About Christmas in the Park

Christmas in the Park is now entering its 29th year. The first year, 1995, featured about 30,000 lights, hand painted cut out figurines, a storage shed which served as the Santa house, a tent with hot chocolate and cookies and carriage rides. Now we feature 300,000 lights, and permanent Santa House complete with a Mrs. Clause suite for waiting to see Santa. We have remodeled the old shelter house with a built in kitchen that serves home made chicken and noodles, homemade chili, hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies. Hot dogs, sloppy joes and pop-corn help to round out the menu. The same cut-out figurines are still used. We have lights that tower to 60 feet in the two acre park in the heart of West Jefferson.
Most of the electric that is used to power the lights has been placed underground. 

The best part is that there is no cost to view the lights in Christmas in the Park. From the beginning, we have attempted to provide a display that the whole family can enjoy for no cost at all. Take your own pictures with Santa with no fee. We also accept donations for the food.

In 2005, we added a lighted Christmas parade which is usually held on Saturday evening beginning at 5:30. It begins at the American Legion Post 201 of the east side of West Jefferson and travels west on Main Street to Twin Street and ends up at Garrette Park.

The official Christmas in the Park Festivities takes place the second weekend in December. 

This year the dates for lights on are November 28 - January 1.

We have been featured during the past 25 years in many different newspapers, magazines, TV and Radio. The Madison Press and The Madison Messenger have been writing articles and printing pictures each and every year. We have been featured in Villages and Cities magazine, and the Columbus Dispatch. We were also mentioned in the AAA magazine.

We have been shown on TV channel 6 and channel 28 with them doing their weather broadcast from the park. WCOL has mentioned us during the past several years and we have had the morning personalities from Woody and the Wakeup call show come out to the Park to help with turning on the lights.

Each year we keep trying to add new and different ideas to the Christmas in the Park. We leave the lights on nightly until Jan. 1st when we officially turn them off for another year. Many of our guests come to West Jefferson to view the lights and have made it a yearly ritual to see our display. We have had visitors from all parts of Ohio and many have come from out of state to view our Christmas in the Park.

We hope to see you this year at Christmas in the Park!