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Things to do in Lorain

3,745 events in the next 30 days, from the Lorain events calendar.

Saturday, December 5153 events

  1. All day

    Acting Adventures

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney Theater

    Theater & Dance
  2. All day

    Christmas by the Lake Craft Show

    Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center

    Festivals & Holidays
  3. All day

    Ohio City Neighborhood Food Tour of Cleveland

    Market Square Park, Cleveland, OH 44113, United States$91

    Food & Drink
  4. All day

    The Nutcracker

    The Lorain Palace TheatreFamily

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  5. 2 a.m.

    Certification Practical Exam

    1005 N Abbe Rd, Elyria, OH 44035-1613, United States

  6. 4 a.m.6 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa

    19419 Royalton Rd, Strongsville, OH

    Festivals & Holidays
  7. 5 a.m.

    Holiday Fair

    5046 Broadway Ave, Sheffield, OH

  8. 5 a.m.10 a.m.

    Community
  9. 6 a.m.

    Holiday Pet Expo hosted by FIDO’s Companion Rescue Inc.

    4954 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH

    Festivals & Holidays
  10. 6 a.m.11 a.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  11. 7 a.m.9:30 a.m.

    Pet Pics with Santa & Mrs. Claus - Hollywood Feed Strongsville

    Hollywood Feed-Strongsville (Strongsville, OH)

    Festivals & Holidays
  12. 7 a.m.10 a.m.

    West Cleveland Children’s Festival by KidsLinked Registration (12.5.26)

    Lee Burneson Middle School-Read FieldFamily

    Also at 12 p.m.

    Family & Kids
  13. 7:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.

    Community
  14. 8 a.m.10 a.m.

    A Santa Experience at TWL

    The Wandering Lantern

    Festivals & Holidays
  15. 8 a.m.12 p.m.

    Photos with Santa & The Grinch

    Albion Woods Reserved Picnic Area

    Festivals & Holidays
  16. 9 a.m.2 p.m.

    8th Annual 'Tis the Season Craft & Vendor Show

    Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College 1005 Abbe Rd N.Free

    Classes & Talks
  17. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Art Treasures Sale & Exhibition

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney TheaterFree

    Arts & Culture
  18. 9 a.m.

    Automotive Technology Open House - Western Campus

    Advanced Automotive Technology Center

    Classes & Talks
  19. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Jonas Stankunas Exhibit

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney TheaterFree

    Arts & Culture
  20. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    Markets & Shopping
  21. 9 a.m.5 p.m.

    Richard Faust Exhibition

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney TheaterFree

    Arts & Culture
  22. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    St. Julie Billiart Christmas Craft Show

    Saint Julie BilliartFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  23. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    Turn Christmas Ornaments

    NorthCoast Community Woodshop LLC$70+

    Festivals & Holidays
  24. 9 a.m.9:30 a.m.

    Winter Swimming

    Bradstreet Landing PierFree

    Community
  25. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

    Markets & Shopping
  26. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

  27. 9:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Earthlings 30-Week Session - Fri. 9:30 A.M.

    Lake Erie Nature & Science CenterFamily

    Classes & Talks
  28. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

    Community
  29. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    2026 Avon Winter Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show

    Residence Inn by Marriott Cleveland Avon at The Emerald Event Center$3

    Classes & Talks
  30. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  31. 10 a.m.8 p.m.

    DiFranco Classic

    Midview High School

    Sports
  32. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Classes & Talks
  33. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Community
  34. 10 a.m.3 p.m.

    Arts & Culture
  35. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Classes & Talks
  36. 10 a.m.

    Sports
  37. 10 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    Football Speed Camp

    T3 Performance Lorain

    Sports
  38. 10:15 a.m.3:30 p.m.

    Family Portrait Day

    Brunswick Branch LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids
  39. 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Classes & Talks
  40. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Service Saturdays

    OneHope NEO Office

  41. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Adapted Weekend Fun

    Westlake Porter Public Library - Storytime RoomFamily

    Family & Kids
  42. 11 a.m.

    Adult Class- Christmas Cookies

    1005 N Abbe Rd, Elyria, OH 44035-1613, United States

    Classes & Talks
  43. 11 a.m.

    Annie's Signature Sweets ITALIAN COOKIES- BISCOTTI BAKING CLASS

    Annie's Signature Sweets Baking School, Baking classes and camps for kids and adults$49.87+

    Health & Wellness
  44. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Brunswick's Only 5k Til' Christmas

    Susan Hambley Nature Center$30+

    Sports
  45. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Sports
  46. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Festival of Lights 2026

    131 Court St, Suite 103, Elyria, OH

    Festivals & Holidays
  47. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Family & Kids
  48. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Family & Kids
  49. 11 a.m.

    Sports
  50. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Open Studio Hours

    886 Cleveland StFree

  51. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Sports
  52. 11 a.m.4 p.m.

    Workshop Open

    12690 Elmwood Ave

    Classes & Talks
  53. 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Classes & Talks
  54. 11:30 a.m.11 p.m.

    Secret Cellar Holiday Pop-Up Bar

    Great Lakes Brewing Company - Rockefeller Room

    Festivals & Holidays
  55. 11:30 a.m.

    Vermilion Boys Varsity Basketball @ Bay

    Bay High School Auditorium

    Sports
  56. 12 p.m.

    A Bavarian Christkindlmarkt

    Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

  57. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Community
  58. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Brunch with Santa

    Greater Cleveland Aquarium$25+

    Festivals & Holidays
  59. 12 p.m.6:59 p.m.

    Repeal Day

    201 W. 5th St

    Music
  60. 12 p.m.

    Sports
  61. 12 p.m.9 p.m.

    A Bavarian Christkindlmarkt

    Cuyahoga County Berea Fairgrounds building 25$11.44

    Festivals & Holidays
  62. 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Brownie: Mechanical Engineering - Leap Bot

    Lake Erie Nature & Science CenterFamily

    Family & Kids
  63. 12:30 p.m.

    Buckeye Girls Varsity Basketball @ Westlake

    Westlake Performing Arts Center

    Sports
  64. 12:30 p.m.

    Sports
  65. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Aprés Pilates at Magdalen's Coffee

    Magdalen’s Coffee$44.52

    Also at 6 p.m.

    Health & Wellness
  66. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Community
  67. 1 p.m.6:30 p.m.

  68. 1 p.m.

    Sports
  69. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Moot Court Intro Meeting

    Mudd Center, Seeley G. (Terrell Main Library), A-Level Mudd, Moffett Auditorium

    Classes & Talks
  70. 1 p.m.

    Satsgivng 2026

    27060 center ridge rd westlake oh 44145

    Classes & Talks
  71. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    Short Story Workshop

    Westlake Porter Public Library - Westlake RoomFamily

    Classes & Talks
  72. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    The Saturday Jam!

    Imposters Theater Outlet

    Theater & Dance
  73. 1:30 p.m.

    Sports
  74. 1:30 p.m.

    Sports
  75. 1:30 p.m.

    Sports
  76. 1:30 p.m.

    Sports
  77. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Conservatory Holiday Concert

    Baldwin Wallace University

    Festivals & Holidays
  78. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Crawley & Sofranko LIVE MUSIC

    35840 Chester Rd Ste I, Avon, OH

    Music
  79. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Holiday Open House

    Centering Space$1+

  80. 2 p.m.

    Lorain County Community College Men's Basketball vs Miami Middleton

    Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College 1005 Abbe Rd N.

    Sports
  81. 2 p.m.

    Lorain County Community College Women's Basketball vs Miami Middleton

    Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College 1005 Abbe Rd N.

    Sports
  82. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Make It, Take It!

    Westlake Porter Public Library - Westlake RoomFamily

    Classes & Talks
  83. 2 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  84. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Sahaja Yoga - Meditation Class - Fulton Library

    Cleveland Public Library – Fulton Branch

    Health & Wellness
  85. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  86. 2:30 p.m.

    Concert: ChamberFest!

    Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory Central UnitFree

    Also at 4:30 p.m.

    Music
  87. 2:30 p.m.5 p.m.

    How to Dance in Ohio

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney Theater$10

    Classes & Talks
  88. 2:30 p.m.

    Sports
  89. 2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Music
  90. 2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Community
  91. 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Workshop -Art Toys 12/5 Sat 2:30pm (Ages 16-adult)

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney TheaterFamily

    Classes & Talks
  92. 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Workshop-Art with Miss Feather 12/5 2:30pm(Ages7-13)

    Beck Center for the Arts, Senney TheaterFamily

    Family & Kids
  93. 3 p.m.

  94. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

  95. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    The Flatliners Debut @ Slim and Chubby's

    Slim & Chubby's Strongsville.

  96. 3 p.m.8 p.m.

    Health & Wellness
  97. 3 p.m.

    Sports
  98. 3:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Music
  99. 3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Comedy
  100. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Light Up Lakewood

    14706 Detroit AveFamily

    Family & Kids
  101. 4 p.m.8 p.m.

    Light Up Lakewood

    Downtown LakewoodFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  102. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    Ohio City Tree Lighting 2026

    Market Square Park, Cleveland, OH 44113, United StatesFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  103. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    Community
  104. 4 p.m.

  105. 4:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Sports
  106. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Arts & Culture
  107. 5 p.m.

    Sports
  108. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    Off-Camera Flash 101 | Cleveland, OH

    The Pixel ConnectionFree

    Classes & Talks
  109. 5 p.m.10 p.m.

    Repeal Day Celebration

    Speak of the Devil Cocktail Bar

  110. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  111. 5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

    2026 Christmas Parade

    Berea Post Office

    Festivals & Holidays
  112. 5:30 p.m.

    Sports
  113. 5:30 p.m.

    Sports
  114. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Music
  115. 6 p.m.

    Cruel Winter 2026

    Angelmaker @ Globe Iron

  116. 6 p.m.11 p.m.

    D12MX 2026 Season Banquet

    Kalahari Resort and Conference Center$32.80+

  117. 6 p.m.

    Sports
  118. 6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Hope Is Alive 2026

    North Royalton High School$18+

  119. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Kountry Wayne

    Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant (Formerly the Cleveland Improv)$48

    Also at 9 p.m.

    Comedy
  120. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    A Buckeye Vocal Music Showcase

    Buckeye High School Performing Arts Center

    Music
  121. 7 p.m.

    At The Gates

    The Foundry Concert Club$38+

    Music
  122. 7 p.m.

    At the Gatesmas

    The Foundry Concert ClubFamily

    Community
  123. 7 p.m.

    Christmas In The Heartland

    Concert Hall, Music Box Supper Club

    Festivals & Holidays
  124. 7 p.m.

    Music
  125. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Music
  126. 7 p.m.

    Fairview Boys Varsity Basketball @ St. Edward

    Palisin Commons ~ St. Edward High School

    Sports
  127. 7 p.m.11 p.m.

    King Buffalo

    The Roxy at Mahall's$31.93

    Music
  128. 7 p.m.

    Sports
  129. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Sports
  130. 7 p.m.11 p.m.

  131. 7 p.m.

    Mamma Mia! (Saturday)

    Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center

    Theater & Dance
  132. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Oberlin Synthesizer Ensemble

    Kulas Recital Hall, Conservatory Central Unit

    Music
  133. 7 p.m.

    Shaker Heights Boys Varsity Ice Hockey @ Holy Name

    Holy Name High School - Main Gymnasium

    Sports
  134. 7 p.m.

    Skuff Micksun

    Globe Iron

  135. 7 p.m.

    South Boys Varsity Basketball @ Rocky River

    Rocky River High School Stadium

    Sports
  136. 7 p.m.8:15 p.m.

    The Nutcracker

    Fairview High School Track$23.18+

    Theater & Dance
  137. 7:15 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    NO DECEMBER First Saturday Contra Dance

    Lakewood Masonic Temple$10

    Nightlife
  138. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Sports
  139. 7:30 p.m.

    Concert: Collegium Musicum

    Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth HallFree

    Music
  140. 7:30 p.m.

    Concert: Oberlin Brass Ensemble

    Warner Concert HallFree

    Music
  141. 7:30 p.m.10 p.m.

    Hairspray

    The Cassidy Theatre

  142. 7:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Imposters BIG Comedy Night

    Imposters Theater Outlet

    Comedy
  143. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Music Theatre Senior Recitals

    Baldwin Wallace University

    Theater & Dance
  144. 7:30 p.m.

    Olmsted Falls Boys Varsity Ice Hockey @ Avon Lake

    Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center

    Sports
  145. 7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    The Nick Doan Jazz Trio

    Speak of the Devil Cocktail Bar

    Music
  146. 7:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    The Singers' Club of Cleveland's Holiday Concert: Holiday Bells

    Room 209 - Rocky River United Methodist Church$0+

    Music
  147. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  148. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    Greg Kennedy in Ohio City | Henceforth Comedy

    Irishtown Bend Taproom at Market Garden Brewery$22.53

    Comedy
  149. 8 p.m.

    Teeth of God - A Live Tribute to Sleep Token

    The 50th Anniversary of The Last Waltz - Live at the Winchester Music TavernFamily

    Music
  150. 8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Bakers Basement & Victory Cake

    Visible Voice Books & Stage$11.63

    Music
  151. 9 p.m.

    Tetraviolet

    The Happy Dog

  152. 9:30 p.m.11 p.m.

    Comedy
  153. 11:30 p.m.

    Henceforth Comedy Late Night

    Irishtown Bend Taproom at Market Garden Brewery$17.22+

    Comedy

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