Grandview Heights Holiday events and Be the Light Holiday Lighting

The Grandview Heights Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will not be held as an in-person event, but the city has great plans to set the city aglow with the Be the Light in Grandview Heights Holiday Lighting as well as lots of other holiday throughout the season!

Grandview Heights-OPOLY

The Grandview Heights Parks and Recreation Department has joined forces with Destination Grandview, Courtyard by Marriott Columbus OSU, and Pathways Financial Credit Union to encourage the community to SHOP LOCAL this holiday season with Grandview Heights-OPOLY.

The game runs November 27 through December 14! Can you win the game of Grandview Heights-OPOLY by visiting each participating business before time runs out?! This is a noncontact event all based on an app. It does require you to visit each store and find their clue to be entered to win 4- $100 value baskets and 36- $25 value baskets. Register now for up to date information on the game!

Be the Light in Grandview Heights Holiday Lighting

The Grandview Heights Holiday Tree will still be lit on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 7:00 pm, but so will the rest of the city – and they need your help from home!

They are asking that all residents stay home to help Be the Light in Grandview Heights and progressively light up the city from west to east. Decorate your homes and flip your holiday lights at the times listed on the map at this link. Each section in the map will turn their lights on at an exact time in hopes to make Grandview Heights LIGHT UP. They will have a drone overhead to capture the lighting.

12 Days of Bubbles the Elf

The 12 Days of Bubbles the Elf kicks off of Tuesday December 1, 2020! Drive by Grandview Center (1515 Goodale Blvd) and pick up a free activity kit to take home and complete with your family. Kits can be picked up from the Grandview Center on a daily basis to the first 150 people.

Pick up times are Monday-Friday 7:30am-8:30 am, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, OR 4:30 pm-5:30 pm AND Saturday-Sunday 11:00 am-12:30 pm. Find more details on the Facebook page.

Santa Drive Around in Grandview Heights

Wave to Santa as he drives by in a fire truck on Saturday, December 5 , 2020 from 11 am – 12 pm. Santa will be riding through the streets of Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff with the Grandview Heights Fire Department, saying, “Ho, Ho, Ho,” and checking his list. Find more details here.

See the map of Santa’s Route to find a good spot to wave. Just leave plenty of space between your group and others!

Letters to Santa or Library Friends

No matter what you celebrate during the holiday season, you can send a letter and get one back from Santa or one of the Library Friends.  Write to Santa, Sheldon the Snail, or Teresa Rex letting them know your holiday wishes. You can use holiday templates provided by the library, or kids can create their own letters. See templates and details here.

Drop them off in the library’s 24 hour book drop, at the holiday mailbox at Grandview Parks & Recreation, or email to santa@grandviewheights.org. Be sure to drop off the letter by December 17 in order to receive a response. Please include child’s name, age, and address.

• 24 Hour Book Drop at Grandview Height Public Library, 1685 West First Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212
• Holiday Mailbox at Grandview Parks & Recreation, 1515 W. Goodale Blvd. Grandview Heights, OH 43212
• Email to: santa@grandviewheights.org

Program is provided by the Grandview Parks and Recreation Department and the Library.

Shop Local in Grandview

Destination Grandview features at list of local of local shops for one-of-a-kind treasures.

You can also purchase a 2020 Grandview Gift Box featuring hand-selected specialties from local businesses. Proceeds support the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation and local merchants. Order here.

Grandview Center
1515 Goodale Blvd
Grandview Heights, OH 43212
614-488-3111

Check out the other Tree lightings and holiday celebrations here!

Community Tree Lightings and Holiday Celebrations in Columbus