a Trail of Lights that features around 200 string light trees with over 101,000 LED bulbs. The trees range in sizes from four feet high, all the way up to 28 feet high. Throughout the Kingwood grounds, there are over seven linear miles of lights.

The decorations continue at the Kingwood Hall mansion with a theme of ‘Home for the Holidays.’ The decorations inside the mansion were all completed by local garden clubs and volunteers. Also, for the very first time this year Kingwood has decorated the hall and the bedrooms on the third floor.

For those who would like to attend this long standing tradition at Kingwood, they can visit kingwoodcenter. org.

Shelby will also be getting into the holiday spirit on Sunday, November 28 with a special Christmas tree lighting celebration and a Parade of Lights. The parade is set to kick off at 6 p.m.

Ontario will also be hosting their own Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Thursday, December 2 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Marshall Park.

Malabar State Farm Park will be hosting Candlelight Holiday Tours December 3, 4, 10, and 11 from 3pm-8pm and also December 5 and 12 from noon-4p.m.

For those who enjoy craft shows, Ontario will be hosting a community craft show on December 4 at the Richland County Fairgrounds in the Arts and Crafts Hall and Youth Hall. This craft show will begin at 8:30 a.m. and carry on until 3 p.m. So far, there will be about 120 vendors available. There will also be a toy drive taking place for the Ontario Police/springfield Twp. Fire Department.