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Wanderlights returns November 20, 2026, with free nightly holiday light displays at Columbus Commons, Town Street and the Scioto Mile through February 15, 2027.
Wanderlights, the free holiday light walk run by Downtown Columbus, opens Friday, November 20, 2026, and stays lit every night from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. through February 15, 2027. AEP Ohio powers the displays.
The route links three stops. Columbus Commons, at 160 South High Street, has a 40-foot tree, more than 150 lighted trees, an illuminated archway tunnel, a giant snow-globe photo spot and a butterfly display from Nationwide Children's Hospital. Town Street carries the lights west to the Lazarus building at 50 West Town, where the galleria display is open until 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through December 31. The Scioto Mile Fountain adds more than 40 sculptural light pieces and 75 wrapped trees along the river.
On Wander Nights, December 4 to 6, 11 and 12, and 18 and 19 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the route adds hot chocolate, carousel rides, Santa at Lazarus, holiday movies by the fountain, a trolley to the Nationwide Children's light show and an indoor holiday market at 65 East State Street.
