Frequently Asked Questions by years of visitors have been collected below to help you best determine when the best time is for your group to visit our holiday light display…
Clifton is about 30 miles E of Dayton, 40 miles SW of Columbus, 9 miles S of Springfield, 8 miles NE of Xenia, 3 miles E of Yellow Springs, 3 miles N of Cedarville in Greene County. Click here for detailed directions.
The light display starts the day after Thanksgiving and is on every night through December 30. On Christmas Eve, Christmas, we close at 8 pm, and on New Year’s Eve we are closed.
Gates open every day at 5 pm, the lights come on at 6 pm. Gates close at 9 pm; lights go off 30 minutes after gates close. On Christmas Eve, Christmas we close at 8 pm and New Year’s Eve we are closed.
Monday through Thursday is MUCH less crowded. Saturday is the MOST CROWDED.
Admission is $15 per person for everyone age 4 and older. Children 3 and under always get in free!
We accept Master Card & Visa, but cash gets you through the gate much quicker. A convenience fee will be charged at the gate.
We accept debit cards that have a Master Card or Visa logo.
Every night EXCEPT Christmas and New Year’s Eve we serve hot dogs, BBQ pork sandwich, soup, cornbread, hot chocolate, cookies, pie, popcorn, and soft drinks.
We do not open in SEVERE weather or HEAVY RAIN. Current information is posted at the top of this page and is updated immediately when the information changes. If you need more information, call 937-767-5501.
Yes. Strollers are NOT allowed inside the buildings to protect the safety of the baby.
Groups of 15 or more can get $1 per person discount IF one person pays for the entire group.
The Gift Shop and Santa Museum are inside, Miniature Village and the Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill are outside.
No. Santa comes to Historic Clifton Mill to make toys in his workshop and load them in his sleigh.
Santa leaves the mill when we close on the night before Christmas Eve to do his yearly rounds.
It takes 6 men most of 3 months to put up the display. The old covered bridge is a spectacular addition to The Legendary Lights of Historic Clifton Mill. The bridge, its windows, roof, sides and bottom are covered in lights of various colors as are pseudo trees which flank the bridge. Every hour, on the hour, all 4 million lights at Historic Clifton Mill go out leaving guests in total darkness. As a hush falls over the spectators, orchestral music softly begins to play a medley of traditional Christmas songs and some of the lights on the covered bridge begin to twinkle on and then off again. As the music builds and builds, more and more lights on the covered bridge blink off and on in time to the music, lights on the pseudo trees swirl around and change color in a way that seems impossible. By the end of the song, the music is booming through Clifton Gorge, the lights on the covered bridge have become mesmerizing and everyone watching is completely enthralled. Then the music ends and the bridge lights all go out, once again leaving guests in total darkness. Then, before most spectators can catch their breath, 4 million lights come on again all at once!
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