A Nightly Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christmas Parade in Cincinnati, OH

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Live Holiday Shows

Amazing Entertainment at WinterFest

Find the wonder and magic of the holiday season. 

From festive and silly to moments that tug on your heartstrings, to interactive encounters and holiday sing-a-longs, you'll be amazed at the live entertainment at WinterFest! Watch as the most talented performers in the Cincinnati area capture the light of the season while filling the park with live holiday music.

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Tree Lighting Ceremony

Location: International Street Bandstand Stage
Time: Nightly at 5:30 PM

As twilight approaches, we invite our guests to join us on International Street for merriment and song as our talented troop of performers and Snoopy officially kick off the evening's yuletide celebration with the lighting of our 314-foot Eiffel Tower tree!

WinterFest Wonderland Parade

Location: Parkwide
Start Time: Nightly at 8:30 PM

Guests will be treated to a grandiose showcase of dazzling displays and extravagantly decorated floats with the WinterFest Wonderland Parade filled with classic holiday themes such as toy boxes, gingerbread houses, choo-choo trains, and more. Your favorite WinterFest merriment characters, singers, and dancers will take part in this magical nighttime Christmas parade and maybe, just maybe, Santa Claus will join, too!

Holiday Music

The Yuletide Follies

Across from the Eiffel Tower, the cast of The Yuletide Follies performs your favorite holiday hits in this high-energy Christmas show.​

 

Location: International Street Bandstand Stage

Swingin' Into Christmas

Festhaus is the most swinging joint in Ohio when this cast takes the stage. Treasured holiday memories will come to life as our 1940s-style Big Band perform your favorite songs.

 

Location: Tannenbaumhaus

The MistleTones

This trio of star-struck songstresses performs nightly on the Tinsel Town stage singing classic tunes reminiscent of the 1950s.

 

Location: Tinsel Town

Songs of the Nativity

Celebrate the reason for the season with your favorite Christmas songs.

 

Location: Charlie Brown's Christmas Town

Holly Holiday's String-A-Long

Join Holly Holiday for some soothing sounds of the season.

 

Location: Enrique's Christmas Café Patio

Blitzen's Brass Band

Guests will be delighted to hear Blitzen's Brass Band playing festive tunes as they roam around spreading holiday cheer to different areas of the park.​

Location: Roaming

Jingle Jazz

Jingle Jazz is a vibrant musical group bringing holiday cheer to guests adventuring in Rivertown. Sing and dance along to your favorite festive tunes!

Location: Rivertown Wonderland

Family Shows

Tinker's Toy Factory

It’s the most wonderful and busiest time of year at the toy factory. Join Santa, Tinker and the rest of the elves as they discover the importance of family and friends in this holiday musical!

 

Location: Kings Island Theater

A PEANUTS™ Guide to Christmas

Join Charlie, Lucy and Linus in a fun-filled holiday sing along as they get ready to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year!

 

Location: PEANUTS Showplace

Ice Carvers

Our ice carvers demonstrate their cool craft each night in Action Ice Zone.

 

Location: Action Ice Zone

Coca-Cola® Polar Party

Come chill out with the Coca-Cola Polar Party Crew for games, prizes and tracks that are hot as ice!

 

Location: Coca-Cola Polar Bear Plaza

Reindeer Roundup

Murray the Moose thinks he's the perfect fit for Santa's Sleigh Team but must pass the interview test with Ruby Reindeer from Reindeer Services.

 

Location: Rivertown Wonderland Midway

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