The December holidays in Downtown Cincinnati may look a little different this year and onward. A new park is opening soon, and 3CDC is shifting some of its programming around.

What stays the same

A 52-foot concolor fir tree arrives on Fountain Square, from Traverse City, Michigan, this weekend. The annual holiday tree will be installed Saturday, followed by the decorations. The tree won't officially be lit until the annual Light Up The Square event on Nov. 28, the Friday after Thanksgiving.

The tree traditionally needs a little time to get fluffed up after transport, then it gets adorned with more than 25,000 LED lights. A new tree-topper was unveiled in 2022. It's a 14-point star created by a local blacksmith.

What's new

Joining the tree at Fountain Square is Winterhaus, a glass-encl

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