Steubenville Nutcracker Village

03/31/2026

03/26/2026

Did you know all the giant Easter eggs around downtown were crafted by Steubenville Nutcracker Village carver Brodie Stutzman? He works at Nelson's of Steubenville making all of our larger-than-life art projects a reality.

He also painted one of the eggs as a stunning tribute to several of our historic churches! It is called "Ciche Noce Spokoine Gwiazdy," which translates from Polish to "Silent Night, Peaceful Stars."

All the eggs will continue to be displayed around downtown Steubenville through May 3, 2026. You can get a map at Leonardo's Coffeehouse & Renaissance Coffee Roasting Co.!

03/25/2026

Only 9 months until Christmas! We love the collaboration of holidays on this egg by Laura Sirilla - a charming harkening of spring and an homage to our favorite Christmas characters.

"Nutcracker Printemps" will be displayed along with 40+ other art eggs in downtown Steubenville through May 3, 2026!

Thanks to the Artman Family for sponsoring this egg!

P.S. Happy Feast of the Annunciation! (iykyk)
Steubenville Nutcracker Village
Drosselmeyer's Nutcracker Shoppe

01/30/2026

Congratulations to Mary Jo Starr, the winner of this nutcracker!

This is the FINAL day of the Nutcracker Village season! Thanks for such a lovely winter in Steubenville!

Be sure to share your experience of the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and you could win a 14" nutcracker for your own collection!

2025 Nutcracker Village Survey: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/2025survey

All survey results help us to add and improve on the festival for future years! As a privately owned & operated Christmas festival, your feedback is very valuable to us! Thanks for taking a few minutes today!

01/27/2026

Win a Kurt Adler Nutcracker! We will be doing a random drawing for this 14” nutcracker on Friday, January 30th.

To enter: just take a few minutes to fill out our
2025 Nutcracker Village Survey - https://pollunit.com/en/polls/2025survey

All survey results help us to add and improve on the festival for future years! As a privately owned & operated Christmas festival, your feedback is very valuable to us! Thanks for taking a few minutes today!

This is the FINAL day of the Nutcracker Village season! Thanks for such a lovely winter in Steubenville!

Be sure to share your experience of the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and you could win a 14" nutcracker for your own collection!

2025 Nutcracker Village Survey: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/2025survey

All survey results help us to add and improve on the festival for future years! As a privately owned & operated Christmas festival, your feedback is very valuable to us! Thanks for taking a few minutes today!

01/26/2026

Congratulations to our original artwork winners!

The Mouse King painting goes to Alice Sparks!

The Nutcracker Tree painting winner is Jamie Johnson!

Thanks for supporting our local art students AND a great cause!

01/23/2026

On MONDAY, January 26, we are raffling off 2 nutcracker themed paintings by local public school students! Each framed image is approx. 18”x24”.

Tickets are $2 each or 3/$5 and available at Nelson’s of Steubenville (400 Market Street) or online: https://square.link/u/z6OT2TVl

All proceeds go to the Steubenville Cultural Trust, the 501(c)3 non-profit behind the Steubenville Nutcracker Village.

01/09/2026

This is the FINAL day of the Nutcracker Village season! Thanks for such a lovely winter in Steubenville!

Be sure to share your experience of the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and you could win a 14" nutcracker for your own collection!

2025 Nutcracker Village Survey: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/2025survey

All survey results help us to add and improve on the festival for future years! As a privately owned & operated Christmas festival, your feedback is very valuable to us! Thanks for taking a few minutes today!

01/08/2026

Tomorrow, January 9th, is the FINAL day to visit the nutcrackers for this season!

They will move back into their winter retreat the morning of January 10th!

01/07/2026

Merry Christmas to all our Orthodox friends!

01/06/2026

Merry Old Christmas to all who celebrate today!

For many, the 12th Day of Christmas is also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.

And for the Italian community, today is La Befana Day!

“The legend of Befana began thousands of years ago and remains to this day a tradition practised by Italian children and their families. As the story goes, one day, the three Magi left their country bearing special gifts of gold, incense and myrrh for the new-born Jesus Christ. They were guided by a star across many countries. At every village that they passed, people ran to meet them and accompany them in their journey.

But there was one old woman who did not join the Magi. She claimed to be too busy with her housework and promised to join them later when she had time. The next day, she realized her mistake and frantically ran after the Magi with gifts for the child, still clutching her broom. But it was too late – the Magi were long gone.

Ever since then the old woman has been known as “La Befana” or simply “Befana.” On the eve of January 6th, Befana flies from house to house on her old broomstick and delivers all the gifts she didn’t give to the Holy Child to good girls and boys.

In fact, Befana’s name is the Greek word “epifania” or “epiphany,” and is significant because the religious feast of the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th. This Christian celebration, in remembrance of the Magi’s visit to Jesus, can include purifying rites and benedictions with water. Water prepared on the eve of the Epiphany (the night that Befana flies the skies) is said to have sacred properties that can ward off evil spirits and is used in critical moments of a family’s life. Celebration of the Epiphany can be traced as far back as the 13th century and is one of the most popular Italian feasts.”

Happy Epiphany!