Rikes Holiday Windows - downtown Dayton

Rikes Holiday Windows 2025 schedule

Wintergarden Wonderland - Rikes Holiday Windows

November 28-January 4
Schuster Center Wintergarden, Second & Main

This event is free and no tickets are required.  Windows are generally available for viewing Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The windows will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day, and will not be available for public viewing during private events. Monday, December 8, 2025, the windows will be available for viewing from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2025, the windows will be available for viewing from 6 a.m.-1 p.m.

Call 228-7591 to confirm hours.

Come see one of the area’s longest-running holiday traditions — the magical Rike’s department store holiday window displays! 

The Rike’s Holiday Windows will be on display for the public again this holiday season at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center! This event is free, and no ticket is needed.

The redesigned windows were revealed in 2019 for the enjoyment of families from all over the Miami Valley. Designed by critically acclaimed theatre and opera scenic designer and Dayton native Adam Koch, along with partner Steven Royal, the windows featuring animated elves, animals and other figures have been a holiday tradition for countless Dayton families since the elves first appeared in the windows of Rike’s Department Store in the 1940s.

In 2018, two of the redesigned windows, “The Nutcracker” and “The North Pole,” debuted to the delight of thousands of visitors. Four more windows were revealed in 2019: “Woodland,” ”Silent Night,” “Snow Day,” and “Christmastime,” each with characters from the original windows as well as some newly discovered and donated figures. The boxes were constructed by internationally acclaimed set and stage designers, Scenic Solutions from West Carrollton, Ohio, with costumes created by the Dayton Sewing Collaborative.

Related story:  The fascinating story of Rike's Christmas window displays

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The Schuster Center

Rikes Holiday Windows - downtown Dayton is taking place at The Schuster Center, which is located at 1 W 2nd St in Dayton. The Schuster Center - Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center - providing a world-class facility for the best in local, national and international performing artists. Can accommodate up to 2,300 for meetings or 500 banquets.

Dayton Live.

Dayton Live - Presenting touring Broadway, concerts, comedy, family shows & more at the Victoria Theatre, Schuster Center & PNC Arts Annex in Dayton, Ohio.