Cocktails at the Conservatory: Sleigh Bell Sips

Cocktails at the Conservatory: Sleigh Bell Sips runs Wednesday, December 2 and Thursday, December 3, from 5:30 to 9:30 PM at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It's an adults-only holiday tradition, so the whole thing is 21+. The main draw is the Conservatory Aglow experience, which you get to walk through without the kids around: thousands of festive lights, the signature light tunnel, a whimsical penguin village, and projected winter scenes. The indoor Conservatory stays open throughout, and the Botanica Gift Shop and Greenhouse are accessible too. The Aglow display itself runs all winter, so this is just a specific, kid-free window to see it.

Each night features music by KC and the Moonlighters, and a different lineup of local breweries and distilleries serving holiday cocktails and seasonal beer samples. Since the drinks change from Wednesday to Thursday, you could easily do both nights and see two different sets of local pours. The drinks are the center of the evening, and the music runs alongside them.

Tickets are $35, or $30 for members. You'll need to book in advance because they aren't sold at the door. When you arrive, you fill out a ticket card to be entered into a raffle for a prize. Both nights run from 5:30 to 9:30 PM at the Conservatory in Franklin Park, Columbus, OH 43203.