Updated Saturday, November 14. Lebanon is a city in Warren County. Here: 2 events on our calendar in Lebanon in the next four weeks, and 11 places to go, each from its own official site.
This weekend in Lebanon
- The Christmas Market LebanonFri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 15, 10 a.m. · Warren County Fairgrounds · $5-$12
Christmas lights and holiday events in Lebanon
North Pole Express
The LM&M Railroad’s North Pole Express begins departing Nov. 20.
North Pole Express passengers spend time with Santa and his elves on a 1-hour, 15-minute train ride.
Every child on the North Pole Express receives a souvenir bell and a holiday cookie.
Coach Class seats are traditional benches in the style of 1930s commuter travel.
Hot chocolate is sold at the station and may be taken on board.
Holiday Cheer Express
The Holiday Cheer Express is a holiday train ride presented by The Fairy Godmother Events and the LM&M Railroad.
The ride is a 1-hour, 15-minute round trip on a decorated train.
After the ride, passengers can meet costumed characters billed as The Mean One and Cindy Lou.
Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival
The 37th annual Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade takes place in downtown Lebanon.
The event has two horse-drawn carriage parades, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The parade runs twice, as a Daylight Parade and a Candlelight Parade.
A Christmas festival with food trucks, vendors and pictures with Santa runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
More displays around the region: Christmas lights around Dayton, with nights, prices, a map and what’s open tonight.
Attractions and museums in Lebanon
LM&M Railroad
The Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad runs trains most weekends of the year and on select weekdays.
The railroad is based at 16 E. South St. in Lebanon.
The Turtle Creek Valley Flyer is a 1-hour, 15-minute round-trip ride through the Warren County countryside.
Harmon Museum
Harmon Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for students.
Active-duty military members get in free.
The museum and art gallery covers four floors and more than 77,000 square feet.
Parks and trails in Lebanon
Christmas Tree Park
Christmas Tree Park hosts Lebanon’s annual downtown tree lighting ceremony on the first Friday after Thanksgiving.
The park’s community Christmas tree is decorated each season with ornaments made by local schoolchildren.
Harmon Park
Harmon Park is Lebanon’s oldest park.
Harmon Park has a large playground, five tennis courts including two pickleball courts, and three reservable shelters.
The park also has a gravel walking path, two sledding hills and a nine-hole disc golf course.
Harmon Park is home to the Harmon Golf Club, a nine-hole golf course.
Colonial Park
Colonial Park covers 136 acres and is the largest piece of Lebanon’s park system.
Will & Harriet Miller Ecological Park
The 97-acre Will & Harriet Miller Ecological Park was dedicated in 2013.
The park has nearly 3 miles of gravel and natural-surface trails.
Premier Health Atrium Medical Center Bike Park
The city’s bike park covers 112 acres.
Its features include paved pump tracks, a mountain bike skills area, two jumplines and a gravel perimeter trail.
Downtown Lebanon
Downtown Lebanon
Downtown Lebanon’s DORA lets people 21 and older buy a drink from a permitted business and carry it within marked boundaries.
The DORA runs 6 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and noon to midnight on weekends.
Bicentennial Park, a downtown mini-park, has the Lane Memorial Stage and hosts festivals and the Rotary Concerts in the Park series.
Bicentennial Park is home to the Lebanon Farmers Market from mid-May through early October.
Gazebo Park, next to the Golden Lamb downtown, has a gazebo that can be reserved for private use.
Coming up in Lebanon
- Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & FestivalSat, Dec 5, 10 a.m. · Historic Downtown Lebanon
Every event comes from its host’s own listing; check times and prices with the host before you go. Everything on our calendar.
Hours, prices and seasons are as each place posts them and change; check its official page before you go.