Hilliard celebrates each season with community events that are open to everyone. Events like Hilliardfest give the town its personality by bringing local artists, local businesses, and community members together. Find out about 2017 winter events and see what’s coming up in 2018. 

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Winter

Hilliard Hollyfest Arts and Crafts Show

Get the most unique Christmas gift you can find. Local crafters sell handmade items such as toys, dolls and doll accessories, clothes, jewelry, handbags, candles, soap, pottery, glass and wooden pieces, fairy garden accessories, food items, and OSU trinkets and wearable items.

Last year, over 118 crafters from 4 different states and all over Ohio came to sell their unique giftable pieces. You can get everything wrapped before you leave. The event is on Saturday, December 2, at Hilliard Davidson High School from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Last year, over 5,500 people attended. Don’t miss out on getting the unique gift you can find.

Hilliard Hop and City Tree Lighting

The 28th annual Hop and City Tree Lighting will be in Downtown Hilliard on December 3rd, and the historical village will be open and bustling with Christmas fun. The event will include Mrs. Santa in the schoolhouse, letters to Santa, carolers in the gazebo, a face painter, and hot chocolate. A trolley will run between Downtown Hilliard and the historical village throughout the evening.

Annual Events for 2018:

Spring

Old Hilliard Bunny Hop

If you wander up and down Main Street in late March or early April in Hilliard, you’ll find arts and crafts, activities, and prizes. The event includes make-and-take bunny ears and whiskers, real bunnies from the Capital Area Humane Society, a golden egg hunt, and much more. Hilliard starts every Spring with a celebration at the Old HIlliard Bunny Hop.

Earth Day celebration

Every Earth Day in Hilliard means free, fun activities at the Hilliard Community Center that teach you about composting, bees, solar panels, energy efficiency, and other things related to environmental sustainability.

Armed Forces Day Car Show

This military-themed, patriotic car show is open to all makes, models, and years. They give out 100 dash plaques and 50 awards. With registration, you also get a raffle ticket, and you support EPC’s military charities, and the event includes music, food, and drinks.

Summer

Hilliard Arts Council Summer Concert series

All summer long, there are live music events hosted by the Hilliard Arts Council, who hosts most of the arts and community events in HIlliard throughout the year. Sometimes, the live music includes pop up art, too, and sometimes it’s a musical. It wouldn’t be Summer without outdoor concerts.

City of Hilliard 4th of July Celebration

In addition to a parade and fireworks, Hilliard celebrates the 4th of July with carnival rides, games, and festival food. Independence Day brings the community together every year.

Fall

Hilliardfest

Hilliardfest is a huge attraction. Every Fall on Main Street, you’ll find live music, food and drink vendors, games and rides, a sunflower show, a car show, arts and crafts, and local businesses and organizations. The event is known as Hilliard’s Flagship Festival and it’s an unmissable Hilliard tradition.

Trunk or Treat Car Show

The community comes together with candy-filled trunks so kids can trick or treat for Halloween safely with their local community members.

Old Hilliard Halloween Haunt

This event celebrates local businesses and Halloween with a costume competition, a scavenger hunt, and trick-or-treating.

Hilliard’s annual events are fun for everyone. Each season has its own events that bring the community together to celebrate with activities, festivals, and food. Don’t miss out on these local festivities.

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