Medina’s 41st Annual Candlelight Walk

October 25, 2025 MyOhioFun

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It’s that magical time of year again for Medina’s favorite holiday tradition – the 41st Annual Candlelight Walk sponsored by Root Candles from November 21 through 23. The festivities kick off with the official lighting of Medina’s Gazebo, Square and Historic District on Friday night and continues with screenings of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” the Holiday Parade of Lights and Light up the Night Fireworks on Saturday night. Sunday highlights include carriage rides, live reindeer and, of course, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Medina Candlelight Walk — Photo credit: Main Street Medina

Medina’s Square Historic District lights up with holiday magic when Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell, as one of his final responsibilities before leaving office the end of the year, along with council members and the Root Family pull the switch in the Gazebo on Friday, November 21 at 7pm. In addition to the lights, more than 2,400 luminaries donated by Root Candles, Plastipak and Medina Supply Co. will be glistening around the Square lit by the Medina Odd Fellows and Scout Troop 501.

The Holiday Parade of Lights, sponsored by Trillium Creek with Coordinating Agency by Catholic Charities of Medina, will brighten the streets on Saturday night culminating with Santa’s arrival, sponsored by Armstrong. Following the parade, the “Light up the Night” fireworks display, sponsored by Acme Fresh Market will fill the sky above Medina County Courthouse.

Shuttles will be available to transport visitors around to the various events on Saturday from 2 to 9pm and Sunday from Noon to 6pm, sponsored by Cool Beans, Dominic’s Italian Restaurant and Summa Health. The free shuttles will be running between The Common Ground on at 220 N. State Rd., Medina High School Performing Arts Center and Ella Canavan Elementary School at 825 Lawrence St.

Throughout the weekend there will be so many fun holiday activities, like: the Broadway Street Holiday Market sponsored by National Electrical Contractors Association/IBEW 306 and Joyce Factory Direct from 4 to 9pm on Friday, noon to 9pm on Saturday and noon to 6pm on Sunday; visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s House, sponsored by Serpentini Chevrolet; S’mores sponsored by Drug Mart located at the Warming Station on the Square at 3pm on Saturday while supplies last, Santa’s Workshop in the Huntington Bank Lobby on Saturday from 1 to 4pm with photo opps with the Grinch & Cindy Lou Who, face painting, cookie decorating, games, letters to Santa, popcorn & hot chocolate – all for free! On Sunday there will be Breakfast with Santa at Serenite Restaurant, Horse and Carriage rides from 4-6pm, sponsored by The Olive Tap, photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus, and live reindeer! Thyme2 is sponsoring a window decorating contest among the businesses – be sure to vote for your favorite.

In addition, each day will feature so many free activities & musical entertainment. On Friday, catch a performance by Medina Chorus, Photos with the Grinch, and pose in front of the Inter State Studio Photo Opp. On Saturday Medina High School’s Encore group will be caroling around the square, Be sure to catch the photo opportunities with Frosty the Snowman & Crystal, and a performance by the Davis Parks School of the Arts Children’s Choir or Violinist Mary Ann Roth (on Sunday too). Check out the life-sized Snow Globe Photo Opportunities & Performance, the Medina library’s Holiday Bookmobile and the Jazzercise Medina holiday performance. On Sunday, the Project 16 Dance Team will perform and Elsa will entertain. And don’t miss the performance by the Showbiz cast of The Best Christmas Pagent. A full schedule of events can be found at https://www.mainstreetmedina.com/candlelight-walk.html

Gold Sponsors of the Candlelight Walk include Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Renewal by Andersen, Waite Funeral Homes and 17 Public Square. Green Sponsors are Medina Gem Co., the Salvation Army, Sam Custer State Farm Insurance. Red Sponsors of the event are All Fired Up, Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, The Coffee Colony, The Gardener’s Cottage, Goddard School of Medina, LaPlaca Jewelers, Medina County Historical Society, Medina Sportscards and Collectibles, Miss Molly’s Tea Room & Gift Shop, Ravago, Something’s Poppin’, Suburban Septic Services, Sportsworld, Wichert Insurance, Friends of Candlelight Walk Sponsors & In-Kind Donations: Bella Moxie Boutique, Bennett’s, JK Gift Shop, United Church of Christ Congregational, Davis Tree Farm, JK Gift Shop, Medina City School District, Medina Supply Co, Plastipak, Medina County Show Biz Community Theatre, Smith Bros, Medina Odd Fellows.

CANDLELIGHT WALK ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND

Holiday Shopping & Dining in the Historic & South Town Districts

Holiday Market on Broadway Street

Bicentennial Commons: Angel Wings Selfie Station, Kindness Challenge, Tree of Remembrance

Medina Town Hall & Engine House Museum Tours, 50 Public Square

Ten Towns Church 7th Annual Tour of Gingerbread Homes & Miniature Village, 215 W. Liberty St.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – Holiday Market, Parade of Lights – Santa Arrives, and Light Up the Night Fireworks
10am-9pm |Holiday Shopping|Historic & South Town Districts
10am-8pm| Ten Towns Church 7th Annual Tour of Gingerbread Homes & Miniature Village | 215 W Liberty St. (Contest Winners announced @ 7pm)
10am-9pm | Angel Wings Selfie Station, Kindness Challenge, Tree of Remembrance | Bicentennial Commons (presented by Waite Funeral Homes)
11am-2pm| Cookies, Cocoa & Crafts with Santa | 425 West Liberty Street, the Salvation Army ($10 per child/$25 family max)
Noon-9pm | Holiday Market Shopping under Broadway Street’s White Tent
Noon-9pm | Holiday Market Shopping at Root Candle
Noon-10pm | PJ Marley’s Outdoor Christmas Bar | 119 Public Square

Noon-2pm | Caroling Around the Square | Medina High School Encore group
Noon-3pm |Photo Opportunities with Frosty & Crystal | Haddad Theater/Show Biz Auditorium, 144 Broadway Street & Around Uptown Park
Noon-5pm | Screenings of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty’s Winter Wonderland | Haddad Theater/Show Biz Auditorium, 144 Broadway Street
1-1:30pm | Davis Parks School of the Art’s Children’s Choir Performance | Uptown Park
1-3pm | Violinist Mary Ann Roth | 23 Public Square
1-4pm | Santa’s Workshop @ Huntington Bank | 39 Public Sq. (free craft projects, face painting, cookie decorating, free hot cocoa & popcorn, letters to Santa and Photo Op with the Grinch presented by Huntington Bank)
2- 3pm | Caroling around the Square & District | provided by the MHS Encore Students
2-7:30pm |Warming Station | Concrete Bandstand on the Square
2-9pm | Free Shuttle Bus Rides – note the extended hours
Dominic’s Green Line – starts at the Common Ground
Summa Health Gold Line – starts at Ella Canavan’s Parking Lot
Cool Beans Red Line – starts at Medina High School Performing Arts Center
3pm | Free S’mores at the Warming Station | Concrete Bandstand on the Square – sponsored by Discount Drug Mart
3-5pm |Life-sized Snowglobe Photo Opportunities & Performances | on the Square
3-6pm | Inter-State Studio Photo Booth | Medina Square
3:30pm |Lighting of the Luminaries by Scout Troop 501 and Medina Odd FellowsL (donated by Root Candles, Plastipak, and Medina Supply Co.)
3:30-9:30pm | Medina Town Hall & Engine House Museum | 50 Public Square
4-5:30pm|Tree of Treats | Medina Community Garden & Education Center – Corner E. Liberty & S Jefferson
4-6:30pm | Holiday Bookmobile| Broadway St. (sponsored by Medina Co. District Library)
4:30-7pm | Bake Sale @ United Church of Christ Congregational | 217 E. Liberty St.
5:30pm | Holiday Parade of Lights | E. Liberty to N Court to E Washington Sts.(sponsored by Trillium Creek Dermatology) | note: parade leaves Medina High School at 5:30, it will be at the Square around 6:00pm
6:30pm | Santa & Mrs. Claus Arrive @ Santa House | Broadway St. (sponsored by Armstrong)
6:30-9pm | Visits & Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus (donated by Photos to Cherish) | Broadway St.; photos by $5 donation benefits The Children’s Center of Medina County (sponsored by Serpentini)
6:45ish | Light Up the Night Fireworks | Broadway St.(sponsored by Acme Fresh Market); weather permitting
7:00pm | Ten Towns Church 7th Annual Tour of Gingerbread Homes & Miniature Village Announces Contest Winners |215 Liberty St.
7:30 | Jazzercise Medina Holiday Performance | Broadway St.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – Visits with Santa, Live Reindeer
9-10:30am | Breakfast with Santa at Serenite Restaurant | 538 W. Liberty St.
10am-6pm |Angel Wings Selfie Station, Kindness Challenge, Tree of Remembrance | Bicentennial Commons (presented by Waite Funeral Homes)
11am-2pm| Navigating Family Traditions & Holidays in Times of Grief |at the Hospice of Western Reserve’s tree on the Square
11:30am- 1pm | Breakfast with Santa at Serenite Restaurant | 538 W. Liberty St.
Noon-2pm | Spring Mist Farms Live Reindeer| Broadway Street
Noon-4pm | Medina Town Hall & Engine House Museum| 50 Public Square
12-6pm | Free Shuttle Bus Rides – note the extended hours
Dominic’s Green Line – starts at the Common Ground
Summa Health Gold Line – starts at Ella Canavan’s Parking Lot
Cool Beans Red Line – starts at Medina High School Performing Arts Center
Noon-6pm | Holiday Shopping in the Historic & South Town Districts
Noon-6pm | Holiday Market Shopping under Broadway St.
12:30-1pm| Project 16 Dance Team Performance| Broadway Street
1-2pm | Performance from Elsa | by the Gazebo
1-3pm | Violinist Mary Ann Roth @ Root Candles |623 W. Liberty
1-4 pm | Warming Station |concrete Bandstand on the Square
1-4pm | Visits & Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus (donated by Photos to Cherish) | Broadway St.; photos by $5 donation benefits The Children’s Center of Medina County (sponsored by Serpentini)
2-3pm |Elsa Shops around the Square Looking for fun Photo Opportunities with her Medina Friends| around the shops & restaurants in the Square
2pm | Scene from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Broadway Street (courtesy of Medina Co. Showbiz Community Theatre)
2-5pm | Photos with the Grinch | Broadway Street (courtesy of Licursi Creations) 3:30pm | Lighting of the Luminaries by Scout Troop 501 and Medina Odd Fellows (donated by Root Candles, Plastipak, and Medina Supply Co.)
4-6pm | Horse & Carriage Rides | 144 North Broadway Street
6-7pm|Carols by Candlelight|St. Paul Episcopal Church|317 E. Liberty St.; A program of traditional Christmas carols & hymns followed by a dessert reception. Childcare available. Elevator & accessible parking and restrooms.