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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Christmas Experience

ChristmasTime

Bring the family for an unforgettable evening of festive lights, live music/shows, holiday dining, gift shopping, and more at the life-size Noah’s Ark during this annual Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Christmas experience!

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ChristmasTime 2025

Thanks for great attendance during 2024! Information and dates for ChristmasTime 2025 will be coming soon!

Experience Pricing
Brilliant Lights Display FREE
New Laser Show (learn more) FREE
Ararat Ridge Zoo FREE
Animal Programs FREE
Live Christmas Concerts Price varies.
Discounted Christmas Parking $10 per vehicle after 4:00 p.m.
Christmas Meal (Available until 7:30 pm) See Seasonal Food
Camel Rides (Available until 7:30 pm) $10 per guest
Virtual Reality Experience $12.50–$16.50 per guest
Carousel Rides FREE
Exhibits in the Ark (available with admission until 6:00 pm) See Ticketing Page

Prices do not include City of Williamstown ticket fee or Kentucky sales tax.

Truth Traveler

Light in the Darkness

Laser Show

This stunning five-minute laser light show takes us through the true Christmas story, reminding us that Jesus is the light of the world.

Projected on the side of the Ark nightly during ChristmasTime.

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Ark Encounter Restaurant with Christmas lights

Seasonal Food and Festive Treats

Enjoy a hearty, family-affordable holiday buffet meal inside Emzara’s Buffet or grab candied roasted nuts and a cup of hot cocoa at one of our outdoor vendors and specialty snack stands.

Brilliant Lights Display

See Noah’s Ark and the gardens illuminated in a remarkable sea of rainbow-colored lights! This holiday season, bring the whole family out for an unforgettable evening.

Carousel

Carousel: Journey of the Animals

Experience our one-of-a-kind carousel and take a ride on a T. rex, Quetzalcoatlus, elephant, or another custom-made representative of a biblical kind!

Goat During ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter

Meet Animals

Explore Ararat Ridge Zoo, kangaroo walkabout, and Junior’s Zoo Adventure. Children 17 and under can even ride on a camel (weather permitting). Come meet some incredible creatures from around the world up close and learn about God’s design in the animal kingdom!

Ticket purchase required for camel ride.

Unique Christmas Gifts

Looking for that perfect, one-of-a-kind gift? Stop by our extensive fair trade market and the Ark Encounter gift shop for a selection of handmade gifts from all over the world, as well as apparel, stuffed animals, books, DVDs, toys, and much more!

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Truth Traveler

Truth Traveler

Get seated in the Truth Traveler time machine and journey back to the time of Noah in our immersive virtual reality experience, A Flood of Reality!

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Ticket purchase required.

ChristmasTown at the Creation Museum

Tour the dazzling garden of lights and a live nativity at the Creation Museum during our free annual ChristmasTown event!

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