COLUMBUS, Ohio: The first Wednesday after turkey day is the special one day open house and the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. This annual Holiday Festival is free and open to the public where for 2 hours starting at 5:30 p.m. you can come to the statehouse for the usual holiday music, arts and crafts, special performances, meet a number of community mascots, enjoy refreshments AND meet Mr & Mrs Claus who will be arriving on the statehouse front yard promptly at 5:30 p.m. The event is free but they ask if you can, bring a nonperishable food item for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
Mr. & Mrs. Claus arriving at the Statehouse
December 1, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrived at the statehouse Wednesday evening to kick off the celebrations. The only hitch was the weather. Appropriate for the season, but not so good for flying by helicopter, Santa had to arrive by an escorted MedFlight Emergency Squad about 15 minutes later than expected.