Sun 12/8 @ 1 – 5:30pm
Parade @ 5:30pm
Celebrate the start of winter and the holiday season this weekend at the 20th Annual Holiday CircleFest. From 1-5:30pm, more than a dozen of University Circle’s renowned institutions will open their doors free to the public.
Participating organizations include The Children’s Museum of Cleveland, MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Music, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Public Library (MLK Jr Branch), Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland and many more!
They will offer an array of activities for the whole family, plus music, food, shopping and other fun. Highlights include ice skating at The Rink at Wade Oval, lots of local food trucks, free horse-drawn carriage rides, ice carving demos, holiday craft making, pop up markets, the CMSD Performing Arts Show, various carolers and choirs, CIA’s Student Art Work Sale and much more! And don’t forget Cleveland Museum of Art’s Lantern Procession at 5:30.
A free shuttle bus will be running through University Circle throughout the day. It will stop at 14 participating organizations, and will take about 30 minutes for a complete loop.