| 1 | 2 - Tree Lighting Ceremony
When: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Where: 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
Get in on the holiday spirit at the city’s annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony which will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Mentor Municipal Center.Santa will arrive in his horse drawn carriage and will be available for photos while local choirs sing everyone's holiday favorites. Light refreshments will be available. All are invited to this FREE event. The Mentor Municipal Center is located at 8500 Civic Center Boulevard. - Mentor City Council Meeting
When: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Boulevard
• • | 3 | 4 - Community Arts Commission Meeting
When: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Where: Wildwood Cultural Center & Park, 7645 Little Mountain Rd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
This commission provides direction and assistance to the Parks, Recreation & Public Facilities Department in developing cultural programs to suit the needs of the community. Please contact Wildwood to learn about public participation in meetings. 440-974-5735. - Municipal Planning Commission
When: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
• • | 5 - Santa's Workshop in the Woods
When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm Where: Wildwood Cultural Center & Park, 7645 Little Mountain Rd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
- Mentor Fire Rescue the Needy Food Drive
When: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Where: Great Lakes Mall
For the 31st year, members of the Mentor Fire Department, as well as family and friends, will brave the elements and help those in need in Lake County. The 2025 Mentor Fire Rescue the Needy Food Drive will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, near the northeast entrance of the Great Lakes Mall by Barnes and Noble. Cash and non-perishable food donations will be accepted. 100% of proceeds from the Rescue the Needy Food Drive will directly benefit the Salvation Army Painesville Corps which serves Lake County. Donations stay in the community in which they are received to help serve those most in need. Since 1994, over $175,000 in cash and food donations have been raised. The Great Lakes Mall is located at 7850 Mentor Avenue. • • | 6 - Mentor Fire Rescue the Needy Food Drive
When: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Where: Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave #250, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
For the 31st year, members of the Mentor Fire Department, as well as family and friends, will brave the elements and help those in need in Lake County. The 2025 Mentor Fire Rescue the Needy Food Drive will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, near the northeast entrance of the Great Lakes Mall by Barnes and Noble. Cash and non-perishable food donations will be accepted. 100% of proceeds from the Rescue the Needy Food Drive will directly benefit the Salvation Army Painesville Corps which serves Lake County. Donations stay in the community in which they are received to help serve those most in need. Since 1994, over $175,000 in cash and food donations have been raised. The Great Lakes Mall is located at 7850 Mentor Avenue. • |
| 7 | 8 | 9 - Building & Zoning Appeals Meeting
When: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Blvd., Mentor
• | 10 - Tree Commission Meeting
When: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Where: Mentor Municipal Center, 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
Four members establish and administer Mentor’s Master Street Tree Plan. The Commission meets monthly at the Mentor Municipal Center in the First Floor Conference Room. The meeting is open to the public.
If you have any questions and for information about public participation in Tree Commission meetings, contact the Public Works Department at (440) 974-5781.
• | 11 | 12 - Yard Waste Collection Ends
When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm • | 13 - Christmas Cosmic Skate
- Free Figure Skating Holiday Show
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14 - Wildwood Holiday Open House
When: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Where: Wildwood Cultural Center & Park, 7645 Little Mountain Rd, Mentor, OH 44060, USA
Cometo the Wildwood Cultural Center on Sunday, December 14, 2025, from 12:00 PM to2:00 PM and view the beautiful English Tudor manor house all dressed forChristmas. Enjoy a guided historical tour or explore the four floors on yourown including a holiday train display. Enjoy a nibble on a cookie, sip hotchocolate, write a last-minute letter to Santa, and more! FREE but please callWildwood to register at (440 974-5735. • | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 - Happy 62nd Birthday Mentor!
When: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm • | 19 | 20 |
