Traditionally, not much is open on Christmas Day. Options are even more limited during the coronavirus pandemic as some places that have been open in the past are taking the day off.
Not to worry. There are a few festive attractions and a handful of stores open for any last-minute merriments, and we have what you need to know about what’s open, and what’s not, on Christmas.
Attractions
The UC Health Ice Rink at Fountain Square, featuring ice skating and bumper cars, is open 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 525 Vine St., Downtown. $10 for skating, $15 for skating and bumper cars. Reservations required. myfountainsquare.com/ice-rink.
Christmas Nights of Lights at Coney Island, featuring 2.5 miles of drive-thru lights synchronized to tunes played through your car radio, is open dusk to 10 p.m. Cost is $7 per person. Children 3 and under are free. 6201 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. christmasnightsoflights.com/cincinnati.
Holiday in Lights, a drive-through outdoor lights and themed figures display in Sharon Woods, is open 6-9 p.m. 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. $15 per car ($1 off coupon on website), $45 buses and 15-passenger vans. Special effects glasses available for $2, three for $5. No cash accepted, credit cards only. 513-769-0393; holidayinlights.com.
Light Up Middletown, a driving tour through 100-acre Smith Park, is open 6-10 p.m. Admission is by cash only. You set the price. 500 Tytus Ave., downtown Middletown. lightupmiddletown.org.
Holiday Lights on the Hill: Journey Borealis, a 2.5-mile drive through Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, featuring over a million lights and holiday art installations created by regional artists, is open 6-10 p.m. 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton. $25 per carload. journeyborealis.com.
Light Up the Fair, a drive-through, synchronized light display at the Boone County Fairgrounds, is open 5:30-10 p.m. 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington. $6 per person, free ages 3-under. lightupthefair.com.
Grocery, stores
Kroger, Target and Walmart are closed on Christmas Day, as usual, along with Dollar General and the other dollar store chains.
That leaves United Dairy Farmers, CVS and Walgreens open for that one missing ingredient for Christmas dinner.
Coffee
Many Starbucks locations are open limited hours on Christmas, if you need a peppermint mocha to make it through the day.
Movie theaters
All AMC, Cinemark, Esquire, Mariemont and Showcase Cinema locations are open Christmas Day. And, a rarity during the pandemic, there are even some new releases on the big screen: “Wonder Woman 1984,” “News of the World” and “Promising Young Woman.”
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