GCP&T Santa's Holiday in the Park

GCP&T Santa's Holiday in the Park

Celebrate the magic of the season!

• Live reindeer! (Friday)
• Visit with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus
• Holiday displays and thousands of lights
• Holiday Candy Shop
• Activity and hospitality stations

Greene County Parks & Trails’ (GCP&T) popular Santa’s Holiday in the Park returns this year with several new festive features and will continue to create lifelong memories for families throughout the region.

The holiday festival will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, to Saturday, Dec. 7 at James Ranch Park, 177 Fairground Rd., Xenia.

Event attendees will park at the Fairgrounds Recreation Center, 210 Fairground Rd.

By popular demand, live reindeer will return to Greene County and be at the holiday event on Friday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

As always, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be greeting families within the 1800s brick home at James Ranch Park.  Photographs will be available from betterImages with packages starting at $5 for a 5-by-7 print; families may also take their own photographs or videos.

Within the historic home, letters to Santa may be written and mailed with assistance from the elves from Greene Memorial Hospital/Soin Medical Center. Temporary holiday tattoos will also be offered.

Walking of James Ranch Park will feature thousands of LED lights for an even brighter holiday with more than 50 animated lighted displays placed throughout the park. Event attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately.

Activity and hospitality stations will be scattered throughout James Ranch Park and feature such holiday favorites as:

• Hot chocolate
• Ornament-making with wooden ‘cookies’ created from ash trees removed from Greene County Parks & Trails sites (one per person)
• Ornaments made with pine cones
• Handmade candles made on-site
• Create your own reindeer food to take home
• Roaming holiday costumed characters
• Holiday wooden cut-outs for photographs
• Kettle corn

Sponsors of this year’s event include Greene Memorial Hospital/Soin Medical Center and betterImages.

Donations of $1 per person are suggested with all funds raised invested back into the event for future years.

Links & Tags

James Ranch Park

GCP&T Santa's Holiday in the Park is taking place at James Ranch Park, which is located at 177 Fairground Road in Xenia. James Ranch Park - This small, quaint 4 acre park features an old 1800s farmhouse, springhouse and pond, access to the bike trail, a small gazebo and scenic gardens. It is home to the annual Santa's Holiday In The Park.

Greene County Parks & Trails.

Greene County Parks & Trails - Thousands of acres. Miles and miles of trails. It's all yours in Greene County. Think of us as caring for your backyard.