Special Events

November

The Christmas Ranch
Friday, November 27, 2009 - Saturday, January 2, 2010
Sunday — Thursday, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 6 to 10 p.m.

The Christmas Ranch is one of the largest holiday light displays in the region. The 110-acre ranch is 10 minutes north of Kings Island. It features a Christmas village with over 350,000 dancing lights, beautiful holiday music, retail shops, train displays, pictures with Santa and much more. Admission is $12/car; buses $1/per person. All proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children and The Neediest Kids of All. For more information visit, www.thechristmasranch.com.

December

Cincinnati Houses of Hope Gingerbread Contest and Display
Friday, December 4, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

View the Midwest’s largest collection of gingerbread houses at the Cincinnati Shrine Center, 219 Wm. Howard Taft Rd. in Clifton. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. All proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. For more information, visit www.cincyhousesofhope.com.

Paws for Prevention Program

This fun and innovative program targets children in grades K-6 and includes an introduction and awareness about Shriners Hospitals for Children, a hospital tour, burn prevention information and a demonstration by Kasey "The Fire and Life Safety Dog" on techniques such as stop, drop and roll and crawling low under smoke. E-mail Louise Hoelker for dates and times.