Zach King from Columbiana’s Tourism Bureau is flanked by his daughters Evelyn, 7, and Ella, 6, as they work on doing the introductory frosting on their gingerbread houses. Bottom, State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel and her aunt Barb Mercer browse a table filled with embellishments for gingerbread houses at Willows by Wehr.

The Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau’s (CATB) Joy of Christmas Light Show 2025 Committee is seeking community involvement for the Gingerbread House Display at this year’s event taking place on select nights Nov. 20 to Dec. 28 in historic Harvey S. Firestone Recreational Park, 298 E. Park Ave. Gingerbread houses can be crafted by children, families, businesses or organizations, including professional bakeries/chefs, and take the shape of homes, scenes, storefronts and more. Each display must be listed by individual, family or business name. The gingerbread display must be on a base no larger than 12- by 24-inches. Registration is required by Friday, Nov. 7; $5 per entry fee. Houses and business cards, or signage, must be brought to the Gingerbread House (Spruce Tunnel Pavilion near Funland) between 2 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 17 or 18 only.

Zach King from Columbiana’s Tourism Bureau is flanked by his daughters Evelyn, 7, and Ella, 6, as they work on doing the introductory frosting on their gingerbread houses. Bottom, State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel and her aunt Barb Mercer browse a table filled with embellishments for gingerbread houses at Willows by Wehr.