🧒 With kids
- Christkindlmarkt Dublin · Dublin
- Short North Holiday Hop · Short North
✨ Date night
- Christkindlmarkt Dublin · Dublin
🎉 With friends
- Winter Fair · Ohio Expo Center
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Dublin
Christkindlmarkt Dublin
A European-style market on the Scioto riverbank in Dublin, north-west of the city.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- European-style market on the Scioto riverbank
- Riverside Crossing Park
Central Ohio's German market — check opening days before driving out to Dublin.
- 2026
- Nov 21 – Dec 24, 2026
- Last season
- Nov – Dec 24, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- Riverside Crossing Park in Dublin; Bridge Park garages
Worth knowing
- Outdoors by the river — dress warmly
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Ohio Expo Center
Winter Fair
A juried craft fair with gourmet food — three days under one roof.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Juried artists since 1963
- Gourmet food
- Three days under one roof
Columbus's marquee art-craft fair — for quality handmade gifts.
- 2026
- Dec 4–6, 2026
- Last season
- Dec 5–7, 2025
- Cost
- Tickets
Getting there and parking
- Bricker Building, Ohio Expo Center off I-71 at 17th Ave
Worth knowing
- Indoor, early December
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Short North
Short North Holiday Hop
High Street turns pedestrian-only for a day: a market of 100-plus artisan vendors, shop specials, live performances and hands-on art.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- 100+ artisan vendors
- Pedestrian-only High Street
- Live performances and hands-on art
The most festive day in the Short North — go in the afternoon and stay for dinner.
- Last season
- Dec 6, 2025
- Cost
- Free
Getting there and parking
- COTA CMAX/Line 2 on High St; Short North garages
Worth knowing
- One Saturday only