Not scheduled for 2022
BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley are returning to Columbus for the 2020 holiday season! As expected, the tours had to adjust for restrictions in 2020, so all tours will be for private groups.
While the changes mean that you will have to find enough people to take the trolley ride with, it also means that you will know – and hopefully like – every person on the trolley! Think friend groups, work parties, family outings – and more! Skip the holiday party and gift exchange, and book a BYOB Holiday Light Trolley for 2020.
Check out holiday lights all over the city without driving, and enjoy adult beverages at the same time. The BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley will take you on a tour of Columbus to see seasonal attractions, lighting displays and holiday landmarks.
BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley Tours
There are two options for the Trolley Tours for 2020, in order to bring you a safe and fun personal experience. Gather your crew and cruise the streets of Columbus admiring the stunning holiday lights around the city while enjoying your favorite adult beverages. The fun includes festive cups, music, trivia, as well as swag bags with festive masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer.
Private Customized BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley Tours – 3 hours
Up to 26 passengers
Cost is $1650 to book a private custom tour for 3 hours
Trolleys can pick-up/drop-off at a location of your choice
You can create a route/timeline that works for your group (this will vary based on pick-up location, what light displays are open, and what your group wants as far as bar stops if any, and any other stops you’d like to include on the route)
Include a stop at Columbus Zoo Wildlights (admission and Zoo reservations not included)
Email benefitzco@gmail.com to book a private customized tour
Private Pre-Set BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley Tours – 1 hour 15 minutes
Up to 16 passengers
Cost is $640 to book a private 1 hour 15 minute tour (just $40 per person with 16 passengers!)
Trolleys will pick-up at pre-set location (varying dates/locations available in Columbus – more dates/locations will be added!)
Trolleys will run for 1 hour 15 minutes non-stop driving past the best lighting displays in the area.
Visit our ticketing page if you’d like to book one of these tours: https://events-with-benefitz-llc.square.site/shop/columbus/7
Trolleys are sanitized in between each group. Payments are refunded if a pre-booked trolley is cancelled due to public health mandates. Masks are provided with hand sanitizer and gloves in gift bags. Masks will be required at check-in and when getting on and off the trolley. Temperatures will be checked, and anyone with a temperature too high will be given a credit for an individual ticket on the a trolley for 2021.
Ready to book? Email benefitzco@gmail.com to book a private tour. Or visit the ticketing page to see available dates and locations for preset tours. You can also follow Events with BeneFitz on Facebook for future announcements, booking details and more.
Looking for all of the holiday fun in Columbus? Check out these pages!
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- Your Guide to Christmas and Holiday Events in Columbus
- Over 40 Holiday Art and Craft Festivals
- Turkey Trots and Holiday Races
- Christmas Tree Farms and Lots in Columbus
- Christmas Theater and Concerts in Columbus
- Photos with Santa
- Locations of Mailboxes for Letters to Santa
- Community Tree Lightings and Holiday Celebrations in Columbus
- Holiday Train Rides in Ohio: Santa Trains and Polar Express
- Free and Cheap Activities for Winter Break in Columbus
- Columbus Happy Hours
Need more Holiday Fun for grownups? These are perfect for date nights or celebrating with friends and family. We will be adding to this list soon!
Molly says
Thanks for the support for the BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley in Columbus!! A few of the older comments I believe are for another event organizer. The Original BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley Tour in Columbus was created by Events with BeneFitz and showcase the best holiday light displays in Columbus! In past years the trolleys went to Scioto Mile, Columbus Zoo and Upper Arlington. There was another event organizer that called themselves the “BYOB Holiday Trolley Lights Tour” very confusing but they are in NO way affiliated. From their event description their tours dropped off at bars and were much more of a bar crawl. This year the trolley tours will be different in Columbus due to Coronavirus, but will still be a great festive and memorable holiday experience for friends and family!!
Shawn says
My wife and I and our 8 friends had the time of our life on the Christmas Trolley!!! We saw so many Christmas lights downtown, at the Zoo and through the Upper Arlington/Grandview area! We will definitely do it again and again! I’m not sure why the previous comments from others claim they didn’t see any Christmas lights. Maybe because their noses were in the air blocking the view??